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All reset efforts don’t work. Gets hot on the magnetic charger. Every once in a while the apple logo appears for a few secs then fades away. Apple wants $275 flat fee to fix it. No way. I feel comfortable taking it apart and replacing the battery. The question is: Is the problem with the battery? What are the odds it’s the battery and not something else? Update (01/03/2019) I followed the IFixit battery replacement video and successfully repaired the watch. The old battery was significantly swollen. I was a little ticked that I found out Apple was repairing this problem in ser 2 watches, but failed to mentions that when I talked to apple support. They only wanted to charge me $270. All the same the battery and adhesive strip were inexpensive, and after buying a Y000 tri-wing screwdriver, I successfully repaired the watch. Here is my new question: How waterproof is the watch now? I used an adhesive strip, but it seemed so thin and flimsy I’m concerned at how waterproof the watch is now? I saw another repair video that resealed the glass top with a B-7000” adhesive. Should I try something like that?
Unfortunately, the only way to know is to try the battery. Be careful opening the watch as to not rip the force touch gasket. If you do, luckily its a 5 dollar fix. I would try the battery or maybe even try disconnecting then reconnecting the battery and see if that fixes it.
