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geekmaster · 12-11-2012, 03:53 PM

As I understand it (based on information posted by knc1), when overly discharged (or with damaged firmware), the kindles default to the "20 hour charging curve" when connected to a wall charger. You may need to trickle charge the battery for a full day. And with a bricked kindle, it is possible to discharge the battery enough to damage it, causing it to become a much smaller usable capacity battery. A damaged battery may not be able to hold enough charge to flash the main partition image in one session.

12-11-2012, 03:53 PM	#904
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773670 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	As I understand it (based on information posted by knc1), when overly discharged (or with damaged firmware), the kindles default to the "20 hour charging curve" when connected to a wall charger. You may need to trickle charge the battery for a full day. And with a bricked kindle, it is possible to discharge the battery enough to damage it, causing it to become a much smaller usable capacity battery. A damaged battery may not be able to hold enough charge to flash the main partition image in one session. Last edited by geekmaster; 12-11-2012 at 10:56 PM.