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jimbobuk · 12-23-2006, 10:57 PM

I've posted about this in a couple of threads where at first it felt most relevant.. now i thought i'd start a new one as i'm left with only 2 options,

i) leave the reader as is.. its still fully functional.
ii) try to repair it myself.

The original thread is here

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...2272#post52272

Where I stupidly took the initial thread revelation of needing to press the power button, and the fact that I could see no other holes to stick a paper clip in (it was still in its case), and i didn't have a manual to hand.. i ended up sticking the paper clip in the hole next to the power switch.. i'd forgotten that just earlier that was what was telling me if it was being charged etc.. ie. an LED hole.. anyways i pressed around in there gently feeling for a press switch.. i could feel how the power button interacted with the hole a bit and in the end i pushed it too much and the power button is now a bit sticky and doesn't return to the top..

I've clearly pushed the spring off of a lever, or possibly broken something that it was connected to.. hopefully the former would lead to a quick fix as it'd be a case of just putting it back on again.. the latter would be unfixable.

I'm in the UK so cannot return it, its arguable whether or not sony would swop it anyways.. i COULD return it but it would likely involve hassles, and potentially shipping, import duty charges.

As it is still fully functional, just a bit stiffer to operate and you HAVE to manually slide it back up for the switch operation to be registered i dont think i will return it.

I wont take it apart unless i could see some pictures and hear stories of people who have done it and survived.. and crucially whether if when apart its not full of things that are just itching to jump out of place, like the afore mentioned spring.

Aside from initial stupidness, due to being in a rush and it being late.. i'm reasonably handy inside these kind of things.. i've altered the alignment on my rangefinder camera's rangefinder.. and have also swopped the hdd inside my old creative jukebox3, a fairly delicate process involving you holding the motherboard/screen whilst you tease out and replace the hdd on the back.

Thanks for your help again.. i'm going to sleep and be angry with myself now.. ARRRGH!!!

12-23-2006, 10:57 PM	#1
jimbobuk Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottingham, UK	How easy is it to take apart? I've posted about this in a couple of threads where at first it felt most relevant.. now i thought i'd start a new one as i'm left with only 2 options, i) leave the reader as is.. its still fully functional. ii) try to repair it myself. The original thread is here https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...2272#post52272 Where I stupidly took the initial thread revelation of needing to press the power button, and the fact that I could see no other holes to stick a paper clip in (it was still in its case), and i didn't have a manual to hand.. i ended up sticking the paper clip in the hole next to the power switch.. i'd forgotten that just earlier that was what was telling me if it was being charged etc.. ie. an LED hole.. anyways i pressed around in there gently feeling for a press switch.. i could feel how the power button interacted with the hole a bit and in the end i pushed it too much and the power button is now a bit sticky and doesn't return to the top.. I've clearly pushed the spring off of a lever, or possibly broken something that it was connected to.. hopefully the former would lead to a quick fix as it'd be a case of just putting it back on again.. the latter would be unfixable. I'm in the UK so cannot return it, its arguable whether or not sony would swop it anyways.. i COULD return it but it would likely involve hassles, and potentially shipping, import duty charges. As it is still fully functional, just a bit stiffer to operate and you HAVE to manually slide it back up for the switch operation to be registered i dont think i will return it. I wont take it apart unless i could see some pictures and hear stories of people who have done it and survived.. and crucially whether if when apart its not full of things that are just itching to jump out of place, like the afore mentioned spring. Aside from initial stupidness, due to being in a rush and it being late.. i'm reasonably handy inside these kind of things.. i've altered the alignment on my rangefinder camera's rangefinder.. and have also swopped the hdd inside my old creative jukebox3, a fairly delicate process involving you holding the motherboard/screen whilst you tease out and replace the hdd on the back. Thanks for your help again.. i'm going to sleep and be angry with myself now.. ARRRGH!!!