So you actually CAN replace the battery in a Kindle II.
Good thing, because mine sat around so long without a charge that it absolutely, positively WILL NOT START. Or even take a charge. I suppose it’s old enough that the battery just couldn’t hold enough juice to jump start anymore.
Interesting teardown of the Kindle II here. The problem is, they don’t tell you exactly how that big silver cover on the back comes off. I managed to pry it off but I suspect it’s actually supposed to slip down about 1/16″ and then it opens like a car hood. In fact, looking at the innards now that I have it open, I’m 100% certain of that. Definitely watch out for the pretty-much-useless volume rocker, as it will fall out if you look at it funny. Or even if you don’t.