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Old 04-13-2017, 11:42 PM   #10
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Device: prs-505, Kindle Keyboard 3g, PW3
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Originally Posted by knc1 View Post
That battery is worn out.

Which is why charging raises the temperature rather than storing the energy.
Luckly, the battery management chip is smart enough to keep it from bursting into flames.

Buy new battery.

Probably not associated with its bath.
The batteries are normally sealed "gas tight" which also keeps out liquids.
It definitely did not act like this before it's bath, and its only 9 months old.

Those temperature errors on the 11th were while it was unplugged and discharging, not while it was charging up.

I guess I would try to decide if the bath shorted the battery too long out, and that's what killed it.

Otherwise, if it's really not associated with the pool, I might be able to try to swing a warranty replacement.

Do you know how many moisture indicators are inside the PW3 :-)

But yeah, The battery is shot, I'm trying to decide if I feel comfortable trying to use the Kindle trade-in, or if water damage is a killer on that, it only asks if it works and holds a charge, not if it holds a long charge.
Or if I want to try to buy a replacement battery that's already the right size, or try surgery like geekmaster in this post: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=274761

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