Jeff Suovanen

In order to soften the adhesive, you’d typically need to heat it to around 70° C or higher, often for an extended period. Using a heat gun, it’s fairly easy to overcook it and set the battery on fire, especially if you’re new at this. Including a heat gun would also significantly increase the cost to assemble and ship the battery kit. Happy that it worked out for you, but I hesitate to recommend that method to everyone.

@lrambjor No special technique; just line it up and press down, and it should snap into place. Make sure there’s no dirt/debris in the socket; give it a blast with some compressed air if needed. And make sure you’re not trying to jam an iPhone 6s battery into an iPhone 6 (or vice versa)—they aren’t compatible.

@car34 Based on the X-ray, that component looks really similar to the one in the previous generation. I’m sure it’s replaceable. Whether or not it’s the same part or compatible with the iPad 5 version, I couldn’t say—my guess would be the button cover is identical, with maybe 50/50 odds the underlying flex cable is the same.

Hey Michael, this is not a guide and should not be used as instructions. Our step-by-step repair guides are over here. From your description I can’t tell for sure what’s damaged, but you can try submitting a question in the Pixel XL section of the Answers forum. Good luck!

I wouldn’t try to re-use a soft-shell lithium-ion battery that was glued down and then pried out—no matter how little you deform it, it’s a potential fire hazard. Not worth the risk in order to save $35. If your goal is to combine two devices, leave the good battery glued to the chassis and transfer over everything else.

The Surface Pro 6 in our teardown was definitely 1796—you can tell for sure it’s a 6 because of the hardware changes and the updated processor from Intel. It’s entirely possible they’re using more than one model number. There’s some discussion about this here.

No it’s not safe. Please don’t do that.

@kick26 I’d install them whenever you get a chance. Leaving them off won’t hurt the phone, but those flex cable connectors can pop out if not secured under those cover brackets.

Sounds like a blown backlight circuit. That’s very fixable for a professional with microsoldering skills, but it’s an advanced repair that is beyond the scope of this guide.

Comes with the kit and is also available separately. Please see the parts list at the top of the guide.