I smell toner ...

ebookie · 10-25-2007, 04:56 AM

So has anyone noticed a particular odor about their Iliad? Mine has a strong sense of a 'toner' smell, like the smell when you replace the cartridge in your laserprinter or copier. I keep thinking it will go away but its been a few weeks now ...

Curious,
--Chuck

HappyMartin · 10-25-2007, 06:10 AM

Nope, I don't smell it. Could it be psychosomatic? I still smell photographic chemicals on ink jet prints.

watcha · 10-25-2007, 06:42 AM

I'd say mine is completely odorless too.

Boris · 10-25-2007, 06:47 AM

Yep, recieved my V2 a few weeks ago and it smelled to high heaven. It's far less noticable now.

HarryT · 10-25-2007, 07:15 AM

P'raps it's a v2 thing? My v1 doesn't smell at all.

tribble · 10-25-2007, 07:37 AM

I had a smelly one. It smelled more like ... well ... doe. A bit flowery. I was wondering, where that came from. Probably some assembly guy used too much preparing for a date after work

nekokami · 10-25-2007, 10:29 AM

Plastics do give off volatiles for a while after they are molded. And toner is made of plastic, these days.

Just a thought....

yokos · 10-25-2007, 11:51 AM

If I smell a laser printer or copier I will smell the fresh created ozone.

My new replaced screen doesn't smell. The iLiad v1 plastic case never did.
[OT]: The smell of smoker's books isn't a pleasure.

MarkRPenn · 10-25-2007, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

P'raps it's a v2 thing? My v1 doesn't smell at all.

My V2 is totally odorless

Mark

Cronoknight · 10-25-2007, 04:41 PM

mine smells too

Brise · 10-26-2007, 04:34 PM

Yes my V1 iLiad has a odor.

Part of the problem was easy to solve. The M-Edge Executive Jacket I purchased has a strong chemical odor. After placing it in the sun for a few weeks to air it out, I gave up on the jacket. Wiping down the iLiad with alcohol wipes helped minimize odors that transferred from the jacket.

Then there is the iLiad itself. I believe most of the odor comes from the dark rubberized coating on the plastic shell.

Folks with chemical allergies are probably more likely to find the iLiad unpleasant to smell or handle. Chances are pretty good that the rubberized coating is both unstable and petroleum based.

Tiny bits of the coating is slowly wearing off the iLiad resulting in an exposed corner or random sparkles as the base plastic catches the light.

Frankly I'd like to grind the stuff off the plastic but don't want to make the case any thinner. Maybe someone will start milling some aftermarket shells for this thing so we can read without the odors.

Boris · 10-27-2007, 07:55 AM

Nice coating, pity it's wearing off on the corners after only a month

10-25-2007, 04:56 AM	#1
ebookie Entrepreneur Posts: 36 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: California Device: Iliad v2	I smell toner ... So has anyone noticed a particular odor about their Iliad? Mine has a strong sense of a 'toner' smell, like the smell when you replace the cartridge in your laserprinter or copier. I keep thinking it will go away but its been a few weeks now ... Curious, --Chuck

10-25-2007, 11:51 AM	#8
yokos Pac-Man caught my iLiad. Posts: 807 Karma: 3595 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany; next to Baltic Sea Device: Boox Max Lumi, iRex iLiad (RIP)	If I smell a laser printer or copier I will smell the fresh created ozone. My new replaced screen doesn't smell. The iLiad v1 plastic case never did. [OT]: The smell of smoker's books isn't a pleasure. Last edited by yokos; 10-26-2007 at 07:05 AM. Reason: plasitc != plastic

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HappyMartin Martin Kristiansen Posts: 1,546 Karma: 8480958 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Johannesburg Device: Kindle International Ipad 2	Nope, I don't smell it. Could it be psychosomatic? I still smell photographic chemicals on ink jet prints.

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10-25-2007, 06:47 AM	#4
Boris Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 23 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Tablet PC, a broken Iliad V2	Yep, recieved my V2 a few weeks ago and it smelled to high heaven. It's far less noticable now.

10-25-2007, 07:15 AM	#5
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	P'raps it's a v2 thing? My v1 doesn't smell at all.

10-25-2007, 07:37 AM	#6
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	I had a smelly one. It smelled more like ... well ... doe. A bit flowery. I was wondering, where that came from. Probably some assembly guy used too much preparing for a date after work

10-25-2007, 10:29 AM	#7
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Plastics do give off volatiles for a while after they are molded. And toner is made of plastic, these days. Just a thought....

10-25-2007, 04:41 PM	#10
Cronoknight Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: none yet	mine smells too

10-26-2007, 04:34 PM	#11
Brise Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: iLiad	Yes my V1 iLiad has a odor. Part of the problem was easy to solve. The M-Edge Executive Jacket I purchased has a strong chemical odor. After placing it in the sun for a few weeks to air it out, I gave up on the jacket. Wiping down the iLiad with alcohol wipes helped minimize odors that transferred from the jacket. Then there is the iLiad itself. I believe most of the odor comes from the dark rubberized coating on the plastic shell. Folks with chemical allergies are probably more likely to find the iLiad unpleasant to smell or handle. Chances are pretty good that the rubberized coating is both unstable and petroleum based. Tiny bits of the coating is slowly wearing off the iLiad resulting in an exposed corner or random sparkles as the base plastic catches the light. Frankly I'd like to grind the stuff off the plastic but don't want to make the case any thinner. Maybe someone will start milling some aftermarket shells for this thing so we can read without the odors.

10-27-2007, 07:55 AM	#12
Boris Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 23 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Tablet PC, a broken Iliad V2	Nice coating, pity it's wearing off on the corners after only a month

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