The easiest way to get around this that I have found with my own broken gear s charger is that you can use a pill bottle. Simply close your watch strap in the locked position place the charger in position, and use a pill bottle to keep enough pressure on it to charge. Make sure the bottle is not too large so that you don't over stretch your band. I did this because I was leary about buying another charger, knowing that the new one would probably break as well in time.