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Originally Posted by RobertJSawyer
First: Orion Nebula for the win! 
Are you charging via a USB connection to a computer, to a USB hub, or to a charger device plugged into the wall? If the second, is it a powered USB hub? If the third, what sort of charger are you using? (My suspicion is that perhaps the Kobo isn't getting quite enough juice to charge properly.)
All best wishes.
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A man of excellent taste! (I love your novels. Just had to throw that in here.)
I'm charging via the USB connection on the computer and it seems to be charging fine except for the charging indicator not being accurate. The charges last for around 3 weeks with relatively high use (3h+ a day) and it being in sleep mode for the rest of the time.
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Originally Posted by Uschiekid
Actually, I think it's pretty normal...the charging meter doesn't always read accurately and will either jump up on it's own or when I unplug it. Just because it apparently sticks at one number, doesn't mean it's not charging...it's no where near as accurate as a tablet or phone. If it does actually charge in the end, not taking too long, it is fine.
other people have definitely reported this, its not just us.
except the bit about being unplugged and it saying charging, if you wait a bit and it returns to normal then it's not odd though
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I think I might not have expressed myself correctly. It showed the fully charged icon after unplugging it when it showed 50% and plugging it in again. Tapping on the battery indicator when it was charging for the 2nd time showed the actual charge as 96%.
Leaving it in to charge some more (about 20 minutes longer), it eventually said "Charged".
I think I might be too hasty and not giving it it's full time to charge (they say 4 hours). My Sony had a charging light indicating when it was charging and when charging was complete, which is quite different from the Kobo experience.
This was only the second recharge, so I'll keep an eye on it and see if it's a constant problem. Thanks for all the input!