Is there a decent portable charger that would work with this player? My first outing only last 5 hours, so I had to ride the last two hours in silence
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Hi Heather. The only charger available is the one that ships with the Jam-Pac. How long the speakers play depend on the state of charge at the beginning of your ride, the volume set and whether or not you are charging your cell phone from the Jam-Pac. Also, note that if you begin chargingyour cell phone from the Jam-Pac when the cell phone battery is low, you will be draining the battery into your cell phone, substantially reducing speaker play time. I suggest fully charging your Jam-Pac and your cell phone over night before a long ride. I hope this information is helpful. Happy riding. Marc
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Hi Heather. The only charger available is the one that ships with the Jam-Pac. How long the speakers play depend on the state of charge at the beginning of your ride, the volume set and whether or not you are charging your cell phone from the Jam-Pac. Also, note that if you begin chargingyour cell phone from the Jam-Pac when the cell phone battery is low, you will be draining the battery into your cell phone, substantially reducing speaker play time.I suggest fully charging your Jam-Pac and your cell phone over night before a long ride. I hope this information is helpful. Happy riding. Marc Hi Heather. The only charger available is the one that ships with the Jam-Pac. How long the speakers play depend on the state of charge at the beginning of your ride, the volume set and whether or not you are charging your cell phone from the Jam-Pac. Also, note that if you begin chargingyour cell phone from the Jam-Pac when the cell phone battery is low, you will be draining the battery into your cell phone, substantially reducing speaker play time.I suggest fully charging your Jam-Pac and your cell phone over night before a long ride. I hope this information is helpful. Happy... » Read More Hi Heather. The only charger available is the one that ships with the Jam-Pac. How long the speakers play depend on the state of charge at the beginning of your ride, the volume set and whether or not you are charging your cell phone from the Jam-Pac. Also, note that if you begin chargingyour cell phone from the Jam-Pac when the cell phone battery is low, you will be draining the battery into your cell phone, substantially reducing speaker play time.I suggest fully charging your Jam-Pac and your cell phone over night before a long ride. I hope this information is helpful. Happy riding. Marc « Show Less
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You'll need to find a 12v battery pack. Most portable cell phone battery recharging packs are 5v. Call audible rush - they'll have some ideas. You might be able to use one of these https://www.powertraveller.com/en/shop/portable-chargers/outdoor-adventure/powermonkey-extreme-12v/ to get a charge while on the go. Another possibility is to mount a 12v bottle dynamo (most are 6v but there is a 12v on the market) and power the rush this way.
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If you are referring to one that plugs into a 110 v. outlet....then, yes htere is one that should be available. I have one myself, but the player itself has bit the dust...lol. I have an 8gb player now that also has both the 110 v. plug and the usb charger. You do have to order the 110 v. plug charger extra though. Hope this helps ya. You can get them through Amazon too. Just have to search for them.
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Mine will not play while charging. I'm using it with a Samsung tablet.Update: After it had charging for about 10 minutes or so, I turned it off and on and then it worked. It was totally dead when I plugged it in, so that may have had something to do with it.
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Charge it overnight using the USB cable with the smaller connector plugged into the cube and the USB end plugged into power source. If it still only play for a little bit after charging over night then you may have a defective battery.
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It is rechargeable and it comes with its own usb chord. However the chord is short so playing while it's charging isn't much of an option. Sorry I was really late with you answer.
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Hi Stacy! You know or have read about determining your USB port is a 'good' one for the interactive compatiblity on an earlier post? Basically, in Windows, that popup that shows a new external (in our case) USB (as it is identified by Windows) flash drive or as I call'em, 'sticks', has been (successfully) plugged in and gives you a list of options. This is good as all things expected should go well; the green led lights up on the earbud and has an even pulse and if you put it close to your ear, no music can be heard. Provided the above is as I described, its pulsing will go on for about 20 to 30 minutes, depending upon how depleted the battery is. Once it is fully charged, the pulsing will stop and a steady/constant lighting of the earbud LED will signify charging is complete. Hope this helpful and you achieve a satisfactory result.
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Mine takes a long time to come to a full charge. Several hours. So as a matter of course, I usually leave it plugged in and charging, until I want to take it somewhere untethered. It does provide a long play time (8-12 hrs). Although that time seems about the same, whether it's playing, or just in standby mode, switched off. Which is why I leave it plugged in/charging.
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this mp3 player is great.....but it will not play while being charged as far as I can tell....I have a neat little speaker and I can charge the speaker while I listen but I make sure I'm charged up before using it in the car......sorry
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This is not official, since there is no doucmentaion on this subject, but the way i do it, is pull it out, when the battery charger stops its animation (empty, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, full and repeat) Damn i wish there was more documentation that came with this player. It could've been great. And yes, i already overcharged mine, it only last now for about 4 hours after a day of charging.
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This player takes a standard mini-USB cable, available from just about anywhere, including here on Amazon, for $5 or less. Just look up "mini USB cable," and you're sure to find several.
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I can really only get about 1 1/2 - 2 hours of playing music. But on the bright side, it only takes like 5 minutes to charge :)
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Yes it is excellent as a portable player to bring most anywhere. The charge only lasts about 2 hours no more than that. and you do not get any notice when the 2 hours is done it just cuts off. I love this dvd player. It is clear and big and has all of the color, picture and volume controls that you would expect on a more costly dvd player that would be hooked to a television.
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The charger doesn't come with the player, but Creative sells it separately for $26.25 right now on Amazon. Search for "creative zen power adapter". I think I've also seen this charger in Walmart, if you'd rather pick it up at your local store. I hate it when they don't put the AC charger in the initial device package.
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I have no idea. I just know it is a great portable player and it has great sound. You would have to check the manufacturers information or talk to someone that is more knowledgeable in the area of electronics. Sorry
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So far I have listened to music solid for about a two hour drive one way and then again for 2 hours back. The battery life didn't seem to decrease at all. Maybe went down 20-30%.I have so far gone a few days straight without charging and taking small trips each day listening to music the whole time. It's definitely good enough to use for a day and not charge and still have enough juice for another ride or two. My buddy wore his battery out after maybe 4-5 days of not charging. Definitely good enough given you're usually home in time to recharge. This model supports charging while using it on your bike. I got a battery hookup USB charger but honestly haven't even had to use that yet. So far I have listened to music solid for about a two hour drive one way and then again for 2 hours back. The battery life didn't seem to decrease at all. Maybe went down 20-30%.I have so far gone a few days straight without charging and taking small trips each day listening to music the whole time. It's definitely good enough to use for a day and not charge and still have enough juice for another ride or two. My buddy wore his battery out after maybe 4-5 days of not charging. Definitely good enough given you're usually home in time to recharge. This model supports charging... » Read More So far I have listened to music solid for about a two hour drive one way and then again for 2 hours back. The battery life didn't seem to decrease at all. Maybe went down 20-30%.I have so far gone a few days straight without charging and taking small trips each day listening to music the whole time. It's definitely good enough to use for a day and not charge and still have enough juice for another ride or two. My buddy wore his battery out after maybe 4-5 days of not charging. Definitely good enough given you're usually home in time to recharge. This model supports charging while using it on your bike. I got a battery hookup USB charger but honestly haven't even had to use that yet. « Show Less
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unable to help you. Sorry. My player hasn't worked at all after i purchased it from Amazon... They are the very worst with solutions on defective goods on the internet. i threw mine in the trash. maybe they will exchange yours
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I use rechargeable and it played for over 80 hours in one sitting. Not bad.