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rmgvs · 09-09-2016, 05:58 PM

Thanks, good diagnosis.

Well, can't turn it off in the setting, because .... you know.

A pity that these ereaders lack some kind of physical button (some readers have them for page turning) that also can be used as a pointer of mouse. In that case the reader would not be dead without touch-functions.

Most probable it has something to do with the IR-sensors or something that controls them on the board.

The fins seem allright to me, but that is only on visual inspection (thought that these were just plastic things to put the screen in place?). The fins themselves seem to be glued onto the back of the screen so not part of the green motherboard. Where or what are the IR sensors then? Can I check them on the motherboard?

Well, this all becomes way too complicated anyway. I am not so naïve in thinking that you can solder yourself some replacement smd-part onto the board.

09-09-2016, 05:58 PM	#66
rmgvs Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2016 Device: kobo aura h20	Thanks, good diagnosis. Well, can't turn it off in the setting, because .... you know. A pity that these ereaders lack some kind of physical button (some readers have them for page turning) that also can be used as a pointer of mouse. In that case the reader would not be dead without touch-functions. Most probable it has something to do with the IR-sensors or something that controls them on the board. The fins seem allright to me, but that is only on visual inspection (thought that these were just plastic things to put the screen in place?). The fins themselves seem to be glued onto the back of the screen so not part of the green motherboard. Where or what are the IR sensors then? Can I check them on the motherboard? Well, this all becomes way too complicated anyway. I am not so naïve in thinking that you can solder yourself some replacement smd-part onto the board.