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Difficult

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12

Time Required

                          20 minutes - 1 hour            

Sections

2

  • Disassembling Beats Pill 1.0
  • 6 steps
  • Battery
  • 6 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Removing the Case Screws               
  • 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.

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               
  • 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

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

Step 3

              Separate the Device               
  • 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.

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.

Step 4

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

Carefully remove the yellow, red, black, and white wires from the motherboard.

Ground yourself when touching the motherboard.

Step 5

              Disconnect NFC Sensor Wiring               
  • Carefully remove the black and red NFC sensor wires.

Carefully remove the black and red NFC sensor wires.

Step 6

              Disconnect Control Wiring               
  • Carefully remove the control cables (4 black, 1 red).

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

Step 7

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

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

Step 8

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

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

Step 9

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

Gently remove the motherboard from the case

Remove the yellow NFC module with Tweezers

Step 10

              Remove the power button               
  • Remove power button and springs.

Remove power button and springs.

Step 11

              Cut off battery               
  • Cut off the battery wires

Cut off the battery wires

Step 12

              Attach new battery               
  • 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.

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.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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felix - Jul 22, 2015

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donde puedo comprar la batttery para pill beats

wtmcclure - Aug 3, 2015

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Where can you buy the replacement battery

Jailene - May 30, 2017

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072PHZ235

And it also has battery for pill 1.0, pill XL…

jmestascatcoparco - Oct 25, 2015

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Could you please tell what is the yellow card in the last picture?

James Jenkins - Aug 1, 2016

Looks like the Bluetooth antenna