ON/OFF switch trouble

The GreatGonzo · 05-20-2008, 09:11 AM

Is anybody else experiencing this?

My Iliad's on/off switch has taken to being a little bit lax in responding. Sometimes I have to switch it three or four times to turn the device on or off. It's nothing major, but mildly annoying right now.

yokos · 05-20-2008, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by The GreatGonzo

Is anybody else experiencing this?

My Iliad's on/off switch has taken to being a little bit lax in responding. Sometimes I have to switch it three or four times to turn the device on or off. It's nothing major, but mildly annoying right now.

3-4 times. This is not nice.
Maybe you should try Shutdown & Reboot Control for Contentlister.

[EDIT:] At least the shell scripts could help to turn it off. Turning on is another story.

orcinus · 05-20-2008, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by The GreatGonzo

Is anybody else experiencing this?

My Iliad's on/off switch has taken to being a little bit lax in responding. Sometimes I have to switch it three or four times to turn the device on or off. It's nothing major, but mildly annoying right now.

Probably a dumb suggestion but... Have you tried keeping it "depressed" (until something happens) instead of just flicking it?

Shaggy · 05-20-2008, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by The GreatGonzo

Is anybody else experiencing this?

My Iliad's on/off switch has taken to being a little bit lax in responding. Sometimes I have to switch it three or four times to turn the device on or off. It's nothing major, but mildly annoying right now.

Mine does the exact same thing. Sometimes nothing happens, other times the green light kind of flickers and then goes out. After a couple tries it powers up/down fine though.

I wonder if something internally with the slider switch is wearing out or maybe gotten loose?

Shaggy · 05-20-2008, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by orcinus

Probably a dumb suggestion but... Have you tried keeping it "depressed" (until something happens) instead of just flicking it?

I don't just flick it and let go, normally I slide it and hold it for a second. When it "works" the green light comes on and stays on solid. That's what I usually interpret as it starting up correctly and then I let go of the switch. When it "doesn't work" the green light either does not come on or else it just kind of flickers. I don't normally hold the switch "depressed" for more than a second or so though. When the light doesn't respond or flickers within that time, I'll relese the switch and try again. Maybe if I just keep holding the switch for longer it'll respond?

axel77 · 05-20-2008, 11:44 AM

same problems here, i sometimes need 2 or 3 "tries" to turn it off. And holding the button won't help.

But yet at the third time it always responded.

I don't know if its a hardware issue with the switch, or the software is not "getting" it.

orcinus · 05-20-2008, 02:02 PM

Sounds like a worn out contact...

The GreatGonzo · 05-20-2008, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by orcinus

Sounds like a worn out contact...

Which means that all those of us who are out of warranty only have to whip out their trusty Torx screwdrivers, take the back plate off, bend/glue/replace the contact and we're good, right? Right? RIGHT?

Shaggy · 05-20-2008, 03:29 PM

That was my plan, but I haven't tried it yet.

orcinus · 05-20-2008, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by The GreatGonzo

Which means that all those of us who are out of warranty only have to whip out their trusty Torx screwdrivers, take the back plate off, bend/glue/replace the contact and we're good, right? Right? RIGHT?

Unless the switch is enclosed in its own casing, right.

Haven't seen it dismantled, but i suspect bending the spring a bit that pulls the switch back could help too.

MarkRPenn · 05-20-2008, 05:00 PM

Mines always been like that. I don't think it's anything wearing out.

Mark

Shaggy · 06-18-2008, 11:00 AM

Just wanted to report that I've been playing around with the switch to try and figure out what's going on. One thing I've noticed is that if I quickly move the switch 100% of the way across, it behaves as has been noted on here. Sometimes the device comes on, other times it doesn't. I've discovered that if I only move the switch about 80% of the way, it triggers startup/shutdown every time.

It seems like moving the switch all the way across is actually going a little bit past the point where it triggers. Moving it slowly until the light comes on, aiming for about 80% rather than 100% seems to have made the behavior of the switch a lot more reliable.

lowmagnet · 08-16-2008, 11:08 AM

Yeah, mine does that too.. often a position in the middle does it for me. I'm concerned that there will be a point where it stops working altogether and I'll have to replace the switch with something more robust.

Add to that the rubberized layer coming off and the page flip lever getting stuck and jumping 5 pages instead of one, plus the SD slot locking up the device when any pressure is put on it, and the iliad has some serious hardware issues.

