Handspring Visor Edge Battery Replacement

Written By: Christian Valoria

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Handspring Visor Edge Battery Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

15 minutes

Introduction

Welcome to the Handspring Visor Edge Battery Replacement Guide. In this manual, you'll find step-by-step instructions to efficiently replace the battery of your device. Whether you're a tech pro or a beginner, follow these simple steps to breathe new life into your Visor Edge. Lets Get Started!

Tools

Step 1

Open the Visor Edge and place it on a table facing down.
Gently push the tab that connects the flip cover (top half) to the PDA (bottom half) upward, lift the pieces apart to detach them.
Do not pull on the flip cover in an attempt to remove it from the PDA.

Step 2

Remove the six 4.1 mm Phillips screws from the back plate using the #00 Phillips Scewdriver.

Step 3

Remove the gray back plate from the PDA.

Step 4

Remove the four 2.6 mm Philips screws that are on the sides of the frame.
Remove the 3.9 mm Philips screw holding the stylus holster to the frame.

Step 5

Remove the four 2.6 mm Philips screws on the top and bottom of the frame.

Step 6

Gently remove the white frame from the back of the PDA.

Step 7

Gently pull off the front cover.

Step 8

Gently use your finger or tweezers to push the brown lock away from the side of the circuit board that is holding the ribbon cable.
Remove the ribbon cable with tweezers.

Step 9

Using the tweezers, pull back the ribbon cable on the top of the device.
Pull at the white part of the ribbon to avoid tearing.

Step 10

Using the same technique as with the other ribbons, locate and disconnect the ribbon cable above the battery pack.

Step 11

All the ribbon cables should be disconnected from the mother board.
Remove the four 3.6 mm Phillips #00 screws located at each corner of the device.

Step 12

Carefully separate the circuit board and the screen. (Be careful of soldered wires when separating)
Be careful not to break the soldered wires that connects the circuit board to the battery pack.
Disconnect the wire that connects the battery pack to the motherboard using tweezers.