Libra 2 Dripped orange juice on my Libra 2, now one button no longer clicks properly

Tommalka · 05-28-2025, 02:39 PM

I ate oranges while reading with my Libra 2 in the other hand. It came as it had to, orange juice dripped into the small gap of the lower button. It's been a few months now and the button still clicks badly, it's a sticky feeling. I guess the sugar of the orange juice is still in there.

How can I fix this? I took off the back cover but couldn't get to the circuit board with the buttons. I also could not find any instructions on how I can remove the buttons. Can I safely drip isopropanol into the gap of the button from above?

Has anyone ever had the same problem, or has an instruction how one can disassemble the button part? I would be very grateful, reading with a sticky button is pretty annoying!

DNSB · 05-28-2025, 07:28 PM

I would suggest using water instead of isopropanol.

Quoth · 05-29-2025, 09:41 AM

Isopropanol may dissolve the HZO "waterproofing".

05-28-2025, 02:39 PM	#1
Tommalka Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 1088351 Join Date: Dec 2021 Device: Kobo Libra 2	Dripped orange juice on my Libra 2, now one button no longer clicks properly I ate oranges while reading with my Libra 2 in the other hand. It came as it had to, orange juice dripped into the small gap of the lower button. It's been a few months now and the button still clicks badly, it's a sticky feeling. I guess the sugar of the orange juice is still in there. How can I fix this? I took off the back cover but couldn't get to the circuit board with the buttons. I also could not find any instructions on how I can remove the buttons. Can I safely drip isopropanol into the gap of the button from above? Has anyone ever had the same problem, or has an instruction how one can disassemble the button part? I would be very grateful, reading with a sticky button is pretty annoying!

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05-28-2025, 07:28 PM	#2
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 45,874 Karma: 168959602 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	I would suggest using water instead of isopropanol.

05-29-2025, 09:41 AM	#3
Quoth Still reading Posts: 13,928 Karma: 103895653 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Isopropanol may dissolve the HZO "waterproofing".