Is there a limit to how many times you can turn your screen on and off?

RhD97 · 02-20-2019, 10:01 AM

I was wondering if there is a limit to how many times you can press the "On" and "Off" screen button on kindle. I know there is to the plug and socket, but does it also apply to the screen button?

Deskisamess · 02-20-2019, 10:18 AM

I think you've misunderstood something. There are no "limits" as you describe. Can you explain what you mean?

RhD97 · 02-20-2019, 10:30 AM

Sure. I mean, after 1000 times, say, the button will start playing up. Is it possible?

newkindlefun · 02-20-2019, 10:55 AM

There is a point after which things start wearing down mechanically, but I don't think it's a point which is relevant for even heavy use. If you're worried about the amount you're pressing it on and off yourself.

Probably thousands and thousands of times, hundreds of thousands. But I don't have any hard evidence.

Deskisamess · 02-20-2019, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by RhD97

Sure. I mean, after 1000 times, say, the button will start playing up. Is it possible?

Sure...it's also possible for a button to fail after 10 times. Stuff breaks.

I've got a 2nd gen Kindle that is 10 years old, and the slide button still works perfectly.

barryem · 02-20-2019, 10:22 PM

There are a lot of us using Kindles in my retirement home. I've been using them since 2009. One of mine has no case so I always turn it on and off with the button. I've always kept one without a case and I've never had a problem.

If you're worried you can use a case and the Kindle goes to sleep when you close the case and wakes up when you open it. But really I don't think it's something to worry about. I've never heard of anyone with a Kindle power button failing.

Barry

Tarana · 02-21-2019, 09:53 AM

The button on my original K3 failed last year. Bought in 2009 or 2010. My neighbor's paperwhite button failed in 3 months with help from a toddler. I use the magnetic case on newer devices mostly to save power, but it has the added benefit of reducing usage of the button, so one less thing to fail.

Popup · 02-27-2019, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by RhD97

I was wondering if there is a limit to how many times you can press the "On" and "Off" screen button on kindle. I know there is to the plug and socket, but does it also apply to the screen button?

While it's true that there's typically a design life for all components, it shouldn't be an issue, unless you spend (literally) all day playing with the power switch.

I don't know about the switches used in kindles, but lifetimes for switches is counted in tens of millions of cycles, not in thousands. That means that if you push it every second for eight hours a day, it should last about a year.

HarryT · 02-27-2019, 04:50 PM

Use a sleep cover. Problem solved.

02-20-2019, 10:01 AM	#1
RhD97 Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2019 Device: Kinde 8th generation	Is there a limit to how many times you can turn your screen on and off? I was wondering if there is a limit to how many times you can press the "On" and "Off" screen button on kindle. I know there is to the plug and socket, but does it also apply to the screen button?

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Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,609 Karma: 42697471 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 7+, iPad mini, 2021 iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8"	I think you've misunderstood something. There are no "limits" as you describe. Can you explain what you mean?

02-20-2019, 10:30 AM	#3
RhD97 Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2019 Device: Kinde 8th generation	Sure. I mean, after 1000 times, say, the button will start playing up. Is it possible?

02-20-2019, 10:55 AM	#4
newkindlefun Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 91298 Join Date: Apr 2016 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3rd gen (2015)	There is a point after which things start wearing down mechanically, but I don't think it's a point which is relevant for even heavy use. If you're worried about the amount you're pressing it on and off yourself. Probably thousands and thousands of times, hundreds of thousands. But I don't have any hard evidence.

02-20-2019, 10:22 PM	#6
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	There are a lot of us using Kindles in my retirement home. I've been using them since 2009. One of mine has no case so I always turn it on and off with the button. I've always kept one without a case and I've never had a problem. If you're worried you can use a case and the Kindle goes to sleep when you close the case and wakes up when you open it. But really I don't think it's something to worry about. I've never heard of anyone with a Kindle power button failing. Barry

02-21-2019, 09:53 AM	#7
Tarana Wizard Posts: 3,979 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	The button on my original K3 failed last year. Bought in 2009 or 2010. My neighbor's paperwhite button failed in 3 months with help from a toddler. I use the magnetic case on newer devices mostly to save power, but it has the added benefit of reducing usage of the button, so one less thing to fail.

02-27-2019, 04:50 PM	#9
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Use a sleep cover. Problem solved.