PRS-505 I thnk my 505 is dying - Page 2

BookCat · 05-23-2012, 10:09 AM

I posted a thread - easy to find, it's prefixed 505 - about how my techie friend successfully changed my 505's battery. It was moderately complex and is best done by someone with techie tendencies and some knowledge of the ereader. He didn't know much about the reader, but I furnished him with some documents downloaded from MR. One was a Word doc which detailed the process, the other was three pages printed from a PDF concerning the internals of the 505. Unfortunately, I don't know where the links are for these, though someone else may be able to point you to them.

I knew the problem many have with the connector ribbon and emphasised this to him, begging him to be careful with it. There was no problem. Read my thread for more detail.

I knew I didn't have the skill or confidence to change the battery myself, but that he'd be able to do it. So I recommend asking a nerdy, intelligent friend who tends to fiddle around with gadgets and computers to change the battery for you.

But there's always the option of just buying a new reader. It's time we, the customers, started demanding ereaders with user friendly batteries. Wouldn't it be great if it was just a compartment, like that for alkaline batteries, which you could just slide back, replace the Li-on battery, then slide the top closed.

I wonder if the batteries build in obsolescence so we have to go out and puchase the latest ereaders, making more money for the company. They wouldn't want to make a great ereader which lasted forever!

Belfaborac · 05-24-2012, 03:48 AM

I'm not at all great with fiddly electronics, but I found changing the 505's battery fairly easy. You just need a little patience and to not have all thumbs and it should be easily doable. The ribbon cable was no trouble at all for me, it was more of a chore to make sure everything lined up so the that the casing would slide back on easily. It took a couple of tries, but I wouldn't class it as difficult, just a bit finicky.

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05-23-2012, 10:09 AM	#16
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,911 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	I posted a thread - easy to find, it's prefixed 505 - about how my techie friend successfully changed my 505's battery. It was moderately complex and is best done by someone with techie tendencies and some knowledge of the ereader. He didn't know much about the reader, but I furnished him with some documents downloaded from MR. One was a Word doc which detailed the process, the other was three pages printed from a PDF concerning the internals of the 505. Unfortunately, I don't know where the links are for these, though someone else may be able to point you to them. I knew the problem many have with the connector ribbon and emphasised this to him, begging him to be careful with it. There was no problem. Read my thread for more detail. I knew I didn't have the skill or confidence to change the battery myself, but that he'd be able to do it. So I recommend asking a nerdy, intelligent friend who tends to fiddle around with gadgets and computers to change the battery for you. But there's always the option of just buying a new reader. It's time we, the customers, started demanding ereaders with user friendly batteries. Wouldn't it be great if it was just a compartment, like that for alkaline batteries, which you could just slide back, replace the Li-on battery, then slide the top closed. I wonder if the batteries build in obsolescence so we have to go out and puchase the latest ereaders, making more money for the company. They wouldn't want to make a great ereader which lasted forever!

05-24-2012, 03:48 AM	#17
Belfaborac Wizard Posts: 1,498 Karma: 5199835 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Norway Device: Sony PRS-505, PRS-950	I'm not at all great with fiddly electronics, but I found changing the 505's battery fairly easy. You just need a little patience and to not have all thumbs and it should be easily doable. The ribbon cable was no trouble at all for me, it was more of a chore to make sure everything lined up so the that the casing would slide back on easily. It took a couple of tries, but I wouldn't class it as difficult, just a bit finicky.

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