topic Battery Charge in eReaders https://community.sony.ie/t5/ereaders/battery-charge/m-p/176123#M76 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Are you&nbsp; using a Sony branded charger?&nbsp; Have you tried connecting it to a PC&nbsp; using the USB cable and seeing it the battery charges correctly?</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Battery life of the PRS-505 is predicted to be at least 4 years so if your battery is not charging it is faulty and Sony should replace it.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">The battery appears to be a mobile phone type and in a few years there are going to be lots of people asking this question.&nbsp; At present Sony USA are selling a Reader replacement battery for $70 which is very costly and I expect cheaper alternatives to be made available as soon as demand rises.&nbsp; They are already available in the USA for $22.95</SPAN></P><P></P><P><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.batteryship.com/htmlos/htmlos.cgi/batteryship/catalog.html?item=LIS1382-J">http://www.batteryship.com/htmlos/htmlos.cgi/batteryship/catalog.html?item=LIS1382-J</A></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Google may find one closer to home.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"><BR /></SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"><img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.ie/html/@13A2E6A3774A8B47B4EC6F04089539E1/images/smilies/063.png" alt=":thinking:" title=":thinking:" /><BR /></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:27:57 GMT Blencogo 2010-10-30T12:27:57Z Battery Charge https://community.sony.ie/t5/ereaders/battery-charge/m-p/176120#M75 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a mains charger for my PRS505 reader. However the charge only lasts for about 8 pages. Does this mean the battery is kaputt and if so is it replaceable?</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:15:00 GMT https://community.sony.ie/t5/ereaders/battery-charge/m-p/176120#M75 zygouk 2010-10-30T00:15:00Z Battery Charge https://community.sony.ie/t5/ereaders/battery-charge/m-p/176123#M76 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Are you&nbsp; using a Sony branded charger?&nbsp; Have you tried connecting it to a PC&nbsp; using the USB cable and seeing it the battery charges correctly?</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Battery life of the PRS-505 is predicted to be at least 4 years so if your battery is not charging it is faulty and Sony should replace it.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">The battery appears to be a mobile phone type and in a few years there are going to be lots of people asking this question.&nbsp; At present Sony USA are selling a Reader replacement battery for $70 which is very costly and I expect cheaper alternatives to be made available as soon as demand rises.&nbsp; They are already available in the USA for $22.95</SPAN></P><P></P><P><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.batteryship.com/htmlos/htmlos.cgi/batteryship/catalog.html?item=LIS1382-J">http://www.batteryship.com/htmlos/htmlos.cgi/batteryship/catalog.html?item=LIS1382-J</A></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Google may find one closer to home.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"><BR /></SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"><img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.ie/html/@13A2E6A3774A8B47B4EC6F04089539E1/images/smilies/063.png" alt=":thinking:" title=":thinking:" /><BR /></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:27:57 GMT https://community.sony.ie/t5/ereaders/battery-charge/m-p/176123#M76 Blencogo 2010-10-30T12:27:57Z