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Motorola Charger

I have look at the Motorola Chargers and it is the same USB b mini as the HTC can you use this charger for the HTC as I an not sore of the Volts
Thanks
Chris

it will work fine with that charger cable, same (5V) - Mike

It will work (my Orbit is plugged into the charger from my Motorola L2 as I type), but it's not just down to the voltage.
Both HTC and Motorola wire the mini USB in non standard ways - hence the HTC Artemis (and Hermes) also uses the mini USB for headphones, and the Motorola has a peculiarity that it will not charge from a cable plugged in to a laptop's USB port, but only from a mains powered adaptor. One of the pins (can't remember which one) is used to indicate whether the cable is being used for "charging" or "syncing".
So just because 2 devices both use mini USB at 5V does not necessarily mean that they can be charged from each other's chargers. I was originally thrilled to think that I could just bring a single charger on business trips to recharge my Artemis, L2 and BlackBerry. Then I found out that it's not quite so simple :-(

My big interest is the Energizer come out with Energi To Go with Mini USB instant cell phone charger this is good for emergences so if it works Motorola I hob it can work for my HTC
http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=581663&N=200281&An=browse
Thanks all for the input
Chris

cttransnb said:
I have look at the Motorola Chargers and it is the same USB b mini as the HTC can you use this charger for the HTC as I an not sore of the Volts
Thanks
Chris
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This is my experience based on the years of practice and not on the theoretical "brainwork".
I have HTC P3300 and I even never unpack the wall charger and USB sync cable. I used to have Motorola MPx200 years ago (think it was 2003), since than I changed a couple of devices (Motorola MPx200->BlueAngel->Magician->Motorola A780->HTC P3300), but what stay unchanged is my wall charger. Yes it is charger of my old MPX200, it was plugged once to the mains plug in 2003 and never have been taken out, and all devices what I had after MPx200 were charged by this charger.
The same I can say about my car charger. It's traced back to 2003 and it's original Motorola MPx200 car charger(I think it's standard Motorola car charger for all miniUSB phones). Works flawlessly. I was recently in trip from Amsterdam to Milan and back and from Amsterdam to Malmo and back using the TomTom on P3300 and of course it was permanently charged by my "old" Motorola car charger. No problem at all.
In my business trips I use the Universal World charger which has usb port and I use USB-miniUSB absolutely unbranded cable to charge my all "mini USB" devices including P3300 and Motorola BT stereo headset.
Concerning the sync cable, it's even more dramatic because I use USB cable of my Sony CyberShot camera. And again, all devices what I used to have and what I have now, synchronize and charge with no problem with this cable.
Ok, it's my experience Maybe I'm just a lucky dog , but I certainly prefer to stay like this

Motorola Charger rocks
I have been charging my Artemis with my V3 charger and my V3 with the Artemis data cable for sometime now.

AD10 said:
I have been charging my Artemis with my V3 charger and my V3 with the Artemis data cable for sometime now.
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PLUS + I have also been able to sync using the V3 data cable too

i never experienced any problems using motorola charger or data cable with PDA (Universal & Artemis) and vice versa. Btw i use charger from moto bt HT820 for artemis as well.
only one prob. is moto charger has only 0.5A, so pda charges longer, or not(universal - higher power consum.) no prob with arte. HTC charger is 2A instead of 0.5A. BTW no prob to use 2A charger instead of 0.5A device "eats" only what it needs and is capable of, and maybe charges more quickly

Only Atom refused to charge with other chargers
So far only XDA Atom by Quanta has been a problem when it comes to charging it with other chargers However the activesync works with all mini usb cables. I also use my Canon camera cable for syncing sometimes

RalphLauren said:
This is my experience based on the years of practice and not on the theoretical "brainwork".
I have HTC P3300 and I even never unpack the wall charger and USB sync cable. I used to have Motorola MPx200 years ago (think it was 2003), since than I changed a couple of devices (Motorola MPx200->BlueAngel->Magician->Motorola A780->HTC P3300), but what stay unchanged is my wall charger. Yes it is charger of my old MPX200, it was plugged once to the mains plug in 2003 and never have been taken out, and all devices what I had after MPx200 were charged by this charger.
The same I can say about my car charger. It's traced back to 2003 and it's original Motorola MPx200 car charger(I think it's standard Motorola car charger for all miniUSB phones). Works flawlessly. I was recently in trip from Amsterdam to Milan and back and from Amsterdam to Malmo and back using the TomTom on P3300 and of course it was permanently charged by my "old" Motorola car charger. No problem at all.
In my business trips I use the Universal World charger which has usb port and I use USB-miniUSB absolutely unbranded cable to charge my all "mini USB" devices including P3300 and Motorola BT stereo headset.
Concerning the sync cable, it's even more dramatic because I use USB cable of my Sony CyberShot camera. And again, all devices what I used to have and what I have now, synchronize and charge with no problem with this cable.
Ok, it's my experience Maybe I'm just a lucky dog , but I certainly prefer to stay like this
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Confirmed
Motorola V3i charger - Motorola genuine car charger - Sony Mini DV usb cable - All O.K.

On the same theme, does anyoine know if the Orbit mains charger will work happily with an iPod? I have the Orbit, kid has the iPod, and we're about to go away. I'd like to just take the Orbit lead to charge both and save on buying an iPod charge lead. They're both mini USB. Thoughts?

I use HTC & Motorola Charger for following: Artemis, Universal, MPx200, Motorola Btooth Stereo - which one is the nearest, I use moto for Artemis and vice versa.

