iPhone 2G battery replacement

If you ever wanted to see how you can change your iPhone 2G's battery, this video will help show you how. Please be aware that opening your iPhone will void your warranty, and when you solder the battery doing so incorrectly can result in the battery blowing up. However, with time, patience and preparation, I think a person with basic soldering skills can do this job themselves. So keep reading and watching iPhone Life http://www.iphonelife.com

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• apple
• iPhone
• 2G
• battery
• replace
• fix
• repair
• diy
• fix it yourself

[ninjadudevideos]

lmao whata big baby * uhoh ot might blow um be very careful* its not gonna blow up

[iPhoneLifevideoblog]

@ninjadudevideos Generally I'd agree it's safe to solder a battery. However most people watching these video posts are not experienced and do not realize how much heat a battery can suck up very quickly, Li-ion Polymer batteries do have a reputation for catching on fire and bursting, how much energy one must put into the battery is of debate, but I'd rather be safe than sorry with my video posts.

[shayman1337]

I soldered my battery in the order of white, black, then red... My iPhone isn't powering up and it isn't recognized when I plug it into the computer still. Does the order of soldering affect anything, or do I have another issue?

[iPhoneLifevideoblog]

@shayman1337 With the back side up and the bottom facing you, the power cables should be from left to right; red, white, black. Generally when you attach batteries you attach the ground first and positive last, that means for the iPhone (back off, bottom facing you) you start from the right attaching the black, then white, then red battery leads. make sure you have them soldered on correctly, it may take a while for a new battery to charge, you should charge with a charger not your computer.

[shayman1337]

@iPhoneLifevideoblog I have a car charger and when I plug into that the iPhone powers and tries to charge. The phone thinks it has full power (the power meter says full idk why), but once I unplug the phone from the charger it immediately dies. I think the battery isn't doing any thing. Do you think it's a good idea to desolder the connections and then resolder in the right order?

[iPhoneLifevideoblog]

@shayman1337 @shayman1337 The leads coming off the battery and attached to the mother board must be, from left to right, in this order; red white, black. That is the only way the iPhone will power up or charge. If you have the battery connected right and it's still not charging, there's a good chance the ribbon cable which runs under the battery is either unclipped or not fully clipped into the mother board or it's dead, in which case it would need to be replaced. That is very delicate work.

[jqfingerstrong]

i just removed the metal case and now it's all bent... damn apple.. dont make things easy for you.

[d789b]

I believe you fried your motherboard, because, if you leave your solder close to the motherboard for a while, it can heat up quickly, and ruin it. It happened to me, accidents happen.

[psychoskate]

I lost the red soldering point, any ideas?

[thatapplegeek]

Not to mention I had just spent $50 on parts to refurbish the phone.

[thatapplegeek]

I spent 10 hours and 300 dollars on a new state of the art soldering iron (both of my old ones were pretty bad) and it broke the iron. Never do this! Hire a professional! At first I got a white screen, and soon it went to blank.

[CAESARbonds]

@ninjadudevideos Noobs might use to much heat, damageing the battery @iPhoneLifevideoblog You forgot some points. 1. The original battery is GLUED ULTRA STRONG to the phone. I was very careful but while applying force, I ripped out the black cable + soldering point from pcb. A. cut cables B. unstick battery. 2. I soldered the cables the OTHER way. Touching ground with red(+) cable won't do anything ;) Then white(soc) and last black(ground). After plugging it in I works again. rgds

[kousoulides]

@CAESARbonds I paid 20 euros to a guy and he replaced it for me. Now it works Fine!

[CAESARbonds]

@kousoulides

Yes i am pissed at apple too.

A normal phone or organizer has a user friendly battery.

Thanks to this video I will replace the battery and then sell my iphone and never buy anything from crapple again

[CAESARbonds]

@ninjadudevideos

You are the baby.

I'd like to see your face if a cheap replacement lipoly battery explodes and spews it contens into it.

Id recommend to cut the old wires and to solder the new wires to the old ones. that is easier for beginners.

then insulate the wires and your good to go.