I can't figure out how to charge this external battery.Usually, to recharge anything, the USB end of the cord goes into the AC charger or laptop, and the micro-USB end go into the item to be charged. With this battery, it is reversed. Is there an adapter that can work? I can't figure out how to charge this external battery.Usually, to recharge anything, the USB end of the cord goes into the AC charger or laptop, and the micro-USB end go into the item to be... » Read More I can't figure out how to charge this external battery.Usually, to recharge anything, the USB end of the cord goes into the AC charger or laptop, and the micro-USB end go into the item to be charged. With this battery, it is reversed. Is there an adapter that can work? « Show Less
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Plug small end of USB cord into powermat. Plug large end of USE cord into computer. It is just that simple. Their are any number of wall adapters you can purchase for as little as three dollars on Amazon
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Hello. It is actually quite simple. First you plug the Micro-USB end of the cable, the small end, into the Power Bank and the USB end, the large end, into a computer, laptop or charger head to charge the Power Bank. Then to charge your phone, you plug the USB end into the Power Bank and the Micro-USB end into your phone. If your phone does not use a Micro-USB port, then you just use your own charge cable in the same manner. Thank you
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As I recall, there was only the USB type connection, so it charged from the computer. I believe there are adaptors to turn the one into a prong thingy. I haven't researched it myself. Best of luck.
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You were supposed to fully charge this when you got it before first use, but it probably will still recharge. If your settings are right, it will recharge just being left in the laptop plugged into a power supply. These are not like alkaline batteries that you use and throw away. If you don't have an AC to DC adapter for the laptop you will need to buy one while they are still readily available. I bought 2 so I would have a spare. Check your settings in the control panel if you don't see the battery charge indicator going up in percentage of battery power. I did not have this problem but it may be you laptop was accidentally set at some point to use only batteries. Let me know if you find an external charger. I bought 2 of these batteries and it would be nice to be able to keep one charged outside of putting it in the plugged in laptop. If such a thing was original equipment Dell probably sells or sold a device, but most of the time I just leave the laptop plugged in unless I need to take it somewhere. I can't say if that is good or bad practice since I don't know how to prevent the laptop from using the battery. There are in fact times you may have to take the battery out and unplug the laptop to deal with never shutting down type problems since simply rebooting will return you to where you left off, stuck.
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IF it can take a charge, usually a charger comes with the scooter or device powered by this battery. Put this battery into this device and plug in the charger. An alternative charger might be a trickle charger. Attach it to the battery (red + first, then black - ) , then plug charger to outlet. To remove, unplug from outlet, then black (-), and last red (+). Good luck.
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Recharges by USB. Which, ironically, is the same way it charges other things... Basically, if you have the ability to recharge it, you probably do not need it right then.
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Hi Jack,I bought this for my wife for Christmas. It is charged through USB only, which is a problem for her because she wanted to use it from her iPad. It works OK, but if the battery gets low she can't recharge it without USB.
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Charging is very simple. The battery comes with a cable (std USB on one end, micro USB on the other). Plug the std USB connector to a PC or any USB power source (like a USB AC wall adapter), then plug the micro USB connector to the battery. A flashing LED will indicate charging in progress, and will light up solid when finished.
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Same as charging any other device by USB. Plug a charging cable in to the micro-USB port (not the USB port), then you can charge it with a wall adapter/your computer/etc.
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One end of the cord is a standard USB plug, the other fits my Nokia Windows phone as well as my Google Nexus tablet. Then you can reverse the ends to charge the charger from the electrical adaptor plugged into a standard outlet, or straight into a computer USB port. Hope that helps.
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Comes with a cable to connect to a computer through USB. The battery will be charged in this way, but there is no separate charger. I suppose any USB charger could do.
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If you are looking for an External battery charger, then I went ahead and bought this: External Battery Charger for Dell Inspiron 1525, 1526, 1545 Series Laptop BatterySold by Top Power The first one that came was damaged but it only took a matter of an email and a phone call before they sent me a brand new one- no shipping fee incurred on my behalf. Its a great battery- I just ordered another 9 cell to charge while the other one is in use. Hope this was relevant
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I'm not sure I understand your question but it seems to me you're asking 1) Can this unit charge your laptop battery via a USB port on the laptop? I don't think any laptop allows you to charge its battery via a USB port.2)If you are asking whether or not you will able to charge the batteries of other devices by routing power through the laptop's USB port into the WASABI charger's USB port then I don't think so because the USB port on the charger is listed as an output port.
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I'm not sure I understand your question but it seems to me you're asking 1) Can this unit charge your laptop battery via a USB port on the laptop? I don't think any laptop allows you to charge its battery via a USB port. 2)If you are asking whether or not you will able to charge the batteries of other devices by routing power through the laptop's USB port into the WASABI charger's USB port then I don't think so because the USB port on the charger is listed as an output port.
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Be sure you press the button on the end of external battery and it lights up a blue color to begin charging. Charge the External battery with the USB plugged into the outlet plug and the micro-USB into the battery. Once the External battery is fully charged, then the USB end goes into the external Battery Pack and the micro-USB is plugged into the phone. Sounds like Battery Pack is not charged. I never have had an issue and charge my phone on planes all the time. The blue light must be on though!
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Between the 2 USB ports is a micro connector that plugs into the external battery with a USB connector on the other end . You just plug that into any USB port and charge the external battery. Easy !
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I'm sure how you are attempting to charge it. However, this camera does not charge using the USB cord, it will only charge by removing the battery from the camera and placing it into the external the battery charger that plugs in to an electrical outlet.