About battery replacement

New_Jack

Hi hope everybody is fine with their Suunto watch ?

Mine 9 peak pro has actually a battery that’s not workable no more, and since Suunto service didn’t support the battery replacement, they returned it to me as it was.

Would anyone know how to dismantle the watch to access the battery ?

I’ve already disassembled the back cover, but there is another trick to disassemble the front casing, and hopefully someone would know how to access it all swift ?

Thanks a lot

Jack

Squirrel

@New_Jack So you have a new battery that you want to install?
Post some pictures of the watch internals, maybe someone can give you a hint.

New_Jack

@Squirrel

Thanks Squirrel, am up to do anything it cost to have it dismantled.
Would be nice if someone could give a hint.

Thanks

Jack

2b2bff

@New_Jack I don’t know how helpful this is, but there are some internal pictures here https://fccid.io/RYPOW211, but I don’t know where the battery is located…

Squirrel

Battery is between main board and display, but looks like you have to remove main board from the front. You’d have to separate the bezel/shroud from mid-case, or remove the crystal. But crystals are normally removed by crystal press from inside. I’m sure you will manage it if you don’t mind destroying the watch in the process. 🧐
How did you remove the middle button? Or did it loose the c-clip and just fall out on it’s own? Also not sure what’s that under the crystal. A delaminated glue indicating someone already removed the front and just put it back together improperly?

New_Jack

@2b2bff Many thanks m8, those documents are almost what i’m after.

Yes the battery is just between the pcb and the lcd.
Got to separate the plastic middle cover, from the metal front cover, that’s a bit tricky to find how to release them

New_Jack

@Squirrel Indeed, actually the button is held by a c-clip like on a forerunner watch, that you can spot just from behind.

Thought it would release the middle cover from the front, but it did not.

A piece wants to separate when using a spudger, but somethings holding it, just from the buttons side.

Yep the crystal delaminated the glue is on me, trying to soften the glue introducing some drops of ipa alcohol, expecting the crystal to come up with heat, using a succion tool, but it did not

Pierre 0

@New_Jack
On side note, I also own a 9PP and I am surprised Suunto does not propose battery replacement service ?
Is this confirmed and applied for all the watches ? Does it depend on a price threshold ?

New_Jack

@Pierre-0 Nah the watch been sent to them to DE, then they held it 2 months.
And returned appologizing this is a end of life product.
But a while later, this watch was on their Blackfriday sales.

Therefore iam after a solution to open up the watch, and access a battery myself.