Introduction
This guide's goal is to help the user to replace the battery of a PS Vita Slim if the battery is faulty or has some other kind of problem.
What you need
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All 6.35mm screws were removed using a J00 bit from the iFixit pro toolkit.
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There are four screws on the back of the device, remove them as shown.
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There are two screws on the bottom, near the charging port, remove them using the J00 screwdriver on the 6.35mm screws from the iFixit pro toolkit.
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Finally, remove the top screw under the dust cover using the J00 screwdriver on the 6.35mm screws from the iFixit pro toolkit.
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Upon removing the back panel you will need to slowly and carefully remove the ribbons connecting the hardware to access the needed parts to be repaired.
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Once the ribbons have been removed, then the back is fully removed and you can access the hardware within.
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Tool used on this step:Spudger$3.99
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Using the spudger, carefully pry the battery connector upwards out of the socket. Do not fully remove the battery yet.
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Now using the tweezers, carefully remove the ribbon connecting the battery from the hardware.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Whilst tearing down my PCH-2016 model PS Vita Slim I have noticed that there is also a screw in the cartridge area that needs to be removed to remove the back panel.
The touchpad cable isn't able to be re-attached if you do this so your vita just ends up becoming permanently crippled. DO NOT FOLLOW THIS GUIDE.
@polocatfan yes it can? just needs some good technique
@squirrelmuncher can 100% confirm it's impossible. I tried for hours.
@polocatfan I just did the entire thing and removed the cable. All you have to do is make sure the latch is lifted up on the board. They should have included it in the instructions but you need to lift up the tiny brown latch so you can slide the cable back in then put the latch down. If the latch is up all it requires is steady hands and some good lighting
