Troubleshooting Kindle Charging Behavior

twowheels · 04-06-2011, 03:59 PM

It's been so long since I last charged my Kindle, and so few times before that, that I've forgotten how it should act. :-)

I was down to a low charge... didn't get a warning or anything, though I did turn on WiFi to download a purchase last night and the battery indicator then had an exclamation point on it, which went away when I turned off the radio.

So, I charged all night... put it on the charger at around midnight and took if off at around 7:15, so it had a little over 7 hours to charge, but the light was still orange. Should I be concerned? Shouldn't it have reached full charge in that amount of time?

booklover6 · 04-06-2011, 04:04 PM

I've had mine go from green, to orange to green again. I can't remember if wifi was on at the time, but I don't think it was. I don't know why it goes back to orange but I think it should be fully charged after being plugged in all night.

terencek · 04-07-2011, 07:28 AM

Yes I've also experienced that 'traffic light' behaviour when charging over several hours: orange to green, back to orange then finally green again. Weird!

Gort · 04-07-2011, 08:09 AM

Count me in with the orange to green, to orange, to green behaviour after a long charging session. Still, despite all this, it seems charged up.

04-06-2011, 03:59 PM	#1
twowheels Wizard Posts: 1,853 Karma: 13432974 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kobo Clara HD, iPad Pro 10", iPhone 15 Pro, Boox Note Max	Kindle Charging Behavior It's been so long since I last charged my Kindle, and so few times before that, that I've forgotten how it should act. :-) I was down to a low charge... didn't get a warning or anything, though I did turn on WiFi to download a purchase last night and the battery indicator then had an exclamation point on it, which went away when I turned off the radio. So, I charged all night... put it on the charger at around midnight and took if off at around 7:15, so it had a little over 7 hours to charge, but the light was still orange. Should I be concerned? Shouldn't it have reached full charge in that amount of time?

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04-06-2011, 04:04 PM	#2
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	I've had mine go from green, to orange to green again. I can't remember if wifi was on at the time, but I don't think it was. I don't know why it goes back to orange but I think it should be fully charged after being plugged in all night.

04-07-2011, 07:28 AM	#3
terencek Groupie Posts: 170 Karma: 1010944 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The African bush Device: Kindle 3	Yes I've also experienced that 'traffic light' behaviour when charging over several hours: orange to green, back to orange then finally green again. Weird!

04-07-2011, 08:09 AM	#4
Gort Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 472422 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle 3	Count me in with the orange to green, to orange, to green behaviour after a long charging session. Still, despite all this, it seems charged up.

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