Aladin® AIR X - DIY battery exchange
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For a successful
DIY battery change in an Aladin® dive computer, you will
need to have a solid working experience with soldering/desoldering
and a general mechanical proficiency to access the
battery.
TEXT IS
UDER CONSTRUCTION NOW! Excuse my English please....
WARNING! Aladin® dive computers are oil-filled. Do not discard the oil as it must
be reused when the battery change is completed. You must
carefully extract and store the oil. Use
of rubber gloves
is reccomended !
Spare oil You can ask here -
www.cermaks.com
The AirX's cover is glued-on and the
glue is hard & needs to be carefully scrape out . After
the battery is changed it’s necessary to re-glue the
cover & re-fill the unit
with oil. All of this is difficult.
When ready to open the case, if it is very
stuck,you can try and lever it gently while using some heat. (@100°C max! Hair dryer / heat gun on very low
setting)
Green -
Filling hole. Through this
hole you can refill oil (if it is not blocked
inside by glue) This hole is covered by a screw
with Oring.
Yellow -
Holes for sensors. Ambient
pressure is transmitted to sensors inside through
this holes. DO NOT BLOCK.
Red - Two
locking screws. These screws hold the glued cover. Left
screw is usually very tight. You can carefully try a
little heat - carefully! For example, touch it with the
tip of a hot soldering iron to heat it up and break the
seal.
Green
- You need to scrape out all the glue.
Yellow -
Do NOT scrape out !
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