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Jake_11
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October 22, 2019
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What are people using for USB C charger for Sonos Move?

I asked this question over in the sonos reddit forum and others are having same issues so thought I would bring over here.

What are people using for their usb charger for the Sonos move? I attempted to use my MacBook pros charger but it didn’t work. I have the 60watt brick but from what I read it should be able to still work.

So then I read it might be the cord as they have chips in them and knowing Apple they locked their cord down. So I bought an anker power line 3.1 usb c cable and tried it with the MacBook brick again and it still didn’t work.

So before I keep buying and returning curious if anyone has had success with certain chargers with the move. Thanks!

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    Airgetlam
    AirgetlamAnswer
    October 24, 2019

    OK, I was too lazy to include it in my last post, but then I went and found it in the introduction post, straight from Sonos,  here:

    https://en.community.sonos.com/announcements-228985/introducing-sonos-move-brilliant-sound-anywhere-6829500

    Specifically this:

    Power and battery:
    Move’s battery will last for up to 10 hours of uninterrupted playback. If left off the charging base and unused, Move will automatically go into suspend mode to reserve battery for up to 5 days. The battery is rechargeable with an included indoor charging base or with any USB-C charger with the following output levels: 12V/3A, 15V/3A, or 20V/2.25A. After about three years, or 900 charges, Move’s battery can easily be replaced so you can keep listening for years to come.

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    AndrewBrian
    Contributor I
    January 7, 2020

    It doesn’t sound like a problem with that particular unit, as AjTrek1 says, it can be picky sometimes. Have you tried a different cable or another charger that is known to work? I’ve seen some Macbook chargers work, but that doesn’t mean all will.

    @Ryan S Yes, I’ve tried three different MacBook chargers and an iPad charger, with about six different USB-C cables. I can also try a Lenovo USB-C charger that I have. But it does seem like there’s something more going on, since the chargers are providing more than enough power and the Move just isn’t drawing it. I’ll let you know when I try the Lenovo charger.

      AjTrek1
      AjTrek1
      January 7, 2020

      @AndrewBrian 

      Please note that some devices are designed to reject power from a source that is not 100% spec to it’s requirment. This is done to protect the device from overload and/or heat build-up. Of course underpowered charging sources will be rejected as well. 

      Maybe you’re just trying to save money and I get that. However, if you scroll up in this thread you’ll find my recommendations for the US and one by @tdjohn for the UK.

      Cheers!

      Together Everyone Achieves More = T.E.A.M.
      AndrewBrian
      Contributor I
      January 7, 2020

      @AndrewBrian

      Please note that some devices are designed to reject power from a source that is not 100% spec to it’s requirment. This is done to protect the device from overload and/or heat build-up. Of course underpowered charging sources will be rejected as well. 

      Maybe you’re just trying to save money and I get that. However, if you scroll up in this thread you’ll find my recommendations for the US and one by @tdjohn for the UK.

      Cheers!

      Thanks, those are great recommendations … I’m mostly trying to save bulk. I’m already lugging a big ‘ol speaker around and adding more chargers/cables to the mix is annoying. Plus, this thing is not a cheap little speaker that shouldn’t be able to figure out how to pull power from a pretty well defined source. I could see if it were rejecting some kind of knock-off supply, cheaply built, etc. But that it’s rejecting a clean source like a Mac charger is baffling. I’m by no means a USB-C power delivery spec expert but it seems like by Ryan’s admission the Mac chargers should be working and they’re not. A $400 speaker shouldn’t be this fickle, is, I suppose, the broader point. 

      pvinthemix
      Lyricist II
      January 12, 2020

      Using this well priced wall charger and it works great: 

      USB C Wall Charger Omars 45W 

        DJT
        Lyricist I
        January 17, 2020


        I just received a MOVE ordered directly from Sonos today 16 Jan 2020 and if I connect my MacPro power adapter it works fine at charging the MOVE. The orange charging light comes on for approx 10 seconds and then goes out. Then I’m left with a lightning symbol on the battery in my Sonos App on my iPhone. This would suggest anyone finding it doesn’t work, either has a faulty MOVE, some other Mac PSU model numbers don’t work or the physical connection between MOVE socket and Mac PSU is a little off (assuming the Mac PSU works fine for your other Mac devices). Hope you get a replacement MOVE or find some other fix soon enough. Good luck!

