Manual 03 - Battery

In the next few steps, you'll be opening the Kindle by freeing the clips marked in Picture 2.

Picture 1: Insert the blue pry tool directly under the charging port.

Picture 2: Slide the blue pry tool slightly left, under the headset jack.

Picture 3: Pry the battery cover open just enough to insert a guitar pick left of the headset jack.

Picture 1: Slide the blue pry tool right, under the power button.

Picture 2: Pry the battery cover open just enough to insert a guitar pick right of the power button.

Pry from the bottom of the Kindle to the top to release the battery cover clips.

Pry up the other side.

With the Kindle upside down (charging port at top), use your hands to separate the battery cover from the Kindle. Start at the charging port and work your way down.

Place battery cover in ZONE V.

Picture 1: Peel up foam tape covering the speaker connector. Place in COMPARTMENT A.

Picture 2: Wedge your fingers in the notches between the black speaker cable head and the white speaker connector. Pull the black speaker cable head free.

Use a blue pry tool if you can't fit your fingers in the notches.

Picture 3: Unthread the speaker cable.

Remove two 3.3 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the speaker assembly. Place in SLOT 1.

Remove speaker assembly and place in ZONE I.

Use the blue pry tool to disconnect the antenna cable head.

Unthread antenna cable, but don't try to remove it.

Picture 1: Wedge the spudger under the lower-right corner of the battery.

Pictures 2 & 3: Work your way up the right side.

Picture 1: Wedge the spudger under the lower-left corner of the battery as shown.

Pictures 2 & 3: Work your way up the left side.

Don't try to remove the battery as it's still connected to the logic board:

Lift the battery up from the bottom to free it from the adhesive.

Lift it to a 45° angle.

Disconnect the battery:

Pictures 1 & 2: Wedge the pointed end of the spudger on either side of the battery connector to unhook it.

Picture 3: Make sure both sides are unhooked while pulling the battery up and away from the Kindle. Place the battery in ZONE V with the battery cover.

Seat the battery from ZONE V while guiding the battery connector into its socket.

Push connector in until it snaps into place.

Thread antenna along the left edge of the battery.

Seat antenna on logic board.

Replace speaker assembly from ZONE I.

Replace two 3.3 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the speaker assembly from SLOT 1.

Picture 1: Thread speaker cable through the track just left of the battery.

Picture 2: Push speaker cable connector into place.

Replace foam tape from COMPARTMENT A.

From ZONE V, secure the battery cover to the Kindle.

Start with the two tabs on either side of the charging port.

Push the bottom into place and work your way to the top.

Power up the device and test the replacement part or parts.