Charging Kindle Touch

smiggles · 01-06-2012, 08:51 AM

Hi,
For the people with a kindle touch, i was wondering how long it takes you to fully charge up your kindle. This is the third time i've had to charge my kindle and it's been about 20 hours (last time took about 10 hours), and the light is still orange =(. I've seen it flicker to green, and then go back to orange without me even unplugging it, so i'm not sure what's going on. I am currently overseas though and i'm not charging on my computer. I've plugged one of those travel adaptors into the power outlet, so that i can plug the amazon one in, and of course the USB into that. Any idea if that's the reason it's taking so long?

Thanks

Smiggles

HomeInMyShoes · 01-06-2012, 09:12 AM

I'd say because it's not actually charging. I wonder if that's a carryover from the Kindle 3's. I've charged mine about ten times since I got it in June and a couple of times it hasn't charged, despite saying it is charging when I plug it in.

Not sure about the Touch's, but my K3 will usually charge in less than four hours.

I'd try unplugging it and doing a reset (if possible) and then plugging it back in.

mewmartigan · 01-06-2012, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smiggles

Hi,
For the people with a kindle touch, i was wondering how long it takes you to fully charge up your kindle. This is the third time i've had to charge my kindle and it's been about 20 hours (last time took about 10 hours), and the light is still orange =(. I've seen it flicker to green, and then go back to orange without me even unplugging it, so i'm not sure what's going on. I am currently overseas though and i'm not charging on my computer. I've plugged one of those travel adaptors into the power outlet, so that i can plug the amazon one in, and of course the USB into that. Any idea if that's the reason it's taking so long?

Thanks

Smiggles

Funny you mention this because I was thinking about posting something similar.
I have charged my Kindle Touch 4 or 5 times and each time, the light never goes green. I leave the Kindle plugged in over night, the battery charges but the light doesn't go green. I don't know if this means it never charges the last 1 or 2 percent or what. I haven't worried to much about it since the battery still lasts forever when I unplug it.

Now that I think about it...maybe I will try turning the Kindle all the way off and charging it. Will it display a "fully charged" notification on the screen like phones/ipods do when they are shut off? Hmm, I wonder....

EDIT: ooh, my status has changed to groupie.....that sounds weird.

smiggles · 01-07-2012, 09:43 AM

Thanks for your replies

i think next time i'll try charging from my laptop and see if its an issue with the adaptors i'm using.

dbh2ppa · 01-07-2012, 11:14 PM

I've only charged it a couple of times thus far, and never from a completely empty battery, but starting from about 25% charge (give or take) it takes less than 3 hours for the light to go green on mine.

geekmaster · 01-08-2012, 12:05 AM

My kindle touch went totally dead last night with a green LED while plugged into USB networking. I had a working SSH even after dead battery icon filled the screen. Then I unplugged the USB cable and there was no way to restablish USB networking or bootup past the dead battery screen, after a couple of reboots it would not reboot, the LED would not even flicker a little. Totally dead with a dead battery icon on the screen.

I plugged it into a power cube usb charger. Even after 2 hours of charging it was still totally dead. Then at some time later I noticed that it had turned itself on and was sitting at the home screen showing about 50% charge. It took about 14 hours to reach a full charge.

Apparently the touch battery can be completely discharged during an SSH session over usb.

This morning I plugged it into USB networking again, and after a few hours I noticed that the LED had changed from green to yellow. I wonder how long until it is totally dead again.

What is the command to make it charge while usb networking is active?

emellaich · 01-08-2012, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by geekmaster

Apparently the touch battery can be completely discharged during an SSH session over usb.

This morning I plugged it into USB networking again, and after a few hours I noticed that the LED had changed from green to yellow. I wonder how long until it is totally dead again.

What is the command to make it charge while usb networking is active?

Some USB ports on computers have been reported to provide lower than standard current/voltage(?), and usb charging doesn't work on them. Do you have another computer (another brand) that you can try it on?

tomsem · 01-09-2012, 02:17 AM

One of the Kindle Touches I got had an issue with reaching full charge. Doing a 'hard' reset (hold power button 15-20 seconds) fixed it.

rastik · 01-09-2012, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geekmaster

Apparently the touch battery can be completely discharged during an SSH session over usb.

