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opaintner · 12-26-2023, 05:16 PM

Hello all!

I just received a Kobo Sage for Christmas to replace my aging Kindle 4. I love tinkering with these things, and upon inspecting it for the first time I noticed four pads on the side of the device that were intended to be connected to the Kobo Power Case.

Due to the fact that there's four pads like USB, it leads me to believe that there is more than a simple charge circuit going on, and there might be a chance for some more advanced uses for that connector. It seems like there's potential to make a charging dock or something like that, which would be really cool!

Has anyone experimented with that connector to see if there's anything that can be done with it other then a connection to the PowerCase? Thanks a bunch!

12-26-2023, 05:16 PM	#1
opaintner Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2021 Device: Kindle DX	Is the PowerCase connector for Kobo Sage USB? Hello all! I just received a Kobo Sage for Christmas to replace my aging Kindle 4. I love tinkering with these things, and upon inspecting it for the first time I noticed four pads on the side of the device that were intended to be connected to the Kobo Power Case. Due to the fact that there's four pads like USB, it leads me to believe that there is more than a simple charge circuit going on, and there might be a chance for some more advanced uses for that connector. It seems like there's potential to make a charging dock or something like that, which would be really cool! Has anyone experimented with that connector to see if there's anything that can be done with it other then a connection to the PowerCase? Thanks a bunch!