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Originally Posted by richman
I have been using just the usb port connected to my computer and I haven't experienced any problems.
Question I have is , "did anyone experience problems when they started to charge their 505 from psp charger or sony charger?".
Power surges? Burning out the battery?
I guess I would be interested if someone was just using the usb computer charging for 1 year and then switched to wall charger and in 1 or 2 months started to experience problems.
I only charge my reader every 2 or 3 weeks for 5 or 6 hours and then remove it.
I understand that some people have problems charging their 505 but I'm just trying to find out if ANYONE who just used the usb computer connection ONLY and never used the wall charger had a problem charging the 505.
If you use both and then develop problems , could be caused by usb or wall charger.
Also, if someone only used the wall charger and NEVER ever used the usb to charge the 505 , did you ever experience a problem charging the battery.
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I had problems charging the 505 way back when, after JUST using the usb. Once when my computer hibernated (and discharged the battery) and also pretty much every time I connected the usb to a pc without the Sony software uninstalled.
The power port is connected to a standard regulated charging circuit, and it will work as well as it does for the millions of Sony PSPs out there. Charging properly from the usb and switching to the power port should cause no problems at all. Each circuit works as designed. Unfortunately, Sony decided to include an active 'authorization' detector to activate the usb charging circuit, which is why generic usb wall chargers usually don't work with th Readers. (There may be a few specific types that do work, but I've tried several to no avail.) The power port is a 'dumb' charger that will work flawlessly with the Reader, whether charging from a wall charger or a PSP cable connected to any usb port. Charging through the power port also charges faster, and you can use the Reader while charging. (Dare I use the 'f' word here, and note that this is a 'fact'?
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