PB 360 Rattle

sassanik · 06-07-2010, 03:43 AM

Okay I am hoping this is not a serious issue! I noticed last night that when I moved my PB360 it made a little rattle noise, like a piece of plastic was loose inside of it.

My first thought was it was the cover or the micro sd card slot, it does not appear to have been those. Removed the cover and it still made the noise, and I don't have anything in the sd card slot.

I opened the back and checked the battery, which seemed fine.

I put the battery cover back on and then shook it a few more times and the sound went away.

Here is crossing my fingers that it was nothing serious!

Anyone have this happen?

Amy

mtravellerh · 06-07-2010, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sassanik

Okay I am hoping this is not a serious issue! I noticed last night that when I moved my PB360 it made a little rattle noise, like a piece of plastic was loose inside of it.

My first thought was it was the cover or the micro sd card slot, it does not appear to have been those. Removed the cover and it still made the noise, and I don't have anything in the sd card slot.

I opened the back and checked the battery, which seemed fine.

I put the battery cover back on and then shook it a few more times and the sound went away.

Here is crossing my fingers that it was nothing serious!

Anyone have this happen?

Amy

Yep. No problem here.

Guns4Hire · 06-07-2010, 02:36 PM

Its probably the battery moving around in its compartment. I noticed this too at first which freaked me out. Sounds just like a small piece of plastic. But after situating the wires in the battery compartment in a better fashion which put pressure on the top of the battery the rattle stopped.

If you do this be careful of the wires they are very thin. I would suggest just taking a very small piece of cardboard and folding it and sticking it at the bottom of the battery between the battery and compartment which should have the same effect as what I did.

sassanik · 06-07-2010, 04:54 PM

Thanks so the advice!

I thought I remembered someone mentioning something about a rattle previously but couldn't remember too much about it.

Amy

kaas · 06-07-2010, 05:04 PM

It was me. The end result was a loose screw in the reader which I removed thanks to the great instructions Fork sent me.

cheers,
kaas

mtravellerh · 06-08-2010, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sassanik

Thanks so the advice!

I thought I remembered someone mentioning something about a rattle previously but couldn't remember too much about it.

Amy

Try the battery advice. If there is a recurring rattle, please tell us and we will tell you how to get rid of that.

Serif · 06-09-2010, 05:33 AM

I had one rattle (like in Kaas' case, a lose screw) and I do have one now. I'm going to try the battery advice, it's worrying me :O

mtravellerh · 06-09-2010, 06:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Serif

I had one rattle (like in Kaas' case, a lose screw) and I do have one now. I'm going to try the battery advice, it's worrying me :O

How old is your MM?

Serif · 06-09-2010, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtravellerh

How old is your MM?

January

(hey, it's going to be six months old in ca. a week! I hadn't noticed

)

mtravellerh · 06-09-2010, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Serif

January

(hey, it's going to be six months old in ca. a week! I hadn't noticed

)

Use the battery trick and please tell me when there's still a rattle. Sometimes a screw gets loose on the earlier devices.

sassanik · 06-10-2010, 01:30 AM

So I folded a business card over and placed it over the battery and put the cover back on. At this point it seems to have taken care of the rattle.

Will update you if it comes back. :-)

Amy

sassanik · 06-15-2010, 11:49 PM

The silly rattle is back. So what is the info on how to fix a loose screw if that is it?

Thanks!

Amy

mtravellerh · 06-16-2010, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sassanik

The silly rattle is back. So what is the info on how to fix a loose screw if that is it?

Thanks!

Amy

Oh my. I'll send u a PM, Amy

sassanik · 08-21-2010, 11:39 PM

Update... the mystery rattle disappeared just as mysteriously as it appeared. Its been weeks since I heard it and everything is working just fine with the device.

Amy

06-07-2010, 03:43 AM	#1
sassanik Guru Posts: 774 Karma: 1211741 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon Device: EB1150, iPhone, Cool-er Purple, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Fire	PB 360 Rattle Okay I am hoping this is not a serious issue! I noticed last night that when I moved my PB360 it made a little rattle noise, like a piece of plastic was loose inside of it. My first thought was it was the cover or the micro sd card slot, it does not appear to have been those. Removed the cover and it still made the noise, and I don't have anything in the sd card slot. I opened the back and checked the battery, which seemed fine. I put the battery cover back on and then shook it a few more times and the sound went away. Here is crossing my fingers that it was nothing serious! Anyone have this happen? Amy

06-07-2010, 04:54 PM	#4
sassanik Guru Posts: 774 Karma: 1211741 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon Device: EB1150, iPhone, Cool-er Purple, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Fire	thanks! Thanks so the advice! I thought I remembered someone mentioning something about a rattle previously but couldn't remember too much about it. Amy

06-10-2010, 01:30 AM	#11
sassanik Guru Posts: 774 Karma: 1211741 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon Device: EB1150, iPhone, Cool-er Purple, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Fire	seems to be working So I folded a business card over and placed it over the battery and put the cover back on. At this point it seems to have taken care of the rattle. Will update you if it comes back. :-) Amy

06-15-2010, 11:49 PM	#12
sassanik Guru Posts: 774 Karma: 1211741 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon Device: EB1150, iPhone, Cool-er Purple, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Fire	Rattle The silly rattle is back. So what is the info on how to fix a loose screw if that is it? Thanks! Amy

08-21-2010, 11:39 PM	#14
sassanik Guru Posts: 774 Karma: 1211741 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon Device: EB1150, iPhone, Cool-er Purple, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Fire	mystery rattle gone Update... the mystery rattle disappeared just as mysteriously as it appeared. Its been weeks since I heard it and everything is working just fine with the device. Amy

06-07-2010, 02:36 PM	#3
Guns4Hire Reading...Since 1970 Posts: 610 Karma: 7819 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nova Air C, Nova Pro, LifebookMars, BoyueT62+ Glowlight, NST, PB360	Its probably the battery moving around in its compartment. I noticed this too at first which freaked me out. Sounds just like a small piece of plastic. But after situating the wires in the battery compartment in a better fashion which put pressure on the top of the battery the rattle stopped. If you do this be careful of the wires they are very thin. I would suggest just taking a very small piece of cardboard and folding it and sticking it at the bottom of the battery between the battery and compartment which should have the same effect as what I did.

06-07-2010, 05:04 PM	#5
kaas Muncher of ebooks Posts: 312 Karma: 6423 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fürth, Germany Device: Pocketbook 360	It was me. The end result was a loose screw in the reader which I removed thanks to the great instructions Fork sent me. cheers, kaas

06-09-2010, 05:33 AM	#7
Serif metempsychosis Posts: 11 Karma: 16 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: number 9, number 9...	I had one rattle (like in Kaas' case, a lose screw) and I do have one now. I'm going to try the battery advice, it's worrying me :O

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