About this replacement
Amazon Kindle Touch D01200 — 3.7V Li-Polymer Replacement Battery (DR-A014)
This is a 3.7V, 1400mAh Li-Polymer battery for the Amazon Kindle Touch e-reader (model D01200). It replaces OEM part numbers DR-A014, 170-1056-00, S2011-002-A, S2011-002-S, and MC-354775. If your Kindle Touch no longer holds a charge or fails to power on, this cell is a direct swap for the original.
- Kindle Touch compatibility: The D01200 and Kindle Touch 4th generation share the same battery footprint, connector, and 3.7V nominal voltage rail. One cell fits both. No adapter or modification needed.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We cycled this cell on a Kindle Touch D01200 unit and confirmed the BMS accepted the new cell without fault flags. Charge acceptance was normal from the first USB session.
- Post-swap charge cycle: After installing this cell, run a full USB charge before powering on the device. The Kindle Touch firmware recalibrates its battery percentage display against a full-capacity baseline — skipping this step causes the gauge to read inaccurately for several cycles.
Kindle Touch not powering on after battery swap
Replacement Li-Polymer cells typically ship at storage voltage — around 3.6V or lower. The Kindle Touch firmware requires a minimum boot threshold to initialise the e-ink display controller. If the cell voltage sits below that threshold, the device will not respond to the power button. Connect a USB charger immediately after installation and leave it for at least 10 minutes before pressing power. The device should show a charging indicator on-screen at that point.
Battery percentage jumping or reading 0% right after a new cell
The Kindle Touch tracks battery state using a coulomb counter calibrated to the original cell's discharge curve. A new cell resets that reference. Until the firmware completes a full charge-to-discharge cycle, the percentage reading will jump, drop suddenly, or show 0% despite the device running normally. Complete one full charge to 100%, then use the device until it powers off from low battery. After that cycle, the gauge stabilises. No hardware fault is present.