Battery replacement for T9?

[Utew]

Anyone have any experience replacing the battery on a T9?

I've got a dead one.. nephew shorted it by leaving it outside in the rain for three days, then overheating it with a hair-dryer..sigh. As an aside, he has also run it through the wash in his pants pocket a total of three times. Tough little player...

It amazingly still works when powered by USB.. and will show charging, but the batt won't hold a charge. So I'm in search of a battery replacement. Any ideas would be appreciated. I'd rather do it myself and not send it back to Samsung.

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[RCM]

Here's one $40 dollars tho http://www.samsungparts.com/part_det...Fmodel=YPT9JAB

[Utew]

Thanks for the link RCM

[Technomancer]

You might want to make sure the battery connection on the board isn't shorted. That would easily account for a 'non-working' battery.

I've had car remote fobs go through the wash and end up with bridged connections from detergent residue and lint.

[Aussie Steve]

G'day all,

Firstly thanks for everyone's input which has helped me. It seems my T9's battery is dead as I can only use it when powered by my PC connected via USB cable. Even after it shows it's been fully charged, no sign of it even attempting to turn on. I figured the player should be okay though since it still works normally when connected to PC.

I had to do a bit of hunting for a replacement battery since the shipping cost is $40 AUS if you purchase it from Samsung's US site linked to earlier > http://www.samsungparts.com/Products...code=&cpncode=
Eventually I found the same battery priced at $14.79 US ($18 AUS) from Battery Bay which includes free shipping! http://www.batterybay.net/Samsung-YP...gcs-smt9sl.htm

It's just been shipped so i'm keen to receive it, 4 to 12 business days til arrival in the great land of OZ. When I have it installed and.. hopefully working.. i'll let you all know!

Hope this helps and good luck to everyone!