Tripling Kindle Paperwhite Battery Capacity
Triple the battery capacity and battery life of an 11th generation Kindle Paperwhite! In this video, I explain in detail how I achieved this and how you can perform the same modification. The new 3D-printed enclosure back (required for the larger battery) has nifty stretchy straps to make the Kindle easy to hold without a case.
Detailed instructions, parts, and files are here: https://www.hackster.io/cameroncoward...
or here: https://www.instructables.com/Triple-...
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This video demonstrates how to disassemble the Kindle Paperwhite: • How to Open the Kindle PaperWhite 5 S...
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:28 Disclaimers
1:06 Design Overview
2:10 Battery Challenges
4:33 Battery Solutions
5:36 Kindle Flexible PCB Battery Connector
6:49 3D Scanning
7:56 CAD and 3D Printing
9:14 Painting
9:38 How-to
9:57 PCBWay
11:40 Final Thoughts
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