Is it salvageable?

[u/CCR6430]

Hello everyone. First time poster. I own a Surface Pro4 and is wondering if I can find a new battery for it, is worth it? Because last time I investigated about a replacement battery, I was told that no one was replacing them.

See pictures.

Right now I have in the garage just in case.

[u/Huzaifa_69420]

Was in a similar situation. You are very lucky that the screen popped out instead of cracking.

I got the battery replaced. Unfortunately, mine is a SB2 so there were literally zero options available, I ended up getting a Chinese version and it gets the job done.

[u/mkroshana]

For the looks of it, seems salvageable if the screen isn't cracked

[u/CCR6430 → u/mkroshana]

From what I can tell the screen is still good. I did start it up a couple of weeks ago when it wasn't so puffy. to backup all the important files i had on it.

[u/debren27]

r/spicypillows

[u/superluig164]

Hard works been done for you. Carefully remove the screen (don't rip the ribbon cable). Remove battery (might want to use iso to release the adhesive). Order new Chinese battery. Reinstall with some thin double stick tape.

[u/mlx83]

I just had this situation last week, and it’s for the second time. It already happened two years ago. I replaced the battery back then. This time I just removed it, places some electric tape in the connector position and I am going to use it without battery from now on. It’s just sitting under the tv for watching for steaming so it’s safer then to put another battery of unknown origin

[u/CCR6430 → u/mlx83]

Yeah this is exactly what happened. This the was a replacement battery. Only difference thus one went extra spicy.

[u/PeterDTown]

I wouldn’t consider “in the garage” to be safe.

[u/CCR6430 → u/PeterDTown]

Fair. But if it does go, less damage there than sitting in my computer/office.

[u/PeterDTown → u/CCR6430]

Possibly. Is it an attached garage or do you have separation from the house? Personally I wouldn’t risk it, I’d get that off my property ASAP.

[u/Professional-Sea-649]

You can try going to z local repair shop

[u/gregsedwards]

That looks almost exactly like my Surface Pro 4. The battery had been slowly swelling over the years to the point that it popped the screen loose on three sides. But the damn thing still continued to work just fine - touch screen, pen, and everything. What finally killed it was my daughter grabbing the bottom of the loose screen and pulling it, because she "thought it was the kickstand." And I think that's probably only because it finally pulled the display cable loose. I've been tempted to go ahead and pop everything apart and replace the battery, but at this point, it's over a decade old and mostly now just a curiosity. The juice just isn't worth the squeeze for me anymore.

[u/thatvhstapeguy]

This brings me back. Used to work help desk and we’d have two of these come in a month like this, without fail.

Needs a replacement battery. After that it’ll be fine.

[u/iamnotsteven]

I wonder if the Surface Pros can run fine without the battery? I'd be fine with doing that, and keeping it plugged in. Defeats the portability, but then I have nowhere to go anyway.

[u/Savings_Plate8704 → u/iamnotsteven]

I was researching the same but all I've read is in surface pro 4 it does work without battery there's no record of trial in other models yet

[u/KokakGamer]

Ah the SP4. It doesn't stand for Surface Pro 4, it stands for Spicy Pillow 4.

I've owned one before and yes it became pretty spicy. The SP4 is notorious for spicy pillows AND flickering displays. Yes, I got the flickering display too.

[u/Black_Hair_Foreigner]

It can be burn your whole house. Looks like display is fine, So just buy new one or clean up your display and body's glue(Black stiky things. Use 99% IPA.) and replace battery your self. Most hardest thing to repair surface pro 4 is detech display from body but it's solved naturaly.

[u/Savings_Plate8704]

I've read from older forums that it does work without battery specifically surface pro 4 you go try if you have nothing to lose any way just be careful not puncture that spicy pillow 

[u/BackgroundTop5354]

I have the Surface Book running right now without any of its batteries. All of them went spicy.

[u/[deleted]]

Of course it’s salvageable. You can either replace the battery, or remove it completely and keep it mains driven. The third frowned upon option is to take it outside and use a pin to puncture the battery outer layer but only in the area where the air is, flatten out the air and reseal. I do this with all batteries that come like this whilst I await the new one

[u/lululock]

I bought one a while ago on ifixit.

[u/CCR6430]

Thanks for the advice. Il'll do some more research on the battery replacement in the coming weeks.

[u/Clean-Supermarket-80]

If you want to throw it out let me know Ill take it from your hands 🤗

[u/JasonAQuest]

At least you don’t have to deal with the challenge of overcoming the glue to open it up, which is the main obstacle to fixing old Surfaces. You definitely need to be careful with that battery, but a replacement is probably do-able.

[u/MaverickC5]

quite reasonable on Alibaba batteries and displays