My son has two Leapsters (we "lost" one on a trip, bought a new one, then had the missing one returned to us unexpectedly). He loves them, but they sure do eat up batteries. I'd been waiting for the recharger for quite a while.
I was a little apprehensive after reading the reviews, especially the fit issues. Sure enough, on the first Leapster I tried, I could not get the back plate to reattach but when attempting the other Leapster, I determined it was the fault of the first Leapster (the "nut" for the screw is slightly recessed on the right side), not the recharger plate. As I only wanted one to be chargeable (batteries are better for the "travel" Leapster), that was fine.
I do wonder a bit about the reviews talking about how they couldn't get the backplate back on using duct tape and the like. Are they using the *replacement* silvery backplate, or the original blue backplate? The original will not fit (I tried just to see and it is way too thick), but the replacement slid on with no effort at all. Make sure to use the silvery backplate that is packaged with the recharger (if you only read the "quick instruction" leaflet, the wording is confusing the thick "manual" is clear about using the replacement backplate).
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The Leapster Recharging System is a wonderful accessory, but it needs to be improved (and hopefully retrofitted for us current owners!). The contacts on the back of the Leapster don't maintain their connection with the recharging base. The charging light goes off several times before the Leapster is fully charged. The unit needs to be wiggled so it connects again, the light goes on, and it continues charging. We considered vibrations as the culprit, and tried setting it up in uninhabited rooms to no avail. We like the idea of not changing batteries, but we don't like babysitting this thing!!
LeapFrog.......HELP PLEASE!
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I've been doing a lot of research on the leapster and the new leapster l-max. This recharger kit is ONLY for the first, original leapster. It's important to note that there are TWO different PINK leapsters. One is triangle(ish) and the other is square(ish)....both are the original versions (NOT the L-max)... but only the triangle(ish) one will work with this charger. If you have the square(ish) pink leapster, you'll have to buy the L-max charger for it. Not even the Leap Frog website is clear on the differences between the all the leapsters/L-max's and their accessories. So just be really sure you're buying the right accessories for the product you have. It's disappointing that Leap Frog can't make their products more streamlined because they are great learning tools. Their product development could use some tweeking.
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I bought this to keep from having to change the batteries in my 6 year old's leapster almost weekly. The design is clever, and everything fit together well. The problem is that the contacts are intermittant for the charging base. My daughter puts the leapster in the charger, and all of the contacts are not quite right, and so the charging light doesn't come on consistantly. I tried and experienced the same issue. Even when it is on, bumping the unit or walking through the room causes the contact to break, stopping the recharge. We will continue using this, but it can be annoying.
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I do not have this item, but after reading the reviews I thought I'd share my experience. We got fed up with the battery replacement needs of the Leapster rather quickly. I opted for basic rechargeable batteries and a charger which cost less than $15. We have used rechargeable batteries in both of our Leapsters for well over one and one-half years without any problems whatsoever. Personally, the portability of the Leapsters outways any benefit of having an AC adapter tethered to the wall socket. Eventually we did buy two sets of rechargeable batteries which cost about the same as what we would have spent on getting two of these recharging kits. Now we always have a set of batteries for each Leapster should they both "die" at the same time. So, same net cost, but constant charged batteries and always full portability, with absolutely no headaches or difficulty for us or the kids!!!! In case any one is wondering,I find the rechargeable batteries tend to have a slightly longer life use than replaceable batteries and our batteries are Eveready brand, 2100MiAh.
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