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disp00 · 09-01-2020, 04:44 PM

Hi. Thanks for reading my post. I'm writing this in a final attempt to see if anyone has any suggestions on how I can bring my Kindle 3 back to life.

It all started a while back when I went to read and the screen stated 'Empty Battery'. So I tried the often suggested, let it charge for 24+ hours. Tried that and same result. I then noticed the back was bulging a little where the battery is located...opened the device up and the battery was indeed bulging.

So off to Ebay, where I purchased an after market replacement battery...waited a few days and installed the new battery. After installation, I let it charge for 24 hours plus and got the 'Empty Battery' screen.

Things I have tried:

### Replaced the original battery
- I bought a replacement battery off of ebay

### Charge the device
- I've tried charging: via USB power (computer), via stock charger & stock cable, via stock charger & alt cable, via alt charger & stock cable
- I tried charging before and after installing the replacement battery.

I'm not sure if this is relevant but I've noticed (I've been trying to resurrect this thing for a couple of weeks now) that even when charging on the 'Empty Battery' screen, eventually the orange charging light will go off.

### Measured voltage on the new battery
I also measured the voltage on the newly purchased battery (after one of the many extended charging sessions) and it measured at 3.7 volts.

### 'Soft reset'
1. Press and hold on the power switch for 15 seconds.
- This just takes me back to the 'Empty Battery' screen.

### 'Hard reset'
1. Press and hold on the power switch for 15 seconds.
2. Wait for the green light, then press and hold 'HOME'.
3. On the device reset screen, type in "RESET"
4. On the recovery mode screen, press R.
- Here the screen says, please wait while your Kindle starts up...I eventually get a progress bar and it gets about 30% complete and back to the 'Empty Battery' screen

### Kubrick
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=206064

- This took hours...the first attempt I started late in the evening and ended up leaving it overnight but it did seem to complete.
- I have since tried a couple more times and it gets stuck on the firmware complete (which takes about an hour or 2) and the 'Next' button is never re-enabled. If it helps, I can document this in further detail.

### Contacting Amazon Support
I was told no dice, but they gave me a decent offer on a discount.

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So, any suggestions on:

- anything I can do to bring this device back to life?
- any where I can sell or give away the device for parts (if I can't bring it back to life)?

09-01-2020, 04:44 PM	#1
disp00 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2020 Device: Kindle 3	Any way to revive a dead Kindle 3? Hi. Thanks for reading my post. I'm writing this in a final attempt to see if anyone has any suggestions on how I can bring my Kindle 3 back to life. It all started a while back when I went to read and the screen stated 'Empty Battery'. So I tried the often suggested, let it charge for 24+ hours. Tried that and same result. I then noticed the back was bulging a little where the battery is located...opened the device up and the battery was indeed bulging. So off to Ebay, where I purchased an after market replacement battery...waited a few days and installed the new battery. After installation, I let it charge for 24 hours plus and got the 'Empty Battery' screen. Things I have tried: ### Replaced the original battery - I bought a replacement battery off of ebay ### Charge the device - I've tried charging: via USB power (computer), via stock charger & stock cable, via stock charger & alt cable, via alt charger & stock cable - I tried charging before and after installing the replacement battery. I'm not sure if this is relevant but I've noticed (I've been trying to resurrect this thing for a couple of weeks now) that even when charging on the 'Empty Battery' screen, eventually the orange charging light will go off. ### Measured voltage on the new battery I also measured the voltage on the newly purchased battery (after one of the many extended charging sessions) and it measured at 3.7 volts. ### 'Soft reset' 1. Press and hold on the power switch for 15 seconds. - This just takes me back to the 'Empty Battery' screen. ### 'Hard reset' 1. Press and hold on the power switch for 15 seconds. 2. Wait for the green light, then press and hold 'HOME'. 3. On the device reset screen, type in "RESET" 4. On the recovery mode screen, press R. - Here the screen says, please wait while your Kindle starts up...I eventually get a progress bar and it gets about 30% complete and back to the 'Empty Battery' screen ### Kubrick https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=206064 - This took hours...the first attempt I started late in the evening and ended up leaving it overnight but it did seem to complete. - I have since tried a couple more times and it gets stuck on the firmware complete (which takes about an hour or 2) and the 'Next' button is never re-enabled. If it helps, I can document this in further detail. ### Contacting Amazon Support I was told no dice, but they gave me a decent offer on a discount. --- So, any suggestions on: - anything I can do to bring this device back to life? - any where I can sell or give away the device for parts (if I can't bring it back to life)?