Magic Trackpad Battery Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Very easy

Steps

2

Time Required

                          3 minutes            

Sections

1

• Batteries
• 2 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Batteries               

• Use a spudger or coin to twist out the battery door.

Use a spudger or coin to twist out the battery door.

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Step 2

• Slide out the two AA batteries.

Slide out the two AA batteries.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Toto1411 - Dec 31, 2016

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Hello there, is the Trackpad destroyed by misplacing (wrong polarity) the batteries?

shamino - Jan 17, 2020

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I recently found a Magic Trackpad on a junk pile, to find that the batteries are corroded and won’t come out.

I poured a small amount of isopropyl alcohol in the battery cylider, pried with a thin plastic pick and banged it against a table to get out the first battery, but the second one doesn’t want to move.

Any suggestions for how to get it out without destroying the device? The only thing I can think of would be to crazy-glue a thin rod to the top of the battery, maybe pour in some alcohol, and pull/wiggle the battery until it comes out. I’m afraid that any kind of stronger solvent will cause real damage.

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michel.firholz - Jan 11, 2021

The best solvent for leaked alkaline batteries is… tap water!