Replacing The Battery In Your Kindle - How To Do This

As you know the Amazon Kindle is a fairly new innovation and many owners have not had their Kindle gadget long enough to require a new battery. However, if you are a reader who uses your Kindle frequently and charges it often then you may get to the point where the battery doesn't seem to last as long as when your Kindle was new. This is not unusual - most rechargeable batteries have a 'life' measured in number of re-charges.

Another reason that you might wish to replace the battery on your Kindle is that you are going to be using it for a long period of time and can't charge it anywhere. For example if you are planning a trip with a long international flight. In this case you can take two (or more) fully charged Kindle batteries with you and replace them as you require.

To save battery life, your Kindle will go into a 'sleep' mode if it is not being used. You'll recognize when your Kindle has entered 'sleep' mode because a screen saver will appear on your screen in place of the book you were reading. Kindle comes with built-in screen savers, or you can also check the site in the resource box below to learn how to create your own.

Your Amazon Kindle has a built-in battery power meter that you will find at the bottom right side of the screen. The battery power meter is right next to the wireless signal strength meter. It's sometimes easy to get these meters confused. The wireless signal strength indicator appears as a bar graph with a small antenna in front of the first bar. When your battery power meter shows nearly all white you know it's either time to recharge your Kindle or replace your battery. If the power meter goes down quickly after a charge it is probably time to replace your battery. If you need to replace the battery on your Kindle it is a simple thing to do.

How to replace the battery on your Amazon Kindle:

1. Turn-off your Kindle
2. Find a soft cloth or other means to protect the face of your Kindle
3. Place your Kindle face down on a flat, secure surface
4. Slide the gray back cover off of your Kindle
5. You will see the gray battery in it's compartment
6. Note the battery compartment has a rounded 'notch' on one end
7. Using your finger (Do NOT use a screwdriver or any other device that might damage your Kindle) and gently push the battery to the back of the compartment then lift it out
8. The battery is attached to your Kindle by a white plastic connector and several wires
9. GENTLY pull the white connector back until the battery is disconnected from your Kindle
10. Attach your new battery by pushing the white wiring connector into the proper location in the battery compartment
11. Seat the battery into the back of the battery compartment - make sure the white wiring connector is attached properly
12. Press the battery down at the front of the battery compartment - note that the battery and the compartment have a small notch and grove to help you line up the battery
13. Replace the cover
14. Turn on your Kindle

While this is not a procedure everyone will need to do regularly it is helpful to have this knowledge when your battery does not hold a charge or if you are traveling and need more than one charged battery.

One other point here is that the battery in your Amazon Kindle is made from Lithium Polymer. It should always be disposed of properly, exactly like the car battery at a battery recycling center located near you.

Megan Sara Jones is the author of four Ebooks published on Amazon. For more information on this article, or all things connected with Kindle readers or Ebooks please visit Everything Kindle.

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