Ancient Tablet, Part 2.

I received the battery for the old tablet, and got it mounted. Easy, as it already had the mounting bracket.

At first it would not switch on. A look inside found the culprit. The connector to the on/off switch was not connected to the PCB. Easily fixed. Then the next:

For some obscure reason the tablet "thinks" I will be installing a custom software, and wants me to use the up/down buttons to choose yes or no. I tried pushing the "down" button to restart the tablet ... absolutely nothing happened. Were the up/down button switches damaged at the first disassembly? It's possible.

The connection to the up/down button is hidden, so even more disassembly is needed to check and (if possible) repair the possible damage. If the switches are damaged, I can find some replacement, but some more mechanical work is needed, as I probably cannot mount a replacement switch inside the existing casing. We shall see.

It is possible that happened when I first removed the back panel. The tablet repair is on hold now, as I have other priorities, such as getting my antenna system upgraded.

If I can't get it working properly, it's always possible to use the battery for another device.

Ancient Tablet. Battery Dead.

 I have an ancient (2012?)  Samsung tablet, 7 or 8", I think that I would like to set up for monitoring some radio related websites. I finally located the charging cable, one of the long connectors, and tried to charge.

Result: The screen blinks with the "on/off switch"symbol, and has done that for a long time. 

Looks like time for a battery replacement. I found a local (in the country) supplier and looked up the battery. The search on their website did show a battery that looks identical, so I ordered one.

The battery I ordered has the correct connector, so I don't expect any trouble. Should it not fit into the casing, I can live with that, and do a makeshift casing. The screen is supposed to be in a fixed position, so it doesn't need to be carried around. If the battery is a perfect fit, I will re-mount the back panel. It has been bent out of shape in places, bit I don't need it to look pretty. Just functional.

At least the tablet had a battery that can be replaced, fairly easily.

We shall see how the repair goes when the new battery arrives, if I need to do a makeshift casing. I hope there is no software fault popping up because it has lost power. We shall see, indeed.