# Redesign battery connector? **URL:** \ **Category:** Framework Laptop 13\ **Created:** [October 29, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/redesign-battery-connector/10163 "2021-10-29T20:53:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qcom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Qcom](https://community.frame.work/u/Qcom)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/redesign-battery-connector/10163/1 "2021-10-29T20:53:30Z")
Not sure if a new topic is needed, I just didn’t see this discussed anywhere. Would a future version include redesigning the battery connection pins so they’re not so fragile? Something like the connector the touchpad uses, or what the battery connection in my asus has. ---
**Author:** ![Joshua\_Ham](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/joshua_ham/32/4072_2.png) [@Joshua\_Ham](https://community.frame.work/u/Joshua_Ham)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/redesign-battery-connector/10163/2 "2021-10-30T22:51:39Z")
I wonder if you could just get an adapter that goes on the female and male batter connectors? ---
**Author:** ![Nintophu64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ab992/32.png) [@Nintophu64](https://community.frame.work/u/Nintophu64)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/redesign-battery-connector/10163/3 "2021-12-09T23:46:05Z")
I agree. This connector design is terrible. Even having the pins closer to the bottom or top so they can be guided by the connector ---
**Author:** ![Charles\_Thacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@Charles\_Thacher](https://community.frame.work/u/Charles_Thacher)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 3:20am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/redesign-battery-connector/10163/4 "2022-02-17T03:20:45Z")
Yep. I 1,000% agree. I’m glad this post exists. I broke a pin in the connector within hours of receiving the laptop. My fault: I did not check the online guide nor did I know disconnecting the battery was unnecessary. That said: I have built PCs and upgraded them; the repair technician said just about anyone would break it. This should be changed. This connector is bizarrely fragile. I bet the battery and the screen will be replaced the most by users. This flaw makes it harder to do. Again, the break was my fault. But it’s still a weird connector to use. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Hoover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/67e7ee/32.png) [@Charlie\_Hoover](https://community.frame.work/u/Charlie_Hoover)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/redesign-battery-connector/10163/5 "2022-04-11T17:59:04Z")
I think I broke my new laptop… by bending a pin for the battery connector on the mainboard [Laptop will not turn on... again - #2 by Charlie\_Hoover](http://community.frame.work/t/laptop-will-not-turn-on-again/17438/2) Any advice? ---
**Author:** ![Charles\_Thacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@Charles\_Thacher](https://community.frame.work/u/Charles_Thacher)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/redesign-battery-connector/10163/6 "2022-04-14T15:47:19Z")
@Charlie_Hoover I got a guy to repair it. Depending on the severity of the bend you might need professional help as well. I was told by Framework support to try using some pliers to reach in and carefully bend it back. I did not end up doing this operation myself, so I cannot offer much intelligent advice. I did end up buying the type of pliers I would have needed for this operation for future needs. The pliers I got were 2mm in size from [https://www.ifixit.com](https://www.ifixit.com). Regular “needle nose” pliers I had on hand (that come with pre-assembled toolkits) ended up being too thick to reach into the housing. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa\_W](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5a626/32.png) [@Lisa\_W](https://community.frame.work/u/Lisa_W)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 4:05am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/redesign-battery-connector/10163/7 "2022-05-29T04:05:50Z")
We got into the same issue with our new laptop. @Charles_Thacher where did you find technician to repair the piece? ---
**Author:** ![A\_Fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/50afbb/32.png) [@A\_Fan](https://community.frame.work/u/A_Fan)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 4:52am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/redesign-battery-connector/10163/8 "2022-05-29T04:52:29Z")
> [@Charles\_Thacher](#): > > to try using some pliers to reach in and carefully bend it back. Happened to me for the cooling fan header… I had to use this: [https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00FZPF6A4](https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00FZPF6A4) ---
**Author:** ![Charles\_Thacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@Charles\_Thacher](https://community.frame.work/u/Charles_Thacher)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/redesign-battery-connector/10163/9 "2022-06-01T00:20:27Z")
@Lisa_W They were specific to my area. I am a student, and my college IT had a guy they recommended to students. If you do a little research on your area, you should be able to find a place kind of quick (or ask some techy friends and family; they might be able to make a recommendation on who to go to).