Troubleshooting Did I break my K2?

joh777nny · 02-28-2014, 03:52 PM

My Kindle 2 was working fine until the 5-Way button stopped functioning (It would continuously scroll up). I bought a broken demo-unit off eBay and replaced the broken part. It worked except I forgot to plug back in the left Next Page buttons, so I took it back apart to plug it in.

Now it is stuck on the screensaver, I promise I have tried everything: charging it for a day and holding the power button for 2 minutes, etc. I even tried resetting what I assume is a Hard-Reset button on the motherboard.

I am afraid I might have shorted something, but I don't know what to check or even what might be wrong (I have a multimeter).

Symptoms:
- Stuck on Screensaver
- When charging (through computer), orange/yellow light will stay on for about 90 minutes until turning off (no green light) (I have tested that time twice)
- Not recognized by PC
- Voltage is 4.0 DC through the left-most contact

Thanks for your help

meeera · 02-28-2014, 08:17 PM

Have you tried charging with a different USB cable, from a wall charger? Cables go bad sometimes.

joh777nny · 02-28-2014, 08:32 PM

Yes, I have tried 3 different ones. And they all work with my phone. Thanks.

02-28-2014, 03:52 PM	#1
joh777nny Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: Kindle 2	Did I break my K2? My Kindle 2 was working fine until the 5-Way button stopped functioning (It would continuously scroll up). I bought a broken demo-unit off eBay and replaced the broken part. It worked except I forgot to plug back in the left Next Page buttons, so I took it back apart to plug it in. Now it is stuck on the screensaver, I promise I have tried everything: charging it for a day and holding the power button for 2 minutes, etc. I even tried resetting what I assume is a Hard-Reset button on the motherboard. I am afraid I might have shorted something, but I don't know what to check or even what might be wrong (I have a multimeter). Symptoms: - Stuck on Screensaver - When charging (through computer), orange/yellow light will stay on for about 90 minutes until turning off (no green light) (I have tested that time twice) - Not recognized by PC - Voltage is 4.0 DC through the left-most contact Thanks for your help

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02-28-2014, 08:17 PM	#2
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,794 Karma: 68145694 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	Have you tried charging with a different USB cable, from a wall charger? Cables go bad sometimes.

02-28-2014, 08:32 PM	#3
joh777nny Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: Kindle 2	Yes, I have tried 3 different ones. And they all work with my phone. Thanks.

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