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Originally Posted by rem736
but since it doesn't come with a charger and only came with a cable meant for charging with a computer (which only supplies 500mA), the charger i'm using should be fine (output 5.2V 500mA). i don't think the extra 0.2 V matters. most electronic devices are made to be tolerant of minor variations (+/- 0.2V).
the one strange thing that happened was that when connected to the charger, the aura popped up a message thinking it's connected to a computer ("Computer detected" with the cancel/connect option buttons). i simply hit cancel and put it to sleep.
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The charger may say 5.2V but what does a digital multimeter say it is outputting? I've seen a lot of chargers that do not even come close to their rated output voltages and currents.
The connected to computer popup is normal behaviour for a Kobo ereader, the software does not seem to do any checking when you plug in a USB cable as to whether a computer or a charger is at the far end. One cable I use which has only the V+ and V- lines connected triggers the connect to computer message.
Regards,
David