Well, it could have been worse

khalleron · 08-28-2009, 05:12 PM

I took a nasty spill at work today - stepped off the curb in the parking lot wrong and fell headlong onto the pavement. Lots of nasty scrapes and bruises, but the worst of it was that my PRS-505, which was in my purse, would not turn on afterward. The power switch is loose and doesn't spring back like it's supposed to.

Got home and hooked it up to the computer, which powered it up, and the screen is, thank the Lord, not damaged at all. So I set it to never go to sleep and will just keep it charged up and on all the time.

I was almost in tears over it - it's amazing how attached to this thing I've gotten in the 5 months I've had it.

DixieGal · 08-28-2009, 05:16 PM

OMG! You are lucky not to be hurt worse! Girl, you need to get you some chocolate and coffee and sit down and read until you feel better!

dreams · 08-28-2009, 05:25 PM

So glad you are OK and it really wasn't worse. I've done the same thing in high heels stepping off the curb into a hole.

I'll share my emergency stash of dark chocolate.

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I have found a thread (Dropped 505, Now Power Switch Broken) about a broken power button that may help fix it. I hope you can get it to work as having to charge it all the time would be a pain.

**humm, I wonder if I made that easy to notice for anyone

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DrMoze · 08-28-2009, 05:54 PM

You can remove the top plastic edge on the 505 and re-seat the power switch. I believe there are some pictures and instructions here on disassembling the 505. Worth a try--it shouldn't hurt anything. Glad your screen is OK!!!!!

khalleron · 08-28-2009, 08:53 PM

Thanks, ladies. I don't drink coffee, but I'll take the chocolate.

The ironic thing is that I was on my way to buy some chocolate when I fell.

Thanks for the advice, too. I don't have a scredriver small enough to remove the screws, but when I get one, I'll make the attempt.

heatherc · 08-28-2009, 10:46 PM

Good luck!

PennyPie · 08-29-2009, 05:39 AM

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I don't have a scredriver small enough to remove the screws

Stop in your local pharmacy & get an eyeglass repair kit...it includes an extremely small screwdriver. If that is too small, stop into a mom & pop computer store & see if a kindly tech would use his itsy bitsy screwdriver set he most likely HAS & open the case for you. Most geeky guys are more than happy to help out with little oddities if they're not too busy.

owlrigh · 08-29-2009, 07:04 AM

Sorry to hear about your accident

But yay for your 505 not broken! I broke my first reader dropping it onto my FOOT. Very sad. Hopefully the tips people have given you will work on the power switch!

cassidym · 08-29-2009, 09:43 AM

I got rear ended in a traffic accident last year and the first thing I did was check to make sure my reader was okay (it was). Then I got out of the car to check for damage. Oh, and the, I made sure I was okay.

Anyway, glad to hear you and your reader are okay

Verencat · 08-29-2009, 10:10 AM

Oh, I'm so sorry for you! As PennyPie said, there are good chances a nice guy in a computer store could help you freely, mostly if you walk in the store with puppy eyes.

Good luck!

khalleron · 08-29-2009, 01:06 PM

Thanks, you all.

I went to the dollar store and bought an eyeglass repair kit. The fix took maybe five minutes, tops, thanks to the helpful people here at MR.

So, with only a very slight ding, my reader works as good as new!

You all are lovely!

khalleron · 08-29-2009, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Verencat

Oh, I'm so sorry for you! As PennyPie said, there are good chances a nice guy in a computer store could help you freely, mostly if you walk in the store with puppy eyes.

Good luck!

LOL. I don't *do* puppy eyes. I'm that woman everyone looks at and goes, "Eh, she can handle it."

Usually, they're right, too.

Grandma Aubbie · 08-29-2009, 01:34 PM

You made me glad that I ordered a cover for my new reader - I got the Executive (real leater) from Amazon (m-edge)at US $14 on sale - it even has a nice pocket for my ipod, so I can easily carry it with my library.

I'm glad you aren't hurt! About 8 years ago I did a similar tumble while carrying my IBook - CD drive was ruined, so I know the feeling. We DO love our babies, even if they are electronic!

khalleron · 08-29-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Grandma Aubbie

You made me glad that I ordered a cover for my new reader - I got the Executive (real leater) from Amazon (m-edge)at US $14 on sale - it even has a nice pocket for my ipod, so I can easily carry it with my library.

I'm glad you aren't hurt! About 8 years ago I did a similar tumble while carrying my IBook - CD drive was ruined, so I know the feeling. We DO love our babies, even if they are electronic!

I did have it in the M-edge Executive cover - I think that's why the screen wasn't damaged, just the top edge corner slightly, knocking the little plastic dohickey loose.

All better now - at least the Sony. It's going to take my knees a week or two to recover.

Of course, I was most concerned about the Sony. My knees can heal themselves.

owlrigh · 08-30-2009, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by khalleron

I did have it in the M-edge Executive cover - I think that's why the screen wasn't damaged, just the top edge corner slightly, knocking the little plastic dohickey loose.

