Hi Astra - yes I've replaced the battery dozens of times, but tell me ... why do you feel the battery needs replacing? The biggest causes of short battery life I've found to date are:
1. Improper charge cycle or not allowing the battery to fully charge (red LED should be extunguished once fully charged - don't be fooled by the 'full' battery level indicator).
2. Corrupted files installed causing the device to remain in an active state.
3. Unsupported file formats installed (inc. PC data, PC back up files, Mac files, etc) pay attention to what formats are supported.
4. Not shutting the device correctly through the menu - remains in a stand-by state.
5. Excessive amount of books installed, sometimes with a MS or SD card in the slots - remember the Reader has to trawl through ALL the data before it starts fully.
6. Anything with a large amount of graphical detail, or take time to open fully will all have a bearing on the refresh rate - the device only draws power when opening up, playing music and changing pages.
7. Exceeding or getting close the memory capacity, causing a state as in point 2 above - ideally you need to allow a 'free space' of about 2 MB.
Get back to me anytime with your answer(s), and if the above doesn't help, I'll run you through the stripdown procedure.
Last edited by Beatlebacker; 11-13-2009 at 10:18 AM.
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