05-14-2023, 06:14 PM | #1 |
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Nova 2 Battery Repair/Replacement
Hi,
i successfully replaced a dead battery (after just 2,5 years ) on my Onyx Boox Nova 2 and want to share my experiences with you. Note that if your battery starts to degrade, it is very fast and finally the device does not boot any longer! Powering a Nova 2 only via USB does not work for some reason (at least not on mine). Opening the device is similar to the Nova Pro and was already documented here: How to dissamble Onyx Nova Pro NOVA Pro - How to disassemble an change the accu Thanks a lot for the information! The back cover does flex quite a bit, so using a piece of plastic in the thickness of a credit card does not work too well to release the snapping points. Something with double the thickness is preferred. The battery is mainly fixed by two horizontal adhesive stripes, but there are also some cutouts in the grey base plate where sticky foil comes through. Be careful not to damage one of the two flat flex cables located underneath the battery, they might stick to the adhesive. I guess the battery model name (CLP259297) is related to its dimensions -> 2.5x92x97mm??? Mine actually measured more like 3mm in thickness, but it might already be swollen up a bit. After some research i found a quite similar replacement type, which is also easily available and reasonably priced (for example on ebay). Be sure to choose one with actual wires and not a flat flex cable type. Replacement options:
By the FCC teardown pictures, an Inkpad Color PB741 should have a very similar battery, dimension wise. However i did not find any source, but maybe this could be an alternative or a potential target for the Kindle battery as well. Hopefully this is useful for anyone suffering a battery death!!! If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Lets save some Novas! I made some photos comparing the original battery with the kindle one for your illustration, please look below. Greetings! |
05-15-2023, 05:56 AM | #2 |
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Im surprised you went for a Fire battery. I bought a battery marked for a Nova Pro on Ali Baba.
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05-15-2023, 06:39 AM | #3 |
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It's odd that Onyx populates the battery connector on the PCB but doesn't use it.
Has anyone ever found the matching plug? |
11-03-2023, 09:16 AM | #4 |
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Thanks for the information. It helped me replacing my Nova2's battery. Mine died in about 3 years . Are all of BOOX devices like this?
I bought a replacement battery from here, but I don't recommend them. They claim shipping out within 1 day, 3800 mAh capacity and some replacement tools, but the shipment started after a month and arrived with only a useless phillips-type screwdriver and 3500 mAh capacity . But at least size matches to the original battery. Pic1 is a comparison before I detached the original battery: About my experience: not having something better, I opened the case using a kitchen knife. Not so gentle but with a bit of patience it worked (though it left some dents on the edge...). My main struggle was removing the old battery. Two strips of double sided tape underneath were quite strong and I was afraid of damaging something (e.g. flat cables), but it was doable, with a credit card and patience (Pic2). First I briefly tested the device by connecting the new battery via the connector. It worked (meaning device turned on) but eventually I soldered wires to keep it as done by the manufacturer. So far my Nova2 seems fine (back to normal battery life, no freeze, no sudden battery drop, no shut down). However, it didn't charge to 100%. It stopped charging at 90%. I suspect this is because of battery calibration; Nova2's original battery is 3150 mAh and 3150/3500 = 0.9... |
11-03-2023, 11:49 AM | #5 |
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Yes, the batteries can be glued in something fierce.
I actually damaged the power button flex cable that went underneath on my Poke3. I was pretty careful too. If in doubt, unmount the power switch and let it flop. Other times I poured a little isopropyl alcohol under the battery and let it sit a while to take some of the tenacity out of the glue strips. |
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