         

          sramstig
          Contributor I
          January 24, 2020

          I found these two chargers and they work great for my Move

           

          Guy_19
          Guy_19
          Enthusiast II
          March 10, 2020

          I am a bit late to this thread, but have had a Move for a couple of weeks, and am not impressed with the standby battery life.  Losing 15-20% per day?  I use it in a bathroom in the UK, where we aren’t supposed to have mains electricity.  I am therefore looking at portable chargers, or possibly putting a wall charger in the next room, drilling a small hole in the wall and passing a USB cable under the bath and up to the shelf where the speaker lives (not above the bath).  Most of the products in this thread aren’t available in the UK.  Thoughts?

          ( @AjTrek1 if that works)

          So either:

          https://amzn.to/38Dx3Bs RAVPower USB C Power Bank 20100mAh 45W PD 3.0 Portable Charger External Battery Pack (USB-C Input, 45W Type-C Output)

          OR

          https://amzn.to/3cN4ggT TOMMOX USB C Charger - Dual Port Wall Charger, USB PD Port 45W with Power Delivery

          https://amzn.to/2TUUYXx AmazonBasics USB Type-C to USB Type-C 2.0 Cable - 2.7 m

          By the way, the Move charges well with a Lenovo ThinkPad 65W power brick that I happen to have.  From 30% to 90% in an hour. I would use this to charge the Power Bank below if I took that option.

          7 rooms: One SL Stereo Pair, One SL x 2, Move, Play:5 Gen2 & Port into Arcam AVR with AE floorstanders, Port into Denon microsystem.
            gurdz
            Lyricist I
            April 25, 2020

            For those of you in the UK, I’ve struggled to find something that will work for travel in UK and EU having tested quite a few. The 45w 20V/2.25A is the key and is very limited for UK/EU from what I have found/tested. Unfortunately all the Anker multi port options are 20V/3a so no good and the one “plug” option is UK only so no good for travel. However I’ve just bought and tested this successfully - I hope it helps:

            https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XPFVF2S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

             

             

            Hi, im from uk and the link you have posted doesn't  work. Can you re up it please. 

             

            Also does anyone know if the samsung 45w charger will charge the move? 

             

             

             

             

             

             

            thehurra
            Lyricist II
            April 27, 2020

            I ordered this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083N9HVBL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

            and it’s not plug and play. sometimes it charges the move, sometimes it doesn't. 

              thehurra
              Lyricist II
              April 27, 2020

              I am a bit late to this thread, but have had a Move for a couple of weeks, and am not impressed with the standby battery life.  Losing 15-20% per day?  I use it in a bathroom in the UK, where we aren’t supposed to have mains electricity.  I am therefore looking at portable chargers, or possibly putting a wall charger in the next room, drilling a small hole in the wall and passing a USB cable under the bath and up to the shelf where the speaker lives (not above the bath).  Most of the products in this thread aren’t available in the UK.  Thoughts?

              ( @AjTrek1 if that works)

              So either:

              https://amzn.to/38Dx3Bs RAVPower USB C Power Bank 20100mAh 45W PD 3.0 Portable Charger External Battery Pack (USB-C Input, 45W Type-C Output)

              OR

              https://amzn.to/3cN4ggT TOMMOX USB C Charger - Dual Port Wall Charger, USB PD Port 45W with Power Delivery

              https://amzn.to/2TUUYXx AmazonBasics USB Type-C to USB Type-C 2.0 Cable - 2.7 m

              By the way, the Move charges well with a Lenovo ThinkPad 65W power brick that I happen to have.  From 30% to 90% in an hour. I would use this to charge the Power Bank below if I took that option.

              I see same, regarding standby battery drain. 

              Haven’t found a power bank that works with this. Tried a RAVPower USB C 45w bank that did not work, consistently. 

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