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| From | "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.electronics.design |
| Subject | Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died |
| Date | 2025-08-31 22:52 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <t9peolx6ui.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink) |
| References | <ao3bolxdnc.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <1090rd9$32kd3$1@dont-email.me> |
On 2025-08-31 08:51, Don Y wrote: > On 8/30/2025 4:26 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote: >> https://photos.app.goo.gl/qWR1kVNFjcqDP8WT7 >> >> The battery, which is not the original, but a replacement bought from >> China, is bulging, and made the case to open. > > Have you looked at the third (white?) wire to see what it may be "saying"? > (i.e., if it is saying ANYTHING) No, I cut the cables and removed the bulging battery. But I read somewhere it is a temperature sensor. > > You could also monitor what happens when you impress a fake battery voltage > on the B+/- terminals. I'll probably do that. > > [Battery powered devices SUCK!] For a book reader, it is a must. But I'd prefer standard AAA batteries or rechargeable equivalent. > >> There was no exact replacement. I had to desolder a chip from the >> original battery and solder it to the replacement. Not shown well in >> the photo, it is at the other end. I added a close up photo of the chip. >> >> The original battery was LP404252ARU, with three wires. One >> for some sort of sensor. Device does not power up with two wire >> batteries. On Aliexpres on 2020 I found a "404252 3,7 V 1200mAh >> batería recargable de polímero de litio para Kobo Touch E-book >> MP3 MP4 Lampe altavoz juguetes banco de energía móvil 404050". >> The links from back then are dead now. >> >> I have not searched yet. >> >> >> I bought another reader a year ago, in May. A Kobo Libra Colour. This >> one the company said they would process repairs. Perhaps means spares >> will be provided. >> >> Perhaps I should do something to power up the old reader and do a >> factory reset, or something, in order to remove the DRM thing from it >> (you can only have six on Adobe Digital Editions) > > *What* will know if you have more? Stops working. The seventh device is refused. These things phone home before they authorize a device to read books. >> (I don't see a group on epub or ebook readers) -- Cheers, Carlos.
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My first Kobo Touch reader died "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-30 13:26 +0200
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-08-30 23:51 -0700
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-31 22:52 +0200
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-08-31 16:20 -0700
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-01 02:54 +0200
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-08-31 18:12 -0700
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-01 12:25 +0200
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-09-01 06:53 -0700
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-01 21:46 +0200
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-09-01 13:11 -0700
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-01 22:22 +0200
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-09-01 13:58 -0700
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-09-01 14:09 -0700
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-02 13:15 +0200
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-09-02 13:41 -0700
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2025-09-03 08:55 +0100
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-09-03 03:46 -0700
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-02 14:11 +0200
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-09-02 05:49 -0700
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-05 22:13 +0200
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-09-05 18:26 -0700
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-07 13:43 +0200
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-09-07 05:38 -0700
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-08 23:43 +0200
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-09-08 21:08 -0700
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-09 14:09 +0200
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-03-12 14:59 +0100
Re: My first Kobo Touch reader died - solved "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-03-13 22:50 +0100
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