Mains charger

Panda Rose · 08-12-2009, 08:47 AM

Hi folks. I am new here so please forgive me if this has been asked before and answered somewhere that I have not found yet.
I bought my 505 about a month ago. I did not buy a mains charger but thought I would be OK with just charging from the computer. However, I decided one day that I would like to charge it at work and took my mains iPod charger. To my surprise the battery drained completely instead of charging.
Like most people I want to save taking loads of chargers on holiday with me, so does anyone know the reason why I cannot use the mains iPod charger? And do I really have to buy the expensive Soney mains charger?
I am in the UK so access to UK shops would be advisable.

Patricia · 08-12-2009, 08:51 AM

Yes, other people have reported their batteries draining with the wrong charger.

The official sony charger is expensive. But a PSP charger will work just as well, and there are lots of cheap generic ones available.

This thread just might help a bit:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21337

Pablo · 08-12-2009, 08:52 AM

This issue pops up all the time. You can use a PSP charger for the reader. USB wall chargers don't work (they drain the battery). Be careful with chargers from other devices: the fact that you can plug the charger to the reader doesn't mean that voltage level and polarity are OK. You may damage your reader.

HarryT · 08-12-2009, 10:04 AM

Any PSP charger will work fine. You can buy them for a few quid from any video game shop.

JSWolf · 08-12-2009, 10:14 AM

Don't get a cheap generic PSP AC adapter that is not certified. They can do harm to the battery and possibly catch fire. Get a good certified PSP AC Adapter and you'll be fine.

HarryT · 08-12-2009, 12:11 PM

Any charger sold in a UK store has to be certified to the appropriate EU electrical safely standards, and will be fine. It's the ultra-cheap online ones that you need to watch out for. As long as it has the "CE" safely certification mark on it, it'll be fine.

08-12-2009, 08:47 AM	#1
Panda Rose Zealot Posts: 120 Karma: 204936 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UK Device: Sony Prs505, Kindle 3, iPhone4	Mains charger Hi folks. I am new here so please forgive me if this has been asked before and answered somewhere that I have not found yet. I bought my 505 about a month ago. I did not buy a mains charger but thought I would be OK with just charging from the computer. However, I decided one day that I would like to charge it at work and took my mains iPod charger. To my surprise the battery drained completely instead of charging. Like most people I want to save taking loads of chargers on holiday with me, so does anyone know the reason why I cannot use the mains iPod charger? And do I really have to buy the expensive Soney mains charger? I am in the UK so access to UK shops would be advisable.

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08-12-2009, 08:51 AM	#2
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Yes, other people have reported their batteries draining with the wrong charger. The official sony charger is expensive. But a PSP charger will work just as well, and there are lots of cheap generic ones available. This thread just might help a bit: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21337

08-12-2009, 08:52 AM	#3
Pablo Guru Posts: 970 Karma: 4999999 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Rosario, Argentina Device: SONY PRS-505, PRS-T2	This issue pops up all the time. You can use a PSP charger for the reader. USB wall chargers don't work (they drain the battery). Be careful with chargers from other devices: the fact that you can plug the charger to the reader doesn't mean that voltage level and polarity are OK. You may damage your reader.

08-12-2009, 10:04 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Any PSP charger will work fine. You can buy them for a few quid from any video game shop.

08-12-2009, 10:14 AM	#5
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,015 Karma: 129333114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Don't get a cheap generic PSP AC adapter that is not certified. They can do harm to the battery and possibly catch fire. Get a good certified PSP AC Adapter and you'll be fine.

08-12-2009, 12:11 PM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Any charger sold in a UK store has to be certified to the appropriate EU electrical safely standards, and will be fine. It's the ultra-cheap online ones that you need to watch out for. As long as it has the "CE" safely certification mark on it, it'll be fine.

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