I had the first battery stuck, just last night on an A1255. Brand new Duracells. I tried everything, long screwdriver push against spring, rubber hammer. So, as some have said, I did the following. 1. Remove the other two batteries. Easy. 2. Spray in some WD-40, not too much. Let rest upright. 3. Using an air spray electronics cleaner, I flushed it (messy). Lo and behold, the stuck battery came out. Now drying on the radiator. Now, If someone could help me figure out why the "1" and "3" keys don't work, I'd be grateful. WP

Wow. First comment in almost 4 years.

Anyway, I recently obtained a Cisco Flip minoHD (3rd gen.) and the light stayed red.. forever. Tried the paper clip trick, nothing.

Decided to follow this guide and see what was inside. In particular to see if I could re-purpose the gorgeous screen. If anyone has any guides or ideas, I’d love to hear them.

This guide is fantastic, except lacking one thing; the isolation padding. I neglected to take photos during my teardown (my bad).

The battery was bulged which is a bad sign. Well on eBay someone was selling a battery replacement so I went ahead and got one.

WORKS GREAT. Happily Charging away. Splash screen comes up. Device is immediately recognized in Windows, shows DCIM, FlipShare install files etc.

Now to leave the motherboard exposed and play around with probe points (I2C for instance) and what the 5 pinholes are for. May attach a header here and see if it possible to get it to work as an external screen, or live camera.

Thank you all. Great site.

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