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smallhagrid · 05-05-2012, 12:22 AM

A friend got a PRS-300, and after trying it a few times shut it off & left it on the shelf in it's cover...for a year !!!
Picked it up again and found it was dead - and gave it to me.
I looked up charging it & found some info saying it'll charge via the mini-USB so I did that overnight.
It wakes up - sort of - a USB screen comes up, then later it gets a goofy looking screen like a distorted start-up screen - then goes dead saying NO BATTERY then repeats all the above.

I'm thinking it must need a battery - and have found some online for ~$12.
The installation looks easy enough so I'd like to ask the folks here, please:

Is it best to try a different way of charging it ?
Are there any 'tricks' to try to help it out ?
Is there a best/cheapest source for the battery ?

Thanks !

05-05-2012, 12:22 AM	#1
smallhagrid Hillbilly Posts: 189 Karma: 132498 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vermont Device: EZReader	Battery trouble (I think) ? A friend got a PRS-300, and after trying it a few times shut it off & left it on the shelf in it's cover...for a year !!! Picked it up again and found it was dead - and gave it to me. I looked up charging it & found some info saying it'll charge via the mini-USB so I did that overnight. It wakes up - sort of - a USB screen comes up, then later it gets a goofy looking screen like a distorted start-up screen - then goes dead saying NO BATTERY then repeats all the above. I'm thinking it must need a battery - and have found some online for ~$12. The installation looks easy enough so I'd like to ask the folks here, please: Is it best to try a different way of charging it ? Are there any 'tricks' to try to help it out ? Is there a best/cheapest source for the battery ? Thanks !