Unable to charge

[jzinn]

I purchased a Blaze yesterday after the band on my Surge completely fell about after about 16 months of use.  I immediately put it in the charging bay and plugged it into the USB port on my computer.  Last night, I tried synching it to my phone, but it hadn't charged at all. I plugged it back in last night (to a different port), and it is barely charged as of this morning.  It's been plugged in (to yet a 3rd port) all morning, and it hasn't charged any further.  What could be the problem?

[LeeSusan]

I have just bought a blaze. I have put it in its charger as it says the battery is to low to continue the setup but there is no battery icon showing

[Julia_G]

Hi, @LeeSusan, if the Blaze is not yet set up, I think it won't show the battery icon.  Plug it in to a USB port on a computer that is awake (in most cases a computer will not deliver charge when it goes to sleep) or, for a quicker charge, use a UL or CE certified cell phone charger that will accept a USB port.  When it has had an hour or so of charging it should have enough charge to continue the set up.

[Julia_G]

@jzinn, as mentioned above, if your computer is not awake it is unlikely to deliver charge.  Also the Blaze needs to be plugged in to a USB port that is connected directly to the computer motherboard -- a "hub" will not deliver enough charge.

Alternatively you can plug ot in to any UL or CE certified cell phone charger that will accept a USB cable.

[jzinn]

The connection was plugged into a port that is connected to the motherboard all afternoon yesterday and all this morning, certainly for more than an hour.  Last night when it was plugged in, it was plugged in to an adapter, directly into an outlet.

[jzinn]

It was plugged into a port that is connected to the motherboard all afternoon yesterday and all this morning, certainly for more than an hour.  Last night when it was plugged in, it was plugged in to an adapter, directly into an outlet.

[LeeSusan]

thank you you are right

[Julia_G]

Hi, @jzinn, in that case I would plug it in again to outlet adapter and attempt a restart.  Try this 3 times.

If you still get no response from your Blaze please get in touch with Fitbit customer support on contact.fitbit.com.  Be sure to tell them the troubleshooting steps you have already tried.  They will be able to help you.

Good luck, and keep us posted.  Welcome to the forums!