Dell 5570: Changing the battery with detours

Dell 5570: Changing the battery with detours

Other connections? Different battery size, different battery type for a replacement battery for a Dell 5570?

A colleague at work has a Dell 5570 laptop. After a weekend, the bottom cover was sticking out. The battery had blown up. But no problem, we thought, let’s just order a new one. There were a few hurdles, because the new battery not only had a different type number, but also had the connections on the other side. The dimensions were also different from those of the original battery. In the end, everything turned out well.

Opening the case

But first things first. If you want to change the battery of the notebook, it is quite easy to do it yourself. We loosen a few screws on the underside. The screws cannot be loosened completely and remain in the panel.

To loosen the lid, there is a way at the top Ran to use a small screwdriver or a pointed object to loosen the plate.

The battery

We remove the battery by loosening the screws and carefully pulling off the cable. The battery was type “WJ5R2” with 84Wh and 11.4V. It is connected with a cable, the connection is on the top.

However, the compatible replacement battery, which the Dell support page also shows, is a different type: 6MT4T with 7.6 V and also lower capacity of 62 Wh. So if you don’t want to be stuck with less battery life, you should look directly for the battery type “WJ5R2” when buying.

However, we were now left with the replacement battery that Dell recommends.

At first glance, it was the wrong battery. It is not as wide as the other battery, the data does not fit and the cable could not be connected either. The connection for the cable is on the other side and so the previous cable is too short.

We were about to give up, but after some research on the internet we found out that this battery uses a different cable. Well, that could have simply been included with the battery.

The appropriate cable may have to be ordered for the battery type:

CRLYLC 7,6V 62WH 6MT4T Laptop Akku für Dell...
  • Batterie Akku Für Batterie typ: Lithium-Polymer; Kapazität: 62Wh,Spannung: 7,6V;Akku für Dell...
  • Ersatzbatterie akku für Dell WYJC2 VMKXM 7V69Y TXF9M 0C1P4 79VRK 07V69Y 451-BBTW 451-BBUN 451-BBUQ...
  • Überladung und Entladung, Überspannung, Kurzschlussschutz
ADM70 C17R8 0C17R8 Batteriekabel für Dell...
  • Modell: ADM70 DC020027F00 0C17R8. Farbe: Schwarz
  • Batteriekabel: 16 cm (E5570 hat zwei Batteriekabel: ADM80 oder ADM70, sie sind nicht miteinander...
  • Kompatibel mit Geräten: Dell Latitude e5470 e5570 Precision 3510 Serie 6MT4T NGGX5 Batteriekabel,...

Connecting the battery

The long cable is sufficient to use the connector on the lower side.

First, it is advisable to connect the cable to the battery. The cable can then be threaded into the middle of the battery.

Then we insert the battery so that the screw connections fit. Now we just have to plug the battery into the battery connector on the mainboard.

Check battery in bios

Now it got exciting. First we took the bottom of the case off again and screwed it down. Then we tried to switch on the computer. The computer didn’t go up in smoke, which is good, but it didn’t turn on either. So we connected the power supply and started the computer. This time it started and the BIOS not only showed the new battery, it also charged it.

The second time, without the power supply, the computer could be switched on. Maybe the computer and the battery just needed a kick start to get to know each other.

Conclusion

In the end, the new battery works, but things are not optimal. If you have a computer of this type, it is best to check which battery is installed and order exactly this type. Then you save yourself the trouble with the cable and don’t have to live with less battery life.

Spare battery with cable

CRLYLC 7,6V 62WH 6MT4T Laptop Akku für Dell...
  • Batterie Akku Für Batterie typ: Lithium-Polymer; Kapazität: 62Wh,Spannung: 7,6V;Akku für Dell...
  • Ersatzbatterie akku für Dell WYJC2 VMKXM 7V69Y TXF9M 0C1P4 79VRK 07V69Y 451-BBTW 451-BBUN 451-BBUQ...
  • Überladung und Entladung, Überspannung, Kurzschlussschutz
ADM70 C17R8 0C17R8 Batteriekabel für Dell...
  • Modell: ADM70 DC020027F00 0C17R8. Farbe: Schwarz
  • Batteriekabel: 16 cm (E5570 hat zwei Batteriekabel: ADM80 oder ADM70, sie sind nicht miteinander...
  • Kompatibel mit Geräten: Dell Latitude e5470 e5570 Precision 3510 Serie 6MT4T NGGX5 Batteriekabel,...

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