[solved]Nook won't charge-possible 1$ solution (needs soldering)

[dkuku]

I was looking for a solution to this problem and after opening the nook I found out that on the socket one of the contacts is pushed towards inside - I've strighten it and tried to insert the cable but the cable pushed the contact again. So I glued it with some epoxy glue and currently I'm waiting until it cures.

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[dkuku]

It turns out that it wasn't the main problem - the nook now is working on power from the charger but it isn't charging the battery. My next try is to solder on a cheap lion charging board from china inside. I couldn't find any 5v test point but there is space for a capacitor near the connector and on the battery connector there are batt+ and batt- test points. This should be enough for the charger.
edit:
Its working!!
i've used a cheap lion charging module from china for 1$. I've cut out the microusb connector, wrapped it in duct tape and fitted it inside the nook.
It's slower than the original charger - only 1A but its working

 

[andtron]

Hi dkuku,

Thanks for the post.

Could you tell me where the orange USB wire goes?

TIA

 

[dkuku]

Hi dkuku,

Thanks for the post.

Could you tell me where the orange USB wire goes?

TIA

look at the attached picture - its quite easy to solder