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-[* black] We decide to lever the yellow battery out first what gives us a little bit more space to deal with the other components.
- [* black] This teeny tiny battery pouch is only 10x9.8x5.6 mm and delivers 0.185 Wh (50 mAh @ 3.7 V).
- [* icon_note] This is en par with the battery cell in the [guide|127551|AirPods Pro|stepid=247983|new_window=true]. The new AirPods 3 bring 0.133 Wh to the table while the [guide|145624|nothing ear(1)|stepid=296406|new_window=true] carrie a 0.11 Wh battery.
-[* black] On our way to the driver (which is glued down in a super tight recess) we come by two metal plates on the ribbon cable which are unfortunately fixed with plastic rivets forcing us to pull out our [product|IF145-056-4|flush cutter|new_window=true].
- [* icon_note] Though we’re no big fans of glue we’re less fans of destructive fasteners. If not tiny screws maybe a mild adhesive would have done the job here as well?
+[* black] We opt for battery removal—both because it'l give us more room to maneuver and because this cell will someday need replacing.
+ [* black] This teeny tiny battery pouch is only 10x9.8x5.6 mm and delivers 0.1 Wh (50 mAh @ 3.7 V).
+ [* icon_note] This is on par with the battery cell in the [guide|127551|AirPods Pro|stepid=247983|new_window=true]. The new AirPods 3 bring 0.133 Wh to the table while the [guide|145624|nothing ear(1)|stepid=296406|new_window=true] carry a 0.11 Wh battery.
+[* black] On our way to the driver (which is glued down in a super tight recess) we see the ribbon cable held captive by brackets that are in turn secured by plastic rivets. With a heavy sigh we break out the [product|IF145-056-4|flush cutter|new_window=true].
+ [* icon_note] While we’re no fans of glue we're even ''less'' fond of destructive fasteners. At least glue can be reapplied!