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geekmaster · 05-08-2016, 01:48 PM

Okay, I decide to measure the voltage on the battery (the pins are labelled). Zero, zip, nada, nothing. And more suspiciously, it is a cheap LiPo battery (like used in R/C toys) and its wrapper is "puffed" -- a sign of an expired LiPo. That explains a lot. I will try leaving (-) and (T) connected, but wire a 16850 lithium cell (like used en-masse in Tesla cars) to (-) and (-) on the kindle (leaving battery + disconnected). The (T) will be needed by the kindle boot code to assure it is connected to a "genuine" amazon battery. [Except the battery I2C (or whatever) may also need power from the battery? We shall see...

05-08-2016, 01:48 PM	#31
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773670 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	Okay, I decide to measure the voltage on the battery (the pins are labelled). Zero, zip, nada, nothing. And more suspiciously, it is a cheap LiPo battery (like used in R/C toys) and its wrapper is "puffed" -- a sign of an expired LiPo. That explains a lot. I will try leaving (-) and (T) connected, but wire a 16850 lithium cell (like used en-masse in Tesla cars) to (-) and (-) on the kindle (leaving battery + disconnected). The (T) will be needed by the kindle boot code to assure it is connected to a "genuine" amazon battery. [Except the battery I2C (or whatever) may also need power from the battery? We shall see... Last edited by geekmaster; 05-08-2016 at 01:53 PM.