# Can a Cyberpowerpc Tracer V battery be replaced? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 11, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cyberpowerpc-tracer-v-battery-be-replaced/1014178 "2025-02-11T17:37:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cyberpowerpc-tracer-v-battery-be-replaced/1014178/1 "2025-02-11T17:37:56Z")
Just as the title says. I am trying to find out, but I keep getting shunted to Cyberpower UPS devices, which is something else entirely. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cyberpowerpc-tracer-v-battery-be-replaced/1014178/2 "2025-02-11T17:42:10Z")
[You can buy them](https://www.gotlaptopparts.com/products/cyberpowerpc-tracer-v-i17g-oem-battery-11-4v-46-74wh-4100mah-gk5cn-00-13-3s1p-0), so I don’t see why not. Plus I see videos of people taking them apart for other reasons, and the battery appears to be sitting right there. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FbHNDrdJRyM/maxresdefault.jpg) ](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FbHNDrdJRyM/maxresdefault.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cyberpowerpc-tracer-v-battery-be-replaced/1014178/3 "2025-02-11T17:47:07Z")
Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cyberpowerpc-tracer-v-battery-be-replaced/1014178/4 "2025-02-11T17:52:11Z")
However, that kind of battery replacement is more akin to laptop surgery than “slide a latch open and pop out the battery cartridge.” If you’re a regular customer of [iFixit.com](http://iFixit.com) and not afraid of “No user serviceable components”, yeah, I would characterize that battery as “replaceable”. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cyberpowerpc-tracer-v-battery-be-replaced/1014178/5 "2025-02-11T17:58:43Z")
FYI, I wouldn’t touch it with a ten foot extension cord, but My Beloved is a wizard when it comes to putting a computer right the first time, any time. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cyberpowerpc-tracer-v-battery-be-replaced/1014178/6 "2025-02-11T18:03:25Z")
It’s good to have a technology surgeon in your circle if you aren’t one yourself. And yeah, by the standards of common battery replacement processes, that seems one of the better ones. For instance, no futzing around with ungluing the battery from the chassis or a bunch of other components. The hardest part appears to opening the case. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cyberpowerpc-tracer-v-battery-be-replaced/1014178/7 "2025-02-11T18:06:19Z")
Some info: **I replaced the battery in my 2019 Tracer III 17S Slim VR 600 - some info if anyone else ever has to do the same** [https://www.reddit.com/r/CYBERPOWERPC/comments/mnt7fn/i\_replaced\_the\_battery\_in\_my\_2019\_tracer\_iii\_17s/](https://www.reddit.com/r/CYBERPOWERPC/comments/mnt7fn/i_replaced_the_battery_in_my_2019_tracer_iii_17s/) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cyberpowerpc-tracer-v-battery-be-replaced/1014178/8 "2025-02-11T18:29:48Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > However, that kind of battery replacement is more akin to laptop surgery than “slide a latch open and pop out the battery cartridge.” When it comes to laptop surgery, that one doesn’t look too hard. Just based on the picture, I’m guessing the hardest part is getting the back of the laptop off. Even with the right tools, they can still be a pain. But it doesn’t look like anything else has to be removed to access it. Now, trying to get to, say, the mouse, is going to be a lot more work. On my current laptop, I had to take out quite a bit just to get access to the fans and heat sinks to clean them. Replacing the track pad was a whole big thing (and unnecessary, the trackpad was fine, the blown up battery was the problem) PS, the iFixIt tool kit is well worth buying before trying this. If for no other reason, you’re going to need at least one or two of those tiny screwdriver bits. > **[Amazon.com: iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit - Electronics, Smartphone, Computer &...](https://www.amazon.com/iFixit-Pro-Tech-Toolkit-Electronics/dp/B01GF0KV6G)** > > Buy iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit - Electronics, Smartphone, Computer & Tablet Repair Kit: Repair Kits - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cyberpowerpc-tracer-v-battery-be-replaced/1014178/9 "2025-02-11T23:46:17Z")
CyberPower UPS’s are notorious for early battery failure. The way they trickle charge isn’t right. A replacement battery will die fast. Not well [rated](https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/10y3o27/ups_brands_whats_good_and_whats_not/). Save your money. Get a better brand like Tripp-lite or APC. You’ll save money in the long run. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cyberpowerpc-tracer-v-battery-be-replaced/1014178/10 "2025-02-11T23:50:28Z")
You should maybe read the OP again. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cyberpowerpc-tracer-v-battery-be-replaced/1014178/11 "2025-02-12T01:00:06Z")
And the title of the thread.