The orange/red charging light starts flashing when I plug this into my XL so I took it out just in case it may damage my 3DS. Does it happen to you?
1728700
Yes. That's what it is supposed to do. The same light comes on when you plug in the normal charging cable too.
316648
Flashing orange light when charging (make sure it is clicked to the off button)Steady orange light when it is fully charged
435745
Left mine playing its games until it was "Dead" flat.Rapid charged it via usb until it said it was full and then reset the time and date.Its behaved perfectly since!!!Odd but it seems to have worked!Good luck to all :0)
856105
Thanks everyone. However, I KNEW I where to press to turn it on. My problem was I charged it for 16 hours and when I pressed the button it did NOTHING. I messed around with it and then took the chance on charging it for about 12 more hours. I put it on the charger and smashed it in real hard and now I think it's working. Maybe I didn't have it fully in the charger. It seems weird that it just sits in there with no connection port. We'll see. I appreciate everyone taking the time to try and help. Happy Holidays.
2128204
I do not think it was charged at first. When I plug it in, it lights up yellow/orange. Then when charged, it goes dark. But when I turn it on with the switch it flashed blue.... its in pairing mode. Then it connects
500210
Yes, it has happened to me as well. It depends on what I am doing. Sometimes if I try and charge while playing certain games the battery still has the warning it is getting low. and then there are the times that it charges. I guess it depends on how much battery use is required for each app that is in use. I found it useful to shut it down and charge while not in use. It seems to charge a lot faster that way.
1129488
i was having this issue as well...but i read that there is a RED light that turns on when the battery is charging...so i played with the USB that is plugged into the unit, and found that the red light turns on when its plugged about HALFWAY in. i checked, and it IS in fact charging. try adjusting the B side of the USB (mini part thats in the actual unit) before you return it.
2164927
Mine is red when charging and turns green after it's full. I never saw a flash of red and green. When unplugged and I placed my battery in the charger green light comes on turns red when I plug it.
1208466
I plugged mine in for the recommended 8 hours, but the light remained red. As the directions were firm not to leave it plugged in longer, I unplugged it. Did anyone else's light change from red to green when charging it? It works great so far!
1607639
I'm having the same trouble with mine......it just flashes a red battery warning symbol and won't take a charge no matter how long it's on the charger.
1537875
The first time I tried to charge mine it did the same thing, I moved around the charger connection to get the red light to stay on, you may have to unplug an plug in again to get the red light to stay on. The other issue that causes problems is the delay between getting a good connection and when the red light actually comes on. Plug it in and wait a few seconds to see that the red light comes on and stays on.
1490668
No. It sounds like a defective unit. The LEDs should only flash when charging.
316651
Flashing orange light when charging (make sure it is clicked to the off button) Steady orange light when it is fully charged
710801
I never had a problem with it charging. Might be a defective device. It happens with mass produced products.
1891435
I have the latest release. I USB led glows all the time. There is no change in the lights when charging or not charging.
168548
Yes. When it has finished charging, the device stops flashing between blue and red is just a solid lot red when fully charged.
1128694
Erin , seems like the light is on just right after you connected with the charger, then will be gone,never had any issue once is charged , lots of hours working without charging, enjoy it !!