Kindle 3 DIY Screen replacement

DreamworlD · 08-14-2013, 06:36 AM

Hello guys,

My first post is coming, so please excuse me for the un-orientation.
Perhaps this is not the place where I should post my request.
And here it is....

Recently I've bough a new display for my Kindle3 (the old one have a crack on the ribbon cable).
After the replacement, I was astonished to find out, that the screen was divided by two, exactly on the middle of the display, and the image is shifted to the second (bottom) part which works just fine, but the first (top) part no signals appears to be shown.
At first I decided that this is an e-ink firmware issue. But it turned out that the firmware is just fine.
Right now I have some suspicions about the e-ink controller, or about the display itself.
Have any of you stumbled on an issue like this?
And do you know if Kindle have a routine to adjust the zero points of the X/Y positions according to the controller?

Here is a picture of the display itself.

HarryT · 08-14-2013, 07:11 AM

I agree that this looks like a controller issue. I don't think there's anything you can do to solve it - it looks plain broken to me.

DreamworlD · 08-14-2013, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

I agree that this looks like a controller issue. I don't think there's anything you can do to solve it - it looks plain broken to me.

Thanks for the fast reply

Hm, perhaps there's a difference between controller firmware in ver.3.0.4 (the one that I am using currently) and the more recent versions of the Kindle Software.

Does anyone knows if there's differences?

hawhill · 08-14-2013, 09:18 AM

That would not make any sense since the firmware bundles are valid for all hardware versions of the Kindle. I guess you simply got sold a broken display unit - or one that isn't fit for the K3. Given that the cut is right in the middle, my bet is on bad connectors in the display unit.

knc1 · 08-14-2013, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hawhill

That would not make any sense since the firmware bundles are valid for all hardware versions of the Kindle. I guess you simply got sold a broken display unit - or one that isn't fit for the K3. Given that the cut is right in the middle, my bet is on bad connectors in the display unit.

I have to agree with that, it looks like a broken in-the-box item.

This replacement unit may not be new, it may be a 'pulled' item.

The K3 shipped with three different displays, but the only change visible is changes in the contrast (grayscale ramp).

08-14-2013, 06:36 AM	#1
DreamworlD Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: Kindle3 Wifi	Kindle 3 DIY Screen replacement Hello guys, My first post is coming, so please excuse me for the un-orientation. Perhaps this is not the place where I should post my request. And here it is.... Recently I've bough a new display for my Kindle3 (the old one have a crack on the ribbon cable). After the replacement, I was astonished to find out, that the screen was divided by two, exactly on the middle of the display, and the image is shifted to the second (bottom) part which works just fine, but the first (top) part no signals appears to be shown. At first I decided that this is an e-ink firmware issue. But it turned out that the firmware is just fine. Right now I have some suspicions about the e-ink controller, or about the display itself. Have any of you stumbled on an issue like this? And do you know if Kindle have a routine to adjust the zero points of the X/Y positions according to the controller? Here is a picture of the display itself.

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08-14-2013, 07:11 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I agree that this looks like a controller issue. I don't think there's anything you can do to solve it - it looks plain broken to me.

08-14-2013, 09:18 AM	#4
hawhill Wizard Posts: 1,379 Karma: 2155307 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Goettingen, Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Mini	That would not make any sense since the firmware bundles are valid for all hardware versions of the Kindle. I guess you simply got sold a broken display unit - or one that isn't fit for the K3. Given that the cut is right in the middle, my bet is on bad connectors in the display unit.

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