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Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection

Prerequisite Only
This is a prerequisite-only guide! This guide is part of another procedure and isn’t meant to be used alone.

Introduction

Prereq for disconnecting the battery. Also includes a generic disclaimer about the coating.

What you need

  1. Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Insert an opening pick: step 1, image 1 of 2 Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Insert an opening pick: step 1, image 2 of 2

    • Lay your eReader down so the back cover is facing up.

    • Insert the flat edge of an opening pick between the frame and the bottom left corner of the back cover.

    • Push the pick downwards at a slight angle until it slides under the back cover.

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  2. Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Release the bottom clips: step 2, image 1 of 3 Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Release the bottom clips: step 2, image 2 of 3 Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Release the bottom clips: step 2, image 3 of 3

    • Slide the pick toward the bottom right corner to release the clips along the bottom edge.

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  3. Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection: step 3, image 1 of 2 Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection: step 3, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the pick and reinsert it under the bottom left corner.

    • Angle the pick flat under the back cover and rotate it around the bottom left corner to release its clips.

    • If you're having trouble, try twisting the pick to lift the corner clips out of their slots.

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  4. Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Release the left clips: step 4, image 1 of 3 Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Release the left clips: step 4, image 2 of 3 Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Release the left clips: step 4, image 3 of 3

    • Slide the pick toward the top left corner to release the clips along the left edge.

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  6. Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Remove the back cover: step 5, image 1 of 3 Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Remove the back cover: step 5, image 2 of 3 Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Remove the back cover: step 5, image 3 of 3

    • At this point, you should be able to grip the back cover and release its remaining clips. If not, slide a pick under the perimeter of the back cover until you can grip an edge.

    • Grip the left edge of the back cover and lift it away from the eReader to release the remaining clips.

    • Remove the back cover.

    • During reassembly, align the back cover over the eReader and press along the perimeter until all its clips snap back into place.

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  7. Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Coating information: step 6, image 1 of 3 Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Coating information: step 6, image 2 of 3 Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Coating information: step 6, image 3 of 3

    • The entire surface of the eReader's internals is covered in a thin, plastic-like waterproof coating. Keep the following in mind as you continue disassembly:

    • While this won't hurt your device, removing the coating compromises the device to potential water damage.

    • The coating is brittle and can flake into many small pieces. Heating the coating helps, but working with it is still a time-consuming process.

    • The ZIF connector locking tabs are coated in a gel that can jam the hinge and keep the locking tab from completely unlocking. Make sure the tabs are completely upright before disconnecting any cables.

    • Depending on your repair, you might have to remove the coating from ZIF connectors and their cables.

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  8. Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Soften the battery connector coating: step 7, image 1 of 2 Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Soften the battery connector coating: step 7, image 2 of 2
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  9. Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Remove the battery connector coating: step 8, image 1 of 3 Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Remove the battery connector coating: step 8, image 2 of 3 Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Remove the battery connector coating: step 8, image 3 of 3
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    • Use the tip of a spudger to scrape up the coating along the white battery connector head—enough so you can grab clumps of it with pointed tweezers.

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  10. Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection: step 9, image 1 of 3 Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection: step 9, image 2 of 3 Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection: step 9, image 3 of 3

    • Use pointed tweezers to peel off all of the coating around the battery connector head and its socket.

    • If the coating becomes too brittle and hard to peel off, reheat the connector and try again.

    • This is a meticulous process! Failure to remove enough of the coating could damage the plastic head during disconnection, so take your time!

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  11. Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Disconnect the battery: step 10, image 1 of 2 Kobo Clara Colour Battery Disconnection, Disconnect the battery: step 10, image 2 of 2

    • Insert the point of a spudger under the edge of the battery connector head opposite of the cable.

    • There's a surface-mounted component close to the connector. Be careful not to touch it with your spudger!

    • Lift up the connector with the spudger to separate the rest of the coating and disconnect the battery.

    • During reassembly:

    • Inspect the connector head and its socket for any remaining coating that could prevent a good connection.

    • Peel off the coating, heating the area when the coating becomes too brittle.

    • It doesn't have to look pretty! You just need to remove enough coating so the connector head sits properly in its socket.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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