Hi all,
I tried to search the forum but couldn't find a thread that addressed my issue. I've had my kindle keyboard for exactly 2 years (ordered in Feb 2011) and have had few issues until now. Today I noticed the battery was just under 50% (and it's been losing a charge more rapidly lately, but still I can read for several hours a day for a week on a charge) so I plugged it into my desktop usb hub and did some housework through Calibre while it was charging. The yellow charge light come on and stayed on, so I didn't think there were any problems.
So I leave it charging and come back several hours later. The charging light is still yellow, but I didn't really worry, because the charging light means it's charging - right? Wrong. I ejected it the exclamation point low battery warning came on. So apparently they yellow charging light means nothing...
I got online and restarted the device as recommended by several threads. No change. It's now plugged into my tower (instead of usb hub) and yellow light is still on (and lightening bolt shows in battery icon,) but I have no confidence that it's charging.
Some extra info: I don't keep the wifi on except when downloading from amazon - it isn't on now. I've never used a wall charger except for the Kindle charger that I ordered from amazon. Lately it has charged much better using usb than through the wall charger.
So, wise ones - any suggestions? I'm I just SOL? I did break down this afternoon and order a paperwhite from amazon.ca - is my keyboard jealous and on strike?
