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Introduction |
As the tablet ages, the battery pack will steadily degrade in its’s charging ability to hold a charge due todegrades from constant discharging and recharging. Eventually, it will not be able to retain enough charge to power the tablet and will haveneed to be replaced. While replacing the battery pack is a relatively straight forward straightforward task, care must be taken when handling the battery pack. The pack is made up of a lithium-ion compound in a flexible mylar jacket which can allow, allowing internal battery components to come in contact with each other, causing a potentially dangerous chemical reaction. Also, the mylar jacket is vulnerable to damage which could allow the internal chemicals to leak out. | | SinceWith the motherboard will be exposed, care should be takentake precautionary measures to prevent short circuiting thethe battery’s power leads from the batteryshort-circuiting or allowing static electricity to damage the motherboard. AnIf available, use an antistatic mat should be used if available. |
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