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Originally Posted by blkhawk
I thought I already mentioned the cover connectors. As far as i can tell the connectors only have an i2c or something similar on them - there are 2 connections that connect to the battery(VCC and GND). The other connectors are 2 communication pins (i2c or something similar) and a GND for for signaling. This is a bit weird so there might be functions on that connector.
I have however no idea how to trigger other modes for the connector.
As for the other side of the board I will see what i can do.
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The battery module should have more than two pins in its connectory. I took a dead battery module apart, and it contains a plastic and metal frame with a small circuit board (which uses i2c or similar to report its serial number and battery status to the kindle firmware). The battery module also contains a rather standard single-cell LiPo battery pack (2 wires) connected to the small circuit board. I plan to replace a dead (inflated) LiPo pack with one salvaged from a cheap rechargeable device, wrapping the label back over the battery pack frame when complete. Some older kindle batteries even label those extra pins as "data" and "clock" (or similar).