Charge off USB possible ??

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Is there any way to get the NC to charge off the USB port hooked to a PC and not the wall charger ?? Is it possible at all ?

amen to that. Its stoopid that you cant use a microusb for charging. I only have 50 of em. I know the vable is special but they should have made it a different design to not lead us on!

My NC charges just fine with a standard micro USB cable connected to either a wall charger or PC.

It displays "Not charging" but it does in fact charge.... however, it takes a lot longer than with the provided cable and wall-charger.

The socket on the NC has connectors for both standard USB and their proprietary stuff.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think this is the same saga that iPad users went through. The device requires 2 amps to charge correctly, but a standard usb port only offers 500 milliamps or 1/4 of the required dosage. So while I havent tested it myself, it sounds feasible that the nook is charging, however its nowhere near the required amperage to show the charging icon on the device.

It sure does take a long time on a computer. Over night isn't enough. Even my Ipad charger takes for ever on the NC.

Charges just fine

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Mine charges just fine, as long as I use the nook cable that came with it. I plugged it in to the PC this morning and it was only about 70% charged. I don't know how long it took, but when I grabbed it a few moments ago, the n was green and it was fully charged.

Mine charges from ~30% to 100% in about 3 hrs, via USB to a computer. I always make sure I use task killer to kill most processes before charging. It makes a huge difference.

after root I have been able to charge from usb. btw, despite the message below, this reply is sent from my NC via xda app.

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Been charging it from USB since day 1. As luck would have it, I forgot the wall plug at my friend's parents house, some 80 miles away... I was spending thanksgiving there when I got the NC. So yes, charging works from the computer, but as they said, it's slower. Not really a big deal though, I do this crazy thing at night called sleeping, during which I dont have much use for the NC, so it sits next to my bed, charging off of the laptop. And the cool thing is that it'll continue to charge even after my laptop goes into sleep mode.

Originally Posted by isolated_epidemic

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think this is the same saga that iPad users went through. The device requires 2 amps to charge correctly, but a standard usb port only offers 500 milliamps or 1/4 of the required dosage. So while I havent tested it myself, it sounds feasible that the nook is charging, however its nowhere near the required amperage to show the charging icon on the device.

the NC only has a 1530mah battery, which should not require 2A to charge. my samsung captivate has a 1500mah battery, and charges fine from USB. the NC should be able to charge from USB fine, but it's strange that it only does so very slowly.