Amazon Fire TV Loose Contact in the Battery Compartment

crwdns2936071:01crwdne2936071:0 — Open the battery compartment

Place the remote control with the battery cover facing up. Pull the tap with your fingernail and flip up the battery cover.

crwdns2936071:02crwdne2936071:0 — Check the cause of the failure

Before this repair is performed, it has to be checked, if the failure described in this repair guide exists. Check, if the batteries are not empty (in doubt please use new batteries).

crwdns2936071:03crwdne2936071:0 — Remove the batteries

First pull out the front battery by lifting it, then pull out the second battery.

crwdns2936071:04crwdne2936071:0 — Explanation of the root cause of the failure

Information: On both sides in the battery compartment there are battery-fixations made of rubber. You can easily feel them with your finger because they are softer than the plastic housing.

crwdns2936071:05crwdne2936071:0 — Cut off the rubber battery-fixing

If this step is executed, it might happen that the batteries will afterwards permanently rattle when using the remote control!

crwdns2936071:06crwdne2936071:0 — Put in the batteries and close the cover

Put in the batteries in the correct direction (see schematic illustration on the ground of the battery compartment).