This morning I plugged it into USB networking again, and after a few hours I noticed that the LED had changed from green to yellow. I wonder how long until it is totally dead again.

What is the command to make it charge while usb networking is active?

Mine is being charged even with usbnet active. While connected to the computer I can see in /var/log/messages that the actual battery level is increasing. But while working with it you might be consuming more power than it can draw from the computer. Old 100mA USB specification is not enough for many devices and I don't know if Kindle can ask for more power (500mA).

JimKal · 01-09-2012, 09:55 AM

I bought the adapter but did notice it took quite a while to charge. I'm not sure if it ever reached "full charge" and will pay more attention next time. But, the charge really does seem to last a LONG time. It was only partly charged when I got it and really didn't need to be charged when I started to charge it. I just wanted to see how the adapter worked.

01-06-2012, 08:51 AM	#1
smiggles Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kindle	Charging Kindle Touch Hi, For the people with a kindle touch, i was wondering how long it takes you to fully charge up your kindle. This is the third time i've had to charge my kindle and it's been about 20 hours (last time took about 10 hours), and the light is still orange =(. I've seen it flicker to green, and then go back to orange without me even unplugging it, so i'm not sure what's going on. I am currently overseas though and i'm not charging on my computer. I've plugged one of those travel adaptors into the power outlet, so that i can plug the amazon one in, and of course the USB into that. Any idea if that's the reason it's taking so long? Thanks Smiggles

01-08-2012, 12:05 AM	#6
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773668 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	My kindle touch went totally dead last night with a green LED while plugged into USB networking. I had a working SSH even after dead battery icon filled the screen. Then I unplugged the USB cable and there was no way to restablish USB networking or bootup past the dead battery screen, after a couple of reboots it would not reboot, the LED would not even flicker a little. Totally dead with a dead battery icon on the screen. I plugged it into a power cube usb charger. Even after 2 hours of charging it was still totally dead. Then at some time later I noticed that it had turned itself on and was sitting at the home screen showing about 50% charge. It took about 14 hours to reach a full charge. Apparently the touch battery can be completely discharged during an SSH session over usb. This morning I plugged it into USB networking again, and after a few hours I noticed that the LED had changed from green to yellow. I wonder how long until it is totally dead again. What is the command to make it charge while usb networking is active? Last edited by geekmaster; 01-08-2012 at 12:08 AM.

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01-06-2012, 09:12 AM	#2
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I'd say because it's not actually charging. I wonder if that's a carryover from the Kindle 3's. I've charged mine about ten times since I got it in June and a couple of times it hasn't charged, despite saying it is charging when I plug it in. Not sure about the Touch's, but my K3 will usually charge in less than four hours. I'd try unplugging it and doing a reset (if possible) and then plugging it back in.

01-07-2012, 09:43 AM	#4
smiggles Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kindle	Thanks for your replies i think next time i'll try charging from my laptop and see if its an issue with the adaptors i'm using.

01-07-2012, 11:14 PM	#5
dbh2ppa Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: kindle	I've only charged it a couple of times thus far, and never from a completely empty battery, but starting from about 25% charge (give or take) it takes less than 3 hours for the light to go green on mine.

01-09-2012, 02:17 AM	#8
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,477 Karma: 26425959 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	One of the Kindle Touches I got had an issue with reaching full charge. Doing a 'hard' reset (hold power button 15-20 seconds) fixed it.

01-09-2012, 09:55 AM	#10
JimKal Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 1000 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jamestown, NC Device: iPad, iMac,iPhone, Kindle Touch	I bought the adapter but did notice it took quite a while to charge. I'm not sure if it ever reached "full charge" and will pay more attention next time. But, the charge really does seem to last a LONG time. It was only partly charged when I got it and really didn't need to be charged when I started to charge it. I just wanted to see how the adapter worked.

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