Troubleshooting Charging the Kindle 1

dylanchapell · 09-08-2020, 03:26 PM

I recently pulled a first generation kindle (with keyboard etc) out of an old box. It showed no signs of life, so i ordered a new battery and it arrived today. I popped it in and it worked right away! i loaded a bunch of books on and am super happy with it. However, I do not get the charging LED when the usb cord is plugged in. I do get an amber LED when it is connected to a computer in USB drive mode, but I am not sure if this is charging. I am wondering if I will need the original barrel style charger to charge it, or if I need to charge it in USB mode. If anyone has any information on this, or anywhere I could find the correct charger, it would be much appreciated. The amazon listing for the charger is no longer available and I can't find it anywhere. Thank you!

dylanchapell · 09-14-2020, 06:07 PM

I ended up solving this, so I will leave my info here if anyone else has this problem as I couldn't find any info. So the first generation kindle (slanted keyboard) cannot charge over its USB port. To charge it needs the barrel charger that came with it. I was only able to find this on the internet by searching for Foxlink, which seems to be the company that manufactured it. I may have gotten lucky with the ebay listing, but at least this gives a direction to look. I will attach a picture for reference.

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JSWolf · 09-14-2020, 06:31 PM

I'd like to ask, why did you buy a Kindle 1 and a battery when you could have bought a better Kindle with more updated firmware, faster, touch screen, better contrast screen, working battery, etc.

Richwood · 09-16-2020, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I'd like to ask, why did you buy a Kindle 1 and a battery when you could have bought a better Kindle with more updated firmware, faster, touch screen, better contrast screen, working battery, etc.

The OP did not say that he bought it but pulled it out of a storage box per my reading of the post. My experience with the Kindle 1 is that it will not charge via the USB port but needs the barrel connector ended charger. After market version of the charger still available from a Amazon seller last I checked. Still the only Kindle with a readily user replaceable battery and user expandable memory.

JSWolf · 09-16-2020, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Richwood

The OP did not say that he bought it but pulled it out of a storage box per my reading of the post. My experience with the Kindle 1 is that it will not charge via the USB port but needs the barrel connector ended charger. After market version of the charger still available from a Amazon seller last I checked. Still the only Kindle with a readily user replaceable battery and user expandable memory.

Sony started out using PSP chargers to charge Sony Readers. They did this witht he 500 and 505. Now there is no reason for any way to charge except for USB.

j.p.s · 09-16-2020, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Sony started out using PSP chargers to charge Sony Readers. They did this witht he 500 and 505. Now there is no reason for any way to charge except for USB.

Shame on amazon for not going back in time to fix this.

But, I have to ask, why do you always try to change the subject instead of admitting you made a mistake?

09-08-2020, 03:26 PM	#1
dylanchapell Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2020 Device: Kindle First Generation	Charging the Kindle 1 I recently pulled a first generation kindle (with keyboard etc) out of an old box. It showed no signs of life, so i ordered a new battery and it arrived today. I popped it in and it worked right away! i loaded a bunch of books on and am super happy with it. However, I do not get the charging LED when the usb cord is plugged in. I do get an amber LED when it is connected to a computer in USB drive mode, but I am not sure if this is charging. I am wondering if I will need the original barrel style charger to charge it, or if I need to charge it in USB mode. If anyone has any information on this, or anywhere I could find the correct charger, it would be much appreciated. The amazon listing for the charger is no longer available and I can't find it anywhere. Thank you!

09-14-2020, 06:07 PM	#2
dylanchapell Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2020 Device: Kindle First Generation	I ended up solving this, so I will leave my info here if anyone else has this problem as I couldn't find any info. So the first generation kindle (slanted keyboard) cannot charge over its USB port. To charge it needs the barrel charger that came with it. I was only able to find this on the internet by searching for Foxlink, which seems to be the company that manufactured it. I may have gotten lucky with the ebay listing, but at least this gives a direction to look. I will attach a picture for reference. Last edited by issybird; 09-16-2020 at 03:20 PM. Reason: Oversize image thumbnailed.

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09-14-2020, 06:31 PM	#3
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,756 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I'd like to ask, why did you buy a Kindle 1 and a battery when you could have bought a better Kindle with more updated firmware, faster, touch screen, better contrast screen, working battery, etc.

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