Garmin Edge 1000 Lithium-Ion Battery Replacement

ID: 127572

Description: Lithium-ion batteries will lose their charge...

Steps:

1. Be sure the device is properly powered all the way off before starting the replacement.
2. Hold the device front side down. Remove the eight T6 Torx screws along the backside of the device.
3. Pull the front side of the device apart from the back side.

4. Disconnect the bronze SIM card flex cable from the motherboard with your finger.
5. Disconnect the battery cord to completely separate the front cover from the back cover of the device with your finger.

6. Using the nylon spudger, pry the battery off of the back half of the device. Pull the battery away from the back cover.
7. Cut the two wires that connect the back cover to the battery using a pair of wire cutters.

8. Strip the ends of the red and silver wires connected to the back panel of the device using a pair of wire strippers.

9. Solder the silver wire from the new battery with the silver wire connected to the back panel of your device.
10. Repeat these steps with the red wire from the new battery and the wire from the back panel.