for Icarus Illumina XL HD owners

perpex · 10-25-2017, 09:47 AM

Hi all.
Just a simple question about the Illumina XL HD i'd like to purchase.
I heard about charging problems, in particular someone says that a third party USB wall charger won't work.
what kind of wall charger do you use? Have i to buy the original Icarus wall charger for a specific power output?
Thanks in advance for your support.

mdp · 10-25-2017, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by perpex

I heard about charging problems, in particular someone says that a third party USB wall charger won't work.
what kind of wall charger do you use?

I have had no problems using three different generic connectors, of 1 or 2.1 ampere.

nrseife · 10-25-2017, 12:21 PM

If I remember correctly it did not even come with a charger (just USB cable)...so all should work. And no, I did not have any issues.

DoctorOhh · 10-26-2017, 01:46 AM

Charging has not been an issue. I use whatever charger is open at the time. Same as with any other device.

PhilipY · 10-26-2017, 10:35 AM

Charging: I concur with responses above. The package comes with a USB cable and no charger. I have had no problem with using the varius chargers I've tried.

I am a bit disappointed in the battery life. I have not run it down to zero, but a week of moderate use takes it to 50%. That's not a big problem; I can re-charge, but I had expected better.

mdp · 10-26-2017, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhilipY

I am a bit disappointed in the battery life. I have not run it down to zero, but a week of moderate use takes it to 50%. That's not a big problem; I can re-charge, but I had expected better.

That's very probably an effect of the more powerful processor (more powerful than standard EPD snail). Having more power also somehow means drinking more power. Tradeoff. I am glad to have the power instead of the sunken nail.

Au contraire, I see that it sleeps too much, even in applications where you need it snappy or awake.
They should have put options to choose between those behaviours (screen update caching, CPU automated sleep timeout).

nrseife · 10-27-2017, 12:45 PM

My hope is that one day either Icarus will enable that (low probability though, I guess) or via rooting we will be able to change those defaults.

10-25-2017, 09:47 AM	#1
perpex Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2017 Device: none	for Icarus Illumina XL HD owners Hi all. Just a simple question about the Illumina XL HD i'd like to purchase. I heard about charging problems, in particular someone says that a third party USB wall charger won't work. what kind of wall charger do you use? Have i to buy the original Icarus wall charger for a specific power output? Thanks in advance for your support.

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10-25-2017, 12:21 PM	#3
nrseife Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2017 Device: Icarus illumina e654bk	If I remember correctly it did not even come with a charger (just USB cable)...so all should work. And no, I did not have any issues.

10-26-2017, 01:46 AM	#4
DoctorOhh US Navy, Retired Posts: 9,896 Karma: 13806776 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North Carolina Device: Icarus Illumina XL HD, Kindle PaperWhite SE 11th Gen	Charging has not been an issue. I use whatever charger is open at the time. Same as with any other device.

10-26-2017, 10:35 AM	#5
PhilipY Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Belgium Device: Kobo Glo; Icarus Illumina XL HD	Charging: I concur with responses above. The package comes with a USB cable and no charger. I have had no problem with using the varius chargers I've tried. I am a bit disappointed in the battery life. I have not run it down to zero, but a week of moderate use takes it to 50%. That's not a big problem; I can re-charge, but I had expected better.

10-27-2017, 12:45 PM	#7
nrseife Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2017 Device: Icarus illumina e654bk	My hope is that one day either Icarus will enable that (low probability though, I guess) or via rooting we will be able to change those defaults.