Tutorial To Take Apart & Change the Battery on an Amazon Kindle D01100 4th Generation e-Reader

[@aldo9923]

This is the best video on the topic. A lot of the videos out there just zoom by and make it look super simple. Thank you.

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

You're very welcome!

[@PeterGorrill]

Brilliant tutorial! Managed to remove the back without breaking anything! You're right about the adhesive holding the panel in place - a real challenge to separate. I would suggest heating several times to allow heat to penetrate. Once the cover is approaching the ouch moment on a finger, stop, wait, then repeat. One suggestion - once the clips are separated - slide a blunt blade (I used a scraper/pallet knife 2-3cm wide) into the space between the battery cover and the back panel and gently slide side to side to separate. Remember the battery cover clips! If these aren't released you will likely destroy the metal cover. Just ordered a battery. My battery was dated 2011 so a fair innings!

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

Thank you for your valuable feedback.

[@jmanuscan]

Thanks for your video tutorial. I managed to open my Kindle five minutes ago after some weeks of trying. The use of the sucker has been definiive.

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

You are very welcome.

[@spacedown]

Great instruction with all necessary measurements! Thank you for your job!

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

You are so welcome!

[@andrewhazlewood5757]

Thank you so much for this, with all the details. I appreciate your kindness and thoroughness.

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

You are very welcome!

[@fox_1047]

Thank you very much. Your tutorial really helped me to save my kindle 4!

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

You're welcome!

[@SueEmmDee]

Thank you. I used a spoon to remove the old battery and after putting in power and deleting old stuff, the Kindle seems to be working great now.

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

Good idea about using a spoon, thanks for sharing that.

[@Kedr1987]

Plastic card works well too).

[@OrangeEpsilon]

A trick that I learned is that IPA can dissolve the adhesive. So one could put drops of IPA around the battery and slowly lift up the battery, while putting more drops of IPA until the whole battery is lifted. No need to use force and having the risk of damaging the battery.

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

Good point, however I wonder if the IPA would negatively effect the other components inside the device.

[@KK-gi2mm]

Surely you don’t mean India Pale Ale? This is the only IPA I am aware of. Please clarify. Seems like a waste of good beer otherwise.

[@viennakrakatoaleipzignumbers]

@@KK-gi2mm Would love to see what beer would do here, but I believe the commenter was talking about isopropyl alcohol.

[@robertmeler2988]

Beautifully explained. Thank you so much.

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

You are so welcome!

[@3domas]

Thank you. Very informative and useful. Broke only one tab/hook. Battery changed.

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

Glad it helped

[@ИгорьБершов-х6ч]

Detailed and clear instruction. Thank you very much!

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

You are welcome!

[@alchymista2]

thank you so much! battery in my Gen 5 Kindle is dying (after 9 years!) and according to other resources, it should be the same one (and same procedure) as for gen 4. So your video is super helpful!

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

I am glad to hear that, and good luck with the battery replacement project

[@alchymista2]

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 I just finished the battery replacement. Thank you again for this amazing detailed guide. My 9 year old kindle is back on it's feet again! All the steps Amazon took to prevent users from replacing the battery are shocking. Great that there are people who offer workarounds!

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

@@alchymista2 You are very welcome!!

[@Harmonical1]

Amazon are total bastards. They have designed these Kindles to be thrown away when the battery dies. But thank you for this incredibly detailed guide.

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

I totally agree with you about Amazon being bastards, and you are very welcome I am glad I was able to help.

[@Harmonical1]

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 Thank you so much for this incredibly detailed tutorial. However, once I got thing reassembled, although the battery charged fine, I was left with a quarter of the screen obscured by the Kindle image - sort of pencils etc. Have you any idea what may have happened and how I might fix it? Please understand I in no way blaming you - we both know where the blame lies!

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

@@Harmonical1 I wondering if that is a physical crack on the screen because that could cause regional screen blackouts.

[@dannistone5234]

Thank you SO much! I just replaced my 4th gen battery for the first time using your video! The only thing is, even going slow, I still broke 3 of the 4 outer hooks :( Not completely, so the back still snapped back on. I also ripped one of those thin brown papery connectors (I'm not sure what it's called) - so one pair of buttons doesn't work :( Not sure if that can even be fixed. Still, my mistakes aren't because of the video of course! I still really appreciate this - thanks again!

