Worth replacing Glo HD battery?

andy9279 · 05-19-2020, 10:34 AM

I'm curious if other people have replaced the battery in their Kobo Glo HD, and what their experience has been.

I've had this Glo HD for almost 5 years, so I've certainly gotten a good deal of use out of it, but I don't really want something bigger and the equivalent Clara HD doesn't seem different enough to warrant buying.

I saw that the battery I should get is a PR-285083, listed on this thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=309576

But I am curious what the experience of others has been who have actually replaced the battery; how difficult it is to replace the battery and whether these replacement batteries work well, etc.

Thanks,
Andy

rcentros · 05-19-2020, 05:09 PM

I'm always a fan of fixing an eReader (even if you just want to pass it on down). And the Kobo Glo HD seems to a great little reader (I have it's near kin, the Touch 2.0). According to this video, it looks like removing the back from a Kobo Glo HD is pretty easy...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7FuyPwc7Iw

It looks like the hardest part of the battery change process is carefully removing the old battery because (like a lot of these) it's glued on. (You just have to "work" it, pry it bit by bit and don't yank on it.)

There's an older thread on this subject here...

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=310023

05-19-2020, 10:34 AM	#1
andy9279 Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: none	Worth replacing Glo HD battery? I'm curious if other people have replaced the battery in their Kobo Glo HD, and what their experience has been. I've had this Glo HD for almost 5 years, so I've certainly gotten a good deal of use out of it, but I don't really want something bigger and the equivalent Clara HD doesn't seem different enough to warrant buying. I saw that the battery I should get is a PR-285083, listed on this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=309576 But I am curious what the experience of others has been who have actually replaced the battery; how difficult it is to replace the battery and whether these replacement batteries work well, etc. Thanks, Andy

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rcentros eReader Wrangler Posts: 7,888 Karma: 52039845 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Boise, ID Device: PB HD3, GL3, Tolino Vision 4, Voyage, Clara HD	I'm always a fan of fixing an eReader (even if you just want to pass it on down). And the Kobo Glo HD seems to a great little reader (I have it's near kin, the Touch 2.0). According to this video, it looks like removing the back from a Kobo Glo HD is pretty easy... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7FuyPwc7Iw It looks like the hardest part of the battery change process is carefully removing the old battery because (like a lot of these) it's glued on. (You just have to "work" it, pry it bit by bit and don't yank on it.) There's an older thread on this subject here... https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=310023

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