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Phebe · 07-23-2007, 10:18 AM

Okay, this thread has been very helpful. I've copied a couple of the posts to take home and follow directions.

I allowed firmware upgrade when the Connect program asked, and thereby got degraded capacity, as I guess everyone here is aware, in that the battery meter stopped working.

For a couple charges (I charge about once a week) turning on and off worked, as the urgent Sony communication by e-mail said to do.

Now it doesn't work anymore. Of course it NEVER worked to plug into the $50 adapter or the USB port -------- aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrgh. However, it did work to plug it into the wall.

At this point, I've plugged it twice into the wall overnight but no amount of turning on and off fixes the meter so it reads that it has charged -- once I tried it on, once off, no difference.

I'll try the hints from this thread, see if that helps.

Worrying; I think they ought to fix the charging problem. I can't ever tell if it's charged or not at this point.

07-23-2007, 10:18 AM	#17
Phebe Connoisseur Posts: 85 Karma: 124 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: Sony PRS 500 and Kindle 2 and iPad and iPhone	Okay, this thread has been very helpful. I've copied a couple of the posts to take home and follow directions. I allowed firmware upgrade when the Connect program asked, and thereby got degraded capacity, as I guess everyone here is aware, in that the battery meter stopped working. For a couple charges (I charge about once a week) turning on and off worked, as the urgent Sony communication by e-mail said to do. Now it doesn't work anymore. Of course it NEVER worked to plug into the $50 adapter or the USB port -------- aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrgh. However, it did work to plug it into the wall. At this point, I've plugged it twice into the wall overnight but no amount of turning on and off fixes the meter so it reads that it has charged -- once I tried it on, once off, no difference. I'll try the hints from this thread, see if that helps. Worrying; I think they ought to fix the charging problem. I can't ever tell if it's charged or not at this point.