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Introduction |
'''***If your Kindle does not respond when pressing the power button, but wakes and goes back to sleep sporadically, this is due tothe result of a malfunctioning cover sensor'''***, which is a hall effect sensor located on the same flex cable whereas the LEDs for the frontlight are located. | | | ''On some e-readers, like those from Kobo, this sensor can be disabled in software, but disabling it on a Kindle requires a hardware modification that can be undone relatively easily.'' | | '''***Normally, fixing this would require a replacement of the entire display assembly'''***, but what if you wanted a temporary solution to tide you over until you are able to replace the display assembly, or upgrade to a new Kindle (or other e-reader), and have the skills and tools to take apart electronics? | | | This guide requires that your Kindle remain powered on but in sleep mode, and that a plastic opening tool, and a PH000 screwdriver are used. You will also need to react quickly to disconnect the frontlight before it goes back to sleep again. | | | This guide will not work with the original Kindle Paperwhite (model EY21) that was released in 2013 as part of the 5th generation of Kindle e-readers, as its cover sensor detection mechanism defaults to to assuming that the case cover was closed when the frontlight cable was disconnected. | | | It does, however, work with the 3rd iteration (model DP75SDI) that was released in 2015 as part of the 7th generation of Kindle e-readers, as its cover sensor detection mechanism seems to retain the last state before the frontlight cable was disconnected. |
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