Kindle Fire Charging Cable

KyBunnies · 07-03-2014, 05:12 AM

The charging cable for my Kindle Fire has been chewed in half. Would someone please tell me which cable I need to charge my Kindle. Does any place sell these besides Amazon. I only have a Wal-mart, Kmart and OfficeMax in my area. My Kindle is dead so I need this soon please.

Thanks

P.S.
Yes I know how and why it was chewed in half. The

responsible has been banned from my bedroon!

booklover6 · 07-03-2014, 06:30 AM

If you have a cord for your kindle paperwhite, you can use that on you Fire.

HarryT · 07-03-2014, 06:40 AM

It's a standard microUSB cable. Any one should work.

KyBunnies · 07-03-2014, 06:42 AM

Thanks did not know if I could interchange them with the Paperwhite or the charger for my hubby's android phone.

HarryT · 07-03-2014, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by KyBunnies

Thanks did not know if I could interchange them with the Paperwhite or the charger for my hubby's android phone.

You can interchange the cable but not the charger. The Kindle Fire almost certainly has a 10W charger; a 5W phone charger won't work.

KyBunnies · 07-03-2014, 10:32 AM

Okay thanks again. The charging cable to his tablet worked. It is fully charged. I hooked to up to a USB port so no plug involved.

I will order a new cable from Amazon.

HarryT · 07-03-2014, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by KyBunnies

Okay thanks again. The charging cable to his tablet worked. It is fully charged. I hooked to up to a USB port so no plug involved.

I will order a new cable from Amazon.

No need to buy the ludicrously expensive official Amazon cable. Any cheap microUSB cable will work just as well.

tomsem · 07-03-2014, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

You can interchange the cable but not the charger. The Kindle Fire almost certainly has a 10W charger; a 5W phone charger won't work.

My Fire charger is 5W. It will charge with lower powered chargers (when not in use), just not as fast.

KyBunnies · 07-03-2014, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

No need to buy the ludicrously expensive official Amazon cable. Any cheap microUSB cable will work just as well.

The problem HarryT is I honestly do not know which one to buy and I have heard that cheap cables can cause devices to explode. Realy not interested in having a small explosion in my house

HarryT · 07-03-2014, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by KyBunnies

The problem HarryT is I honestly do not know which one to buy and I have heard that cheap cables can cause devices to explode.

This is absolutely untrue. Cheap chargers should certainly be avoided, but cheap cables are fine. Best thing to do is look at the reviews. Any cable with overwhelmingly 5* reviews should be fine.

KyBunnies · 07-03-2014, 11:45 AM

Oh okay did not know that. Then I will run by Wal-mart or OfficeMax and pick up a cable.

Thanks. I guess my posting shows how un-knowledgeable I am in tech stuff

Blossom · 07-05-2014, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by tomsem

My Fire charger is 5W. It will charge with lower powered chargers (when not in use), just not as fast.

Yep the new Kindle Fires come with a 5W and you have to pay for a rapid charger instead. The old Kindle Fire came with a 8W. I went ahead and bought the rapid charger when I had a 50% off promo and use it to charge all my Kindles.

They use to say on the Original Fire not to charge with anything else but then when the 2012 came out they said it didn't matter. My mother in law uses her gps charger to charge her 2012 KFHD so I don't think it matters much.

KyBunnies · 07-05-2014, 03:03 PM

Blossom you know I am not tech savvy. The culprit has been banned from area and currently not even taking treats from my.

Blossom · 07-05-2014, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by KyBunnies

Blossom you know I am not tech savvy. The culprit has been banned from area and currently not even taking treats from my.

This is the charger I use and you can get a replacement cable here

If Kindle is still under warranty I'd called Kindle Support and tell them the cable is no longer working. They may send a replacement for free or give you a discount. Just do it on a weekday during business hours or you will end up with someone who barely speaks English.

HarryT · 07-05-2014, 03:37 PM

A warranty only covers manufacturing defects. It would (IMHO) be dishonest to make a warranty claim for something which is clearly not the manufacturer's fault. Cables aren't expensive: just buy one. You can get a perfectly good microUSB cable for well under $5.

07-03-2014, 05:12 AM	#1
KyBunnies Book & Bunny Crazy Posts: 1,291 Karma: 6468095 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: USA Device: K3 (x2), Fire HD 7-inch (x2), Fire HDX 8.9, Acer Android Tablet	Kindle Fire Charging Cable The charging cable for my Kindle Fire has been chewed in half. Would someone please tell me which cable I need to charge my Kindle. Does any place sell these besides Amazon. I only have a Wal-mart, Kmart and OfficeMax in my area. My Kindle is dead so I need this soon please. Thanks P.S. Yes I know how and why it was chewed in half. The responsible has been banned from my bedroon!

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07-03-2014, 06:42 AM	#4
KyBunnies Book & Bunny Crazy Posts: 1,291 Karma: 6468095 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: USA Device: K3 (x2), Fire HD 7-inch (x2), Fire HDX 8.9, Acer Android Tablet	Thanks did not know if I could interchange them with the Paperwhite or the charger for my hubby's android phone.

07-03-2014, 10:32 AM	#6
KyBunnies Book & Bunny Crazy Posts: 1,291 Karma: 6468095 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: USA Device: K3 (x2), Fire HD 7-inch (x2), Fire HDX 8.9, Acer Android Tablet	Okay thanks again. The charging cable to his tablet worked. It is fully charged. I hooked to up to a USB port so no plug involved. I will order a new cable from Amazon.

07-03-2014, 11:45 AM	#11
KyBunnies Book & Bunny Crazy Posts: 1,291 Karma: 6468095 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: USA Device: K3 (x2), Fire HD 7-inch (x2), Fire HDX 8.9, Acer Android Tablet	Oh okay did not know that. Then I will run by Wal-mart or OfficeMax and pick up a cable. Thanks. I guess my posting shows how un-knowledgeable I am in tech stuff

07-05-2014, 03:03 PM	#13
KyBunnies Book & Bunny Crazy Posts: 1,291 Karma: 6468095 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: USA Device: K3 (x2), Fire HD 7-inch (x2), Fire HDX 8.9, Acer Android Tablet	Blossom you know I am not tech savvy. The culprit has been banned from area and currently not even taking treats from my.

07-05-2014, 03:37 PM	#15
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	A warranty only covers manufacturing defects. It would (IMHO) be dishonest to make a warranty claim for something which is clearly not the manufacturer's fault. Cables aren't expensive: just buy one. You can get a perfectly good microUSB cable for well under $5.