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Amazon's second generation e-reader with a 6'' e-ink display, five-way controller, and QWERTY keyboard.

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My Kindle doesn’t charge

I get critical battery message

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@philmarusa something like this you want to start off with a new battery. Replace the old one Kindle 2 Battery Replacement

If that does not resolve the issue you will have to check the charging port. It is possible that it has failed. Use this guide Kindle 2 Motherboard Replacement to get to it and use a multimeter to chek the port.

Of course, you can get a small USB ammeter and see if your Kindle pulls any power and start diagnosing from there.

Kindle 2 Battery Image

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Kindle 2 Battery Replacement

Difficulty:

Moderate

10 - 15 minutes

Kindle 2 Motherboard Image

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Kindle 2 Motherboard Replacement

Difficulty:

Difficult

30 - 40 minutes

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