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Hi,
I am looking to buy a car charger for HTC Fuze
There are so many listed like at Eforcity and BargainCell
would anyone of them is fine?
Is there a decent place other than those two? Above places are just charging more on shipping than the actual cost of the charger
Thanks
The easiest way would be to swing by an ATT or Verizon store.
I do have several and they are all rated 5 V (rarely you'll find 12V) but use one of these. They are pretty slick because you can charge ALL USB devices and, if you travel, it's a "one-for-all" device (meaning I can charge my headset which has a USB cable, iPod Nano and the phone.
http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=10892
If you travel a lot you may look into one of these as well
http://www.bixnet.com/usbbatterybox.html
There is also one which does both, AC and cig. input to USB output, a little bit bulky though, but I couldn't find the link right now.
how is that compared to this one
http://www.amazon.com/Charger-Generation-Antenna-Booster-Google/dp/B001LP2ME0/
Comparison:
They both charge
The one you listed is cheaper (even incl. shipping)
Not that flexible
I don't know what other USB devices you have to charge, meaning if they have different cables for different devices, I do.
The Last Car Charger You Will ever NEED!
This has worked for me so far....total $19.81 shipped (2 to 3 days)
http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&field-zipjids=32931&x=8&y=18&field-keywords=Black%20%26%20Decker%20PI100SB&url=search-alias%3Dwireless-aps
tyguy said:
Comparison:
They both charge
The one you listed is cheaper (even incl. shipping)
Not that flexible
I don't know what other USB devices you have to charge, meaning if they have different cables for different devices, I do.
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the reason I mentioned that one was I could not find anyone for 5V
all are 12V
in your first post in this thread you mentioned you have all 5V ones
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13522
i bought 1 of these. works great. has 3 inputs and 1 usb port.
My solution to the car charging problem has been a power inverter. You can charge your phone using your house charger, and plug in other stuff at the same time. The last one I bought even had a couple of USB ports so I can use a standard USB cord to charge various devices. Also handy for plugging in my laptop, dvd, tv, etc.
tyguy said:
Comparison:
They both charge
The one you listed is cheaper (even incl. shipping)
Not that flexible
I don't know what other USB devices you have to charge, meaning if they have different cables for different devices, I do.
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but the one I mentioned is listed at 12V
will it make a difference?
zenithcoolest said:
but the one I mentioned is listed at 12V
will it make a difference?
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A car's battery is 12v. So when they say 12v, they are referring to input. It should then regulate that 12v to 5v (USB spec). If you are worried that this one does not have this regulator, spend a few extra dollars and get a better one.
A car charger should have a regulator anyway, because your car's alternator can output up to about 20v. For USB devices, it needs to be regulated to 5v, or damage may occur.
Howler82 said:
A car's battery is 12v. So when they say 12v, they are referring to input. It should then regulate that 12v to 5v (USB spec). If you are worried that this one does not have this regulator, spend a few extra dollars and get a better one.
A car charger should have a regulator anyway, because your car's alternator can output up to about 20v. For USB devices, it needs to be regulated to 5v, or damage may occur.
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so which one would you recommend buying? thanks
types of usb connectors
Hey guys, tell me please are there two types of USB connectors to TP ?
I mean the one is like a regular mini USB and the other is an asymmetric one ? Because i ordered ones a car charger from ebay and got the one with the mini USB connector although my TP has the second one.
This is the one i think of buying http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250434240310&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123
TP has a special usb head for multimedia etc, but for charging use, your item would be ok.
have not had a look at your ebay link (at work) will go home to confirm
Old Motorola Car Charger
I use the car charger from my old Motorola Razr. It has a charging light and charges quickly, however, the Razr will not charge from the Fuze home charger...David.
It seems that there is an important issue about car chargers, which isn't mentioned in this thread. The HTC car charger is 2 ampere, where othere chargers (like the one I bought on Ebay) or only 0.5 ampere. This is problem when having heavy load on your Touch Pro. It then actually still drains battery while charging.
Anyone else have any experiences they'd like to share using non-OEM chargers?
I use my HP TouchPad charger in my living room, as my HP Touchstone plugs into it usually. It charges the N7 at exactly the same rate as the OEM charger.
Just curious about others' experiences.
Oh....and is anyone else w/the HP TouchPad just completely spoiled regarding tablet prices? $250 seemed like a lot of money to pay, LOL.
http://saraoutlet.com/yxt-023-us-2-...for-apple-ipad-iphone-4g-3gs-white-35561.html
I use this, it charges my iphone, ipad, ipod touch, samsung, and now my nexus. I have one for the car as well that is 1A/2.1A.
the blackberry playbook 1.8a charger works really well. indistinguishable from the supplied OEM. available for $16 bucks or so in retail packaging.
I've used the same charger for my Galaxy SII. Seemed to do the job well and just as quickly!
