Sphero Ollie Battery Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          25 minutes

Sections

Tires and Hubcaps
2 steps
Motherboard
3 steps
Battery
2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Tires and Hubcaps

Firmly grasp Ollie in one hand.
Remove the blue rubber tire in a peeling motion with your opposite hand.

Firmly grasp Ollie in one hand.

Remove the blue rubber tire in a peeling motion with your opposite hand.

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Step 2

Continue to firmly hold Ollie in one hand.
Use a Plastic Opening Tool to gently pry off the hubcap.
Avoid inserting the Plastic Opening Tool into the empty holes, but instead use the tool near the tabs holding the hubcap in.
Do not aim the hubcap towards another person as it may pop off with force.

Continue to firmly hold Ollie in one hand.

Use a Plastic Opening Tool to gently pry off the hubcap.

Avoid inserting the Plastic Opening Tool into the empty holes, but instead use the tool near the tabs holding the hubcap in.

Do not aim the hubcap towards another person as it may pop off with force.

Step 3

              Motherboard

Loosen and remove the 10mm screw on each side of the device using a JIS 1 screwdriver tip.
Remove the plastic tire frame from the device

Loosen and remove the 10mm screw on each side of the device using a JIS 1 screwdriver tip.

Remove the plastic tire frame from the device

Step 4

Loosen and remove the four 10mm Screws on the underside of the device using a JIS 1 tip.
Firmly grasp the bottom of the device and pull the top half of the outer case off of the bottom.

Loosen and remove the four 10mm Screws on the underside of the device using a JIS 1 tip.

Firmly grasp the bottom of the device and pull the top half of the outer case off of the bottom.

Step 5

Loosen and remove the 10mm screws holding the blue tooth connector as well as the two 1 10 screws holding the motherboard to the case using the JIS #1 screwdriver
Loosen and remove the 10mm screws holding the antenna to the case.
Gently remove mother board from the case with an upward motion.

Loosen and remove the 10mm screws holding the blue tooth connector as well as the two 1 10 screws holding the motherboard to the case using the JIS #1 screwdriver

Loosen and remove the 10mm screws holding the antenna to the case.

Gently remove mother board from the case with an upward motion.

Step 6

              Battery

After you have removed the motherboard, use a JIS #1 screwdriver to remove the four 10mm Screws holding in the cog shields.
Next, you want to pull apart the clips (two on each side) holding the top piece of the shield to the frame.
Then, once you have freed the cogs, you can lift the cog and remove it from the frame.
To completely remove the cog shield out of the way, carefully remove the black pin connectors from the slot in the shield.

After you have removed the motherboard, use a JIS #1 screwdriver to remove the four 10mm Screws holding in the cog shields.

Next, you want to pull apart the clips (two on each side) holding the top piece of the shield to the frame.

Then, once you have freed the cogs, you can lift the cog and remove it from the frame.

To completely remove the cog shield out of the way, carefully remove the black pin connectors from the slot in the shield.

Step 7

Once you have removed the cog out of the way, you can then pinch the clip to access the battery.
To remove the battery, simply pull on it with slight force as it is held tight by adhesives.

Once you have removed the cog out of the way, you can then pinch the clip to access the battery.

To remove the battery, simply pull on it with slight force as it is held tight by adhesives.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Alex - Jul 6, 2018

How do you buy a new battery, where do you get them from?

Keith Johnson - Oct 10, 2018

Alex,

Keith Johnson - Oct 9, 2018

Yes I need to find a battery as well

Terry Saunders - Apr 6, 2019

Need a battery email me terrys2207@yahoo.co.uk

gandham santhosh - Apr 11, 2020

Can I get a motherboard replaced in ollie. Please help me with reply to my email sgandham1980@icloud.com

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