PRS-T1 Reader dead

petercreasey · 03-30-2019, 09:51 AM

Sony PRS-T1 ereader is off and non-responsive even after long battery charging and multiple reset attempts.

I assume the battery is dead.

Is there: (1) any way to wake it up; and (2) is it worthwhile to try to get Sony to repair the ereader?

Thanks.

rcentros · 03-30-2019, 12:26 PM

I don't know that Sony any longer has any facilities for repairing a T1. Batteries can be purchased fairly cheaply, but replacing them requires de-soldering and re-soldering three wires.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQovQSrbpPo

Battery available on eBay (if in the U.S.) ...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Battery-for...0AAOSw4GFbLe7H

You can also usually find cheap T1s on Shop Goodwill or eBay. (Not much there right now.) It might not be a bad time to upgrade to a T2.

DoctorM · 03-31-2019, 12:10 AM

Although if you want quick and dirty, you could probably snip and twist the new wires to the old leads and add a little electrical tape to insulate.

rcentros · 03-31-2019, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoctorM

Although if you want quick and dirty, you could probably snip and twist the new wires to the old leads and add a little electrical tape to insulate.

As bad as I am at soldering, that would probably be the best solution for me.

Quoth · 05-17-2019, 03:57 PM

I think my battery is nearly dead? Goes to a stripe pattern when charger unplugged and after awhile seems to freeze?
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Premium-For-...S/254188874641
Maybe this is better for ordering in Europe, not sure. Maybe only ships to USA which is strange.
Edit
Mysteriously now shipping anywhere. Perhaps eBay is buggy.

John F · 05-17-2019, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petercreasey

Sony PRS-T1 ereader is off and non-responsive even after long battery charging and multiple reset attempts.

I assume the battery is dead.

Is there: (1) any way to wake it up; and (2) is it worthwhile to try to get Sony to repair the ereader?

Thanks.

Just curious, can you read with it plugged in?

Quoth · 05-18-2019, 06:06 AM

Seems the stripe pattern means fully charged. Strange design.

03-30-2019, 09:51 AM	#1
petercreasey Wizard Posts: 1,188 Karma: 1119516 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony: PRS 950 & T1, Kobo: Aura One & Forma	Reader dead Sony PRS-T1 ereader is off and non-responsive even after long battery charging and multiple reset attempts. I assume the battery is dead. Is there: (1) any way to wake it up; and (2) is it worthwhile to try to get Sony to repair the ereader? Thanks.

05-17-2019, 03:57 PM	#5
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,033 Karma: 105092227 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	I think my battery is nearly dead? Goes to a stripe pattern when charger unplugged and after awhile seems to freeze? https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Premium-For-...S/254188874641 Maybe this is better for ordering in Europe, not sure. Maybe only ships to USA which is strange. Edit Mysteriously now shipping anywhere. Perhaps eBay is buggy. Last edited by Quoth; 05-17-2019 at 04:24 PM.

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03-30-2019, 12:26 PM	#2
rcentros eReader Wrangler Posts: 7,888 Karma: 52039845 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Boise, ID Device: PB HD3, GL3, Tolino Vision 4, Voyage, Clara HD	I don't know that Sony any longer has any facilities for repairing a T1. Batteries can be purchased fairly cheaply, but replacing them requires de-soldering and re-soldering three wires. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQovQSrbpPo Battery available on eBay (if in the U.S.) ... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Battery-for...0AAOSw4GFbLe7H You can also usually find cheap T1s on Shop Goodwill or eBay. (Not much there right now.) It might not be a bad time to upgrade to a T2.

03-31-2019, 12:10 AM	#3
DoctorM Groupie Posts: 169 Karma: 43000 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: none	Although if you want quick and dirty, you could probably snip and twist the new wires to the old leads and add a little electrical tape to insulate.

05-18-2019, 06:06 AM	#7
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,033 Karma: 105092227 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Seems the stripe pattern means fully charged. Strange design.

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