MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - New to the PRS-600, have a few questions.

steelypip · 11-01-2010, 01:37 PM

FWIW (different model), My PRS-950's manual doesn't even mention that charging happens via computer USB connection even though it does. Their standard recommended charging procedure is to use the plug-in charger, which, btw, goes into the USB port (no barrel charger on this model).

I would think that a properly filtered mains charger would always be a better choice. Likewise, I would never leave something like a reader plugged into a USB port on a PC that was going to be power cycled - power transients when turning on and off can do very bad things to sensitive low-power electronics like the reader.

11-01-2010, 01:37 PM	#18
steelypip Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: PRS-950SC	FWIW (different model), My PRS-950's manual doesn't even mention that charging happens via computer USB connection even though it does. Their standard recommended charging procedure is to use the plug-in charger, which, btw, goes into the USB port (no barrel charger on this model). I would think that a properly filtered mains charger would always be a better choice. Likewise, I would never leave something like a reader plugged into a USB port on a PC that was going to be power cycled - power transients when turning on and off can do very bad things to sensitive low-power electronics like the reader.