https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/Cannot-charge-Square-Chip-Card-Reader/m-p/384467#M101147 <P>I’m in the same position, barely used this thing and it quit unexpectedly at an event and cost me a ton of sales. I’m not impressed!!&nbsp;</P> Sat, 30 Jul 2022 16:45:15 GMT MHoff 2022-07-30T16:45:15Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/Cannot-charge-Square-Chip-Card-Reader/m-p/41350#M101146 <P>I'm rather puzzled here. I pulled out my Square Chip Card Reader (the small one, not the contactless one) tonight to charge it for an event tomorrow. I have only used this reader a few times, and yet it has already failed: the charging port is rattling around inside. I cannot connect the USB cord properly in order to charge it. When I try to plug it in the cord wobbles badly and the light on the reader doesn't come on at all. Is this a known problem with these readers, or did I happen to get a fluke? I realize user error is usually the problem, but I do make an effort to double-check plug&nbsp;alignment for all electronics I use because I know how easy it is to have the cord turned the wrong way. If it's damaged this easily when I'm this careful with it, I'm not sure I want to spend the money to buy a replacement (I'm fairly certain I bought this more than a year ago, but cannot find a record of it on the Dashboard).</P> Sun, 21 Sep 2025 12:31:07 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/Cannot-charge-Square-Chip-Card-Reader/m-p/41350#M101146 MazzPress 2025-09-21T12:31:07Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/Cannot-charge-Square-Chip-Card-Reader/m-p/384467#M101147 <P>I’m in the same position, barely used this thing and it quit unexpectedly at an event and cost me a ton of sales. I’m not impressed!!&nbsp;</P> Sat, 30 Jul 2022 16:45:15 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/Cannot-charge-Square-Chip-Card-Reader/m-p/384467#M101147 MHoff 2022-07-30T16:45:15Z