Apple Airtag - Battery Replacement. Anyone Succeeded ?

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  aurz on 31/12/2022 - 12:44

  What brands have you tried?

  I just got the low battery warning and was just going to buy energizer - they have a coating?

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    FromAtoZ on 31/12/2022 - 12:49

    Yup i tried the enegizer. They will not work.

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      Roentgenium on 31/12/2022 - 13:25

      Odd. I am 99% sure I used Energizer batteries the other month.
      They had the annoying child resistant packaging (nothing a nice sharp xacto knife couldn't defeat).

      I've only encountered Duracell with bitterant coatings

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        FromAtoZ on 31/12/2022 - 13:37

        Yup the weird bit is the “old battery” in my airtag was a panasonic one with child safety logo + coating (i did lick it after being so annoyed).

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  cashless on 31/12/2022 - 12:59

  +1

  I just replaced the CR2032 in mine with a Chevron brand from Woolies. Works fine

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    aurz on 31/12/2022 - 13:16

    +1

    Awesome. On sale at the moment too! 4 for $6

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    FromAtoZ on 31/12/2022 - 13:24

    Awesome. Thank you.

    Does Airtag constantly show “low battery” warning with the Chevron?

    Thanks

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      aurz on 31/12/2022 - 14:12

      I'm getting a 4pack this arvo and will let you know how I go

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        aurz on 31/12/2022 - 15:48

        Got them. Replaced one. Perfect. Low battery warning gone and working as per normal.

        The one that was in there from Apple was Panasonic so that is a safe bet also I would say.

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          FromAtoZ on 31/12/2022 - 16:08

          @aurz: Thanks. Panasonic (from Woolies) not work. I tried it

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  Hydralyte on 31/12/2022 - 13:23

  buy a seiko battery that's made in japan

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    FromAtoZ on 31/12/2022 - 13:25

    I also bought “maxwell” at a Japan’s shop (was in Japan last week). Airtag works with it but constantly show “low battery” warning.

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  cuy on 31/12/2022 - 13:25

  Some people say use rubbing alcohol and give the battery a good wipe with it to get rid of the coating. You can get some Isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) from bunnings

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    FromAtoZ on 31/12/2022 - 13:30

    +1

    Already tried rubbing alcohol and sandpaper on the energizer. Didnt work.

    Airtag recognised the battery after being sanded, but kept showing “low battery” warning

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      cuy on 31/12/2022 - 13:33

      Oh snap… Was going to replace with energizer's in a couple of months but I'll stay away from them from your experience.

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  Rescue 26 on 31/12/2022 - 13:54

  +1

  I replaced mine with Duracell a couple of weeks ago with no problems. Packet shows it was manufactured June 2020. Oops - just read that Duracell started selling coated batteries in September 2020. Must have had this packet sitting around for a couple of years.

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  gautzka on 31/12/2022 - 15:06

  I have successfully replaced mines with the “Panasonic CR2032 Lithium 3V Coin Battery CR-2032PG1BW” bought at Bing Lee for $2 each last month

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  harshbdmmaster718 on 01/01/2023 - 16:21

  Google says just use an eraser. Might take a bit of elbow grease. Make sure you scrub both sides I think both sides need to make good contact.

  Also I don't think sand paper is a good idea, scratching up the metal tells me you will ruin the nice smooth contact areas so it will just end up being the same or become worse.
  Alcohol also doesn't sound that good either. I would just give it a decent scrub on both sides with an eraser.

  Also thank you so much for posting this I didn't know those coated batteries can cause problems in sensitive devices. e.g. I won't be putting any of those in my Casio watch for sure. Also probably a good idea to avoid them for sensitive medical devices etc.