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CoachDom · 01-11-2025, 01:19 PM

Hi all

I recently dug out my Kindle 3 Keyboard in pristine condition I might say and it had issues holding charge. I tried using it anyways couple of time but eventually it went into a state where it would be stuck in a booting loop and shut down. And it was mostly unresponsive.

I ordered a replacement battery, put it in and now I can get it working - kinda. After holding power for 20s, then Home for 60s it goes into the factory reset mode, I click Del and it boots up. The battery indicator is almost full, but I keep it on the charger anyways, it works for about 30s to 1min and it shuts down to a blank screen. I can retry the factory reset, and redo all the above but it will never stay on.

Any ideas?

Many thanks

EDIT: I tried putting the old (original) battery inside and went through the power - home - reset loop but the script remains the same. My Kindle will stay on for about a minute, after which it will flicker and go into a blank screen. The orange charging light also dies at this point.

01-11-2025, 01:19 PM	#1
CoachDom Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2025 Device: Kindle 3 Keyboard	Reviving Good Ol' Kindle 3 Keyboard Hi all I recently dug out my Kindle 3 Keyboard in pristine condition I might say and it had issues holding charge. I tried using it anyways couple of time but eventually it went into a state where it would be stuck in a booting loop and shut down. And it was mostly unresponsive. I ordered a replacement battery, put it in and now I can get it working - kinda. After holding power for 20s, then Home for 60s it goes into the factory reset mode, I click Del and it boots up. The battery indicator is almost full, but I keep it on the charger anyways, it works for about 30s to 1min and it shuts down to a blank screen. I can retry the factory reset, and redo all the above but it will never stay on. Any ideas? Many thanks EDIT: I tried putting the old (original) battery inside and went through the power - home - reset loop but the script remains the same. My Kindle will stay on for about a minute, after which it will flicker and go into a blank screen. The orange charging light also dies at this point.