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smoggy · 06-07-2011, 01:01 AM

Supposedly when the blue light comes on in the upper right corner, the battery is charged. IT stilltakes the 3 hopurs to charge, but 1 1/2 days - 135 pages - that's it.

If I know I'm going to be away from the book for a while, I'll power it off.
If I'm going to the bath or shoping or soewhere where there is a lineup,
or A&W for lunch, The book is there. being read. I can devour books.

I read the whole Lee Child - Jack Reacher series on my word processor
in 4 days. I read fast & retain what I read. When I was ready to stop,
I would delete what I had read, and save as a temp file.

I found a North American Source for the battery.
It is 11.00 & change, but the shipping costs are
prohibitive at this point.

http://www.robotshop.com/ca/ProductS...RB%2DSpa%2D109

There is a branch in the US also & one in Europe.
Problem is, they are on the wrong side of Canada.
I'm on Vancouver Island.

I think for the time being, I'm going to just do the
4 AA batteries wired to the USB cable. That will
increase the duration. At leat until Kobo gets off
their butt.

06-07-2011, 01:01 AM	#15
smoggy Member Posts: 20 Karma: 9590 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Campbell River, BC. Device: Kobo	Supposedly when the blue light comes on in the upper right corner, the battery is charged. IT stilltakes the 3 hopurs to charge, but 1 1/2 days - 135 pages - that's it. If I know I'm going to be away from the book for a while, I'll power it off. If I'm going to the bath or shoping or soewhere where there is a lineup, or A&W for lunch, The book is there. being read. I can devour books. I read the whole Lee Child - Jack Reacher series on my word processor in 4 days. I read fast & retain what I read. When I was ready to stop, I would delete what I had read, and save as a temp file. I found a North American Source for the battery. It is 11.00 & change, but the shipping costs are prohibitive at this point. http://www.robotshop.com/ca/ProductS...RB%2DSpa%2D109 There is a branch in the US also & one in Europe. Problem is, they are on the wrong side of Canada. I'm on Vancouver Island. I think for the time being, I'm going to just do the 4 AA batteries wired to the USB cable. That will increase the duration. At leat until Kobo gets off their butt.