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I was told by NVidia customer support that I did not need to send my recalled tablet back. So, I’m looking to replace it’s dangerous battery with a safe one. However, I cannot find out the model of the needed replacement battery, nor do I know where to get one. Can you help me out?

Hi, got the same problem. :( Now I got two shield tablets, one with a really bad bad battery and one completely new and NVidia also told me to dispose of the “broken” one. I found this while searching for an adequate battery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJfV5Dr1… That guy opens it up and also shows a comparison between original and replacement. And further research told me that getting the “original” battery is impossible but a replacement “as close as possible” is very well, possible. The replacement I found is a little “weaker” in capacity and also a little bit smaller (by mm’s) but still better than a “soon to explode” one. It goes by the name “LG L238” or sometimes “Lenovo L238” (150x64x3,5mm 5000 mAh) - 3564150. I found three resellers on aliexpress… I don’t know their credibility… anyway here are the links: http://de.aliexpress.com/item/L238-3-7V-… http://de.aliexpress.com/item/L238-3-7V-… http://de.aliexpress.com/item/L238-3-7V-… Keep in mind, you will have to solder the original batteries loading circuitry to the replacement battery. I haven’t done this myself yet because I’m hesitant to purchase from aliexpress since I have NOOO experience with them. I’m still looking around if I can find a local supplier with acceptable prices (not 50€+). Hope I could shine a little light at the end of the dark tunnel… maybe ifixit has more knowledge for a fitting replacement battery and suppliers. :(

I know it’s 2019. I ordered this today https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Tablet-P…

Hello Gabe, A bad battery is a common issue in electronic devices such as the Nvidia Shield Tablet. That’s why we created a battery replacement guide. Please check the Troubleshooting Page before you begin fixing, maybe the solution is simpler than replacing the battery.

Hi. Changed my battery in february this year (only the cell) and tablet is working fine.

where can I find an Nvidia Shield replacement battery

I’ve tried to remove this battery, and it’s stuck tight. I’m afraid to bend it and don’t want it blowing up on me. How much can the battery bend? I swear the sticky glue they used is really tough.

I found a battery that will work just type 1 3.7V 8000 mAh Polymer Li Lipo Battery GPS PSP PDA ipod DVD Tablet PC7565121 into eBay search bar. It won’t let me post links for some reason

I can confirm that this battery works: https://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/0.ht… It is only 5000mAh and it’s a lot smaller than the existing battery, but I use my shield tablet at this point as a bedside clock, so it always has a wire, and the factory battery was swelling enough to be scary. Once you unwrap the factory battery edge to find the BMS board, and cut off the battery tabs, resoldering your new battery to the contacts is relatively easy if you have even the slightest soldering experience.