Kindle 2 Internals

JSWolf · 02-25-2009, 09:26 AM

Want to see how to get into your K2? Have a look at the first link that describes the internals of the K2 and then the second link that show you how to get in with photos.

As it turns out, the battery is not easily user replacable.

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Another interesting fact is that you can get to the Kindle 2’s battery (not very easily though) and it’s a Model No. S11S01A, 3.7 V, 1530 mAh lithium polymer battery. This is the same capacity as Kindle 1’s battery. However, that was a model BA1001 - so it probably wouldn’t work. Model No. S11S01A doesn’t show up on either Google or Amazon.

http://ireaderreview.com/2009/02/24/...indle-20-news/

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/First-Look/Kindle-2/624/1

Red Stapler · 02-25-2009, 10:15 AM

It does look a little challenging, but having taken apart numerous laptops and a couple of iPods at work, I think it's probably easier than it looks in those pictures. Most cases like that have catches that will pop apart when CAREFULLY pried the right way. From the searches I've done, it looks like the Sony uses similar case latches, but the Kindle's metal backplate looks like a pain to keep from scratching or bending. From the take apart photos elsewhere on this site, the Sony does look easier to get into.

Nice pictorials on those sites though, iFixit has always been a good source of take apart info. And those plastic take apart tools like they show are really helpful, for other electronics take aparts as well.

pshrynk · 02-25-2009, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Want to see how to get into your K2? Have a look at the first link that describes the internals of the K2 and then the second link that show you how to get in with photos.

As it turns out, the battery is not easily user replacable.

http://ireaderreview.com/2009/02/24/...indle-20-news/

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/First-Look/Kindle-2/624/1

I would imagine that that voids the warranty...

JSWolf · 02-25-2009, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

I would imagine that that voids the warranty...

I figure by the time the K2 is out of warranty, some company will be selling replacement batteries.

radiationman · 02-25-2009, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I figure by the time the K2 is out of warranty, some company will be selling replacement batteries.

You mean like Apple does with iPod batteries?

Oh wait that's right...

Ervserver · 02-25-2009, 10:44 AM

Looks much easier than I had expected .... but as mentioned someone needs to sell the battery. I wonder if Amazon will

bwaldron · 02-25-2009, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Ervserver

Looks much easier than I had expected .... but as mentioned someone needs to sell the battery. I wonder if Amazon will

No, it seems clear that Amazon won't sell the battery directly to users (though they'll replace it for you).

Yes, I would guess that someone will sell these batteries.

Nate the great · 02-25-2009, 10:50 AM

This is a duplicate thread. I'm closing it.

Nate the great · 02-25-2009, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Nate the great

This is a duplicate thread. I'm closing it.

Opened it again.

pshrynk · 02-25-2009, 11:18 AM

Whack!

Damned moles.

Ervserver · 02-25-2009, 11:45 AM

C'mon Rat Shack

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Originally Posted by bwaldron

No, it seems clear that Amazon won't sell the battery directly to users (though they'll replace it for you).

Yes, I would guess that someone will sell these batteries.

JSWolf · 02-25-2009, 01:04 PM

The K2 has not been available long enough yet for anyone else to make a 3rd party battery for it yet. I'd wait till the first shipment is just about to have the warranty expire before looking for the battery.

radiationman · 02-25-2009, 01:13 PM

That's my question... I mean it's nice to be able to remove the battery but is it really necessary?

The warranty's good for a year - if the battery fails in the first year Amazon should replace it. Odds are we'll see a Kindle3 18 to 24 months from now - by then will folks with bad batteries really care about getting the battery replaced or just decide to get the Kindle3? Given the number of K1 owners who upgraded to the K2 and I'd bet that the majority of folks are just going to replace their K2 when the battery goes out instead of bothering with getting a new battery...

Elsi · 02-25-2009, 04:17 PM

The part in the ifixit article that caught my attention was "Even with the battery completely removed, the screen displays a crystal clear image."

And then there was "Thanks to the magic of E-Ink, the Kindle comes with setup instructions displayed on the screen itself. No plugging in is required." Sort of puts the lie to the requirement to turn off your electronic devices, even if they have a "flight safe setting". I would bet that these things are being transported in airplanes, not just in trucks!

JSWolf · 02-25-2009, 05:31 PM

But, if you go to sell a Kindle with a bad battery, you'll find that that what you get for it won't be all that much.

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02-25-2009, 10:15 AM	#2
Red Stapler Curmudgeon Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Indiana Device: Kindle Oasis	It does look a little challenging, but having taken apart numerous laptops and a couple of iPods at work, I think it's probably easier than it looks in those pictures. Most cases like that have catches that will pop apart when CAREFULLY pried the right way. From the searches I've done, it looks like the Sony uses similar case latches, but the Kindle's metal backplate looks like a pain to keep from scratching or bending. From the take apart photos elsewhere on this site, the Sony does look easier to get into. Nice pictorials on those sites though, iFixit has always been a good source of take apart info. And those plastic take apart tools like they show are really helpful, for other electronics take aparts as well.

02-25-2009, 10:44 AM	#6
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	Looks much easier than I had expected .... but as mentioned someone needs to sell the battery. I wonder if Amazon will

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Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	This is a duplicate thread. I'm closing it.

02-25-2009, 11:18 AM	#10
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Whack! Damned moles.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,727 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The K2 has not been available long enough yet for anyone else to make a 3rd party battery for it yet. I'd wait till the first shipment is just about to have the warranty expire before looking for the battery.

02-25-2009, 01:13 PM	#13
radiationman Connoisseur Posts: 83 Karma: 40 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 2	That's my question... I mean it's nice to be able to remove the battery but is it really necessary? The warranty's good for a year - if the battery fails in the first year Amazon should replace it. Odds are we'll see a Kindle3 18 to 24 months from now - by then will folks with bad batteries really care about getting the battery replaced or just decide to get the Kindle3? Given the number of K1 owners who upgraded to the K2 and I'd bet that the majority of folks are just going to replace their K2 when the battery goes out instead of bothering with getting a new battery...

02-25-2009, 04:17 PM	#14
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	The part in the ifixit article that caught my attention was "Even with the battery completely removed, the screen displays a crystal clear image." And then there was "Thanks to the magic of E-Ink, the Kindle comes with setup instructions displayed on the screen itself. No plugging in is required." Sort of puts the lie to the requirement to turn off your electronic devices, even if they have a "flight safe setting". I would bet that these things are being transported in airplanes, not just in trucks!

02-25-2009, 05:31 PM	#15
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,727 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	But, if you go to sell a Kindle with a bad battery, you'll find that that what you get for it won't be all that much.