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Originally Posted by aabeg100
Hi A4-
Thanks for the detailed and informative responses. I really appreciate them. Anyways, I think that in my case the connectors on the iLiad side are lose. The reason is that, initially (like you said) the red light used to turn on and iLiad started charging when I wiggled the connector a bit so what I used to do was hold the connector in place when the light turned on (Usually higher than horizontal/actual connector position) to charge the iLiad. It doesn't work this way anymore (no more red Light).
If possible, could you please provide a bit more details about the connector and connections on iLiad side and the schematics if you have them so that I can try and possibly re-solder the connectors.
Asim
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In the MobileRead-Wiki there are
loads of pictures of the inside of the iliad.
This looks like it's a detail of the connector.
4 pins on the connector are used for power, the 2 on the left and the 2 on the right. So in your case probably either the left or the right ones are loose. All you need to do is
open the iliad carefully (DON'T warp the casing because that might break the screen), and then heat up those contacts where they touch the board with a soldering-iron (max 25 W) with a small pointy tip. 2-3 seconds per contact should be enough. Fix one at a time so you don't connect em together (it's tough to split joined contacts).
You should be able to see which ones are 'broken', perhaps with a magnifying glass.
Good luck, and take your time.
PS. The iLiad v2 has a screw behind the barcode. If this is your first time soldering, let someone with experience do it for you.