Beats Pill 1.0 Battery Replacement

Introduction

For general disassembly guide follow this link. This guide will follow the steps taken in the general disassembly of the Beats Pill 1.0.

What you need

Step 1 Removing the Case Screws

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Using the spudger, create space between the speaker covers and then remove.
On the underside of the device, remove the rubber stand with the BeatsPill logo on it.
Using an ESD-safe Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the four screws that were underneath the rubber stand.

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Step 2 Removing Center Cover

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Remove the two screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
Slowly remove the center band and two clip rings until the adhesive separates. Sit to the side the clip rings and the center band

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Step 3 Separate the Device

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Use the spudger to pry the device apart along its seam, starting in the middle.
Open the device to separate the front and back panels.

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Step 4 Disconnect Speaker Wiring

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Carefully remove the yellow, red, black, and white wires from the motherboard.
Ground yourself when touching the motherboard.

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Step 5 Disconnect NFC Sensor Wiring

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Carefully remove the black and red NFC sensor wires.

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Step 6 Disconnect Control Wiring

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Carefully remove the control cables (4 black, 1 red).

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Step 7 Battery

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Tool used on this step:

Phillips #0 Screwdriver

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Using a Phillips #0 Screwdriver, unscrew the four screws holding the bands that go over the battery.

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Step 8 Remove motherboard screws

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Tool used on this step:

Phillips #0 Screwdriver

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Using the same screwdriver, remove the motherboard screws along with the rubber stoppers.

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Step 9 Remove the motherboard

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Tool used on this step:

Tweezers

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Gently remove the motherboard from the case
Remove the yellow NFC module with Tweezers

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Step 10 Remove the power button

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Remove power button and springs.

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Step 11 Cut off battery

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Cut off the battery wires

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Step 12 Attach new battery

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Using a soldering iron attach the new battery to the motherboard with the red wire connecting to the 0.2 volts (+) and black wire connecting to the ground (-). See the soldering guide for more information on how to perform this step.

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