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Old 07-04-2016, 03:10 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by MarjaE View Post
The charging light on my pre-used Kindle Dx sometimes flashes orange.

It's possible that it's just a bad electrical system. The Kindle has stopped flashing. The flourescent lamps can also flash a few times each second, especially when turning them on. I have some kind of strobe sensitivity to safety lights, so I could have similar problems due to the flourescent lights.

It's unlikely that it's a bad power adaptor. I'm currently using my third adaptor, with some success.

It's possible that it's a bad usb port and/or bad battery. I've ordered a new battery since the original runs down in about 2 days, with Wifi off. I might be able to check the usb port when I replace the battery.
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It means a dead (or missing) battery that cannot be recharged. A kindle DX should not be able to make your fluorescent lamps flash unless it is drawing a lot of power, and that is likely to melt your USB cable.

A DX does not have any fluorescent lights of its own.

Replacing the battery should work in the case of a (regularly) flashing power LED. If it is irregular flickering, it might be a flaky USB cable OR a flaky USB jack on the kindle. Propping the cable at an angle might help make a better connection while inserted in this case.

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