I have a few blackberry chargers one is a playbook one and some other android chargers.. they all work just fine.
I'd love to know if there are any portable chargers that will charge the Nexus 7 without being plugged into the wall, so, I can charge it when I'm laying in bed or something, I have portable USB chargers that I don't thing would work with the 7 The Duracell Powerhouse USB charger and the Sony Media CP-ELS USB Portable Charger with 2,000 mAh Li-Ion Battery, I use them interchangeably with my iPhone 4S and Playstation Vita.
Okay, I went through my "wall wart" drawer and tried 8 chargers and 9 cables. I can't find any pattern to the results
There was one cable (skinny black generic USB) that didn't work with charger, and one charger (from a Kingston Wi-Drive) that wouldn't work with any cable.
The best cable was a white mini-usb (that I used with a mini-micro dongle) that had come with my generic 5000 mAH backup battery; it worked with *everything* except the Wi-Drive charger. The best chargers were the OEM ASUS charger, and a generic small black cube (1A) labelled "KIN"; those worked with every cable except the skinny black dud.
The worst of the working chargers were an "Innergie" dual laptop/USB power supply, and the generic battery backup. Those only worked with that white cable.
Honorable mentions go to an old Motorola RAZR charger (used with a mini-micro dongle) and a small Samsung phone charger. Those have permanent cables, and both worked.
I couldn't pick up any pattern in terms of amp rating (obviously, the lower amp chargers will take longer). It seems to be "luck of the draw".
I've tried probably 4-5 different chargers including a Motorola wall charger plugged in the wall, and also plugged into a power inverter in my truck, a motorola car charger and an oem wall charger and have no issues with any of them.
iPad 3 charger compatibility
Can anyone confirm if N7 charges using the new iPad 10W charger? Mine only supports the charger that came with it. Does that mean that the usb port is broken and I need to replace it or is it the way all the units behave?
Other XDA threads with similar topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1780211
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1781680
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784322
dmalovic said:
Can anyone confirm if N7 charges using the new iPad 10W charger? Mine only supports the charger that came with it. Does that mean that the usb port is broken and I need to replace it or is it the way all the units behave?
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It charges using my iPad2 charger, which I think is the same charger as the new iPad?
The Nexus 7 does not show charging when plugged into any of my OEM/aftermarket Apple chargers.
It does not appear to matter whether I use the USB cable supplied by Asus, or a standard commodity micro USB cable.
There is evidence from other users that the tablet may be charging at the 1A rate even though the charge indicator stays off.
I have not personally confirmed this yet.
Im using the charger of my BlackBerry playbook! 5volts 2amp!
From 0% to 100% in less than 3 hours!
Sent from my Nexus 7
I bought 10 of the HP Touchpad chargers for $5 shipped a few weeks ago. They work perfect for the Nexus 7, same plug, 2AH charging..
I think you can still find them for $5 shipped @ hp.com
All my micro USB chargers work , from Nokia to BlackBerry to HTC all fab all charge the n7 OK
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martyg7 said:
The Nexus 7 does not show charging when plugged into any of my OEM/aftermarket Apple chargers.
It does not appear to matter whether I use the USB cable supplied by Asus, or a standard commodity micro USB cable.
There is evidence from other users that the tablet may be charging at the 1A rate even though the charge indicator stays off.
I have not personally confirmed this yet.
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I've had one of those OEM/aftermarket Apple charges blow up on me (not shrapnel, it stayed in the plastic casing), so I wouldn't expect much from those anyway. Have you tried with any standard micro USB phone charger?
Chargers that work:
- Motorola Droid Pro (hard-wired micro USB). Rated at 800 mA but seems to charge almost as fast as the OEM.
- Kin One (Uses any USB cable). Rated at 1A, works with every USB cable I have (almost; there were a couple that didn't work with anything). These are available on-line for less than 10 bucks:
http://www.amazon.com/Sharp-Standard-Wall-Charger-CNR1002/dp/B005IY428Y
http://www.aftermarketcellular.com/ic/CNR1002.html
This is nice and compact; I'm going to order a couple of more to have as spares.
- Motoroloa RAZR (hard-wired mini-USB, used with mini-to-micro adapter). Rated at 500 mA. Works, but probably pretty slow.
- Samsung (from unknown phone; hard-wired micro-USB) rated at 750 mA. Didn't test charge time.
As an aside, I have a 5000 mAh backup battery that I've used with phones and my Nook color (http://www.amazon.com/5000mAh-External-Motorola-Blackberry-Nintendo/dp/B004P8E612). It works with the Nexus, but ONLY with the mini-USB cable that the Power Bank shipped with. Every other cable I've tried chokes. It's intended for an iPhone and puts 6.5V across the power pins (with no load; this is about the same as the Kin) and pulls the data pins to 3.4V. What's weird is that I can connect a 2-conductor (charge only) extension in series with the working cable, so that the data signal never reaches the Nexus. If I use a 2-conductor cable by itself, the Nexus doesn't charge.
