Aura HD Process for replacing the battery?

MacEachaidh · 06-03-2017, 12:20 PM

My trusty Aura HD is still going strong, but I think the battery is discernibly weakening. The time it lasts on a full recharge seems to be getting shorter. That's not yet a problem, but no doubt the time will come when it will be.

Assuming everything else stays working, is it possible to replace the battery?
Can anyone point me to where I can read about how to do this, and what model battery I would need?

Thanks.

Ken Maltby · 06-03-2017, 01:28 PM

If you open the case and remove the innards, you can turn it over and see the internal microSD card and the battery. On the battery there will be model number search/google using that number. There should be a list of sites some offering to sell the battery.

The battery has two wires as I remember and you would splice the new battery's wires to the old battery's wires, once you have removed the old battery from the printed circuit board (PCB). It is glued on, so you might want to try working some dental floss under the old battery to get it loose. The connector on the PCB can be tricky and it is not likely that the new battery will come with the proper one attached to its wires, that is why you would be splicing the new wires to the existing ones.

Luck;
Ken

Question Mark · 06-03-2017, 01:46 PM

There are a few YouTube videos of teardowns of other Kobo models. Although the precise configuration of the Aura HD might be somewhat different, the videos can give you a good indication for what is involved in the process.

Towards the end of the first video, it shows the person removing the battery and will give an indication of how firmly they can be glued in place.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SmYg4q9ai4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bffxKvz9RhA

I had to replace the battery on a cheap tablet. Couldn't find any instructions or videos for the make I had. However, watching videos of how people replaced batteries in a variety of other tablets was very informative and allowed me to successfully complete the task on a tablet which I would have otherwise junked.

Best of Luck.

mietek81 · 06-05-2017, 06:56 AM

Good source of info on screens and batteries: http://e-ink-reader.ru/accum_en.php

06-03-2017, 12:20 PM	#1
MacEachaidh Browser Posts: 745 Karma: 578294 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura HD	Process for replacing the battery? My trusty Aura HD is still going strong, but I think the battery is discernibly weakening. The time it lasts on a full recharge seems to be getting shorter. That's not yet a problem, but no doubt the time will come when it will be. Assuming everything else stays working, is it possible to replace the battery? Can anyone point me to where I can read about how to do this, and what model battery I would need? Thanks.

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06-03-2017, 01:28 PM	#2
Ken Maltby Wizard Posts: 4,466 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA,	If you open the case and remove the innards, you can turn it over and see the internal microSD card and the battery. On the battery there will be model number search/google using that number. There should be a list of sites some offering to sell the battery. The battery has two wires as I remember and you would splice the new battery's wires to the old battery's wires, once you have removed the old battery from the printed circuit board (PCB). It is glued on, so you might want to try working some dental floss under the old battery to get it loose. The connector on the PCB can be tricky and it is not likely that the new battery will come with the proper one attached to its wires, that is why you would be splicing the new wires to the existing ones. Luck; Ken

06-03-2017, 01:46 PM	#3
Question Mark Wizard Posts: 1,419 Karma: 6513838 Join Date: Mar 2016 Device: More than I need, but not as many as I would like.	There are a few YouTube videos of teardowns of other Kobo models. Although the precise configuration of the Aura HD might be somewhat different, the videos can give you a good indication for what is involved in the process. Towards the end of the first video, it shows the person removing the battery and will give an indication of how firmly they can be glued in place. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SmYg4q9ai4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bffxKvz9RhA I had to replace the battery on a cheap tablet. Couldn't find any instructions or videos for the make I had. However, watching videos of how people replaced batteries in a variety of other tablets was very informative and allowed me to successfully complete the task on a tablet which I would have otherwise junked. Best of Luck.

06-05-2017, 06:56 AM	#4
mietek81 Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 5414 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: CK, Poland Device: Kobo Glo, H2O	Good source of info on screens and batteries: http://e-ink-reader.ru/accum_en.php

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