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geekmaster · 10-22-2012, 11:33 AM

We seem to have a recurring problem with kindles that no longer work because their batteries are insufficiently charged.

The "my kindle is bricked because I charged it for a couple of hours and it still does not work" syndrome seems to plague this forum. And then they do mess it up trying to flash the mmc (unnecessarily) with a discharged battery.

And with new kindles shipping with NO wall charger, I suspect that too many people may think that their kindle is charging on a USB port even though they did not eject it, and it says it is not charging on the eink screen (in that easily missed text buried somewhere on the "USB Drive Mode" screen...

Do we need a new sticky thread titled "Charge the Battery on a Wall Charger for 20 hours!" ???

10-22-2012, 11:33 AM	#84
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773668 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	We seem to have a recurring problem with kindles that no longer work because their batteries are insufficiently charged. The "my kindle is bricked because I charged it for a couple of hours and it still does not work" syndrome seems to plague this forum. And then they do mess it up trying to flash the mmc (unnecessarily) with a discharged battery. And with new kindles shipping with NO wall charger, I suspect that too many people may think that their kindle is charging on a USB port even though they did not eject it, and it says it is not charging on the eink screen (in that easily missed text buried somewhere on the "USB Drive Mode" screen... Do we need a new sticky thread titled "Charge the Battery on a Wall Charger for 20 hours!" ??? Last edited by geekmaster; 10-22-2012 at 11:35 AM.