Should we expect Kindle devices 2027 with user-removable battery? - Page 4

Frogm4n · 05-31-2026, 11:17 AM

The regulation says "readily" and with "commercially available tools". A hot air rework station meets those requirements, let alone a very common soldering iron.

Quoth · 05-31-2026, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Frogm4n

The regulation says "readily" and with "commercially available tools". A hot air rework station meets those requirements, let alone a very common soldering iron.

Though I don't fancy replacing a BGA! I've taught many people how to solder SMD. A pair of wires is easy, though best to buy a €8 "practice kit" or practice with some speaker wire etc if you are unsure.

Quoth · 05-31-2026, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

For waterproofing electronics today, using a conformal coating to protect the electronics from water seems to the preferred choice. The only true waterproof ereader (hermetically sealed) that I have seen is the Kobo Aura H2O with the USB/µSD slot cover.

That's the only one I know.

I've had a real waterproof watch (30m saltwater) and the back simply unscrewed. It was also very much cheaper than any ereader..

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Originally Posted by DNSB

For a conformally coated device, you would have to re-coat the battery connector or solder points after replacing the battery.

Nail varnish will work, if you care about it.

It's not even real waterproofing! Read the fine print!

DNSB · 05-31-2026, 02:53 PM

As I mentioned about balloon popping, the EU regulations do no require a battery door and pop-in replacement. As @Quoth mentioned, a soldering iron is not a proprietary tool. As someone who has opened a lot of Kobo ereaders and since neither a spudger nor a guitar pick (others have mentioned using credit cards and other thin plastic items) are that hard to find or use, I find your comment to be risible. Are there no how-to guides?

I do want to ask what you meant by easily removable in regards to a Kobo. Are you saying the backs are not easily removable? If so, can you name a Kobo ereader other than the Aura H2O where the back is difficult to remove?

JSWolf · 05-31-2026, 02:55 PM

For a lot of people, removing the back of a Kobo would be difficult.

DNSB · 05-31-2026, 03:03 PM

Going by some of the people who have successfully revived their Kobo by replacing the µSD card, your comment is, once again, risible. Given their ages have varied from 12 years old to 84 years old, the skill level and coordination required to open most Kobo ereaders is rather obviously on the low side. The most common issue was obtaining access to a computer capable of writing the image to the µSD card.

Asides from this, the regulations do not require a battery compartment door and pop-in replacement battery so you are dreaming in believing that they are coming back.

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05-31-2026, 11:17 AM	#46
Frogm4n Guru Posts: 632 Karma: 4500001 Join Date: Jul 2023 Device: Scribe 2022, OA2, PRS-350	The regulation says "readily" and with "commercially available tools". A hot air rework station meets those requirements, let alone a very common soldering iron.

05-31-2026, 02:53 PM	#49
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 52,106 Karma: 180576666 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	As I mentioned about balloon popping, the EU regulations do no require a battery door and pop-in replacement. As @Quoth mentioned, a soldering iron is not a proprietary tool. As someone who has opened a lot of Kobo ereaders and since neither a spudger nor a guitar pick (others have mentioned using credit cards and other thin plastic items) are that hard to find or use, I find your comment to be risible. Are there no how-to guides? I do want to ask what you meant by easily removable in regards to a Kobo. Are you saying the backs are not easily removable? If so, can you name a Kobo ereader other than the Aura H2O where the back is difficult to remove?

05-31-2026, 02:55 PM	#50
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 83,600 Karma: 153646251 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	For a lot of people, removing the back of a Kobo would be difficult.

05-31-2026, 03:03 PM	#51
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 52,106 Karma: 180576666 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Going by some of the people who have successfully revived their Kobo by replacing the µSD card, your comment is, once again, risible. Given their ages have varied from 12 years old to 84 years old, the skill level and coordination required to open most Kobo ereaders is rather obviously on the low side. The most common issue was obtaining access to a computer capable of writing the image to the µSD card. Asides from this, the regulations do not require a battery compartment door and pop-in replacement battery so you are dreaming in believing that they are coming back.

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