Kindle 4 NT - What to do

scooby · 12-21-2011, 02:44 PM

Hi All, first post, please be nice!

to cut a long story short, I purchased a K4NT with special offers from the US for my mother last month, and the battery is duff. Spoke to Amazon today (best CS ever!) and they are sending a replacement.

However, rather than return the original because its from the US, they are going to Blacklist it. Now, I've found replacement battery for less than £30, so because I'm impressed with the product, I'm happy to purchase and replace it. But what can i regards the blacklisting? should i even bother trying?

Can you still use it offline (i.e. adding books via link to PC and not through Amazon account)?

Thanks,
Scooby

thomass · 12-21-2011, 02:51 PM

Welcome

You can use it for your documents and deDRMed books. Since Amazon allowed you to hold, I think there is nothing wrong in that. You can find legal free books to use them on this Kindle, too.

scooby · 12-21-2011, 05:20 PM

Excellent, my main use will come from exactly that, PDF's (uni work!) and deDRM downloaded!

Battery on order now!!

scooby · 12-21-2011, 05:47 PM

D'oh, turns out you cant replace the battery in this one...

It's glued in.

pidgeon92 · 12-21-2011, 07:31 PM

I didn't believe that it was glued in, so I did some googling:

Quote:

Battery is Lithium Polymer 890mAh. Don’t even think about replacing it. It is glued in tight and has only soft case around it so if you try to pry it off you risk ripping the cover and setting lithium on fire as it reacts with the oxygen in the air. It also has a custom connector to the motherboard.

Read more: http://blogkindle.com/2011/10/kindle...#ixzz1hDOEyLp9

Yep, no point in trying to replace this battery.

Interestingly, the battery in the Touch version is replaceable.

thomass · 12-21-2011, 08:09 PM

Then the only way to use this unit is connecting the new one without removing the old one. (by just switching the connection)
this way Kindle may seem a bit ugly but still remains useful at least.

giorgio130 · 12-22-2011, 11:26 AM

you should try warming it up a bit, it should soften the glue even if I don't know how eink reacts to heat...

HarryT · 12-22-2011, 01:04 PM

Why do you need to do anything? I thought that Amazon were sending you a replacement?

12-21-2011, 02:44 PM	#1
scooby Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle 4 NT	Kindle 4 NT - What to do Hi All, first post, please be nice! to cut a long story short, I purchased a K4NT with special offers from the US for my mother last month, and the battery is duff. Spoke to Amazon today (best CS ever!) and they are sending a replacement. However, rather than return the original because its from the US, they are going to Blacklist it. Now, I've found replacement battery for less than £30, so because I'm impressed with the product, I'm happy to purchase and replace it. But what can i regards the blacklisting? should i even bother trying? Can you still use it offline (i.e. adding books via link to PC and not through Amazon account)? Thanks, Scooby

12-21-2011, 02:51 PM	#2
thomass Wizard Posts: 1,669 Karma: 2300001 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Türkiye Device: Kindle 5.3.7	Welcome You can use it for your documents and deDRMed books. Since Amazon allowed you to hold, I think there is nothing wrong in that. You can find legal free books to use them on this Kindle, too. Last edited by thomass; 12-21-2011 at 02:53 PM.

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12-21-2011, 05:20 PM	#3
scooby Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle 4 NT	Excellent, my main use will come from exactly that, PDF's (uni work!) and deDRM downloaded! Battery on order now!!

12-21-2011, 05:47 PM	#4
scooby Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle 4 NT	D'oh, turns out you cant replace the battery in this one... It's glued in.

12-21-2011, 08:09 PM	#6
thomass Wizard Posts: 1,669 Karma: 2300001 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Türkiye Device: Kindle 5.3.7	Then the only way to use this unit is connecting the new one without removing the old one. (by just switching the connection) this way Kindle may seem a bit ugly but still remains useful at least.

12-22-2011, 11:26 AM	#7
giorgio130 Time Waster Posts: 422 Karma: 289160 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kobo Glo and Aura HD	you should try warming it up a bit, it should soften the glue even if I don't know how eink reacts to heat...

12-22-2011, 01:04 PM	#8
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Why do you need to do anything? I thought that Amazon were sending you a replacement?