Question posted by jamesrupert on July 30th, 2012

Will Not Charge. Red Light Comes On For 15sec, Green Flashed 4 Or 5 Times.

My playbook is 7 months old.  It died this week end.  When I plug it in, the red light comes on for about 15 seconds.  Then the green light flashed 4 or 5 times then goes out.  It does not appear to be charging.

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Answer #1: Posted by chrissycorrea626 on April 30th, 2014 2:09 AM
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If you charge it on the rapid charger the dock then one of the springs from the dock has fallen short get a new one or charge Iit upside down like me

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