And this time, it’ll STAY fixed!
So, a while back when we were visiting in MN, my mophie juice pack air (iPhone case with battery for extended runtime) died. Under warranty, so I sent it back. At the time, I had noticed that for the past several months, the battery was rattling a bit in the case. I suspected that the two were related, but moved on with the new case.
Fast forward a few months, and the new one starts rattling just like the old. And it too dies on me about two weeks ago. This time, however, things were going to play out different.
Instead of sending it back, I opened it up. Lo and behold, the battery lead to the charging circuit board had broken off, due to the wiggle of the battery fatiguing the wire and causing it to snap.
No problem, soldered it back together. But, rather than rely on the crappy double stick tape to hold the battery still, sugru has been deployed! Sugru is silicone putty that is fairly adhesive, extremely shock absorbent, fireproof, and easily applied. Also reasonably non-toxic once dried, but since it’s in the case that didn’t matter so much. And it comes in convenient little packets.
Pictures posted on facebook, as my blog seems to be having an uploader permissions malfunction. Fix that with some sugru next…
