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rcentros · 02-03-2018, 07:51 PM

I bought another Kobo Touch from Shop Goodwill that was sold for "parts or repair" and, even though it took a while, it finally charged enough to turn on. It's screen was filthy, but in good condition and the Touch is in overall good condition. This is the original (non-b, non-c) model. I like the fact that it doesn't have the "rubbery" bezel – it gives it a "cleaner" feel. But ...

I'm guessing that its battery may be weak. I don't know for sure yet. Since this Touch apparently hasn't been charged in quite a while, how long should it take to fully charge the battery? It's been on the charger for a few hours, the LED is still green, so does that mean it's still charging?

I've taken it off the charger and ran a Sync (or tried to) and the battery (which originally showed 100%) started dropping quickly, down to about 54% in about a minute. But, I'm guessing (hoping?) that the scale was screwed up because I was using the Touch with the power on and it was giving a false measurement for the battery.

Assuming the battery is bad ... how easy is it to replace it? I thought it would be like a Sony, Kindle or Nook – just go to eBay, find a battery and replace it. But they don't show up, and I read that people find camera batteries that are "close" and solder them to the Kobo's battery leads. Has a reliable solution for this problem been found? (I don't mind soldering battery leads if I have to.)

Sorry to ask so many questions. As should be clear, my ignorance of all things Kobo is pretty much complete.

02-03-2018, 07:51 PM	#1
rcentros eReader Wrangler Posts: 7,894 Karma: 52566355 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Boise, ID Device: PB HD3, GL3, Voyage, Clara HD	Kobo Touch Charging Question I bought another Kobo Touch from Shop Goodwill that was sold for "parts or repair" and, even though it took a while, it finally charged enough to turn on. It's screen was filthy, but in good condition and the Touch is in overall good condition. This is the original (non-b, non-c) model. I like the fact that it doesn't have the "rubbery" bezel – it gives it a "cleaner" feel. But ... I'm guessing that its battery may be weak. I don't know for sure yet. Since this Touch apparently hasn't been charged in quite a while, how long should it take to fully charge the battery? It's been on the charger for a few hours, the LED is still green, so does that mean it's still charging? I've taken it off the charger and ran a Sync (or tried to) and the battery (which originally showed 100%) started dropping quickly, down to about 54% in about a minute. But, I'm guessing (hoping?) that the scale was screwed up because I was using the Touch with the power on and it was giving a false measurement for the battery. Assuming the battery is bad ... how easy is it to replace it? I thought it would be like a Sony, Kindle or Nook – just go to eBay, find a battery and replace it. But they don't show up, and I read that people find camera batteries that are "close" and solder them to the Kobo's battery leads. Has a reliable solution for this problem been found? (I don't mind soldering battery leads if I have to.) Sorry to ask so many questions. As should be clear, my ignorance of all things Kobo is pretty much complete.