Thread: Troubleshooting Kindle 3 blank screen of death
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Old 11-06-2021, 10:46 AM   #4
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Device: Kindle 3
Nothing changed after the 24 hour "charging".

I did some more "brutal" troubleshooting.
I did warm up the Kindle mainboard (battery removed) with a hair dryer.
After that I got a short sign of life, the green LED blinked and the "tree" appeared on the display - and that was it.
I tried to warm it up again (a little bit more), hoping it will at least start to boot, but nothing.
My wild guess is, that some solder joint(s) of some of the bigger chips cracked.
My main suspect is the CPU.
Should I try to reflow it?
Any other suggestions?
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