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tabbycat31

(6,336 posts) Wed Nov 14, 2012, 04:50 PM Nov 2012

Kindle fire question

I'm about to buy myself a Kindle Fire HD. I've been saving for one for awhile and I just had a quick question.

They say it comes with a USB charging cable? I have a USB plug adapter that came with my cell phone, would I be able to use that charger for it?

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Kindle fire question (Original Post) tabbycat31 Nov 2012 OP

The Kindle Fire HD uses a micro-B USB connector for charging. PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #1

Well I wouldn't use a car charger or adapter, but the cable should be fine. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #2

It comes with a cable tabbycat31 Nov 2012 #3

I don't know. I'd expect it to, but try it at your own risk. As for adapters... HopeHoops Nov 2012 #4

It says on the Kindle site you could use a wall adapter from 1st generation Kindle Jersey Devil Nov 2012 #5

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. The Kindle Fire HD uses a micro-B USB connector for charging.

Reply to tabbycat31 (Original post)

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 04:55 PM

Nov 2012

Amazon says:
We recommend against using other USB 2.0 (micro-B connector) charging cables as they may or may not work and run the risk of damaging your device.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/forums/kindleqna?ie=UTF8&cdForum=Fx1GLDPZMNR1X53&cdThread=Tx1WEM06OFQ59MC

Micro-B:

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

2. Well I wouldn't use a car charger or adapter, but the cable should be fine.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 05:11 PM

Nov 2012

The USB standard is pretty solid with respect to voltage levels, especially from a computer port. Besides, doesn't it come with a cable?

tabbycat31

(6,336 posts)

3. It comes with a cable

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 05:17 PM

Nov 2012

I have a USB wall adapter from my cell phone (and a car one too) where the cord that comes with the device plugs into the USB. Would that work?

Trying to save myself $20 here.

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

4. I don't know. I'd expect it to, but try it at your own risk. As for adapters...

Reply to tabbycat31 (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 05:21 PM

Nov 2012

... I'm just glad that the cell phone industry standardized the chargers. It was a royal pain in the ass to have 30 different flavors of connectors.

Jersey Devil

(10,856 posts)

5. It says on the Kindle site you could use a wall adapter from 1st generation Kindle

Reply to tabbycat31 (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 05:33 PM

Nov 2012

That's what I have for my Kindle Fire. BTW, using the wall adapter seems to charge it must faster than plugging it into the computer. Supposedly the cable they supply you with is a higher voltage than a standard phone cable, which I have used in a pinch, but takes forever to charge the Kindle.

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