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How to Replace Acer Iconia Tab A500 Battery – Step-by-Step Guide

Duration: 45 minutes

Steps: 4 Steps

Get ready to breathe new life into your Acer Iconia Tab A500! This step-by-step guide from Salvation Repair will walk you through replacing the battery, a common fix when your device’s power source just isn’t cooperating. Follow along and we’ll have you up and running in no time. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair.

Step 1

Acer Iconia Tab A500 Battery Replacement

– First up, gently pry one corner of the case open with the black spudger. Nice and easy—no need to rush!

Tools Used

Spudger

Step 2

– After you’ve successfully wedged the spudger between the front and back cases, keep working your way around the whole tablet until the back case pops off completely.

Tools Used

Spudger

Step 3

– Take out the 5mm screws holding the battery to the tablet.

– Grab your Phillips #00 Screwdriver and remove those 5mm screws.

Step 4

– Grab the spudger and use the sharper end to gently pop the battery connection off the motherboard.

– The battery connector will just slide off.

Tools Used

Spudger

Success!

Ralph Harris

With over 20 years of experience in electronics repair and technical writing, this background reflects both expertise and dedication in the field. Credentials include a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from USM, more than 500 Apple repair certifications, and a Wise Level 2 Technician certification, spanning across the full spectrum of device and cell phone repair. More than 2000+ repair guides have been published on the company site, salvationrepair.com, with a focus on sustainability and reusability enabling even lay-men to repair devices that would have otherwise ended up at the county landfill.If you like this content and would like to see more like it - let us know! It only takes a second and getting to know our audience is the whole reason we do this. So don't be shy - shoot us a quick hi!