Battery Disconnection

ID: 155036

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Steps:

1. Prepare an iOpener and apply it to the back cover for at least two minutes to loosen the adhesive underneath.
2. A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used, but be careful not to overheat the phone—the display and internal battery are both susceptible to heat damage.

3. Secure a suction handle to the bottom edge of the back cover, as close to the edge as possible.
4. Lift the back cover with the suction handle to create a small gap between the back cover and the frame.
5. If you have trouble creating a gap, apply more heat to further soften the adhesive. Follow the iOpener instructions to avoid overheating.
6. Insert an opening pick into the gap you created.

7. Slide the opening pick to the bottom right corner to slice the adhesive.
8. Leave the opening pick in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

9. Insert a second opening pick at the bottom edge of your phone.
10. Slide the opening pick to the bottom left corner to slice the adhesive.
11. Leave the opening picks in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
12. You can remove the suction cup now.

13. If the adhesive becomes hard to cut, it has most likely cooled down. Use your iOpener to reheat it.
14. Insert a third opening pick at the bottom left corner of your phone.
15. Slide the opening pick along the left edge of your phone to slice the adhesive.
16. Leave the opening pick in the top left corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

17. Insert a fourth opening pick underneath the top left corner of your phone.
18. Slide the opening pick along the top edge to slice the adhesive.
19. Leave the opening pick in the top right corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

20. Insert a fifth opening pick underneath the top right corner.
21. Slide the opening pick along the right edge of the back cover to slice the remaining adhesive.

22. Remove the back cover.
23. Apply new adhesive where necessary after cleaning the relevant areas with isopropyl alcohol (>90%).
24. Secure the new back cover with pre-cut adhesive or double-sided adhesive tape. After installing the back cover, apply strong, steady pressure to your phone for several minutes to help the adhesive form a good bond—a stack of heavy books works well.

25. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the four 3.9 mm-long screws securing the camera cover.
26. One of the screws is hidden beneath an orange sticker.

27. Insert an opening pick into the gap beneath the bottom edge of the camera cover.
28. Pry up the camera cover with your opening pick.

29. Use your fingers or a pair of tweezers to remove the camera cover.

30. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the twelve 3.9 mm-long screws securing the midframe.
31. One of the screws is hidden beneath an orange sticker.

32. Insert a SIM card eject tool into the small hole in the SIM card tray, located at the left edge of the phone.
33. Press directly into the hole to eject the SIM card tray.
34. Remove the SIM card tray.

35. Use a spudger to disconnect the power and volume button flex cable by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

36. The midframe of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S is held in place by plastic clips.
37. Insert an opening pick between the midframe and display assembly on the left edge of the phone where the SIM tray slot is located.
38. Make sure to insert the opening pick between the midframe and the display frame to avoid separating the screen from the frame.

39. The plastic clips of the midframe are sitting in place tightly. Releasing them might require some force.
40. Slide the opening pick along the left edge of the phone to release the plastic clips.

41. Slide the opening pick along the bottom edge of the phone to release the plastic clips.

42. Slide the opening pick along the right edge of the phone to release the plastic clips.

43. Slide the opening pick along the top edge of the phone to release the remaining plastic clips.

44. Before removing the midframe make sure the power and volume button flex cable is freed and not tangled with the motherboard to avoid tearing it.
45. Remove the midframe.

46. Use a spudger to disconnect the battery flex cable by prying the connector straight up from its socket.