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Old 11-16-2018, 06:27 PM   #1
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Question K3 Keyboard has a few non-responsive keys

Broke the screen on my Kindle Keyboard 3-4 years ago. A new screen was about $75 at the time (so it was just de-registered & stored it in a drawer and got a PW)

But about 6 months ago saw that new screens were only ~$25 and a new battery ~$12. So I bought them and replaced them myself. Everything was working great. But i still had my PW so never really used the K3.

Today I decided to start it up and load it up with books. But needed to register it with Amazon first.... Tried entering my Amazon e-mail/password and discovered that the "Q", "W", & "E" keys were not responding, but all the other ones worked. (need W and E)

I really, really don't want to take this kindle apart again to troubleshoot it.

I am almost positive that all the keys were working when I reassembled it after replacing the screen. (its been so long ago I cant remember, but I am sure I would have tested everything when I finished putting it back together)

And I am wondering if anyone knows what might be the cause of them not working now.


Kindle Keyboard 3g/WiFi (USA) B006

Its been years since I have used it, but I am pretty sure the K3 did Not have an on-screen keyboard for A-Z, like it does for the "sym" keys. Correct?

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Old 11-16-2018, 06:55 PM   #2
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Why don’t you just change your amazon name and password (temporarily, just to register your K 3, if you don’t want to change them forever) so you don’t need to use these keys?
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Yes, the Kindle Keyboard does not have an onscreen keyboard for the letters. You could contact Amazon and have them register it to your account from their end.
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Old 11-19-2018, 09:48 PM   #4
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You could contact Amazon and have them register it to your account from their end.
Hmm I will see if I can do that.

Re:temporarily changing Name and password on the account. The only thing I see for Name on login, is your E-mail address. I do Not want to un-link my e-mail from my account, and AFAIK you cant add extra e-mails for log on purposes.

EDIT: Hmm I wonder if I can somehow do copy/paste at the amazon logon screen on my Kindle Keyboard. Will have to check that out too.

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Old 11-20-2018, 07:42 PM   #5
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Hmm I will see if I can do that.

Re:temporarily changing Name and password on the account. The only thing I see for Name on login, is your E-mail address. I do Not want to un-link my e-mail from my account, and AFAIK you cant add extra e-mails for log on purposes.

EDIT: Hmm I wonder if I can somehow do copy/paste at the amazon logon screen on my Kindle Keyboard. Will have to check that out too.
Good point, I forgot it is tied to your email. I just log on to amazon automatically, so that’s why I forgot. Can amazon customer service help you sign in to your K3 from their end perhaps?
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I've had success getting unresponsive buttons on telephones and remote controls working by simply cleaning their motherboards with Q-tips and alcohol. It's worth a try.

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Old 11-28-2018, 07:38 PM   #7
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I've had success getting unresponsive buttons on telephones and remote controls working by simply cleaning their motherboards with Q-tips and alcohol. It's worth a try.
Yeah that's what I will probably end up having to do, I was hoping I would not need to take it apart again.

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I get it, but all you have to do is pop the faceplate off, and the keyboard part of the circuit board is right there. To tell the truth, I have no idea how a simple cleaning helps with keys/buttons. It may not with Kindle, as the keys are closed bubbles on the circuit board. All right, laugh at me for not remembering what those are called... But they aren't like buttons on a cordless phone.
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Its been awhile since I tool it apart, so don't remember the steps at this time (I followed several Utube and web site disassembly descriptions for screen replacement, If the keyboard CB is that accessible, then I should have no problems.

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