V Poor battery life via mains charging???

SanDisk MP3 players Sansa® Fuze™
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I bought a Sansa Fuze for my noob mate who doesn’t even own a PC. I bought an external mains charger from play for about £4 that plugs via the USB into the mains. He has been asking if 2 hours battery life is normal I decided it probably wasn’t and after browsing on here I have decided it’s about 10% of what he should be getting.

I did try searching but as expected most normal people are charging via PCs.

4 Qs spring to mind

Is this a common fault charging via this method?

Is the battery broken?

Is it the crappy mains charger i bought?

And what can I do to rectify the issue for him?

Any advice greatly appreciated and thanks for reading my post

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Either the Fuze battery is defective, or it’s the charger. I’d guess it’s the charger. Can you try it on a different one? There’s a warranty on the Fuze for a year.

There’s someone out there who doesn’t own a computer? Wow. 

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I also have some noob friends without a PC… can u tell me the exact model name of your charger ?

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All you need is a universal USB charger, which converts wall current to a USB plug–and then the Sansa cord plugs into that.  USB is a standard specification. But try to get one from a brand you recognize.

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I/he has a universal mains charger. I’ll ask about and see if anyone else has one and see if I can test it.

I still don’t think it’s the battery though, surely a battery either works or it doesn’t??? And there would be no halfway house like this

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Make sure the charger provides 500mA current or more. Some chargers provide less current and may cause charging problems.