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Originally Posted by Yorker
Used a Kindle Paperwhite 3 from 2014 until a few weeks ago, it died while using,
Tried to charge it with socket connection
Tried to charge it with usb cable and a PC
Left it connected for days
Drained Battery tried to charge it again
Tried a soft reset (8 secs power button)
Tried a hard reset (40 secs power button)
Was pretty sure it was the battery then took it apart, no loose cables no swollen battery no signs of any damage or anything looking bad.
Checked battery with a multimeter seems good, checked the battery connection with a multimeter while connected to a power source also looks good.
No idea what else could it be.
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- Is there any voltage on the serial port pads? If the Kindle is alive, it should be sending its kernel log over serial, and the voltage should read 1.8 volts. Don't forget to connect the other end of the multimeter to ground. You can use the RF shields if there's no space left on the Kindle's serial port pad.
- And is the light turning on at all?
If there's no voltage, then poke around the board with a multimeter to see if any electricity is flowing, especially to the CPU.
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