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Nintendo WaveBird Wireless Controller Batteries Replacement
DeviceNintendo WaveBird Wireless Controller
DifficultyVery easy
Time1 - 2 minutes
Steps2
This guide is by Travis Taylor on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>

This guide will show you how to remove the batteries that power the device. If the device won't turn on (https://www.ifixit.com/Wiki/Nintendo_WaveBird_Wireless_Controller_Troubleshooting#Section_The_controller_won_t_turn_on), try replacing the batteries.


Step 1
[step 1 photo] [step 1 photo]
• Pull down on the battery cover release lever and pull back to remove the cover.

Step 2
[step 2 photo]
• Remove both batteries from the device.

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

Credit
This guide is by Travis Taylor on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>
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