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HarleyB · 06-07-2011, 07:01 AM

I am finding it difficult to understand how one person can get 4 faulty Kobos and I really think there must be a problem with the way your Kobo is being charged.
I know you are leaving it plugged in for 3 or more hours and you are getting the blue light but I don't think your Kobo is really fully charged if you are only getting 1 day of reading out of it.
I have a few questions for you:
1. Does your computer go to sleep while you are charging? I've had my Kobo for a year now but when I got a new computer a few months ago (which was set to go to sleep after 15 minutes) my Kobo wouldn't charge properly via USB. Incredibly it took me quite a while to work out what the problem was.
2. If your computer doesn't go to sleep have you tried a different USB port and a different cable? There are a couple of posts here about people who have had charging problems related to faulty USB ports and cables. Any USB to micro USB cable will do and most computers have more than one USB port. Although presumably with your 4 Kobos you have used 4 different USB cables?
3. Do you have a wall charger? I normally use my iPhone/iPod charger with the Kobo USB lead plugged into it but there are lots of wall chargers that are compatible. The wall charger does a faster and better job than the USB to computer charge - and I don't have to change my sleep mode settings on the computer! In fact quite a few posters here recommend charging via a wall charger rather than the USB to computer.

Good luck! I know how frustrating charging problems can be as my first Kobo was exchanged due to a faulty battery back in May 2010. When I had the computer sleeping problem earlier this year it was a dreadful sense of deja vu and for a few days I thought my beloved Kobo was dying!

06-07-2011, 07:01 AM	#16
HarleyB Fanatic Posts: 565 Karma: 1113286 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast Australia Device: Kobo (RIP), iPad, iPhone 4, Kobo Touch x2, Kobo Glo	I am finding it difficult to understand how one person can get 4 faulty Kobos and I really think there must be a problem with the way your Kobo is being charged. I know you are leaving it plugged in for 3 or more hours and you are getting the blue light but I don't think your Kobo is really fully charged if you are only getting 1 day of reading out of it. I have a few questions for you: 1. Does your computer go to sleep while you are charging? I've had my Kobo for a year now but when I got a new computer a few months ago (which was set to go to sleep after 15 minutes) my Kobo wouldn't charge properly via USB. Incredibly it took me quite a while to work out what the problem was. 2. If your computer doesn't go to sleep have you tried a different USB port and a different cable? There are a couple of posts here about people who have had charging problems related to faulty USB ports and cables. Any USB to micro USB cable will do and most computers have more than one USB port. Although presumably with your 4 Kobos you have used 4 different USB cables? 3. Do you have a wall charger? I normally use my iPhone/iPod charger with the Kobo USB lead plugged into it but there are lots of wall chargers that are compatible. The wall charger does a faster and better job than the USB to computer charge - and I don't have to change my sleep mode settings on the computer! In fact quite a few posters here recommend charging via a wall charger rather than the USB to computer. Good luck! I know how frustrating charging problems can be as my first Kobo was exchanged due to a faulty battery back in May 2010. When I had the computer sleeping problem earlier this year it was a dreadful sense of deja vu and for a few days I thought my beloved Kobo was dying!