Also, italics format for the whole page on mobipocket content when i first turn the device on. Books with illustrations re-format mid-stream and i have to go back 2 pages for every one forward.

I'm not very happy a year on with this device, but it still works around its 'quirks'.

ce3po · 09-05-2008, 09:17 PM

My Iliad have to three times for turn on, but one time for turn off.

Adam B. · 10-29-2008, 08:41 PM

The problem for me had gotten so bad, my iLiad wouldn't respond to the power switch at all.

It turns out my problem wasn't in the switch itself, but the plastic slider that you push with your thumb. It wasn't allowing the switch to slide over far enough to activate. I took my iLiad apart, shaved a bit of plastic off of the slider, and it now works like new. Opening your iLiad isn't for the faint of heart, but my iLiad went from almost unusable to working the first time every time.

Now that I have my iLiad together, I realize I should have taken pictures, but I'm attaching a diagram to demonstrate. Excuse my mad gimp skillz.

05-20-2008, 09:11 AM	#1
The GreatGonzo Old Yeller Posts: 180 Karma: 67 Join Date: May 2006 Device: Iliad & Kindle - The Best of Both Worlds	ON/OFF switch trouble Is anybody else experiencing this? My Iliad's on/off switch has taken to being a little bit lax in responding. Sometimes I have to switch it three or four times to turn the device on or off. It's nothing major, but mildly annoying right now.

10-29-2008, 08:41 PM	#15
Adam B. Addicted to Porting Posts: 1,697 Karma: 7194 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: iRex iLiad, Nokia 770, Samsung i760	The problem for me had gotten so bad, my iLiad wouldn't respond to the power switch at all. It turns out my problem wasn't in the switch itself, but the plastic slider that you push with your thumb. It wasn't allowing the switch to slide over far enough to activate. I took my iLiad apart, shaved a bit of plastic off of the slider, and it now works like new. Opening your iLiad isn't for the faint of heart, but my iLiad went from almost unusable to working the first time every time. Now that I have my iLiad together, I realize I should have taken pictures, but I'm attaching a diagram to demonstrate. Excuse my mad gimp skillz. Attached Thumbnails

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axel77 Fanatic Posts: 584 Karma: 914 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: iliad	same problems here, i sometimes need 2 or 3 "tries" to turn it off. And holding the button won't help. But yet at the third time it always responded. I don't know if its a hardware issue with the switch, or the software is not "getting" it.

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05-20-2008, 03:29 PM	#9
Shaggy Wizard Posts: 4,293 Karma: 529619 Join Date: May 2007 Device: iRex iLiad, DR800SG	That was my plan, but I haven't tried it yet.

05-20-2008, 05:00 PM	#11
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06-18-2008, 11:00 AM	#12
Shaggy Wizard Posts: 4,293 Karma: 529619 Join Date: May 2007 Device: iRex iLiad, DR800SG	Just wanted to report that I've been playing around with the switch to try and figure out what's going on. One thing I've noticed is that if I quickly move the switch 100% of the way across, it behaves as has been noted on here. Sometimes the device comes on, other times it doesn't. I've discovered that if I only move the switch about 80% of the way, it triggers startup/shutdown every time. It seems like moving the switch all the way across is actually going a little bit past the point where it triggers. Moving it slowly until the light comes on, aiming for about 80% rather than 100% seems to have made the behavior of the switch a lot more reliable.

08-16-2008, 11:08 AM	#13
lowmagnet Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: none	Yeah, mine does that too.. often a position in the middle does it for me. I'm concerned that there will be a point where it stops working altogether and I'll have to replace the switch with something more robust. Add to that the rubberized layer coming off and the page flip lever getting stuck and jumping 5 pages instead of one, plus the SD slot locking up the device when any pressure is put on it, and the iliad has some serious hardware issues. Also, italics format for the whole page on mobipocket content when i first turn the device on. Books with illustrations re-format mid-stream and i have to go back 2 pages for every one forward. I'm not very happy a year on with this device, but it still works around its 'quirks'.

09-05-2008, 09:17 PM	#14
ce3po Member Posts: 19 Karma: 177 Join Date: May 2007 Device: iRex Iliad v2 / Palm Zire 72	My Iliad have to three times for turn on, but one time for turn off.

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