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Old 01-26-2014, 01:27 AM   #7
Cykotitan
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Just a side question, how did you get it to charge properly (or at all) in the end?

My own KPW1 is having the same charging issues for the past 3 weeks or so, at first requiring the microusb connector to be at a certain angle or else the charging (or the orange LED) would not start at all.
And when I say angle, it means it's slightly tilted to the side which means it has already become loose - I don't remember the connection being that way some 9 months ago.

More recently, it would not charge at all unless enough force is applied to the cable end towards the device, which you could imagine, becomes quite tiresome if done by hand. Not to mention the concerns of damaging the pins further, if that seems to you like the reason of the issue I'm facing.
The usual procedure of cleaning the charging port of dirt did seem to work for a short while (a day or two), after which it reverted to the same.

I have not tried using a different compatible charging cable or adapter, and I'm not sure if my KPW is under warranty, it was merely a gift and not a purchase of my own. I'm also not sure if I can get Amazon service at all in this area.
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