New battery for the MIO C520

Not that easy, but I now have a new battery in the C520. Opening involved:
* removing five rubber plugs (they sit using tape with glue on both sides on the bottom)
* removing 5 screws (small X ones)
* unsnapping the back (tricky – it’s really so that it sits really hars so that you wonder if the screws are really needed)
It’s now open. Now you need to:
* Remove the silver tape that is on top of the battery.
* Remove the battery – stuck in sticky foam to the board, use a broad knife or some good, flat tool
* Remove the speaker – there is a hook on one of the sides. Focus on the hook to get it off.
* pull out the connector to the battery.
So. Now it’s just to connect the new battery (the connector has visible metal which goes up and not towards the board) and put the stuff back. The speaker is best put back with the hook first and then you pull it so that the pins pop into the holes on the main board.
DONE!
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