Charge Kindle in Cover

hedwig · 01-17-2011, 11:23 AM

I was wondering how safe it is to charge the Kindle in its cover.

Should I take it out of the cover to charge or can I leave it in? I am a little concerned that it might overheat in the cover.
Thanks for the help.

HarryT · 01-17-2011, 11:50 AM

The Kindle uses 5W of charging power. That's not going to overheat anything

. You'll put more heat than that into your Kindle simply by holding it in your hand.

TheKindleWorm · 01-17-2011, 12:21 PM

Yes perfectly safe

I always charge mine in the cover and it never gets warm even.

screwballl · 01-17-2011, 01:58 PM

Agreed agreed agreed... although it does get a little warm (around 70-80ºF), it would never be enough to overheat.

LaurieGator · 01-17-2011, 02:34 PM

I always charge mine in the case. I have cats and they have a bad habit of knocking things off of a higher surface down to a lower surface that they have better access to... The cover keeps it from falling off of the counter!

hedwig · 01-18-2011, 04:41 AM

That's great!
Thanks everyone for your replies. From now on, I will charge in the cover. This will also reduce the wear and tear on the elastic straps.

CrayWolf · 01-18-2011, 11:03 AM

Just adding to the pile - I do it all the time with my Kindle 3 in its official Amazon lighted cover.

01-17-2011, 11:23 AM	#1
hedwig Book Worm Posts: 116 Karma: 158766 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad Air, iPad Mini, iPod Touch 5	Charge Kindle in Cover I was wondering how safe it is to charge the Kindle in its cover. Should I take it out of the cover to charge or can I leave it in? I am a little concerned that it might overheat in the cover. Thanks for the help.

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01-17-2011, 11:50 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The Kindle uses 5W of charging power. That's not going to overheat anything . You'll put more heat than that into your Kindle simply by holding it in your hand.

01-17-2011, 12:21 PM	#3
TheKindleWorm Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 177868 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia UK Device: Kindle 3G, iPhone 3G, iPod 4G, PB 360, Sony 600 sold, Kindle 2i sold	Yes perfectly safe I always charge mine in the cover and it never gets warm even.

01-17-2011, 01:58 PM	#4
screwballl NewKindler Posts: 504 Karma: 1865773 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NWFL Device: Kindle3 Wifi	Agreed agreed agreed... although it does get a little warm (around 70-80ºF), it would never be enough to overheat.

01-17-2011, 02:34 PM	#5
LaurieGator Crazy Cat Lady Posts: 96 Karma: 13662 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arizona Device: Kindle 2i, Nook Color (Rooted)	I always charge mine in the case. I have cats and they have a bad habit of knocking things off of a higher surface down to a lower surface that they have better access to... The cover keeps it from falling off of the counter!

01-18-2011, 04:41 AM	#6
hedwig Book Worm Posts: 116 Karma: 158766 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad Air, iPad Mini, iPod Touch 5	That's great! Thanks everyone for your replies. From now on, I will charge in the cover. This will also reduce the wear and tear on the elastic straps.

01-18-2011, 11:03 AM	#7
CrayWolf Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 2654 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Jersey Device: Kindle3 Wifi	Just adding to the pile - I do it all the time with my Kindle 3 in its official Amazon lighted cover.

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