Kobo Clara BW (P365) Battery Disconnection

Written By: Carsten Frauenheim
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Kobo Clara BW (P365) Battery Disconnection

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

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    • Drain your eReader's battery as much as possible before starting your repair. Ideally, it should be fully discharged.

    • Optionally, to drain the battery faster, navigate to More → Settings → Energy saving and privacy and set Automatically go to sleep after and Automatically power off after to Never.

    • When working on or near the battery, don't use sharp metal tools to avoid puncturing and shorting the battery.

    • Unplug all cables and fully shut down your eReader.

    • Your screen should be black and say Powered off.

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

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

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    • 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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    • Nearly 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 completely from the connectors and their cables.

    • If at any point the coating becomes too difficult to work with, heat it for 90 seconds with an iOpener or a hair dryer.

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    • Use a clean fingernail or the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the battery press connector.

    • Don't pull on what looks like a clear connector pull tab. The tab is secured to the socket gasket.

Conclusion

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

Author

Carsten Frauenheim

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