Battery swap

[Greg66]

I recently tried to power up one of the kid's A2s, and found it dead as a door nail. No lights, no system initialise screen, no nothing. Dead.

So I decided to throw a small amount of cash on a new battery to see whether that would fix it. It did! And I learned a couple of lessons about the battery change process that I thought I'd share.

First, the four screws holding the back on are long, thin, and have tiny heads. I used a standard six piece jeweller's set of screwdrivers and could only get one out and shift a second a bit. Figuring I was in for a penny by then, I went in for a pound and basically ripped the back off. My two loose screws were diagonally opposite so I was able to lever a spoon handle in under the tight corners then just pull upwards.

This approach leaves the screws in the chassis - the heads rip through the holes in the back. I had to use some pliers to squish the heads and turn them out of their screw holes.

Secondly, putting it back together. With no screws, screwing the back back on isn't an option. But a thin bead of (super) glue around the contact seam between the case and the back, press together and bingo: you'd never know a gorilla had been at work.

And the A2 now has a completely new lease of life!