Anyone else's new Kindle 3 rattling when moved / shaken? - Page 5

Tiersten · 09-06-2010, 10:24 AM

Physical hardware difference between a Kindle WiFi and a Kindle 3G+WiFi only appears to be that the 3G mini PCIe card is not installed on a Kindle WiFi. Everything else seems to be exactly the same and present even if not used like the 3G antenna. Amazon may have used a different production line when producing the two different models but hardware is identical.

Erinath · 09-06-2010, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by sirmaru

Try walking a mile with it in your pocket. See if it resets when turning it on after the walk.

If I leave mine resting horizontally at home, there is no problem. After the walk to Church it went bonkers for a few hours.

I would not walk that far with a Kindle loose in my pocket.

It would be nice if you can simply accept that whilst yours is playing up, not everybody else's is.

judith009 · 09-06-2010, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Rave

Maybe you shouldn't go to the church and read a good book instead...

You mean the Bible?

Rave · 09-06-2010, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by judith009

You mean the Bible?

Yeah, for example...or the Qur'an, the Torah, the Bhagavad Gita...there are many great fantasy books...

sirmaru · 09-06-2010, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by judith009

You mean the Bible?

Its TRUE. My unit had the KJV and NET loaded on it.

Could GOD have gotten upset that I bragged about a DEVICE instead of Him?

LOL.

judith009 · 09-06-2010, 10:59 AM

Let's agree to get back on topic from here... Otherwise this could get way off...

poundfool · 09-06-2010, 11:53 PM

I have a Kindle 3G that was rattling due to a loose screw. I re-fastened the screw to a mainboard mounting point located between the serial number label and the audio chip.

Internal assembly

plantoschka · 09-07-2010, 12:53 AM

My Volume control on the bottom of the device is a bit loose and is rattling when i play around with it.

Is it normal?

Tiersten · 09-07-2010, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by plantoschka

My Volume control on the bottom of the device is a bit loose and is rattling when i play around with it.

It does move around a little and make a quiet rattling noise if you shake the entire Kindle. I'm not sure whether it is the same as yours though. It doesn't feel like it will fall out or is broken.

ecostin · 09-07-2010, 05:22 AM

Dare opening the device, use the info here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97267 but try to use some plastic tools in order not to scratch it. I have found out that all the small dark gray screws are not fastened as they should. One was already traveling, while most of the others were almost loose, waiting to join the first one in creating funny sparks and freezing, or even permanently damaging, the reader. After fastening all the crews, there is no rattle anymore and no freezing. There's no warranty voiding label one might damage in the process, so, if you mess up, go get a replacement.

sirmaru · 09-07-2010, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ecostin

Dare opening the device, use the info here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97267 but try to use some plastic tools in order not to scratch it. I have found out that all the small dark gray screws are not fastened as they should. One was already traveling, while most of the others were almost loose, waiting to join the first one in creating funny sparks and freezing, or even permanently damaging, the reader. After fastening all the crews, there is no rattle anymore and no freezing. There's no warranty voiding label one might damage in the process, so, if you mess up, go get a replacement.

If you open and fix the K3 yourself, doesn't that invalidate the warranty? Most product have that proviso in the warranty agreement.

Lawcheehung · 09-07-2010, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by sirmaru

If you open and fix the K3 yourself, doesn't that invalidate the warranty? Most product have that proviso in the warranty agreement.

You never did open it.

babyd · 09-07-2010, 09:47 AM

my power switch has a slight rattle on my 3G, our wifi one is fine.

plantoschka · 09-07-2010, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Tiersten

It does move around a little and make a quiet rattling noise if you shake the entire Kindle. I'm not sure whether it is the same as yours though. It doesn't feel like it will fall out or is broken.

Someone other told me that his Kindle 3 Volume Button is solid and not rattling...
So is it normal or not?

Tiersten · 09-07-2010, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by plantoschka

Someone other told me that his Kindle 3 Volume Button is solid and not rattling...
So is it normal or not?

I wouldn't call the movement on my Kindle volume button to be loose. You can move it side to side and up and down only a fraction of a mm. Think the width of a sheet of paper. The "rattling" noise I can only hear if I've got the Kindle up next to my ear.

If your Kindle button is moving more than that then it might be broken.

09-06-2010, 11:53 PM	#67
poundfool Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3 3G	I have a Kindle 3G that was rattling due to a loose screw. I re-fastened the screw to a mainboard mounting point located between the serial number label and the audio chip. Internal assembly Last edited by poundfool; 09-07-2010 at 12:03 AM. Reason: Fixed link to picture

09-07-2010, 05:22 AM	#70
ecostin Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 160968 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Germany Device: PRS-500-505-700, Kindle3, KT, KPW, KPW2, KV, KOA	Fix it yourself Dare opening the device, use the info here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97267 but try to use some plastic tools in order not to scratch it. I have found out that all the small dark gray screws are not fastened as they should. One was already traveling, while most of the others were almost loose, waiting to join the first one in creating funny sparks and freezing, or even permanently damaging, the reader. After fastening all the crews, there is no rattle anymore and no freezing. There's no warranty voiding label one might damage in the process, so, if you mess up, go get a replacement.

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09-06-2010, 10:24 AM	#61
Tiersten Guru Posts: 987 Karma: 8641 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3G+WiFi	Physical hardware difference between a Kindle WiFi and a Kindle 3G+WiFi only appears to be that the 3G mini PCIe card is not installed on a Kindle WiFi. Everything else seems to be exactly the same and present even if not used like the 3G antenna. Amazon may have used a different production line when producing the two different models but hardware is identical.

09-06-2010, 10:59 AM	#66
judith009 Groupie Posts: 151 Karma: 2000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3, Voyage	Let's agree to get back on topic from here... Otherwise this could get way off...

09-07-2010, 12:53 AM	#68
plantoschka Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 180 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Amazon Kindle 3	My Volume control on the bottom of the device is a bit loose and is rattling when i play around with it. Is it normal?

09-07-2010, 09:47 AM	#73
babyd Addict Posts: 384 Karma: 1567 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony:505, 600, 350, 650, Kindle 3 & PW, Kobo Mini & Aura HD	my power switch has a slight rattle on my 3G, our wifi one is fine.