Great to know it saved your e-reader; I got one, too, and hopefully it works for me that way now, too!

Hopefully your knee gets better asap.

08-28-2009, 05:12 PM	#1
khalleron Kate Posts: 1,442 Karma: 1756285 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oregon, United States Device: Nexus 7, Sony PRS-T1 Red	Well, it could have been worse I took a nasty spill at work today - stepped off the curb in the parking lot wrong and fell headlong onto the pavement. Lots of nasty scrapes and bruises, but the worst of it was that my PRS-505, which was in my purse, would not turn on afterward. The power switch is loose and doesn't spring back like it's supposed to. Got home and hooked it up to the computer, which powered it up, and the screen is, thank the Lord, not damaged at all. So I set it to never go to sleep and will just keep it charged up and on all the time. I was almost in tears over it - it's amazing how attached to this thing I've gotten in the 5 months I've had it. __________________ Kate My Webpage Portrait of the Past They Say Love is Blind Now available from Girlebooks.com

08-28-2009, 05:16 PM	#2
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,472 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	OMG! You are lucky not to be hurt worse! Girl, you need to get you some chocolate and coffee and sit down and read until you feel better! __________________ Click to get my husband's book

08-28-2009, 05:25 PM	#3
dreams Anticipation Posts: 21,457 Karma: 50511916 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	So glad you are OK and it really wasn't worse. I've done the same thing in high heels stepping off the curb into a hole. I'll share my emergency stash of dark chocolate. I have found a thread (Dropped 505, Now Power Switch Broken) about a broken power button that may help fix it. I hope you can get it to work as having to charge it all the time would be a pain. humm, I wonder if I made that easy to notice for anyone __________________ MobileRead Wiki . MobileRead's Patricia Clark Memorial Library free (mostly PD) ebooks MobileRead's Posting Guidelines . Author Guidelines 2012 list - 2013 list

08-28-2009, 08:53 PM	#5
khalleron Kate Posts: 1,442 Karma: 1756285 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oregon, United States Device: Nexus 7, Sony PRS-T1 Red	Thanks, ladies. I don't drink coffee, but I'll take the chocolate. The ironic thing is that I was on my way to buy some chocolate when I fell. Thanks for the advice, too. I don't have a scredriver small enough to remove the screws, but when I get one, I'll make the attempt. __________________ Kate My Webpage Portrait of the Past They Say Love is Blind Now available from Girlebooks.com

08-29-2009, 09:43 AM	#9
cassidym Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,324 Karma: 5032368 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northern Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-505, iPhone 5, Sony T1, iPad 3	I got rear ended in a traffic accident last year and the first thing I did was check to make sure my reader was okay (it was). Then I got out of the car to check for damage. Oh, and the, I made sure I was okay. Anyway, glad to hear you and your reader are okay __________________ I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. - Jorge Luis Borges

08-28-2009, 05:54 PM	#4
DrMoze Booknut Posts: 845 Karma: 2852 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: Sony Reader 500/505/300/350	You can remove the top plastic edge on the 505 and re-seat the power switch. I believe there are some pictures and instructions here on disassembling the 505. Worth a try--it shouldn't hurt anything. Glad your screen is OK!!!!!

08-28-2009, 10:46 PM	#6
heatherc Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Alberta Device: Sony PRS505	Good luck!

08-29-2009, 07:04 AM	#8
owlrigh Connoisseur Posts: 93 Karma: 26 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: On a yacht, currently in Australia Device: PRS-505, Ipod Touch, Asus EEE PC	Sorry to hear about your accident But yay for your 505 not broken! I broke my first reader dropping it onto my FOOT. Very sad. Hopefully the tips people have given you will work on the power switch!

08-29-2009, 10:10 AM	#10
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,616 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: xxx	Oh, I'm so sorry for you! As PennyPie said, there are good chances a nice guy in a computer store could help you freely, mostly if you walk in the store with puppy eyes. Good luck!

08-29-2009, 01:06 PM	#11
khalleron Kate Posts: 1,442 Karma: 1756285 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oregon, United States Device: Nexus 7, Sony PRS-T1 Red	Thanks, you all. I went to the dollar store and bought an eyeglass repair kit. The fix took maybe five minutes, tops, thanks to the helpful people here at MR. So, with only a very slight ding, my reader works as good as new! You all are lovely! __________________ Kate My Webpage Portrait of the Past They Say Love is Blind Now available from Girlebooks.com

08-29-2009, 01:34 PM	#13
Grandma Aubbie Grandma Aubbie Posts: 79 Karma: 229 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southwest Kansas Device: sony 600	You made me glad that I ordered a cover for my new reader - I got the Executive (real leater) from Amazon (m-edge)at US $14 on sale - it even has a nice pocket for my ipod, so I can easily carry it with my library. I'm glad you aren't hurt! About 8 years ago I did a similar tumble while carrying my IBook - CD drive was ruined, so I know the feeling. We DO love our babies, even if they are electronic!

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