Touch LED is off no matter what...

thatworkshop · 10-18-2015, 04:30 PM

Well, I wanted to try my luck with Kobo and ...

I bought a Kobo Touch, seller claiming battery doesn't hold charge. When I plug it in my wall charger, no sign off life, LED is still off. I disassembled it and pulled battery cable off and back on, tried again, connected to wall charger, no dice. Held power button, power button+home, nothing, no sign of life whatsoever.

I was wondering what the issue might be! If we say KT is not dead, I assume even if I disconnect battery cable and just plug it to USB cable onto wall charger, there should be some life going on in it, right?

PeterT · 10-18-2015, 04:48 PM

Faulty USB connection / port maybe?

thatworkshop · 10-18-2015, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

Faulty USB connection / port maybe?

I have plugged battery cables out and directly connected + and - using my wall charger, nothing. Am I borked? (let alone the KT

)

oren64 · 10-18-2015, 05:12 PM

-charge the Battery for 4 hours, try to turn it on.
-check the volt of the battery with Multimeter if you have.
-connected + and - to the board see pic.

thatworkshop · 10-18-2015, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oren64

-charge the Battery for 4 hours, try to turn it on.
-check the volt of the battery with Multimeter if you have.
-connected + and - to the board see pic.

Thanks for your reply.

I've had it connected it to my USB wall charger for a couple of hours now. Will leave it and try again as suggested.

About your 3rd point:
On the motherboard of this KT, I don't have those signs that are pronounced on yours and it's not clearly visible in the picture attached.
Can you explain a bit more about this? what is it supposed to do?
Thanks

PeterT · 10-18-2015, 05:30 PM

Which model Touch is it? N905 / N905B / N905C ?

thatworkshop · 10-18-2015, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

Which model Touch is it? N905 / N905B / N905C ?

N905B

oren64 · 10-18-2015, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idoit

Thanks for your reply.

I've had it connected it to my USB wall charger for a couple of hours now. Will leave it and try again as suggested.

About your 3rd point:
On the motherboard of this KT, I don't have those signs that are pronounced on yours and it's not clearly visible in the picture attached.
Can you explain a bit more about this? what is it supposed to do?
Thanks

I don't have a Touch.
you connect wall charger 5v, the red(+) to V, and the black(-) to grounding(three line).
in your touch the marking missing, see if you have another spot with marking.
I almost positive that the left pin is V(+).

thatworkshop · 10-18-2015, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oren64

I don't have a Touch.
you connect wall charger 5v, the red(+) to V, and the black(-) to grounding(three line).
in your touch the marking missing, see if you have another spot whit marking.
I almost positive that the left pin is V(+).

I connect red to left-most and black to right-most and nothing. So if doesn't work, I assume motherboard is bad, right?

oren64 · 10-18-2015, 06:23 PM

Look like it.
In Kobo Glo the grounding is second from the right, maybe you should try it too.

thatworkshop · 10-18-2015, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oren64

Look like it.
In Kobo Glo the grounding is second from the right, maybe you should try it too.

Thank. You blew life into this Kobo.

So, is the bad USB port a well known issue with these Kobo devices?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Replaceing USB port solves the issue?

oren64 · 10-18-2015, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idoit

Thank. You blew life into this Kobo.

So, is the bad USB port a well known issue with these Kobo devices?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Replaceing USB port solves the issue?

Excellent

thatworkshop · 10-18-2015, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oren64

Excellent

Thanks for chiming in to solve this issue, I was a bit disappointed, because the seller seemed a nice guy. These are really no issue in real life... I hope 'real issues in life'

Spoiler:

get resolved.

Until then, a thousand karmas from me for you.

Off-topic:

Spoiler:

oren64 · 10-18-2015, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Replaceing USB port solves the issue?

The problem is with the USB port, If there not a problem with the board it solves issue.
you can wire the wires to the board and connect them to microUSB port, but you need to know the marking (v, d+, d-, -).

Quote:

Originally Posted by idoit

Spoiler:

Kobo Glo Hd have only internal sd card but you can upgrad to larger size.

thatworkshop · 10-18-2015, 08:51 PM

Oh so, based on the picture, you've previously had a similar problem! that's bummers!

I figured what's the issue... As soon as I connect cable to microUSB port, Kobo freaks out. Power button is bad too! So only way to get it back is to disconnect and reconnect the battery! I hope I can solve the issue with power switch because it could be irritating, every time it goes to sleep, I can't wake it up! and have to disconnect battery!

10-18-2015, 04:30 PM	#1
thatworkshop hub Posts: 715 Karma: 2151032 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Iranian in Canada Device: K3G, DXG, Kobo mini	LED is off no matter what... Well, I wanted to try my luck with Kobo and ... I bought a Kobo Touch, seller claiming battery doesn't hold charge. When I plug it in my wall charger, no sign off life, LED is still off. I disassembled it and pulled battery cable off and back on, tried again, connected to wall charger, no dice. Held power button, power button+home, nothing, no sign of life whatsoever. I was wondering what the issue might be! If we say KT is not dead, I assume even if I disconnect battery cable and just plug it to USB cable onto wall charger, there should be some life going on in it, right? Last edited by thatworkshop; 10-18-2015 at 04:38 PM.

10-18-2015, 05:12 PM	#4
oren64 I need a chapter break Posts: 4,042 Karma: 56058267 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Israel Device: Kobo Glo	-charge the Battery for 4 hours, try to turn it on. -check the volt of the battery with Multimeter if you have. -connected + and - to the board see pic. Attached Thumbnails

10-18-2015, 08:51 PM	#15
thatworkshop hub Posts: 715 Karma: 2151032 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Iranian in Canada Device: K3G, DXG, Kobo mini	Oh so, based on the picture, you've previously had a similar problem! that's bummers! I figured what's the issue... As soon as I connect cable to microUSB port, Kobo freaks out. Power button is bad too! So only way to get it back is to disconnect and reconnect the battery! I hope I can solve the issue with power switch because it could be irritating, every time it goes to sleep, I can't wake it up! and have to disconnect battery! Last edited by thatworkshop; 10-18-2015 at 09:32 PM.

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oren64 I need a chapter break Posts: 4,042 Karma: 56058267 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Israel Device: Kobo Glo	Look like it. In Kobo Glo the grounding is second from the right, maybe you should try it too.