If your flipper is having issues, such as the common battery issue (only works when plugged in), here are some guides to assist.

iFixIt Disassembly Guide. Great steps, pictures, and tool recommendations.

Video teardown of the Flipper. Easy to follow and good visuals.

Official self repair guide (PDF). Geared towards the battery issue.

Official Hardware Schematic. May be out of date slightly.

Fix for a possible charging issue. Slow charging or blinking red/green? Check this out.

FCC Filing which includes many hardware and specifications, including pictures.

Issues with stripped screws appears to be common. Be careful and use a quality screwdriver and/or bits!

If you need to replace a screw, here are the dimensions of them for replacement. (Told they are Torx M1.8 x 9mm or any "1.7x8 self-tapping".)

Adding an external antenna

Following the above, when you have your Flipper apart, you'll see the little "cut out corner" by the ESP32.

Add or move this resister to add an external antenna:

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