Thread: PRS-505 I thnk my 505 is dying
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Old 05-11-2012, 10:15 PM   #6
kennyc
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Originally Posted by Cdesja5 View Post
I tried the battery change and it ended up costing me about 40$ and a new reader... The ribbon tape is the problem, it's very hard to connect back and "work" again for the buttons and tears very easily. I found numerous posts from hapless owners like me that had problems with the ribbon tape. Anyways, love mynew T1, love the touch screen and the wireless aspect of it!
Yep, that looks like the trickiest part. I've had problems with those type of ribbon cable/connectors before.

Mine is still working pretty well, I may just scrap it and get a newer model, or just start using my Kindle 2 more.
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