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Chargers that work:
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When you say they work, are they showing as AC charging when you use them or are they just charging.
Go-to battery stats and it will say either
Charging (USB)
Or
Charging (AC)
Sent from my Nexus 7
Compatable car charger
It's really disappointing to know N7 is so picky about chargers. Can anyone report on a working small/short car USB charger that is compatible?
You might want to check that your vehicle can provide 2amps from its cigarette lighter plug. Normal only utility plugs can do that.
Sent from my Nexus 7
I bought a second hand Nexus 6p last week, without a charger. I ordered a charger and cable from amazon uk:
The charger: USB Type-C Charger, Tronsmart 27W Dual Port USB C Wall Charger for Nexus 5X/6P, S7, HTC 10, LG G5 and Other USB-C Phones and iPhone Android Device £13.55 ($17)
Cable: 'USB Type C Cable, CableCreation Super Speed Gen 2 (10Gbps) USB 3.1 Type C Male to Male Cable' which cost £11.99 ($15).
I could only get normal charging, no fast/rapid, so I ordered replacements of both as amazon prime allows free returns.
I ordered a iKits (CE/FCC Verified) 5V3A Type-C AC USB Wall Charger/Travel Charge, USB-C 15W for Macbook, Google Chromebook Pixel, Google Nexus 5X 6P & etc. Universal US AU UK EU Plug Adapter included Black, £10.99 ($14)
USB Type C Cable, CHOETECH Hi-speed USB-C to USB-C Cable 3.3ft(1m) for USB Type-C Devices Including LG G5, the new MacBook, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P. £4.99 ($6)
I tested with the original Tronsmart charger, but the new cable, the Choetech and wow, rapid/fast charging! The cable was half the price of my original choice, yet allows for greater charging speeds. I have today sent the Cable Creation cable back.
I will test the iKits charger tonight.
I find it helpful to have two chargers, especially since nothing else in my house uses USB C, and if one got stolen at work, I like to have a backup. I will keep you guys posted on the iKits.
I hope this helps anyone who needs a replacement charger for their 6P
NB: I am not sponsored, or paid, etc.. I struggled to find info on this myself and figured I can't be the only one.
update:
Both the Tronsmart and iKits charger fast/rapid charge my nexus. I returned the cable and got a cheap Tronsmart USB C cable and it works as well for fast/rapid charging.
So I now have two different brands, in my opinion affordable too, chargers and two different cheap USB C cables that all support fast charging. Very pleased.
Hope this helps!
thank you for the information, i was looking for alternative charger also.
As long as you stick with the better 3rf party stuff you will be OK. I am personally not a fan of Tronsmart, but Anker has yet to let me down.
Hi all I want to get a USB to USB c cable so I can charge my phone in the car.
Will any on ebay work or is there some specific one that works better?
I found most of the cables from eBay to be cheap and not offer a full charge Amazon offers some descent cables and can get full reviews on each one. I went through the same thing rushed to Walmart and picked one up
chrisnewton said:
Hi all I want to get a USB to USB c cable so I can charge my phone in the car. Will any on ebay work or is there some specific one that works better?
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If you want rapid charging you need to look for one that either has a USB-C port on the charger (like the stock charger) or one that has a dedicated cable for USB-C that will output 5V/3A. Any charger or cable that uses USB-A will only provide a maximum of 2.4A and will not "rapid charge". This includes QC2 and QC3 which our phone does not support.
chrisnewton said:
Hi all I want to get a USB to USB c cable so I can charge my phone in the car.
Will any on ebay work or is there some specific one that works better?
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Hey there, are you open to using a car adapter? I purchased a Vinsic car adapter which has both USB type C and A ports. It was reviewed favorably by Googler Benson Leung among other products that are fully compliant with USB type C guidelines. It has worked fantastic for me in the year that I've owned this product along with my Nexus 5X. This has been used 3 to 6 times a week.
Thanks all for your help and advice
I got one from eBay that is 10 ft and works really great! It was also not very expensive and a better charger then the short one that came with the phone
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As the title says, has anyone tried using a chromebook charger with their V20? Picked up an Asus C302sa and it uses a 45W usb-c charger. It would be nice to carry just the one but I don't want to fry my phone. Thoughts? Or am I about to be a guinea pig? (I guess if it comes down to it, I can just throw my spare battery in before attempting and hope that's the worst of it.)
I've used a Targus usb c laptop charger and the Anker USB PD on my V20. It works great. If you look on the output info of the charger, you should see a range of values (maybe just 2 for cheaper chargers). Usually there's one high wattage for laptops and one low wattage for phones/accessories.
Thanks! I'll have to see if I can find a magnifying glass to read the print.