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Old 10-24-2009, 01:03 PM   #15
allenlux
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Location: Bofferdange, Luxembourg
Device: Kindle 2 International
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Originally Posted by RobbieClarken View Post
Warning: Whenever I plug my Kindle into the mains via an iPod USB power adaptor it becomes extremely sluggish and buttons become unresponsive. I need to reboot the device to make it behave normally.

This gave me a bit of a scare because I charged my Kindle this way straight out of the box and the buttons were so unresponsive I thought I had a faulty device.

Anyone else experienced this?
Yes, I had this exact same problem on my second day with my International Kindle, after trying to charge it with a TomTom charger, which also mimics a USB port. I also had the permanent "thunderflash" charging symbol even after unplugging the USB cable, and later on a "Critical battery" screen.

I eventually succeeded in rebooting the Kindle and after charging overnight with the supplied charger, it's working fine again.

This is quite strange. There's no reason I can see why one source of 5V via a USB cable should be better than another source, so long as it has enough mA.
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