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speedlever · 07-19-2013, 08:08 AM

and now I know why.

This is my daughter's K3 which she got in December 2010... so it's about 2.5 years old. I bought her a lighted case for it, but after a while, she decided she preferred the K3 without the case and carried it in her bookbag without the case on it.

Recently she told me that it won't charge and only displays this screen:

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I've tried charging, hard resetting, etc. to no avail. So I figured the battery had died an early death (my K3, same age as hers - in the lighted case - continues to charge and give me healthy 6 to 8 weeks of battery life).

I bought a new battery, took the back off her K3 and changed out the battery. No change in behavior.

I noticed when I took the back off that one of the motherboard screws was missing. I also recall hearing something loose in her K3 soon after she got it, but since it worked fine, I never bothered to investigate.

Since the new battery didn't help, I decided to dismantle her K3 and see if I could find that missing screw. Nope, no luck at all. However, I did find the reason her K3 won't appear to take a charge. The eInk screen is broken!

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While not obvious from the outside, a look inside tells the tale that leaving off the case had fatal results. It certainly appears obvious from the inside that something pressed against the screen hard enough to break the internal eInk display while leaving the exterior glass unaffected.

I guess she gets a new paperwhite Kindle in the near future. With a protective case that she will NOT remove.

Here's what the insides of the K3 look like:

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There are a fair number of tiny screws. Removing the back was the most tedious part of the process. Changing the battery is a non-event otherwise. However, I suspect changing out the eInk display will not be cost effective.

Speaking of a new Kindle, I have my workflow comfortably established when I get a new ebook. I download it to my PC, upload (and strip DRM) to calibre, then email the book to whichever Kindle it's going to.

Will a new Kindle break my comfy process?

07-19-2013, 08:08 AM	#1
speedlever Fanatic Posts: 592 Karma: 138200 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: PW2014, PW2012, iPad Pro	K3 won't charge... and now I know why. This is my daughter's K3 which she got in December 2010... so it's about 2.5 years old. I bought her a lighted case for it, but after a while, she decided she preferred the K3 without the case and carried it in her bookbag without the case on it. Recently she told me that it won't charge and only displays this screen: [Image violates Posting Guidelines for size - MODERATOR] I've tried charging, hard resetting, etc. to no avail. So I figured the battery had died an early death (my K3, same age as hers - in the lighted case - continues to charge and give me healthy 6 to 8 weeks of battery life). I bought a new battery, took the back off her K3 and changed out the battery. No change in behavior. I noticed when I took the back off that one of the motherboard screws was missing. I also recall hearing something loose in her K3 soon after she got it, but since it worked fine, I never bothered to investigate. Since the new battery didn't help, I decided to dismantle her K3 and see if I could find that missing screw. Nope, no luck at all. However, I did find the reason her K3 won't appear to take a charge. The eInk screen is broken! [Image violates Posting Guidelines for size - MODERATOR] While not obvious from the outside, a look inside tells the tale that leaving off the case had fatal results. It certainly appears obvious from the inside that something pressed against the screen hard enough to break the internal eInk display while leaving the exterior glass unaffected. I guess she gets a new paperwhite Kindle in the near future. With a protective case that she will NOT remove. Here's what the insides of the K3 look like: [Image violates Posting Guidelines for size - MODERATOR] There are a fair number of tiny screws. Removing the back was the most tedious part of the process. Changing the battery is a non-event otherwise. However, I suspect changing out the eInk display will not be cost effective. Speaking of a new Kindle, I have my workflow comfortably established when I get a new ebook. I download it to my PC, upload (and strip DRM) to calibre, then email the book to whichever Kindle it's going to. Will a new Kindle break my comfy process? Last edited by Dr. Drib; 08-27-2015 at 08:02 PM. Reason: added question about a new Kindle