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

I am sorry that you ended up breaking these parts, but at least you have a working unit now. About the tabs on the back no big deal since the back panel still snaps in. About the two buttons not working there is no easy fix other than replacing the parts which is very involved and requires good repair skills. Also the part is not easily available so you will need to buy a broken unit with a broken screen on eBay and use it for parts.

[@michi_76]

Thanks for your video, my 2013 kindle died last week. I’ve opened it and I’m waiting for the new battery.

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

Good luck with the repair project.

[@michi_76]

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 i have my Kindle back! Its a revenant. Thank you!

[@Kedr1987]

Hard to see on screen, battery type MC-265360? P.S. Excellent instructions, very helpful.

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

Yes, and Thank You!

[@sharston]

really good video very descriptive keep them coming

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

Thank you, and yes I will definitely do that!

[@Tenferenzu]

Thank you for your detailed instructions. One question remains and that is what battery to get. I found a few on AliExpress and on Amazon. My battery isn't completely dead yet but it drains itself to zero within a week no matter how much I use my kindle. Greetings from Austria :)

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

Greetings from the Sunny California. Unfortunately Amazon is not selling the original battery, and they have stopped supporting these older models. So your only option is to get the aftermarket brands from AliExpress. However try to get the one with the most number of star ratings. Also search eBay they might have it locally in Austria.

[@JoeHenry734]

Thanks! Where do you get the replacement battery?

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

You can easily get them from eBay. Just search for Battery for Kindel D01100

[@KK-gi2mm]

Where did you get a proper replacement battery from? I’d hate to go through all this, only to find that the new battery was not well made and was a dud and/or dangerous. Can you please give a link as to where you obtained the battery. Thank you. Great video though.

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

They are available on eBay and on AliExpress www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2062857.m570.l1311&_nkw=kindle+d01100+battery&_sacat=0

[@angelailling3]

Thank you for your time

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

No problem!

[@maxdobres5193]

Excellent, easy to follow

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

Great to hear!

[@cionheart]

Great video, thank you very much for the instructions.

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

You are welcome!

[@MrByzantian]

Thanks, was very helpful :)

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

Glad to hear that!

[@lawrieedwards4338]

Thank You very much for the information. Very informative excellent video👍

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

Thank You!! Glad it was helpful!

[@zagraf]

excellent, thank you!

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

You are very welcome!

[@sarfrazahmad2706]

If you hear me .response it so I shell write my issue. Because the video is three years old.

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

Yes I still respond to questions even if the videos are a decade old

[@vinen]

Hi. Any chance you can replace micro-USB with Type-C port in my Kindle 4th gen?

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

The footprint of each port type is different on the main board surface, so you can't change it. However, you could use an adapter like this one www.ebay.com/itm/394197675003

[@vinen]

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 thanks. Yeah, adapter I am aware of. I just saw several videos on KZbin where people are replacing the socket itself on different devices. I just do not have proper skills (and tools) fir that.

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

@@vinen They have probably made a new type of USB-C Plug which is also a surface mount with the same footprint that I am not aware of.

[@pronkerpronker6708]

Best advice! Thank you.,

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

You're so welcome!

[@pronkerpronker6708]

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 The Kindle worked so well and then yesterday it did not pick up a file I sent it from Amazon, so I did a reset that has worked before and now "Your Kindle needs repair" is on the screen. I removed the cover and took out the battery and replaced it with the same one after 10 minutes, but the message continues. Any hints? TIA, pronker

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

@@pronkerpronker6708 Most likely the mainboard has gone bad, it is not really worth fixing it. So I recommend that you buy a used one on eBay and replace the mainboard. For example below is a link to a used one for $9.99 which has a bad screen, but the mainboard is good. You can buy it and take out the mainboard and install it in yours. Here is the link www.ebay.com/itm/265251207672

[@pronkerpronker6708]

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 Thanks for the swift reply - I shall look into this.

[@pronkerpronker6708]

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 Hi again - so I believe my #1100 Kindle is 4th generation and this advertised one is 5th? Also, how would I install it?

[@ags7498]

Thanks!

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

You are welcome!

[@MaikeLDave]

Awesome!

[@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101]

Thanks!