Camp Speaker issue: Shuts down quickly (FIXED/SOLVED!) USB-C charging specifics

[NauticalSpiR1T]

I've had my truck for less than a week and haven't used the speaker yet. You mean to tell me the speaker doesn't charge when it's docked?! Does the flashlight charge when docked?!

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[gramound]

If it's dead-dead, there's probably a specific power/communication need for the charging circuit to work.

Yes! Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the circuit automatically starts slow charging at 5V while the device boots-up. Unfortunately, when it's dead, the boot-up process consumes too much power just by playing the power-on jingle and trying to engage the faster charging. It doesn't quite make it and ends-up in a bad state (not charging at all).

Perhaps a 5V-only charger has more chances of keeping the charging session alive across that sequence (no extra effort spent in trying to engage faster charging).

With the better chargers, you will have to try again a few times util it accumulates enough charge to make it to a stable fast-charging state. I have more success when I tell my phone to "forget this device" so it doesn't waste power on trying to reconnect.

In any case, I got mine to charge with an iPhone charger after a few tries.