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Enk · 01-20-2014, 11:23 PM

I have to say i can't complain - i bought the thing in Nov 2009, and it's only the 'Next Page' button that has failed. Scarcely a day has passed when i haven't used it.

I thought i'd post this here, since i disassembled the thing, to get a look under the button to see if all it required was cleaning. Sadly i'm not familiar with how the button makes electrical contact - but it's clear that the central contact had detached and this is why i couldn't 'next page'.

The contact seems to involve a small yellow circle of sticky plastic, and an associated smaller white metallic circle with bare metal on one side (there are a few of these attached under the key - white face showing, no yellow plastic disc - but only this one is loose).

A gust of wind made possible repair academic, but i thought i'd ask here if anyone has any knowledge of this topic, just in case.

01-20-2014, 11:23 PM	#1
Enk Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kindle DX	Original Kindle DX Finally Wears Out I have to say i can't complain - i bought the thing in Nov 2009, and it's only the 'Next Page' button that has failed. Scarcely a day has passed when i haven't used it. I thought i'd post this here, since i disassembled the thing, to get a look under the button to see if all it required was cleaning. Sadly i'm not familiar with how the button makes electrical contact - but it's clear that the central contact had detached and this is why i couldn't 'next page'. The contact seems to involve a small yellow circle of sticky plastic, and an associated smaller white metallic circle with bare metal on one side (there are a few of these attached under the key - white face showing, no yellow plastic disc - but only this one is loose). A gust of wind made possible repair academic, but i thought i'd ask here if anyone has any knowledge of this topic, just in case.