I want to thank all of you who answered my query. Some of you did not seem to read my original posting. I get a lot fun and information out of all of the responses. I wanted to reiterate that since my "official" BlackBerry charger is not likely to have any smarts in it and because the Kensington charger would not even know what a BlackBerry is ; and because both of these chargers work to recharge my BB battery ; there must be something very simple and different about those two chargers. I have tried two or three other USB chargers plus my DIY charger and they do not work. Best Gus -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist