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Originally Posted by Frogm4n
Also, old Sony devices with mini-usb don't like to charge over USB unless it's a port on a computer, and they already have enough charge to power on and be recognized by it. That's why Sony put the barrel jack on them. Try using the barrel jack and see if you get a full charge, or plug into a powered on computer.
I have an in-line USB power meter that is super handy to see if something is drawing power and how much.
EDIT: Here's the manual as PDF. Jump to the Charging the Reader section. |
I think you might be on the money with the pc usb charge comment.
Looking in the section on charging in the manual I noticed it mention that you should have it switched on, not just in sleep mode, before connecting the usb cable. I had not been doing that.
I tried both with the pc (laptop) and the red light came on after a few seconds. I then tried with the non pc ports and no usb charge light.
So leaving it on the laptop charge now. Let's see what happens...