By Dustinluckenbill • Difficulty: Easy
Replacing the battery on your Nest couldn't be easier. Removing 4 screws gets you into the Nest's display and the battery comes right out. The only tools required are tweezers and a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
- Grasp the display's metal outer ring with your fingers and pull directly away from the wall.
- Turn the display over.
- Remove the four 6 mm screws from the back of the display using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
- Pinch the gray 20-pin connector with your fingers and pull directly away from the display.
- Locate the blue pull tab at the end of the ribbon which says, "1. Pull".
- Grasp the tab with your fingers and pull directly away from the motherboard.
- Locate the blue tab which says, "2. Pull".
- Use tweezers to pull the battery up and away from the display.
- Locate the blue tab which says "3 unplug".
- Grasp the battery with your fingers. Pull gently directly away from the display to unplug the battery from the motherboard.
- Grasp the battery with your fingers and pull directly away from motherboard to separate the battery from the display.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.