Here are a bunch of comments related to changing the battery: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19973236 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19973236 In sh

Here are a bunch of comments related to changing the battery: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19973236 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19973236 In short: it didn't take too long, but it was still a pain. Most people seem to take the shortcut where they don't completely remove all internal electronics before peeling off the battery. They just try to be careful to not have the acetone touch the plastic speakers (which would melt in the process.) It's not super complicated, just scary.