Thread: My kindle is acting up.....
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Old 08-27-2012, 07:13 PM   #12
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Images can be had with a little help from a friend.

Here is a video of a cheap solder reflow repair:


But I would save this as a last resort. Try flashing it with a serial port connection first.

And if it really is a damaged board (solder joints), I would use my good screen to put on a cheap kindle with broken screen from ebay (I got one free for only $5 shipping cost). Now I have two K3s with damaged screens.
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