Replacing the Palm Tungsten T3 battery
January 27, 2010 - 12:31 am
http://www.janleow.com/life/replacing-the-palm-t3-battery.html
It was a struggle to replace the Tungsten T3 battery. So hopefully this video would be enlightening compare with all the other videos which showed easy replacement but actually not.
Duration : 0:4:45
[youtube bFZMi3rQpFA]
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
just replaced my t3 …
just replaced my t3 bat now… took around half an hour… tough… but the palm is now back to life!
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
shit!i don t want …
shit!i don t want to change my battery after this!
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
THANK YOU !!!!! …
THANK YOU !!!!! This PDA was a gift from 6 years ago and it has been good to me. I don’t want a smart phone cause this device does everything I need it to do as far as my schedule is concerned. THANK YOU!!!!
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
you have to get a …
you have to get a SDio card from Palm and install the Zire z3 (i think) drivers on it….. Bing gave me the better results then Google so try that…
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
No, unless you buy …
No, unless you buy a PalmOne SD Wifi card which last I checked, costs $100. Could be lower since this model is old now. Only that SD wifi card will work since it was built specifically for Palm devices.
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
can anyone reply to …
can anyone reply to me? is it possible to have the net on this, i tried so hard but i dunno hwo to get it on mine, =S
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
Great Video! Thank …
Great Video! Thank you. I have been planning to do this for 2 years now, but apprehensive until now. Only a couple of questions I have are where can you get the battery…and are they all the same battery? I have the older Tungsten T1
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
On eBay I found …
On eBay I found battery from China for $1USD + $6USD shipping – YES! seven bucks delivered! Just got it in about 1 week – installed it in 20 minutes works fine. Sure beats paying $70!!!
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
V-HELPFUL THX som …
V-HELPFUL THX som step not need & could damage:
(a) slide end removed by put paper clip end in 2 tiny holes on back of case (in line with silver slide grooves) push slightly in, slide off the base Near end of travel twist sideways gently to free. (b) DO NOT peel flexible circuit board – just disconnect connector as shown and leave two case pieces attached by it.
(c) to open last case after 4 screws removed, lay unit on screen, use blade in upper crack, pry plastic case wider – not upwards!
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
thanks ever so for …
thanks ever so for enabling me to change my battery – it would have been a nightmare without your video. Managed to break off the back slide clip on my second attempt after being given a wrong battery! – cheers
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
dude as they say in …
dude as they say in nyc, good looks.
Thank you sooo much!! could not have done it without your video!! and even with the video it was a challenge – Thank you for your efforts!! I love people like you..
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
Admirable …
Admirable instruction, many thanks. BUT at the point of “unplug the battery cable” those less skilled should remember, there is a socket attached to the mother board and a battery plug that fits into it (tightly in my case). If you just go ham-handedly prying thinking the thing will unplug before your pry the socket off the mother board, … well, used t3 are still available on ebay for around 3x replacement battery cost. Pleasant music doesn’t help the thumbidexterous …
good luck.
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
Tanx! I Open it …
Tanx! I Open it without any difficulty tanx to you, because you explain very well the hard parts. The thing that gave me a little hard time was placing back the sliders. But, it was just a a minute.
Tanx
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
Watching your video …
Watching your video gave me the courage to try my own T3 battery replacement. I did it about a half hour (watching and re-watching your video several times). The music was a welcome, calming influence!
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
Thanks a lot. This …
Thanks a lot. This helped very much. I just have problem after replacing the battery to close the case.
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
Urnggghh…!!
Urnggghh…!!
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
I’m going to try it …
I’m going to try it over the weekend – many thanks for the instructional and educational video!
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
You are a genius !
…
You are a genius !
Pure genius !!!
Bravo.
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
I’m not looking …
I’m not looking forward to replacing my battery after watching this but I really appreciate you taking the time to video and post this. Thanks a lot!
Chicago Steve (aka stevefoobar)
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
For anyone …
For anyone considering attempting this feat I would suggest taking a valium beforehand. You would think that changing a battery for a PDA is as simple as changing a battery on a mobile phone. WRONG! There are so many bloody tiny screws to remove – the case doesn’t seem to want to budge and for some reason they decided to glue everything together including the battery!! This task just wasted 45 minutes of my life, give and take 10 minutes for cursing…
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
My experience is:
- …
My experience is:
- You just do not need to peel the wire ribon from the back case, only disconnect at the end
- You can open the case smoothly by pushing sideway. this releases at that side. Then to the other side swiftly. No need for screwdriver (that can hurt!).
- There are replacement batteries (usually indicated ‘for M550′) that are not the same size of that of the original T3 but they can be put in without problem. Do not get a heart attack like me noticing the difference!
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
Thanks for it! …
Thanks for it! Helped me lot and encouraged.
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
Well done! I think …
Well done! I think you`re very brave for tackling this. I may even have a go myself when the time comes! Thank you.
January 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
thank you
thank you