# G5 transmitter battery cover for battery change

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/g5-transmitter-battery-cover-for-battery-change/2308>\
**Category:** DIY\
**Tags:** cgm, dexcom, diy\
**Created:** [October 10, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/g5-transmitter-battery-cover-for-battery-change/2308 "2017-10-10T01:49:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/g5-transmitter-battery-cover-for-battery-change/2308/1 "2017-10-10T01:49:47Z")

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Thingiverse is a website where people publish and freely share plans for parts that can be printed online (for a fee) on a 3-D printer.

User BillyBean on Thingiverse recently published the plans for a G5 battery cover, for DIYers intending to replace their G5 transmitter battery:

> **[Dexcom G5 Transmitter battery cover by BillyBean](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2316989)**
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> This thing allows for battery changes on the Dexcom G5 transmitter.
> You'll need DIY skills to cut down (or mill flat) the G5 transmitter leaving 6.5mm to 6.7mm from the flat base (6.7 gives the tightest fit).
> Then remove old batteries, as per the...

As a reminder, if you plan to replace your G5 transmitter battery, you need to be use xdrip/xdrip+, since the Dexcom app will recognize a used transmitter and refuse to pair to it.