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Old 06-17-2013, 11:31 AM   #29
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Originally Posted by chr1st0ph3rc View Post
now that you say it i did leave it in the sun for a little while in a black bag outside while me and my friends were eating lunch outside.
Just add that to the "maybe" column.

I don't recall any posts made by someone who tried to fry their Kindle.
And Amazon does (or did) advertise them being used on a beach.

The biggest clue is:
It worked when it arrived, it doesn't work now.

We could leave this thread open for a day or two, see if it collects anyone else's ideas.

But I think it is time to pry it open and visually inspect it for "delayed shipping damage" (or prior owner changes/repairs).
(It may have been sold because of this intermittent problem.)

Watch the teardown videos closely.
I cut up a credit card to use in getting mine open.
Luckily, the K3 is not one of the glued-together models.
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