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R13...
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It's a non-issue for me. I use my iDevice charger for my kindle. I have a car adapter for an old nokia phone that can also charger it. Or I use my computer.
I have more USB ports at my disposal than 2 pin plugs, so it's a non issue for me - especially considering that my Kindle4 has a 1 month battery life on average use. I happen to be around a few USB ports during 1 calender month, especially when copying books onto my kindle. 
R13...
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I have the K3 (with 3G). Charging on the iDevice charger is best because it is faster.
My iPad charger won't charge my Nokia N8. The charger's output is 5.1 V, 2.1 A, which is above standard USB spec, so it might be that the safety circuitry in the N8's charging circuits are kicking in. Therefore I prefer to charge my USB devices with other USB chargers or with USB ports.
Most devices will charge on something lower than 5 V, with a regulating circuit to drop the voltage and current levels to the relevant numbers for the battery used, but I feel a bit uncomfy in giving a circuit a higher voltage than it was designed for.
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rtayob
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U right. The ipad charger has a higher voltage
I've bought two Kindles and neither came with an AC adapter. One was a Wifi Keyboard version and the other a new Wifi version (not Touch).
rtayob
Senior Member
Have u tried expansys
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To the kindle 3 guys - how long does your batteries usually last? Mine has never been great, 4-5 days when I got it and now I'm lucky if it's 2 days. I only read on it 1-2 hours every day.
How? It should last at least 2-3 weeks. Are you sure that you're disabling the Wifi when not browsing online?
The Wifi is disabled yes. Fully charged it Saturday and this morning it was dead again, didn't even read last night. Should I contact Amazon or the place I bought it from?
Edit: I just remembered, when I received my kindle I plugged it into a friends pc, because she had a few kindle books. And now my anti-virus says there is a trojan on my kindle. Could this possibly be the reason for the poor battery life?
Edit: I just remembered, when I received my kindle I plugged it into a friends pc, because she had a few kindle books. And now my anti-virus says there is a trojan on my kindle. Could this possibly be the reason for the poor battery life?
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Huh? No idea whether trojan's can affect the K3's battery life, but it should definitely last for more than 2-3days. I'd google for similar issues and then contact Amazon
Here's what my mum's one came with in September 2011, regular kindle3 with wifi+3G.
That's the USB cable plugged into the charger.
Here's what my mum's one came with in September 2011, regular kindle3 with wifi+3G.
That's the USB cable plugged into the charger.
I wonder if they ship the adapter with the 3G models then, and not with the Wifi only versions? Did you buy yours from Amazon UK?
Terencek
Expert Member
In answer to the issue raised earlier about shortened battery life: it is heavily discussed on Kindle forums that the device uses a great deal of power when 'indexing' new books loaded onto the device. This often happens early in the device's life, so that users don't get the advertised battery use.
To find out whether your device is still indexing newly-loaded books, type any gibberish at the Home screen (e.g. jhgfgdrseswqo) and press Enter. You may have to wait some time, but then the device will tell you if it is still indexing. If a book is causing indexing to stick, delete it and reload it.
Long-time users suggest loading no more than 100 or so books at a time to avoid it choking the device in this way. Generally when loading lots of new books it's an idea to leave the device connected to power to avoid the battery being depleted during indexing (which cannot be disabled). Once the Kindle is stable after indexing, an average reader should expect a couple of weeks' use on a charge (the Touch version of the new Kindle model is apparently more economical than the non-Touch one). Hope this all helps!
To find out whether your device is still indexing newly-loaded books, type any gibberish at the Home screen (e.g. jhgfgdrseswqo) and press Enter. You may have to wait some time, but then the device will tell you if it is still indexing. If a book is causing indexing to stick, delete it and reload it.
Long-time users suggest loading no more than 100 or so books at a time to avoid it choking the device in this way. Generally when loading lots of new books it's an idea to leave the device connected to power to avoid the battery being depleted during indexing (which cannot be disabled). Once the Kindle is stable after indexing, an average reader should expect a couple of weeks' use on a charge (the Touch version of the new Kindle model is apparently more economical than the non-Touch one). Hope this all helps!
Thanks for the reply, I did the search but there are no items indexing. I only have 10 books on it at this time. I am going to contact Amazon today.