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09-17-2018, 02:40 PM | #32 |
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10-16-2018, 09:16 AM | #33 | ||
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I may try again........... or, maybe I'll try for a new Clara, and exchange as many Clara's as necessary until I get one with smooth bleedless lighting... and THEN try again? Or find a silicone backed case... and then cut the front off? I don't know |
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10-16-2018, 11:31 AM | #34 |
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Has anyone purchased a Clara that out of the box didn't have the light bleed issue? Please don't tell me yours has it but it's not noticeable. That's not what I'm asking.
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10-16-2018, 05:41 PM | #35 |
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How do I tell if mine has it? I'm not being facetious or silly, I genuinely haven't seen anything on mine that looks like a problem with the lighting. But maybe that's because I tend to read at fairly high brightness levels? I'd love to test mine to see if it has the problem, once I know more clearly what the problem looks like.
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10-16-2018, 06:06 PM | #36 | |
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Check the photos here: Clara HD Light "bleed" at side issue, post #65 On the one hand, it seems simple enough to fix if you don't mind pulling the Clara apart. on the other hand, why wasn't it built properly in the first place? I seem to remember folks here posting that theirs had it to a greater or lesser degree, but I don't recall people posting they didn't have it at all (though I admit that could be my selective memory). Kobo said they will clean up their act on newer ones. Last edited by ZodWallop; 10-16-2018 at 06:11 PM. |
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10-17-2018, 12:58 AM | #37 |
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10-17-2018, 01:42 PM | #39 | |
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10-17-2018, 01:57 PM | #40 |
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Mine are free also.
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10-19-2018, 06:11 PM | #41 | |
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1) I did notice that just pressing on the bezel edge was only a temporary fix for the light bleed. Within a few hours the adhesive weakened again and the light bleed was back. I eventually resorted to removing the back cover (when I did the plastidip) and taking out the 4 small screws and applying black electrical tape. It has been perfect ever since. 2) My plastidip did fail again, but it again took several weeks before the first problem edge appeared. And again, it was only my OCD that made me peel the whole thing off. Also, it came off in one big layer, not in little bits. Your description of finding little black bits in bed, on the night table, stairs, etc, makes me think that either your product is not the same as mine, or your application is too thin. Have a look at this youtube video where he shows how to spray multiple HEAVY coats to build up a thick layer. This will be more durable, and when it does come time to remove it, it will peel in one solid piece. Also, here is a tip on making the liquid in the can atomize better by warming it. My third application of plastidip is still on the back of my Clara, however it now lives in a sleep case I bought for it. The sleep case is more expensive than plastidip, and almost doubles the weight, and makes it thicker though. I kind of wish Kobo had just used a different material, like a hard rubber, for the back cover (even with stippling), instead of a hard plastic. |
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10-20-2018, 01:39 AM | #42 |
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A glass screen protector seems to fix light bleeding issue on my Clara HD.
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10-21-2018, 05:01 AM | #43 |
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Derf, thank you very much! That demonstration video confirmed for me that I probably didn't make my layers thick enough. I think I'll try again, because I'm really not happy with how difficult the Clara is to hold, especially while lying down. And I really don't want to use a cover -- what's the point of a lightweight reader if you're just going to make it heavy with a case? Plus, I like always seeing the sleep screen with the cover of the book I'm reading: it reminds me of the book I'm reading and invites me to continue reading. The outside of a case is just always the outside of a case...
When you took the back of your Clara off for spraying, did you tape off the perpendicular edges that click into the front of the device? Or did you just spray the bare back? In case if the latter, did any PlastiDip cover the edges? Did the back still easily click back into place, or did you have to peel some PlastiDip off the plastic that clicks inside the front of the device? Hmmm I may do the electrical tape thing too then. I don't really want to because I don't like the idea of "something in between", raising the bezel even higher above the screen. Maybe I'll try the black marker thing first (I read somewhere here someone had been successful at stopping the light reflection just by blacking out the edges, I'll have to search for that post*). But then if that doesn't work I'll have to take everything apart again. Ugh. EDIT: *It was Atilla! https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...25#post3711525 Last edited by Mrs_Often; 10-21-2018 at 09:03 AM. |
10-24-2018, 12:25 PM | #44 |
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I just put them back cover on a large piece of cardboard and sprayed. The cardboard was probably at 45 degree angle to the ground. You don’t get great spray out of a rattle can spraying downwards. You get the best spray horizontally, but that requires fixing the cover to a wall. So 45 degrees was a compromise.
I just sprayed the cover, straight on. No Plastidip got on the sides that click in to the frame, and I didn’t peel any off first or have trouble putting it back. I think whoever used the marker trick had a bad experience, but it may be because they didn’t keep the marker on the side of the glass and got some on the top of the glass? I can’t remember, but I seem to recall they weren’t happy and had to redo it. The electrical tape has solved the light bleed and I’m 100% happy with my device now. |
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