HTC Vive XR Elite Battery Cradle Board Replacement

ID: 161393

Description: Follow this guide to replace the battery board...

Steps:

1. Before starting this repair, discharge the batteries in your headset below 25%. A charged battery may leak dangerous chemicals or catch fire if damaged.
2. Playing Half Life: Alyx will do the trick!
3. The Vive XR Elite has a proximity sensor that puts the headset in standby mode to save battery when it isn't in use. To drain the battery faster you'll need to use the headset.

4. Disconnect the USB-C power cable.

5. Press the release button on the right battery cradle temple slot.
6. Pull the battery cradle away from the right temple slot to disconnect it.

7. Repeat the previous step for the left temple slot.

8. Separate the headset and battery cradle.

9. Insert a long edge of an opening pick in the gap between the two halves of the battery cradle, near the USB-C cable.

10. Slide the opening pick along the top edge of battery cradle to release its plastic clips.

11. Flip the battery cradle over.
12. Insert the long edge of an opening pick in the gap between the two halves of the battery cradle.

13. Slide the opening pick along the bottom edge of battery cradle to release its plastic clips.

14. Pull apart the two halves of the battery cradle to completely separate them.

15. Use tweezers to peel back the graphite thermal tape covering the inner plastic frame.
16. If the tape tears a little, don't worry! During reassembly, stick it back in its original place as if it were still one piece

17. Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the nine screws securing the inner plastic frame:
18. Five 11.8 mm-long screws
19. Three 5.6 mm-long screws
20. One 5.6 mm-long screw
21. This screw is covered by a piece of black plastic tape. Use tweezers to remove it before unscrewing.
22. Throughout this repair, keep track of each screw and make sure it goes back exactly where it came from.

23. Remove the inner plastic frame, making sure to thread the graphite thermal tape through it.

24. Use tweezers or your fingers to peel back the thermal pad covering the battery board.
25. Work slowly to avoid tearing the thermal pad.

26. Use the flat end of a spudger to push the left and right battery cell connectors out of their respective sockets.

27. Use the point of a spudger to flip up the locking flap on the power LED ZIF connector.
28. Use tweezers or your fingers to disconnect the power LED cable.
29. During reassembly, slide the cable into the connector and close the locking flap. If the cable is getting stuck, gently remove it and realign it before trying again.

30. Pull the black tab straight up on the USB-C power cable to disconnect it.
31. During reassembly, align the cable directly over the connector and press straight down to reconnect it.

32. Use tweezers or your fingers to peel the conductive tape away from the front metal battery enclosure.

33. Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the four 4.1 mm-long screws securing the battery board.

34. Remove the battery board.