I now have another working Kindle 3 (Keyboard) and parts (including case, mother board and 3G module) and (I just realized today) the cover the white Kindle came in was a working lighted case. I hope it wasn't done by me when trying to get the back cover off (but it could have been, the battery was swollen and it made the cover hard to remove). Obviously it was broken between the time its battery went dead and the time it had a good battery put into it. The white one (with 3G) has a broken screen. The black Kindle (non-3G) is now up and running. Well, it turned out that the battery was the main issue in both cases. I'm willing to test either unit, but if it's not the battery than I'm guessing it doesn't look good for these K3s. To run Kubrick I would need to connect via USB wouldn't I? Neither unit can be seen from my computer. The screen connections are tight on both. I'm beginning to wonder if the screens are just bad – or whatever is on the mother board that drives the screen is bad. (I've even done the 60 second power and then then 60 second Home test – and the light comes up green there as well. Once it's on, if I hold the switch over, at about five or six seconds the power light will double-blink, at about 15 (or a little less) seconds, the green light comes on again. If I hold the switch on for 30 seconds, about 10 to 15 seconds later the light will come on and stay on for about 3 or 4 seconds. On both units the power light does everything it's supposed to do (I think). In that case running Kubrick can usually restore full operation. Once in a while I get a battery error after a battery replacement. Release and watch to see if the power light cycles or if screen relights. Unplug, slide power on and hold 30 seconds. Have you tried rebooting after installing the new battery? Sometimes that is necessary to get it to recognize the new battery is installed. I hate to abandon the Nook or either of these Kindles, but I'm guessing the Kindles might be a lost cause (except for parts).Ĥ.22 Volts is a fully charged battery for these units. The battery shows 4.22 volts (but I don't know how many amps) – so I'm wondering if it's worth trying a new battery in either one of these? I ordered two other Goodwill eReaders, a Nook Simple Touch (that is also like new, but with a dead battery) and a Sony PRS-300, which was the only one of the four that worked (and it only cost $6 including s/h and looks like it was never used). ![]() Now it's got the exact same symptoms as the first Goodwill Kindle Keyboard. So I got rid of that battery and installed the battery from the other Kindle Keyboard. The battery was bulging pretty badly and probably putting strain on the case. So I opened it up (had more trouble with it than the original) and figured out why when I got into it. The amber light came on for a bit, then off. It had a "Critical Battery" message instead of the "Empty Battery" one. Second Goodwill Kindle Keyboard came today (this one *is* 3G, is white and came in a leather Amazon brand case). (Next time I will *not* buy one from Goodwill that is displaying a "Dead Battery" screen. So could it just be a bad battery? Enough power to light the light and *try* to boot but not enough to actually get the job done? Is it possible to test the battery and what should I look for? The back is currently off (which is the way it'll stay until I either give up on it, or fix it).Īt any rate, what have I missed? Does this sound like the symptom of a bad battery, or something else? When I charge from the computer it goes off after a couple hours, but I've never seen it green, just goes from orange to off (unless I've just missed the green light when not there). When I charge with a power supply the orange light never goes off. ![]() (The screen looks good and the connector that (apparently) can come loose from the main board is good and tight.) except I can't see the Kindle from my computer when the USB cable is plugged in. So this would make me think that maybe the Kindle *is* working but it has a dead screen. Hold the power button over for 20 seconds and the Home key for a minute and the light comes on – so the light's reaction seems to be normal (according to what I've read) but nothing is happening on the screen. Hold it for over 20 seconds then let loose, and at about 15 seconds the green light comes on. Hold the key over for about 6 seconds and it double blinks like it's turning off. The light appears to be doing all that it's supposed to be doing. I've been trying the "tricks" I've Googled (recharging, recharging again, recharging from a computer cable, holding the power button over for 20 and 40, seconds, then holding it for 20 seconds then the Home button for a minute, shorting the reset pins, etc.) but no luck yet. It's in good physical condition, but came with the "Dead Battery" screen and won't boot.
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