Thread: PRS-505 sony reader pr 505
View Single Post
Old 03-19-2011, 04:59 PM   #9
doreenjoy
01000100 01001010
doreenjoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.doreenjoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.doreenjoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.doreenjoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.doreenjoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.doreenjoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.doreenjoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.doreenjoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.doreenjoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.doreenjoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.doreenjoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
doreenjoy's Avatar
 
Posts: 1,889
Karma: 2400000
Join Date: Mar 2009
Device: Polyamorous
Quote:
Originally Posted by david_shane View Post
It's weird that this happens, but it does seem to quickly drain the battery of the PRS-505 if it is connected to an unpowered or underpowered USB port. I feel like a simple diode in the right spot of the circuit could prevent this, but then I wasn't on the design team.
This is common behavior for many devices that connect and charge via USB. My cell phone will also drain quickly if it's connected to a dormant USB port; so will my MP3 player and a set of Bluetooth headphones I have.
doreenjoy is offline   Reply With Quote