03-23-2012, 08:36 PM | #1 |
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USB connector broke off
Well, I finally did it. I broke my Odyssey. the USB plug broke off. So I took the chance and disassembled it to see why it broke off. It is really simple actually, the flimsy little plug is held in place to the circuit bord by two (that is T W O) little solder spots. Nothing else holds it in place. I am surprised it lasted this long. At the very least that plug should have been hooked to the plastic case, or screwed through the circuit board to the bottom plate. There is 8 tiny screws holding the circuit board to the bottom plate already, one more to hold down the usb-plug is not too much to ask for
Furthermore playing with the broke off plug, it is very hard to get it on and off an usb-cable, because of the teeth. I would recommend that you do yourself a favor and grind off the teeth of the usb-cable. Yes sure, it will go in and out more easy than it is supposed to, but pulling it out by accident on occasion is far superior to ripping the plugin off the circuit board. If anyone is interested, I can take a picture of this and post it here. |
03-24-2012, 04:59 AM | #2 |
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Please do it, it's going to happen to me sooner or later and I'd rather know how to solve it myself...
By the way, how did you open the Odyssey? I don't see any screws... |
03-24-2012, 10:44 AM | #3 | |
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PLEASE NOTE: I did not get this fixed yet. Finding anyone in my area that will even solder anything that small (the 5 connectors from the plug are approximately on a 2 - 3 mm length). When I find someone that can do it, and the cost of repair is not too high then maybe I get it fixed. My plan for that is to only solder wires to the circuit board, have them hang out of the odyssey maybe an inch or two, and put a female usb-plug on the outside. That way even if the plug goes in tight, I won't put tension on the circuit board. As for opening the Odyssey, I do not recommend you do that yourself. There is no way that you can do it without leaving marks on it. Pretty sure it might even void your warranty. I doubt even Bookeen can open and close it without leaving marks, my guess would be that they simply destroy and replace the top cover with a brand new piece. Instructions are in the Spoiler just for reference. Spoiler:
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04-14-2012, 05:15 PM | #4 |
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Update: Ok it is official. It is unfixable. Too risky to fix and not guranteed. I doubt Bookeen would appreciate me sending it in, now that I tore it all up. With a Kindle under $100 bucks with same display and Calibre to let me convert my books to mobi I see no reason to just replace my Odyssey with a new e-reader. Got my old prs-300 back out of storage for now. Looking for a new reader to choose from. Maybe I will wait for new models to show up - so back to square one.
Still disappointed with with the HSIS display that seems to add no value when reading ebooks. I will miss the big selection of font-sizes and easy support for custom fonts, but I will get used to anything. |
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04-16-2012, 12:38 AM | #6 |
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Actually, I did not see that specifically mentioned in the manual - if you can call it a manual what they put on the Odyssey.
It was a nice reader, but did not deliver software and hardware wise - not the way I expected it to. They had a lot of updates at first and then nothing for a long time. Makes me think that they call it finished now. |
04-16-2012, 02:42 AM | #7 |
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Ouch, this reminds me of iRex's DR1000s : they have the same problem with a USB port that is simply begging to be ripped off the system-board.
It's probably going to be difficult to solder a new USB port on the systemboard but you may find it easier to solder some simple electrical wires on those points. Which you can then extend outside the reader and at the end you can then solder your USB port. Last edited by kleykenb; 04-16-2012 at 02:44 AM. |
04-30-2012, 06:55 PM | #8 |
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same problem here!!! and there is no way to fix it!!! odyssey was a bad choice after all!!!
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04-30-2012, 07:13 PM | #9 |
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Actually this solder repair isn't too bad.
any computer store can do that it isn't really low level component. It is an OCI Odd Compoent Insertion component. It is a a FPP Fine Pitch Part (like the intergrated circuit - microchip) Hot solder iron, solder vacuum, flux, solder and a microsolder iron.. google search shows a lot of options for "pcb repair ohio" Not an impossible situation. The usb connector resolder that is. :-) good luck |
05-01-2012, 03:38 AM | #10 |
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Send it back to bookeen.
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05-04-2012, 11:10 AM | #11 |
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If the pcb tracks are broken, it's not possible to repair
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05-05-2012, 03:57 PM | #12 | |
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Try contact Bookeen and send your device back to them: probably you are going to get a "new" one (with a better microUSB port and a button instead of the power switch). |
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05-06-2012, 07:41 AM | #13 |
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if I buy a new one from bookeen/shop, will it be from the "new and better" type? at their site they don't mention anything about a new release of cybook-odyssey!
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05-06-2012, 07:49 AM | #14 |
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Yes, they haven't "advertised" the changes, so I cannot guarantee that you will receive a "new" one.
You might want to ask Bookeen explicitly, before sending your broken device back to them. |
05-06-2012, 07:49 AM | #15 |
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Why not send the broken one to bookeen ? It's still under warranty right ? And less expensive than a new one.
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