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Originally Posted by Owl_
I have a wall outlet like this in the attached file.
Few days of charging seem too much, are you sure that the battery does't melt or get spoiled and later get empty in few minutes?
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Of course you need to use a USB cord and power adapter to connect the kindle to the wall outlet. The kindle has built in battery control hardware that will prevent an overcharge. The hardware, howver, is under control of the firmware and can be restricted to charging the battery at the lowest possible rate. This results in a very long time to completely charge the battery under those circumstances.
It is VERY important for the battery not to be completely discharged while the flash memory is being modified. When this occurs the flash memory module is usually damaged in an unrecoverable state and must be replaced.
Replacing the memory module requires equipment not normally found outside an electronics manufactury or lab, and thus the kindle is effectively of use only for parts should the memory be damaged. Thus our recommendation to always be sure the kindle is fully charged especially for any sort of firmware upgrade. Amazon has had to replace any number of kindles that failed when they forced an OTA update on an insufficiently charged kindle.
Dave