# Want to make sure I don't damage my new device when charging it for the first time

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**Created:** [March 28, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-make-sure-i-dont-damage-my-new-device-when-charging-it-for-the-first-time/961849 "2022-03-28T18:06:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-make-sure-i-dont-damage-my-new-device-when-charging-it-for-the-first-time/961849/1 "2022-03-28T18:06:57Z")

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It’s an Ortizan S3 wireless speaker. The first two purchases (another make & model, then the first version of this one) both failed to charge properly (or were damaged or faulty in some other way). The one I got last week (before I sent it back to Amazon for replacement) showed the red charging light, but failed to turn on afterwards.

It has its own USB-C cable. First device I plugged into the charger plug I use for my Samsung phone (yes used the included cable), rated 5.0 volts. Second device I simply plugged into my computer, with again zero luck. I don’t want to fry this one too. So where should plug it, then?