Thread: Troubleshooting Charging the Kindle 1
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Old 09-16-2020, 03:16 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Richwood View Post
The OP did not say that he bought it but pulled it out of a storage box per my reading of the post. My experience with the Kindle 1 is that it will not charge via the USB port but needs the barrel connector ended charger. After market version of the charger still available from a Amazon seller last I checked. Still the only Kindle with a readily user replaceable battery and user expandable memory.
Sony started out using PSP chargers to charge Sony Readers. They did this witht he 500 and 505. Now there is no reason for any way to charge except for USB.
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