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My 13-year-old did it on his iPhone SE with a little help from me. Hardest part was getting the old battery free of the adhesive gluing it to the case. He w
by jdeibele 7y ago
My 13-year-old did it on his iPhone SE with a little help from me. Hardest part was getting the old battery free of the adhesive gluing it to the case. He wouldn't use the hair dryer long enough to make the adhesive more pliant and ended up twisting and yanking the battery free.
I put the old battery in a bucket on concrete overnight because he thought he might have punctured the envelope and I was worried about it catching on fire. No problem recycling it.
It was about $20 for an Amazon battery kit that came complete with tools. Had 20% more charging capacity than the original (when it was new) and my son is very happy with the result. Earphones worked fine, screen worked fine, etc.
- frosted-flakes 7y agoI bet that was a learning experience for him. The first time I ever opened an electronic device, I broke the digitiser cable on my friend's 3DS after it got dunked in the river. But since then I've opened up stuff loads of times to repair it, without issue. Sometimes because I'm just curious.