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This guide's goal is to help the user to replace the battery of a PS Vita Slim if the battery is faulty or has some other kind of problem.
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All 6.35mm screws were removed using a J00 bit from the iFixit pro toolkit.
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There are four screws on the back of the device, remove them as shown.
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There are two screws on the bottom, near the charging port, remove them using the J00 screwdriver on the 6.35mm screws from the iFixit pro toolkit.
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Finally, remove the top screw under the dust cover using the J00 screwdriver on the 6.35mm screws from the iFixit pro toolkit.
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Upon removing the back panel you will need to slowly and carefully remove the ribbons connecting the hardware to access the needed parts to be repaired.
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Once the ribbons have been removed, then the back is fully removed and you can access the hardware within.
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Using the spudger, carefully pry the battery connector upwards out of the socket. Do not fully remove the battery yet.
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Now using the tweezers, carefully remove the ribbon connecting the battery from the hardware.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Whilst tearing down my PCH-2016 model PS Vita Slim I have noticed that there is also a screw in the cartridge area that needs to be removed to remove the back panel.