Thread: Using the iPod charger
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Old 12-10-2007, 11:41 AM   #34
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Originally Posted by Sponge_Bath View Post
Is it possible to recharge the Sony Reader using the included USB cable and plugging it into an iPod charger?
It would save having to carry around a lot of extra stuff that could be left behind in hotel rooms on my travels.

Cheers.
The PRS-505 works this way.

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Originally Posted by igorsk View Post
Reader needs a real USB host for charging to work. Just putting some voltage on the contacts won't do.
Which reader are you referring to?

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Originally Posted by BobVA View Post
Worse than that, actually. It has to be a PC WITH the Reader software installed on it. If you plug the Reader into a computer without the Reader drivers installed on it the charge light won't come on - at least according to my extensive testing of one other computer

I'm not sure why this restriction is in place (it's even fussier than my iPod about what it takes for USB charging) but at least they put in a dedicated charger jack.

Cheers,
Bob
Thank God that Sony fixed this unacceptable, sorry problem before they released the PRS-505.

Andy
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