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Recently, a rather interesting Chinese tablet fell into my hands. According to the owner, the tablet after turning on works for a maximum of 5 seconds and turns off. It was decided to disassemble the tablet and see what is the cause of the malfunction.
Here is the tablet itself.

Battery replacement plus possible modding


Standard set: processor 1.2 GHz, operational 512 mb, on board Android version 4.0., Screen 7 inches. It was also surprising to have a full-fledged USB host port. In general, the tablet is assembled quite high quality.
So, we begin the autopsy.
On the side of all connectors and inputs are two bolts. They need to be unscrewed.

Battery replacement plus possible modding


Further along the perimeter of the housing, the latches must be unfastened. I did it with a sharp knife. But be careful. As it turned out, there are literally a few millimeters from the latches loops, do not cut them.

Battery replacement plus possible modding

Battery replacement plus possible modding


And here is what was inside.

Battery replacement plus possible modding


All loops, connectors, etc. were checked. After the charge controller rang. It turned out to be working. As for the battery, pushing it with your finger was no problem. It seems that they poured liquid into a plastic bag. After soldering and laborious peeling off the battery, this is what happened.

Battery replacement plus possible modding


There was more than enough space for a new battery.

Battery replacement plus possible modding


Googling a little, I came across a suitable battery. Both in size and in size.
What can I say, the battery fit perfectly, as if the space under it was sharpened. Instead of the previous 1800s, we have 3600 milliamps per hour. Profit x2! This is what the device looks like with a new battery.

Battery replacement plus possible modding


Since the tablet was disassembled, then there were thoughts to tighten up something else. And a great idea came to mind. The tablet has a front camera for video calls, but it can also just take photos.
Here is the camera. Inside view.

Battery replacement plus possible modding


The camera is connected using a flexible cable. Gently bending it, you can turn the camera in the opposite direction, i.e. push. From the front camera, it turns into a regular back.

Battery replacement plus possible modding


However, for this you need to drill a hole in the back cover. But since the tablet is not mine, then I do not have the right to spoil the appearance.
Contact pads and a cut in the PCB were also found. Most likely, just for the rear camera.

Battery replacement plus possible modding


In more expensive models, it is probably present.
Putting the tablet back. We snap latches. Twist the screws. And check.
Voila!

Battery replacement plus possible modding

Battery replacement plus possible modding


The tablet is working! In active use, he lasted 4 hours.
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Comments (12)
  1. Sensor
    #1 Sensor Guests March 17, 2013 14:03
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    Useless homemade: fellow:
  2. Basil
    #2 Basil Guests March 27, 2013 15:10
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    In the photo different devices
    on the fifth photo, 4 memory banks are soldered, on all the other 2, here's how?)
  3. Dima Smirnov
    #3 Dima Smirnov Guests March 27, 2013 19:39
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    This fool while the battery changed decided to get rid of the memory))
  4. Basil
    #4 Basil Guests April 5, 2013 14:55
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    and the wire was gray, turned black wink
  5. Basil
    #5 Basil Guests April 8, 2013 15:38
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    Yes, and the board has completely changed))
  6. Serj
    #6 Serj Guests July 17, 2013 20:35
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    well, you and fools, this is a bad picture ..
  7. iZverg
    #7 iZverg Guests September 25, 2013 23:13
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    the tablet is not Wexler, huh?
  8. Leonid
    #8 Leonid Guests November 1, 2013 20:13
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    I have the same unit, though a bit newer and there is a rear camera. I don’t recommend opening it with a knife, but don’t use a plastic card at all. However, if you get the hang of it, it’s easy to open it with a fingernail 1-1.2mm long on the opposite side of the buttons. I REALLY WANT TO FIND OUT THE AUTHOR OF THIS REPORTING. to detect the current battery and with such a good resource?
  9. Sanya
    #9 Sanya Guests January 5, 2014 17:17
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    Google will save the father of Russian democracy!
  10. Gleb
    #10 Gleb Guests August 21, 2014 08:57
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    The most useless homemade !!!! : crying:
  11. Tonas
    #11 Tonas Guests January 21, 2018 00:21
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    This is not even home-made, but rather a photo report on replacing a cadmium-helium battery with nickel, if my sclerosis doesn’t change me (and he doesn’t change me, he’s not with anyone) then helium batteries are a pretty lousy thing with no battery life (about six months) and they cost mere pennies, and the battery that the author of the article put is more expensive than this whole tablet a half times.
  12. stas200788
    #12 stas200788 Guests May 24, 2018 17:05
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    A good idea about the camera, I also have a supra mx65 tablet, there is also a front camera, but the main one is not. Let's do it !;)))

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