Many of our community members use our guides for battery replacement but we get a lot of
comments on those pesky adhesive strips.
How to apply them and how to remove them safely.
Well users we hear you and today i’m going to show you the best practices for battery
adhesive strips.
You can use this video if you have a phone as old as an iphone 5s and up to the the latest
iphone 7 plus!
Be sure to follow our step by step guide on ifixit.com.
Let's get started!
Let’s start with battery adhesive removal.
I’m sure watching our video and looking at our guides make it look easy and you get
frustrated when the strips break.
Not to worry, we’ve done our fair share of breaking strips too.
First, if you are removing tabs from a iPhone 5s/5c/SE be sure you cut the strips in the
middle so you can remove them individually.
Second make sure you are doing the removal correctly by pulling out and not twisting
or bunching the strip.
IF you did everything right and it still breaks here are a few things you can do before resulting
in the heat and scrape method.
First, try to use your pointy tweezers to get the strip back.
If it’s really resistant it might just be a “dry” strip.
Hit it with a little heat and then try grabbing the strip again.
This method has worked for me almost 100% of the time.
But it takes patience and you have to be careful not to bend the battery too much or puncture
it with your tool.
If that doesn’t work you will have to resort to the Heat and scrape method.
First hit the back of the phone with heat.
Flip the iPhone back over and insert a plastic card between the case side of the battery
and the rear case.
Do not pry against the logic board and keep your card as flat as possible.
If you are met with too much resistance heat up the rear case again until the adhesive
is loose enough to pry up.
When your bad battery is finally out of the phone, it’s time to apply new adhesive strips
Steps: Start by removing the small plastic film covering
the flat ends of the adhesive strips.
For iPhone 5s/5c/SE adhesive strips, grab the large blue film backing instead and peel
it back slightly to expose a small amount of adhesive near the flat ends of the strips.
With the battery facing up, carefully align the exposed portion of the adhesive strips
along the lower edge of the front of the battery, and press them gently into place.
Place the battery face down on a flat surface.
Starting at the pointed end of the adhesive strips, peel off the large blue film covering
the strips.
Using your fingertip, gently roll the adhesive strips over the bottom edge of the battery,
toward the back.
Lay the strips down flat and let them stick to the back of the battery.
Use your fingers or a cloth to gently press the strips into place along the back of the
battery.
Peel away the remaining piece of film, fully exposing the adhesive strips.
With the strips facing down, align the top edge of the battery into your iPhone.
When the battery is correctly positioned, lay it down in the iPhone and press it firmly
into place, allowing the adhesive strips to stick to the rear case.
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