power button broken inside

objectsatrest · 08-17-2012, 04:12

yep - sounds like this happens a lot! I dropped it and now there is no spring back for the power button - just sinks in. I opened her up to have a look and there is a piece that's come off that I assume is the bit that''s supposed to be connected to the motherboard?

Is it possible for someone here to send a (real close up) pic of the inside power switch or what the plastic power button actually presses inside, just to see if Im missing a piece, or how my loose piece is supposed to go?
I cannot for the life of me work it out...

Ive had a look through the forums & cant seem to find any pics of this actual part...

Its a 16gb if it makes any difference

thanks in advance

briant1234 · 08-17-2012, 12:22

i incidentally had the same problem! i sent it to cowon to fix and it cost $37.

Heres a pic

objectsatrest · 08-17-2012, 17:20

thanks for the reply

Is it possible to get a pic of what the power button is pressing inside though?

Did it take Cowon long to fix & send back?

briant1234 · 08-21-2012, 17:06

its not my pic, its a thread that i dont remember , something along of the lines of LOOK HERE ... smth

cowon took about 2-3 weeks in my case form the time i shipped it out to getting it back

objectsatrest · 08-21-2012, 18:00

yeah thanks man - I think Ive been there, but not the pic Im after unfortunately...
no worries, I decided to send it off to this place here in Australia called Haldex that deals with Cowon repairs. $33 -
rather than trying to fix it myself & most likely destroying it in the process!

avih · 08-22-2012, 02:05

i had that and cowon agreed to fix it for free even though i was about a week out of warranty, and i only had to pay for the shipping. later i discovered i only payed for the shipping there, not back.

08-17-2012, 04:12	#1
objectsatrest Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 5	power button broken inside yep - sounds like this happens a lot! I dropped it and now there is no spring back for the power button - just sinks in. I opened her up to have a look and there is a piece that's come off that I assume is the bit that''s supposed to be connected to the motherboard? Is it possible for someone here to send a (real close up) pic of the inside power switch or what the plastic power button actually presses inside, just to see if Im missing a piece, or how my loose piece is supposed to go? I cannot for the life of me work it out... Ive had a look through the forums & cant seem to find any pics of this actual part... Its a 16gb if it makes any difference thanks in advance

08-17-2012, 12:22	#2
briant1234 Kizu Fan #1 :D Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 491	i incidentally had the same problem! i sent it to cowon to fix and it cost $37. Heres a pic __________________ Dead/retired players: Ipod Shuffle 1GB, Zen Mozaic 2gb Current PMPs: Cowon J3 48gb w/ Leather Case IEMs: Altec Lansing Uhp336, Jbuds J3 Headphones: Audio Technica ATH-M50, Philips Shn9500 Noise Cancelling UCIs: [Mainmenu: -->Cheetah GTX\|Paper\|Cheetah XT] [Music: Sense] [Picture: Vision] [Browser --> Leaf 2 with Coverflow]

08-21-2012, 17:06	#4
briant1234 Kizu Fan #1 :D Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 491	its not my pic, its a thread that i dont remember , something along of the lines of LOOK HERE ... smth cowon took about 2-3 weeks in my case form the time i shipped it out to getting it back __________________ Dead/retired players: Ipod Shuffle 1GB, Zen Mozaic 2gb Current PMPs: Cowon J3 48gb w/ Leather Case IEMs: Altec Lansing Uhp336, Jbuds J3 Headphones: Audio Technica ATH-M50, Philips Shn9500 Noise Cancelling UCIs: [Mainmenu: -->Cheetah GTX\|Paper\|Cheetah XT] [Music: Sense] [Picture: Vision] [Browser --> Leaf 2 with Coverflow]

08-22-2012, 02:05	#6
avih Proud and happy owner of a Cowon J3 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Efrat, Israel Posts: 233	i had that and cowon agreed to fix it for free even though i was about a week out of warranty, and i only had to pay for the shipping. later i discovered i only payed for the shipping there, not back. __________________ duct tape is like the force - it has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the world together

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08-17-2012, 17:20	#3
objectsatrest Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 5	thanks for the reply Is it possible to get a pic of what the power button is pressing inside though? Did it take Cowon long to fix & send back?

08-21-2012, 18:00	#5
objectsatrest Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 5	yeah thanks man - I think Ive been there, but not the pic Im after unfortunately... no worries, I decided to send it off to this place here in Australia called Haldex that deals with Cowon repairs. $33 - rather than trying to fix it myself & most likely destroying it in the process!