Thread: PSR650 Charging
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Old 09-11-2010, 02:51 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by yts06mgr View Post
I would go with a Sony genuine USB AC adapter just because I do not want to screw up charging capability of my Sony Reader. Previously I had a bad experience for not using a recommended charger because any 3rd party charger just takes either so much time, not being properly recognized, or too much current flowing in so that it kinda screwed up the internal battery.
Unless a USB charger goes over the recommended 5 Volts, you're not going to screw up anything. Current (Amps) are like a meal, you can't force it faster than the mouth (device) is willing to take it in. Voltage, however, especially when it's on the higher side, can kill the device. Now, where the mains to USB chargers fail is internally being configured incorrectly. If it's not wired correctly internally, the device (PRS-650, in this case) will see the charger as being a USB port on a computer and limit charging to 500mA. If wired correctly, it will charge at the full rate, say 1A (just an example).
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