MNT Pocket Reform repair
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My Pocket Reform  was out of service from about  September 2025 because
it showed charging  issues (it charged sometimes and  sometimes not and
it charged only to random level like  50%, 70% or even 5%, depending of
its mood). While its not-so-great WiFi reception and its overheating in
summer are things I can live with, the charge only up to 5% was way too
much to me. So I gave up.


The Charging Board V2  arrived this week so I tried  to make the device
work once again.

The first  thing I have  done was finding  and printing the  new On/Off
switch for the Pocket Reform. The  switch is for setting the battery to
on/off mode.  This actually  disconnects the battery  from most  of the
device so this thing is useful  for saving of battery and for resetting
of stuff.  The original design required  to reach the switch  through a
narrow hole (not an easy task).

At the Printables  there are two designs of new side panel  with a more
comfortable switch.  I selected  the design [1]  as it  provided bigger
switch but the [2] will probably work nicely, too.

Then I have tried  the new board and new batteries. I  spend a day with
these  things. At  the end  I hae  set up  the new  board with  the old
(original) batteries. I was unable to make new ones (a bigger ones with
connectors I had to add to them) work with any of the boards (new board
ignored them  and the  old did  the same  just with  different errors).
Maybe batteries were bad, maybe I  damaged them someway when I attached
the connectors. No idea.

So at the moment it looks like  I have a working MNT Pocket Reform once
more. I will be able to say more after a few days.


Written on the SGI O2.


References:

[1] https://www.printables.com/model/1038735-new-port-cover-for-mnt-pocket-reform-with-toolless
[2] https://www.printables.com/model/1078858-switch-cover-for-mnt-pocket-reform