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jgaiser · 03-15-2014, 02:19 PM

I have been gifted a 1st gen kindle fire. The battery seems to be dead and the previous owner says that something internal swelled enough to pop off the display panel (he and I assume it was the battery). The unit will boot up if connected to a charger, but the battery will not charge even if left plugged in for many hours.

Anyone know if it's repairable and is it worth repairing? I know I could call kindle CS, but was wondering if anybody here has any input before I go that route.

03-15-2014, 02:19 PM	#1
jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,283 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	Dead Kindle Fire 1st Gen I have been gifted a 1st gen kindle fire. The battery seems to be dead and the previous owner says that something internal swelled enough to pop off the display panel (he and I assume it was the battery). The unit will boot up if connected to a charger, but the battery will not charge even if left plugged in for many hours. Anyone know if it's repairable and is it worth repairing? I know I could call kindle CS, but was wondering if anybody here has any input before I go that route.