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dwallbaum · 05-25-2009, 11:03 AM

Gentlefolk;

Well, I unplugged the micro-USB connector from the K2 and plugged it back in. The amber light glowed and when I checked back, it had changed to green, so all is well.

BUT, I still don't know why, with the unit plugged in and starting to charge, I should come back to a dead battery. The most I would have expected was to have no increased battery charge, not have the charge depleted entirely. This is most passing strange to me.

I also noted that when the K2 was plugged into just the computer's USB port to charge, the amber light went out after a while. I thought perhaps when the computer powered down, this disabled the USB connection and would have turned off the power to the K2. But the K2 was plugged into a powered USB multi-port expander, so even if connectivity to the computer would have been terminated by a power-down, power to the hub continued and I would have thought power to the K2 would have continued.

Well, I have a warranty on the thing, so I will watch and see... and backup and backup and backup. Fortunately, I am not yet heavily invested in paid books from Amazon, so if the unit fails entirely I won't be out a lot of money, if there is an issue with getting my downloads restored from Amazon. (Though I am still unclear if I need to pull the books back down from Amazon or if I can restore from a backup on my computer, owing to the DRM issues.)

FINALLY, I thought that after a period of charging, and the unit being fully charged, that the entire charging system turns off, to prevent overcharge. This, in my thinking, would explain the lack of any light at all on the K2. But this apparently is not the case.

Finally, I went to the local Radio Shack to get a USB -> MicroUSB cable to carry with me, and of course the Shack didn't have any such thing... the sales guy said "I wish we would get some in, that is getting to be a common connector..."

So, Im off the a 'puter store to pick one up... don't need the AC-microUSB replacement from Amazon, just a cheap generic to haul around with me.

So, lots of questions, few answers. Any opinions appreciated. Thx!

(Mainly, is this failure to charge and completely discharge a random event or a known issue that needs to be addressed by Amazon?)

Thx!

DonW

05-25-2009, 11:03 AM	#4
dwallbaum Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 77 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Kindle2	Gentlefolk; Well, I unplugged the micro-USB connector from the K2 and plugged it back in. The amber light glowed and when I checked back, it had changed to green, so all is well. BUT, I still don't know why, with the unit plugged in and starting to charge, I should come back to a dead battery. The most I would have expected was to have no increased battery charge, not have the charge depleted entirely. This is most passing strange to me. I also noted that when the K2 was plugged into just the computer's USB port to charge, the amber light went out after a while. I thought perhaps when the computer powered down, this disabled the USB connection and would have turned off the power to the K2. But the K2 was plugged into a powered USB multi-port expander, so even if connectivity to the computer would have been terminated by a power-down, power to the hub continued and I would have thought power to the K2 would have continued. Well, I have a warranty on the thing, so I will watch and see... and backup and backup and backup. Fortunately, I am not yet heavily invested in paid books from Amazon, so if the unit fails entirely I won't be out a lot of money, if there is an issue with getting my downloads restored from Amazon. (Though I am still unclear if I need to pull the books back down from Amazon or if I can restore from a backup on my computer, owing to the DRM issues.) FINALLY, I thought that after a period of charging, and the unit being fully charged, that the entire charging system turns off, to prevent overcharge. This, in my thinking, would explain the lack of any light at all on the K2. But this apparently is not the case. Finally, I went to the local Radio Shack to get a USB -> MicroUSB cable to carry with me, and of course the Shack didn't have any such thing... the sales guy said "I wish we would get some in, that is getting to be a common connector..." So, Im off the a 'puter store to pick one up... don't need the AC-microUSB replacement from Amazon, just a cheap generic to haul around with me. So, lots of questions, few answers. Any opinions appreciated. Thx! (Mainly, is this failure to charge and completely discharge a random event or a known issue that needs to be addressed by Amazon?) Thx! DonW