Battery on my Android Tablet died, so I upgraded it with 18650 replaceable batteries. Tutorial with pics

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[–] 168 points 2 years ago (1 child)

How to have the whole train car to yourself.

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  • [–] 71 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    def looks like a handwritten 00:00:01 countdown clock on it lmfao

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  • [–] 40 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    It would be much simpler to use an external battery pack, like this.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Went on a tour of an airport (small international one). Security told us they get weird scares all the time. A guy had a paperweight novelty grenade in his bag. Crazy part was they knew him-he worked there for 30 years and had recently retired. Dude missed his flight and had to answer looooots of questions. FBI didn't clear him for travel until a month later. They said it wasn't a prank either, guy just didn't think anything of it.

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  • [–] 72 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    That's... a lot of batteries for one tablet. Where are the other 18,647?

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  • [–] 46 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Cool, but I'm not seeing a link to the tutorial.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    If you already opened it to install this, why didn't you just buy an actual replacement from China?

    ETA:

    This is (probably) a Blackview Tab 12 Pro

    I found a proper replacement ranging in price from $10 to $30 depending on if you wanted a Stateside store and faster ship or willing to wait for AliExpress.

    This is a solution in search of a problem

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  • [–] 36 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    but replacing the battery doesn't mean you get to have a tablet with replaceable batteries

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It proves you already had a tablet with replaceable batteries...

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Replaceable vs "easily replaceable"

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I guess we could use the term "swappable" here as a distinction.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Ig, but you can expect a Li-ion to last about 2-3 years, it's not that much of a chore to open it up every 3 years, especially after the first time

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    why should you open it up again, instead of just charging/replacing the repalceabke batteries

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  • [–] [S] 21 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    This is the best hack I have ever done!

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago*

    It is very unique for sure, I don't think I've ever seen this done on a tablet before!

    I worry about being able to take the tablet outside the house without getting the bomb squad called on you, but I suppose you could maybe 3D print a cover for it, maybe even integrate a kickstand for that extra functionality lol

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Why spend $12 on an easily replaceable battery when you can just use $11.97 worth of 18650's and six hours of your life?

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Pretty awesome hack to extend life on devices that are otherwise meant to become e-waste. Kudos!

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago

    what I often miss on a laptop or a tablet ?

    A handle.

    It's also a great place to put batteries.

    The Thinkpads understood that, but then forgot

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    18650's? Those are a dime a dozen. Unless you want the actual company that made those specific ones. If that's the case, I can't help you.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Well brand does matter, as their specs have been widely incorrect to sell cheap batteries to make them seem premium.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I mean you can always just get LG's. Pretty hard to go wrong with them as long as they're official

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    I did this last year with an e-reader

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago

    Geez did I not link to the tutorial here? That's what happens when you're in a hurry. https://www.circusscientist.com/upgrade-your-tablet-with-replaceable-batteries/

    Also, no I don't take it out of the house - and the batteries are from an old power bank so essentially free.

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