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Old 06-28-2016, 10:00 AM   #10
Griu
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Device: Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Aura One
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Originally Posted by geekmaster View Post
The frontlight LEDs are still good. The RIGHT way to fix it would be to use an oscilloscope and track the flicker back to its source. If the frontlight PWM driver chip(s) are dieing, I would power my LEDs with a variable resistor (and series switch) directly off the battery (old-school style), if I could not replace the defective parts. How are your hardware hacking skills?
I'm not really good with hacking hardware. I've already bought a new Kobo Glo HD (I was planning on doing it before, easier configure the way I want). I'll sell this one and get some money back. I already have a buyer.
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