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Old 02-18-2016, 05:22 AM   #1
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no more light for the night in my Kobo
The light of my Kobo Glo went out this night.
I can use the reader but there is no more light.
If i turn on the light nothing happen, I can manage the level, but nothing occurs.

I tried to reset with a pin.
I tried the hard reset without succes.

Is there a kind of electric bulb inside? Has anyone already changed it?

thank you for the help and sorry for my bad english.
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Old 02-18-2016, 05:26 AM   #2
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The light is from white LEDs. These should not fail. They are certainly not user-replaceable.

I suggest you contact Kobo. This sounds like a fault that should be covered by guarantee.
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Old 02-18-2016, 05:40 AM   #3
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My Kobo is two years old... no more guaranty... I phoned at KOBO and they told me to reset...
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Old 02-18-2016, 09:15 AM   #4
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The light on my Glo failed after about 26 months. Nothing I did showed anything wrong except that the light didn't turn on. That included discussion with Kobo, running some diagnostics and pulling it apart. I couldn't find anything.

I used it as an excuse to buy an Aura H2O and then later a Glo HD.
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Old 02-19-2016, 04:29 AM   #5
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Thank you for the return... I know now that nothing is possible to do... It's funny because ours is 26 monthes too... Programmed obsolescence... It's a pity because it works perfectly and my husband who uses it is a night reader... I will buy him a mini light... but it is not so cool! And his birthday is on november

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Why not go for an upgrade and buy the Glo HD? I have it and I love it even more than my old Aura.
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