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What are people using for USB C charger for Sonos Move?

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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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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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alanbx

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ravpower RP-PB159 power bank with 45w power delivery charges the Move on-the-go

35$ on amzn

no special sequence

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Frederik

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From the local Sonos seller, I have the information that the following PD charger is compatible with Sonos.

Samsung EP-TA845

In the mean time I’ve ordered another one that I hope to be compatible too.

https://www.banggood.com/BlitzWolf-BW-PL4-45W-PD-Type-C-USB-Charger-EU-Adapter-With-Power3S-Tech-p-1347712.html

Anyway, is not something expected from a company like Sonos, to count on users to test their own product compatibility. A list of compatible/certified chargers must be presented on their web site.

I purchased the samsung EP-TA845, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.

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yo3ggx

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I purchased the samsung EP-TA845, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.

I’ve ordered one model EP-TA845XBEGWW and is working for me all the time, without any specific sequence, with the included USB-c - USB-C cable.

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Frederik

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I purchased the samsung EP-TA845, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.

I’ve ordered one model EP-TA845XBEGWW and is working for me all the time, without any specific sequence, with the included USB-c - USB-C cable.

Thanks for your feedback. I've contacted the sonos reseller and I'll visit them to check if i have a faulty device (test the charger on a new sonos device see if it makes any difference).

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yo3ggx

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I’ve received the 45W PD USB Charger from Blitzwolf (model BW-PL4) with the specifications required by Sonos: 15/3A or 20V/2.25A. Tried with different high quality and short PD cables (5A), but Sonos does not charge.

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Frederik

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At the reseller they let me swap the Move for a new package. Unfortunately the samsung charger EP-TA845 does not work on this new out of the box Sonos. (Did not do the setup and updates yet, will do that after the holidays. See if that helps).

The reseller said that they will contact their account manager at Sonos. See what they have to say about this.

I'll keep you all posted.

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rigopulos

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I am having the same problem. None of my chargers work.

Am trying to my use two Apple chargers - a 96W and 61W - which are both USB PD and both capable of delivering 15V/3A output. From the website:

“Power supply
USB-C adapters must support one or more of the following output levels: 12V/3A, 15V/3A, 20V/2.25A.”

I have renamed my speaker the SONOS Doorstop, because that is all it is good for.

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Frederik

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At the reseller they let me swap the Move for a new package. Unfortunately the samsung charger EP-TA845 does not work on this new out of the box Sonos. (Did not do the setup and updates yet, will do that after the holidays. See if that helps).

The reseller said that they will contact their account manager at Sonos. See what they have to say about this.

I'll keep you all posted.

I setup the new Move at home. Tested the Samsung charger. Unfortunately it did not work. I also swapped the Samsung charger for a new one. Also that did not solve the issue.

So somehow the charger or Move do not match the standard requirements of PD. The only thing I could think about is that I use a 230V charger and asume the (others) who succeded have a 110V Samsung charger?

I'm stil waiting for the resellers answer, I'll keep you posted. Hopefully Sonos can solve it somehow with a firmware update…. let's see where this ends….

Personally I find it a bit of failure of Sonos to sell such a high price speaker, without a working USB-C travel charger in the box…..

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yo3ggx

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I have no issues at all with my Samsung charger (@230V). Even the Acer Chromebook charger (PD 45W - see one of my older posts) now is working, without doing anything on Sonos side. On the other side, a very popular 45W PD Charger from Blitzwolf does not charge the Sonos. Really strange behavior ...