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09-28-2011, 06:15 PM | #1 |
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is all hope gone? screen issues after possible water intrusion
Hello everyone. I took a look around the forum and found several similar threads, yet it would still be nice to have somebody kind look at the photo of my prs-505 screen and rate its recovery chances. I haven't used the reader for a few days and kept carrying around it in my bag. Today, to my great discontent, I found it failing to work properly. My best guess is that, apart from me, the yesterday's rain is to blame. Not a heavy one at all though I would extremely appreciate any opinions or suggestions as to how to recover from that plight. Bests, Tomek PS. forgot to mention: everything else works, yet it goes without saying that it's pretty useless as for now Last edited by bawey; 09-28-2011 at 06:17 PM. |
09-28-2011, 06:39 PM | #2 |
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I don't know whether that is due to water, but if so let the reader dry out. Placing the reader in a warm place at about 100 degrees f will help. That could take a day or so. Another trick to dry out electronics is to place it in a container with uncooked rice. The uncooked rice will wick away the moister.
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09-29-2011, 03:23 PM | #4 |
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Thanks for help. No change observed so far so most likely I'll need to prepare half-empty pdf files for a while. However, I observed that in the presence of heat, top half of the screen stops working for a a while, while the bottom remains unaffected. Might these symptoms indicate something like presence of moisture inside?
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09-29-2011, 04:49 PM | #5 |
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From the picture it looks like a broken screen substrate, not water damage at all. By all means try and dry it to see if it fixes it but I would not count on it.
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09-29-2011, 05:03 PM | #6 |
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That's a fractured screen substrate - the break is the curved line at the top right of the picture. Absolutely classic. Sorry.
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10-24-2011, 06:40 AM | #7 |
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Does it imply my - user's fault or could it be caused by screen degradation over time? I can't recall any event drastic enough to account for this state of matter
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10-24-2011, 07:00 AM | #9 |
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I kept it in a leather case, quite strong one. In my rucksack, where the reader occupied a separate compartment. The retailer implies the screen has taken a hit from a sharp object, while its surface remains scratch-free. I guess, however, that they didn't even investigate the case - just gave an answer convenient for them...
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10-24-2011, 08:27 AM | #11 |
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The most common cause of a fractured substrate is a bending or twisting force applied to the reader - it doesn't take much to do it. Carrying it around in a rucksack, where there are likely to be other objects pressing on it, is very likely to result in a broken substrate, I'm afraid.
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10-24-2011, 08:29 AM | #12 |
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Seems like I have to face a dilemma: give up on the topic or exert more pressure on the retailer, including possible court case. On one hand perhaps I should give up, but still the issue came as quite a shock to me. I bought the reader without the manual (used one), therefore I couldn't even learn about its display being this fragile. Still, the retailer is a pro, which in terms of local law, provides me with a warranty...
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10-24-2011, 08:49 AM | #13 |
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Try it ... most likely it is not mentioned in the manual either that you should only read books with the reader placed on a pedestal.
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10-24-2011, 09:02 AM | #15 |
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Thanks for replies. I can see the opinions are divided. So am I - hesitating. No physical damage on the outside, about the internals I can only guess. I think I should have been informed or warned against particular situations and I haven't been. Ain't that misinformation? Usually people are provided with some warnings at least...
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