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Kindle Voyage Ambient Light Sensor Replacement

Introduction

The ambient light sensor is what lets you read in less-than-ideal lighting situations. It is attached to the motherboard near the battery and again at the top where it actually can get light from outside of the device.

What you need

  1. Kindle Voyage Ambient Light Sensor Replacement, Back Panel: step 1, image 1 of 2 Kindle Voyage Ambient Light Sensor Replacement, Back Panel: step 1, image 2 of 2

    • Insert a plastic opening tool between the plastic panel shown on the device.

    • Use the tool to pry the plastic away from the device.

    • There will be adhesive holding this piece of plastic to the device. You may have to pull pretty hard to get it separated.

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  2. Kindle Voyage Ambient Light Sensor Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Use an aluminum driver attached with a Phillips head size #00 to remove the four 3mm screws shown in the picture. For reassembly, note that the top two and bottom two screws are different sizes.

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  3. Kindle Voyage Ambient Light Sensor Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 3 Kindle Voyage Ambient Light Sensor Replacement: step 3, image 2 of 3 Kindle Voyage Ambient Light Sensor Replacement: step 3, image 3 of 3

    • Once the screws are removed, the back panel can slide off the device.

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  5. Kindle Voyage Ambient Light Sensor Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 2 Kindle Voyage Ambient Light Sensor Replacement: step 4, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the magnetic component with the magnetic head of the aluminum driver.

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  6. Kindle Voyage Ambient Light Sensor Replacement, Wifi Antenna: step 5, image 1 of 2 Kindle Voyage Ambient Light Sensor Replacement, Wifi Antenna: step 5, image 2 of 2

    • Use an aluminum driver with Phillips head #00 to remove the four 3 mm screws shown in the picture.

    • Use the same driver to remove the two 2.5 mm screws.

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    • Using the tweezers, undo the attached clip.

    • Remove the three 3 mm screws holding down the rest of the antenna with an aluminum driver and the Phillips #00 head.

    • You should now be able to simply take the WiFi bar off of the device.

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  8. Kindle Voyage Ambient Light Sensor Replacement, Ambient Light Sensor: step 7, image 1 of 2 Kindle Voyage Ambient Light Sensor Replacement, Ambient Light Sensor: step 7, image 2 of 2

    • Gently remove the connector to the motherboard using tweezers.

    • Continue to carefully pull the rest of the connector from the adhesive connecting it to the Voyage.

    • Detach sensor from the top using fingers

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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One Comment

If i do this wiithout putting the lightsensor back on, can i then use the kindle without light ?

Best regards

Lasse

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