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My 2-month old Verse Pro got rather dirty, so I have decided to give it a quick rinse. It was supposed to have IPX8 water resistance.
After washing my old PW5 (IPX8) many times I didn’t expect any problems with the Pocketbook. I have swam in pools and in the sea while wearing my Apple Watch (IPX7) countless times. I never take it off when I shower. My iPhone (IP67) regularly gets wet. So what could possibly go wrong with the Verse Pro (IPX8)? I held it under a tap for less than 30 seconds and it no longer turns on. Water damage is obviously not covered by the warranty. I understand that I’m stupid and I shouldn’t have done it, but now I’m giving a warning to everyone else. If you want to buy this particular device because of it’s supposed “waterproofness” then you should look elsewhere. The manufacturer is simply lying about the device's IPX rating. Last edited by DJUNGELSKOG; 08-28-2024 at 03:57 PM. |
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How do you get Readers so dirty?
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I'd contact Pocketbook regarding the fact that the device is supposed to have an IPX8 rating and tell them it seems not to have any moisture/water resistance at all!
They might decide to cover it for you. Or might not. But it never hurts to ask. Best that happens is they tell you this should not have happened and offer to replace the device, worst is they brush you off. That said, a lightly dampened (wrung out) microfiber cloth has served my needs for cleaning e-readers. I bought my Pocketbook Era used, and cleaned off some oily fingerprint marks from the backside with this method (they were pictured in the eBay description), and the tiniest drop of Dawn dishwashing liquid. Device looked brand new after. |
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The IPX8 standard does not mean protection against running water which has some force to it (such as holding it under a constantly running tap), but indicates that it should be water-resistant when held under water (i.e. a passive condition).
Of course, that is very rarely made clear on any IPX8 product. So, the Verse Pro could be IPX8 compliant but fail under the OP's circumstance. |
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Thank you everyone for your replies, I really appreciate them!
I have actually opened my device to see if I can save it. I’ve contacted Pocketbook customer support as well (well, Vivlio in my case) but didn’t get any reply from them yet. So I have decided to disassemble the device. It’s not a Kindle, so it’s not glued together, and the waterproofing is supposed to be achieved by the special coating on the PCB - same as Kobo Libra 2. There were a few drops of water inside, which should have been fine. I believe that the difference between running water vs water pressure shouldn’t have mattered in this case as the result would have been the same, given that the case is not watertight. The connectors on the PCB were covered by some sticky substance (silicone?) and by some yellow sticky tape above it. However, the tape above one of the connectors (I believe that it’s the display connector) was not fully attached to the sticky stuff below it, and there were a few drops of water underneath this tape. I have disconnected the battery and left the device to dry overnight. I have tried to turn it on in the afternoon and it did, but only the top half of the screen appears to be working. I can use the navigation buttons and even the touch layer still works. I’m wondering if the water droplets got to the display connector (that was not watertight due to the poor assembly) and damaged half of the pins. Does this conclusion make sense? Last edited by DJUNGELSKOG; 08-29-2024 at 02:06 PM. |
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Sounds more like a broken screen to me. Dry blow the display connector (slowly-be careful to get it not too hot). The sticky stuff is supposed to do the waterresistance. The tape can't do this.
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It no longer turns on
![]() A supposedly IPX8 device no longer turns on after being gently washed with tap water. Then it does, but only half of the screen is working. I don’t think that it’s physically broken because the working half was completely intact (no lines) and the broken half was completely empty, and the split was perfectly in the middle. And now the device is dead again. It was a good e-reader but I’m not going to give this company any more of my money. If you are looking to buy it because of it’s supposed waterproofness - look elsewhere. If you already have one, don’t take it anywhere near water. |
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