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Kobo Forma
Type
teardown
Title
Kobo Forma Teardown
Introduction
My Kobo Forma e-reader stopped charging. So I stripped it down.[br]
I thought it would be a faulty battery but the battery seems to be OK. But the motherboard doesn't think it is charging (when it is) and shuts down if I boot it up.[br]
There is very little to fix inside but the motherboard does have what looks like a serial debugging port. Pins labelled TX/RX/V and ground.
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Conclusion
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Author
Max Allan
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