PRS-300 Battery trouble (I think) ?

smallhagrid · 05-05-2012, 12:22 AM

A friend got a PRS-300, and after trying it a few times shut it off & left it on the shelf in it's cover...for a year !!!
Picked it up again and found it was dead - and gave it to me.
I looked up charging it & found some info saying it'll charge via the mini-USB so I did that overnight.
It wakes up - sort of - a USB screen comes up, then later it gets a goofy looking screen like a distorted start-up screen - then goes dead saying NO BATTERY then repeats all the above.

I'm thinking it must need a battery - and have found some online for ~$12.
The installation looks easy enough so I'd like to ask the folks here, please:

Is it best to try a different way of charging it ?
Are there any 'tricks' to try to help it out ?
Is there a best/cheapest source for the battery ?

Thanks !

Pinecone · 05-05-2012, 07:51 AM

Did you charge from a computer? Did it go to sleep while charging overnight? If it did, in sleep mode, the computer will drain the reader.

Try a wall charger.

But it is likely that the battery is dead.

Shopaholic · 05-05-2012, 08:59 AM

The Sony 300 does NOT charge through the mini USB port other than through your computer. For that model you have to get the Sony barrel plug charger or a generic one that works with the Sony PSP. It's the barrel plug with the yellow tip.

Using the barrel plug will allow it to charge through a wall plug and let you read at the same time.

smallhagrid · 05-05-2012, 10:01 AM

No - no - and so, not:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pinecone

Did you charge from a computer? Did it go to sleep while charging overnight? If it did, in sleep mode, the computer will drain the reader.
Try a wall charger.
But it is likely that the battery is dead.

It was a generic mini-USB wall charger.

Hmmm...any best battery source then ?

smallhagrid · 05-05-2012, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shopaholic

The Sony 300 does NOT charge through the mini USB port other than through your computer. For that model you have to get the Sony barrel plug charger or a generic one that works with the Sony PSP. It's the barrel plug with the yellow tip.
Using the barrel plug will allow it to charge through a wall plug and let you read at the same time.

Re-trying again today via a PC which is AWAKE & will stay so.

Didn't know about the specific wall-wart needed otherwise...
I just want to know if it'll hold a charge & wake up before considering spending any $ on a battery.
(It was new & literally only ever got charged before ONE time !)

It'd be great (like the EZ Readers) if it could take a generic phone-type battery that I could get for just a few $...are there any substitutions for this battery that anyone knows of ?
(There's no point in spending any more than a few $ if this reader is scrap.)

Thanks !

smallhagrid · 05-05-2012, 12:06 PM

Update:
A few hours after connecting it to the PC I went back & the reader had it's USB screen showing=> disconnected it=> watched as it woke up, and PRESTO!... a full battery indicator.
That was very fast=> almost so fast as to be spooky; makes me wonder if it is not accurately calibrated or something...I guess time will tell.

laughingdragons · 05-06-2012, 05:45 AM

If it does need a new battery here's a site that sells it

http://www.batterybay.net/Battery-fo...s-prd300sl.htm

Here's another site that sells it and has a video on how to change it.

http://www.newpower99.com/ProductDet...0&Show=ExtInfo

smallhagrid · 05-06-2012, 09:15 AM

Now that it charged up OK I've already passed it along to a friend as a very nice 1st reader ever - so I'm sure I'll hear if it stops working...

Thanks Folks.

Toxaris · 05-18-2012, 08:45 AM

When needed, battery replacement is easy to do. There are some diagrams and video's available for this. I had to do it some months ago when my battery died.

05-05-2012, 12:22 AM	#1
smallhagrid Hillbilly Posts: 189 Karma: 132498 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vermont Device: EZReader	Battery trouble (I think) ? A friend got a PRS-300, and after trying it a few times shut it off & left it on the shelf in it's cover...for a year !!! Picked it up again and found it was dead - and gave it to me. I looked up charging it & found some info saying it'll charge via the mini-USB so I did that overnight. It wakes up - sort of - a USB screen comes up, then later it gets a goofy looking screen like a distorted start-up screen - then goes dead saying NO BATTERY then repeats all the above. I'm thinking it must need a battery - and have found some online for ~$12. The installation looks easy enough so I'd like to ask the folks here, please: Is it best to try a different way of charging it ? Are there any 'tricks' to try to help it out ? Is there a best/cheapest source for the battery ? Thanks !

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Pinecone Guru Posts: 902 Karma: 1660722 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Maryland Device: PRS-650, PRS-600, PRS-350	Did you charge from a computer? Did it go to sleep while charging overnight? If it did, in sleep mode, the computer will drain the reader. Try a wall charger. But it is likely that the battery is dead.

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Shopaholic Cockatoo Mom! Posts: 1,509 Karma: 1812695 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: PW4, Kobo: A1, Clara, Libra 2, iPad Pro 11, iPad Mini	The Sony 300 does NOT charge through the mini USB port other than through your computer. For that model you have to get the Sony barrel plug charger or a generic one that works with the Sony PSP. It's the barrel plug with the yellow tip. Using the barrel plug will allow it to charge through a wall plug and let you read at the same time.

05-05-2012, 12:06 PM	#6
smallhagrid Hillbilly Posts: 189 Karma: 132498 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vermont Device: EZReader	Update: A few hours after connecting it to the PC I went back & the reader had it's USB screen showing=> disconnected it=> watched as it woke up, and PRESTO!... a full battery indicator. That was very fast=> almost so fast as to be spooky; makes me wonder if it is not accurately calibrated or something...I guess time will tell.

05-06-2012, 05:45 AM	#7
laughingdragons Groupie Posts: 189 Karma: 1125536 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: CA Device: Sony PRS-350 1 Pink 1 Silver Paperwhite Kindle	If it does need a new battery here's a site that sells it http://www.batterybay.net/Battery-fo...s-prd300sl.htm Here's another site that sells it and has a video on how to change it. http://www.newpower99.com/ProductDet...0&Show=ExtInfo

05-06-2012, 09:15 AM	#8
smallhagrid Hillbilly Posts: 189 Karma: 132498 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vermont Device: EZReader	Now that it charged up OK I've already passed it along to a friend as a very nice 1st reader ever - so I'm sure I'll hear if it stops working... Thanks Folks.

05-18-2012, 08:45 AM	#9
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	When needed, battery replacement is easy to do. There are some diagrams and video's available for this. I had to do it some months ago when my battery died.