[Reader-users] Not Quite Tight Charger Plug

[Monica Cortada]

     I was interested in Evelyn's comment about the charger plug not staying
plugged in.  My college student daughter temporarily gave up on her KNFB
Reader after discovering it had not charged overnight even though she had
plugged it in.  When she brought it home I plugged it in and it charged just
fine, but the adapter plug and the pin on the PDA don't fit tightly.  The
slightest movement of the cable causes the plug to partially or fully fall
off the PDA.  It's fine at home where it can charge undisturbed, but in a
crowded dorm room where the charger shares surge protector space with other
gizmos the charger's cable is more likely to have another cable rub against
it causing the delicate connection to break.  I concluded it's not so bad
that it's really a warranty issue because it works just fine for me; but not
for my low vision, harried daughter living in a small dormroom.

     So, this evening I took the Reader to my local Radio Shack and
explained the problem.  The very helpful young man produced a fistful of
connector ends.  After trying a bunch of them, we did find one that has a
much tighter fit than the original charger.  Of course, for the new
connector, I had to buy the companion charger with the correct power
specifications that fits the new connector plug.  Hopefully, when she goes
back to school, she'll be able to really start to use it.

Monica Ballard
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