How to Replace Your Hoverboard Battery – Repair Guide

So your hoverboard battery’s acting up, and you find yourself in need of replacing that old worn out battery pack for a new fresh one. Using this hoverboard replacement guide you will have your hoverboards battery changed in a matter of minutes using our simple step by step guidance.

If you aren’t sure that the battery is the actual culprit, start by following our hoverboard battery health check guide.

If you don’t have a new battery at hand, or don’t know which one to buy. Do not worry, you can still follow the guide half-way, read the label on your hoverboards battery, and then order a new one before you proceed.

Now lets change that old battery for a new one!

Step-by-Step: How to Replace a Hoverboard Battery

Changing a hoverboard’s battery is a super simple process and shouldn’t take more than a few minutes. Although there are many different models, they all operate similarly. So yours might not look exactly like the one we are using for the purpose of this guide, but the process is the same for all of them.

Tools needed: Philips screwdriver

Here is how you replace your hoverboards battery with images detailing the simple process step by step:

1. Placement: Place the hoverboard upside down on a stable surface, consider using a towel to secure it in place and to avoid scratching the top of the wheel houses.
2. Locate the Battery: The battery compartment is in most cases found under the cover on the opposite side of the power button.
3. Remove Cover: Use the Philips screwdriver to remove the screws around the plastic cover.
4. Remove Battery: Remove the screws around the cage/box that holds the battery in place, then disconnect the yellow/orange connector.
5. Add New Battery: Put in the new battery and connect the yellow/orange connector.
6. Attach Plastic Cover: Reassemble the plastic cover using the screws.
7. Test the Hoverboard: Flip the hoverboard around and hit the power button to make sure everything is connected properly. Take it for a test spin!

Conclusion

There you go! A few minutes later and we have that new battery pack safely connected and your hoverboard is ready to go. I hope this battery replacement guide has been helpful, and as always, if you have ran in to any issues or if you have any suggestions on how we can improve this guide. Feel free to send us a message.

Now all that is left is for me, is to wish you a safe ride!