Motorola Moto 360 Battery Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

Time Required

                          20 - 25 minutes

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Rear Cover
4 steps
O-Ring
2 steps
Battery
4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Rear Cover

Set the watch face down on a flat surface.
Place the heated iOpener on the face of the rear cover to loosen the adhesive underneath.

Set the watch face down on a flat surface.

Place the heated iOpener on the face of the rear cover to loosen the adhesive underneath.

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Step 2

              Remove the back cover without force

Follow the instructions here to remove the back cover without force by using some needles in the right places:
Motorola Moto 360 Case Locking Fastener Replacement
Then continue with step 5. Or don’t use needles and just continue with the next steps.

Follow the instructions here to remove the back cover without force by using some needles in the right places:

Motorola Moto 360 Case Locking Fastener Replacement

Then continue with step 5. Or don’t use needles and just continue with the next steps.

Step 3

Gently slide the blue opening pick between the rear cover and the metal casing.
The rear cover is extremely fragile. Be very delicate when using the opening pick.
Work your way entirely around the rear cover.
It may take several attempts of reheating the adhesive to get the rear cover loose enough to pull off.

Gently slide the blue opening pick between the rear cover and the metal casing.

The rear cover is extremely fragile. Be very delicate when using the opening pick.

Work your way entirely around the rear cover.

It may take several attempts of reheating the adhesive to get the rear cover loose enough to pull off.

Step 4

Once the adhesive has been successfully loosened, gently pull the rear cover off.

Once the adhesive has been successfully loosened, gently pull the rear cover off.

Step 5

              O-Ring

To get to the O-Ring, use the Jimmy to gently pry off the rear housing.

To get to the O-Ring, use the Jimmy to gently pry off the rear housing.

Step 6

Pinch the green rubber O-Ring and slide it off of the watch.
The O-Ring is delicate and is easily severed. Use care around sharp objects.

Pinch the green rubber O-Ring and slide it off of the watch.

The O-Ring is delicate and is easily severed. Use care around sharp objects.

Step 7

              Battery

Detach the copper ribbon connecting the motherboard and the display.
For reassembly, attach copper ribbon where it is marked.
The copper ribbon is fragile and easily disconnects. Remember where it goes so as to reconnect it properly.

Detach the copper ribbon connecting the motherboard and the display.

For reassembly, attach copper ribbon where it is marked.

The copper ribbon is fragile and easily disconnects. Remember where it goes so as to reconnect it properly.

Step 8

Use the spudger to separate the battery casing from the rear housing.
For leverage, place the spudger in either groove in the rear housing.

Use the spudger to separate the battery casing from the rear housing.

For leverage, place the spudger in either groove in the rear housing.

Step 9

Lift the black plastic pull-tab and pull back on the battery until it’s removed from the battery casing. The battery is very firmly secured, so you may have to use a great deal of force.
There are two strips of adhesive securing the battery. You may have to use the spudger to loosen the adhesive. Use care not to damage electronics.

Lift the black plastic pull-tab and pull back on the battery until it’s removed from the battery casing. The battery is very firmly secured, so you may have to use a great deal of force.

There are two strips of adhesive securing the battery. You may have to use the spudger to loosen the adhesive. Use care not to damage electronics.

Step 10

Once the battery is separate from the back of the battery casing, disconnect the red and black wire by prying or pulling it straight up from the board (perpendicular to the board surface).

Once the battery is separate from the back of the battery casing, disconnect the red and black wire by prying or pulling it straight up from the board (perpendicular to the board surface).

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

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Mario Becroft - May 7, 2016

Thanks for the guide. However I found several steps at least misleading, or not directly applicable to my Moto 360. I’m not sure if this is because the Moto 360 internal construction has varied over different production iterations.

The key difference is this guide implies that the inner body can simply be slid up and out of the metal shell with slow and careful prying. Actually, there are 4 curved plastic parts (call them locking pins) that fit corresponding slots in the metal shell and the plastic inner body at each side of the top and bottom clasp attachment points. Once inserted during manufacture, there is no way the body will ever slide up and out of the shell. I had to apply significant pressure to bend the shell out and pry the body out past the locking slots. However, it’s possible that the locking pins could have been removed with tweezers permitting a less energetic disassembly of the watch.

Tran Hoang Nhat - May 18, 2016

Actually, there is a way to remove them. They are flat and tiny, near the watchbands’ holes. To remove them, insert something (like a needle, or a toothpick) into the 4 carved out parts and their heads will pop out. Use a screwdriver or nail to gently peel it out. After that, hold the top and bottom (where the watchbands are), and pull the inner body up.

davedogcaddy - Feb 7, 2017

I made a video that includes removal of the retaining clips, a critical step missing from all the iFixIt Guides: https://youtu.be/r1as_h5jnBM

To answer Mike’s question, the outside dimensions of the rectangular battery are 30mm x 28mm x ~2.6mm. However, that’s not the full story, as the part of the battery module containing the electronics and where the wires attach is thinner than the rest, providing a space about 3mm wide along the narrow edge of the battery that sits above other components on the board.

My asseessment is that there may be space for a slightly larger battery if it was not rectangular, but this would require careful design and provide only marginal benefit.

freestyle695 - May 11, 2016

could an ipod nano battery fit inside?

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