Removed yellow pull tab - can't remove battery

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  1. eens

    eens New Member

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    Just got my X and made a big mistake right out of the box - 'pulled' the yellow pull tab in the battery compartment and kept pulling until the that entire piece peeled off (thought it needed to be removed so that the battery would make contact). So, then put the battery in and .... of course ... it will not power on. The only 'how to remove battery' info I'm finding says 'it's easy - just pull the yellow tab'! Does anyone know how to remove the battery when the yellow tab is no longer there (other than just prying with a screwdriver or such)?

    Yikes, has anyone else done this?

    thanks.
     
    #1 eens, Aug 24, 2010
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    coworker tried to do this to his dx I stopped him as he was trying to tear it off. I have not even recieved my dx yet and I knew better guy on the phone as i was activating it i mentioned this to him and he was alot of people wher calling in about that tab.
     
    #2 cgrimm9, Aug 24, 2010
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    Take it into Verizon. They are sending out replacements for people that cut off the battery pull tab. Just don't do it on the replacement...

    Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk
     
    #3 Ferradinho, Aug 24, 2010
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    Luckly, I dug mine out of the wastebasket and put it back after I used one of those cheap eye glass screwdriver sets you see in some Dollar stores. Luckly it popped out the battery and I could replace the tag.
     
    #4 bigdog9586, Aug 24, 2010
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    *FAIL*

    LoL, i almost did the same thing...
     
    #5 antintyty, Aug 24, 2010
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    Why not? That tab is just a removal device right? Pulling it completely out should have nothing to do with the battery making contact
     
    #6 Lightninrod, Aug 24, 2010
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    Hehe... not sure why people are ignoring the "DO NOT CUT" warning on the tab.

    I find it funny, though. I mean, I'm sorry for the inconvenience people are going through with it and all, but it's just funny that so many ignore the warning. I mean, what goes through your mind when it says "DO NOT CUT?" Do you think to yourself; "Okay, I will just rip it off instead!"?

    Hehe, sorry. Not intending to insult anyone. You have to admit that it's funny as hell, though.
     
    #7 Section Twelve, Aug 24, 2010
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    it's one of those "merrily rolling along unpacking your new toy" leading to "smacking yourself in the forehead for doing something so freakin stupid" moments...

    Yeah, I have 'em too.
     
    #8 scf, Aug 24, 2010
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    Haha I did the same thing when I got my x ....but found it yesterday actually. What I was doing in the mean time was using a pointy knife tip and slipping it to the top corner where the tab should be.I found it easy to remove that way...lucklly the tab still stuck on the back when I found it....

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    #9 tony1208, Aug 24, 2010
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    Well, it does say "PULL" on it...followed by the do not cut symbol...

    And nowhere in the manual does it state what the tab is for. I almost pulled mine off but once I put the battery in, I clearly saw what it was for.
     
    #10 IIGood, Aug 24, 2010
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    Nobody reads crap anymore! RTFM... what? what's a manual? Call someone instead, or google it (but then you will have to read)! Haha!
     
    #11 Slothead, Aug 24, 2010
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    This is why there's a sticker on hair dryers that says, "Do not use in shower." Lol. Sorry, I had to say it.
     
    #12 monkeyshines, Aug 24, 2010
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