How long does the first charge take? I've left it overnight on usb and only the 3rd light is blinking. UPDATE: Thanks for the answers. I think I got a dud. Left it on usb for two days, never went past 3rd blinking light. Tried charging my phone anyways - only charged it 14%. How long does the first charge take? I've left it overnight on usb and only the 3rd light is blinking. UPDATE: Thanks for the answers. I think I got a dud. Left it on usb for... » Read More How long does the first charge take? I've left it overnight on usb and only the 3rd light is blinking. UPDATE: Thanks for the answers. I think I got a dud. Left it on usb for two days, never went past 3rd blinking light. Tried charging my phone anyways - only charged it 14%. « Show Less
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It would not even charge, I had to return mine and just purchased external batteries.
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It took about 9 hours, which is not far from what they claim in the manual: 6-8 hours on USB.Charging an Acer A110 Tablet afterwards to a full charge took about 4 hours and emptied battery for about a half. Nevertheless, it was enough to charge Droid Incredible 4G to a full charge as well. Using solar charge is another story. It does not seem to like anything else that direct sunlight and by "direct" I mean literally pointed perpendicular to a sun rays. Also, manual says it needs 11 hours of sunlight to be fully charged, so I bet it would never happen. Otherwise, very handy device. It took about 9 hours, which is not far from what they claim in the manual: 6-8 hours on USB.Charging an Acer A110 Tablet afterwards to a full charge took about 4 hours and emptied battery for about a half. Nevertheless, it was enough to charge Droid Incredible 4G to a full charge as well. Using solar charge is another story. It does not seem to like anything else that direct sunlight and by "direct" I mean literally pointed perpendicular to a sun rays. Also, manual says it needs 11 hours of sunlight to be fully charged, so I bet it would never happen. Otherwise, very handy... » Read More It took about 9 hours, which is not far from what they claim in the manual: 6-8 hours on USB.Charging an Acer A110 Tablet afterwards to a full charge took about 4 hours and emptied battery for about a half. Nevertheless, it was enough to charge Droid Incredible 4G to a full charge as well. Using solar charge is another story. It does not seem to like anything else that direct sunlight and by "direct" I mean literally pointed perpendicular to a sun rays. Also, manual says it needs 11 hours of sunlight to be fully charged, so I bet it would never happen. Otherwise, very handy device. « Show Less
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I had also left it overnight charging when I first got it. It completely got a full charge. What happened to me the time I had to solar charge it was that the button on the side I had it set to charge instead of off and it took a while to charge it...however it's a great device to have. It last a long time once you use it. You can charge a couple of things before you need to charge it again.
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I just got one and the user manual is ridiculously lacking in details. So humor me...how do i check charge status? I turned it on and all lights blinked once. I plugged it in the wall and only 1 light is blinking. How do I know when it is fully charged?
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Did you fully charge it overnight before attempting to charge your kindle? Odd that it doesn't charge your Kindle. Is it drained afterwards or is there still juice in the battery to charge another device after it stops? IIRC, the 3-4blue lights on top are the charge-capacity indicators
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Hello, how are you? You know I dont remember for sure. I'm thinking the original charger had a light that never showed if it was charged(it was always on). I went ahead and bought a fast charger that goes from solid to blinking when charged.
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Yes, very well. I accidentally left my light on for over 8 hours necessitating my first charge. It took less than 4 hours (I was gone for that timeframe) and its back to full charge.
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I just received mine. I am still letting charge to full power. The light is still blinking so it is no up to full power yet.
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I'm not sure how long it takes to fully charge; I've left it charging for up to two days and the charging light never shut off. My guess for how long actually it takes to charge is like half a day or something, but that's pure speculation. And to answer the other question: Yes, as long as you're reasonably careful.
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Probably around six or so hours. If the battery is not fully discharged it could be less. Will stop blinking when charged. It does not hurt to leave it it the charger like older batteries. If the battery is hot when put into the charger a red light will come on. Will not start charging until the battery cools some
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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.
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I have seen with some electronics and computer batteries, that the charge sometimes does not happen immediately. I would recommend leaving it connected to charge it, even though the battery light is blinking. If in 24 hours, the battery is not charged, then you indeed have a defective battery. But give it a chance, sometimes you may expect the charge to happen immediately, but I have seen for some reason the charge takes awhile to reach a certain level before it's working.
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I've never had it take more than 3 hours from completely empty, but it depends on what you're charging it with. As for how long it holds the charge, mine has held a charge for a couple weeks and any loss in capacity was not apparent to me. It may hold it longer than that, but I have used it so frequently that it has never been left alone longer than that. Make sure you charge it fully before first use, the longer the better for that. I believe the other answer was either a defective product or not fully charged the first time, because of how fast they lose the charge and how short their charging time is. I've never had it take more than 3 hours from completely empty, but it depends on what you're charging it with. As for how long it holds the charge, mine has held a charge for a couple weeks and any loss in capacity was not apparent to me. It may hold it longer than that, but I have used it so frequently that it has never been left alone longer than that. Make sure you charge it fully before first use, the longer the better for that. I believe the other answer was either a defective product or not fully charged the first time, because of how fast they lose the charge and how short their... » Read More I've never had it take more than 3 hours from completely empty, but it depends on what you're charging it with. As for how long it holds the charge, mine has held a charge for a couple weeks and any loss in capacity was not apparent to me. It may hold it longer than that, but I have used it so frequently that it has never been left alone longer than that. Make sure you charge it fully before first use, the longer the better for that. I believe the other answer was either a defective product or not fully charged the first time, because of how fast they lose the charge and how short their charging time is. « Show Less
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Same thing happened to me. I put the battery in, it showed the red light blinking. I tried to turn it on and the phone lit up but wouldn't turn on. I let it sit charging for 30 mins and the red light was solid but when I came back to the phone the light was out and now the phone does nothing. Don't know where I go from here...
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Should definitely have charged by now! It does take a while, but mine will recharge from 3/4 discharge in 6 hours or so. I use ipAd USB connection, but I don't notice much diff using an iPhone one. I did find it helped to hit the button a few times the first couple of times I charged it.
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Well like I said in my review you should turn it on when you get to about 20% or before to make sure you get a 100% charge. What really helps is if you turn it on, then turn your phone off. In about 20 minutes you're at 100% & you can more than likely charge your phone more than once.
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How long are you letting it charge for? I let it charge for a few hrs the first time, since then I have rarely had to charge it. Try letting it be charged for hrs if you haven't yet...if that fails to make a difference, or if you've already done this, I'd attempt to return the item.
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For your first charge, I believe the mfg recommended overnite. I have had mine since last Christmas. I put it on charge when the orange lite comes on and forget about it. I am guessing that about three hours and the light is out and the charge is done. It lasts about 5 - 6 days and time to recharge.
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I basically checked You tube, and the i-Blason site. It should have come about 65% charged already, and the first charge (you can charge it with your phone on) I recommend just charging it before you go to bed. Next morning it should be 100% good to go. Mine has worked and keeps my HTC One without another charge for about 3 day and I pushed it to go almost 4 1/2 days without a charge. Here is the i-Blason site. http://www.i-blason.com/