recharging time, cable, and adapter

[pweil]

I'm recharging the Outdoor Essential Gen 2 camera for the first time since I got it four months ago. I am using the supplied indoor charging cable with a 12-watt adapter that came with an iPad. It was originally down to <3%, and it's been charging for nine hours and is still not fully charged (but >90%). Is this an unusually long time, and should (could) I be using a different adapter (I have larger ones that came with MacBooks) to speed things up? Similarly, is the supplied USB-C cable special, or can I use any USB-C charging cable; e.g., such as a charging cable for a MacBook (I have a bunch of these)?

[StephenB]

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@pweil wrote:

I'm recharging the Outdoor Essential Gen 2 camera for the first time since I got it four months ago. I am using the supplied indoor charging cable with a 12-watt adapter that came with an iPad. It was originally down to <3%, and it's been charging for nine hours and is still not fully charged (but >90%). Is this an unusually long time

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I've seen a similarly long time sometimes with my own Gen 2 XL.  I'm not sure exactly how long, as I ended up leaving it on the charger overnight.

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@pweil wrote:

 Similarly, is the supplied USB-C cable special, or can I use any USB-C charging cable; e.g., such as a charging cable for a MacBook 

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The USB-C cable in the box is standard.  But I don't know what power delivery it supports. It is odd, but USB-C charging can be limited by the cable - not just the device being charged and the charger. 

So you could try your MacBook cable, and see if that charges quicker.  It should also be safe to try your MacBook charger.