Actually mini USB chargers are mostly compatible with different devices. With the notable exception of the Blackberry devices. They seem to wire the connector in a different way and a Blackberry won't charge with a generic mini USB charger This is the only exception I've seen so far (MPX200, Qtek S110, Qtej 9100, Holux GPS, Artemis and Blackberry 8700v tested). I still use my Motorola car charger for my Artemis btw

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Actually mini USB chargers are mostly compatible with different devices. With the notable exception of the Blackberry devices. They seem to wire the connector in a different way and a Blackberry won't charge with a generic mini USB charger This is the only exception I've seen so far (MPX200, Qtek S110, Qtej 9100, Holux GPS, Artemis and Blackberry 8700v tested). I still use my Motorola car charger for my Artemis btw
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From my experience, T-Mobile SDA also would not charge from Motorola mains charge, but Mororola MPx200 did it very good from SDA charger.
But it's already history I would surprise very much if I see the person with the first T-Mobile SDA in his hands ;-)

Simple solution
Cut open your USB lead, and connect just the red and black wires, they're the 5v+ (red) and - (black) lines - if the rest aren't conencted, all the devices will assume it's just plugged into a charger (of course yo can't use it for syncing or anything...)
This is also useful for car use - but any cheapo phone charger (5v) and connect a mini usb cable using the red and black...

krazr,and orbit charge fine with each other
even took the p**s and used a m8s tom tom charger to charge my orbit hehehe. worked a treat.

Blackberry wall charger for my Tilt

The charger for my Tilt just broke and I need a new Charger. I have two chargers left over from my Blackberry days, The mini usb will fit my Tilt. Will it work ? Or for some reason will it short my battery/phone.
I remember reading a thread about non HTC chargers months ago, but for the life of me I can't find it.

Have a BB charger working just fine on myTrinity.

any miniusb connector which follow the miniusb std will work
be it connected any usb pc cable or any charger
if it don't follow the usb std as in use higher volts then 5
or don't use the same pins for power and groud as spc'd in the miniusb
std
it could break the device
but few would break that std as lawsuits would likely follow

I use my old Motorola V3xx charger or a mini USB from a PC.

Lux Sit said:
I use my old Motorola V3xx charger or a mini USB from a PC.
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I have actually gone down that route and got a "fat plug" with a USB socket on the top for travel, then all i need is one plug and assorted USB charging cables for things.

Lux Sit said:
I use my old Motorola V3xx charger or a mini USB from a PC.
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I decided to take a chance that trying the Motorola charger would not toast anything, I plugged it in, the amber light went on, but no charging icon and no charge.
I am currently using a mini USB cable and charging from the computer, but that requires leaving the computer on all nite, which as we are trying to be green, wastes more electricity than a simple charger.

Possibly the Motorola charger isn't pushing enough current to charge.

My blackberry charger is working fine, but my sprint isn't so good!

diffrent between wall chargers

hello
I have the orginal nexus 5 wall charger
http://i59.tinypic.com/34oscra.jpg
and one that I bought in Germany
http://i57.tinypic.com/14l6edv.jpg
the new one from Germany is 2.1 a
and the orginal one is 1.2 a and the orginal one is fastter I tied also with the orginal cable both of them..why is that?
thank you

Probably just something as simple as either exaggerated output specs on the German one, or poor build quality.

maybe the exaggerated output specs on the German one are fake?

It could be that the German one is not actually delivering its advertised output, or it could be that the German one is designed to power Apple devices. Essentially, Android chargers short the data pins so that there is no voltage across them. This tells the phone that its a wall charger and it can draw as much power as it needs. Chargers for Apple devices put a voltage across the data pins to tell the phone what the output of the charger is.
If you go to Settings -> Battery while it's charging on the German charger, does it say "Charging (AC)" or "Charging (USB)"?

it said charging usb..

I7210I said:
it said charging usb..
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That solves the mystery then. The German charger is designed using the Apple standard so the Nexus 5 thinks it is a laptop USB port instead of a charger. That means it will only draw 500mA (vs 1200mA from the stock charger). You could either buy a different charger or just get a charge-only adapter or cable to use with the charger (assuming the German charger has a removable cable).
http://www.amazon.com/PortaPow-Fast...AJOU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411398618&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/PortaPow-Micr...TYUE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411398695&sr=8-1
Make sure to buy the "Universal" version, not the Apple version. These items short the two data pins so that the cable will not work for transferring data but will always be seen as an AC adapter by the phone.

I tried also with the original cable that comes with the nexus and it suppose to be ok and it's not ... there is cable more the original one???

I7210I said:
I tried also with the original cable that comes with the nexus and it suppose to be ok and it's not ... there is cable more the original one???
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I thought I explained it in my last post but the issue is with the charger, not the cable. The cable and adapter I linked to will fix the incompatibility with the charger.

ok I understand now I will order it soon

HTC 10 having trouble to charge on 1A charger

Hello everyone,
I noticed that my HTC 10 (Europe Unlocked FW 1.80) has trouble charging on 1A chargers, the charging LED blink every 5-10 seconds.
It does work fine with a 1.5A charger and the bundled quick charger (2.5A). It did also work fine when attached to the laptop directly.
Did you also experience this behavior?

I have original HTC wall charger 5V-1A and HTC charges without problems on factory cable.
On non complaint, cheap usbA to usb type C cables the led is blinking and not charging.
I have charged my HTC10 on a 1A charger many times and everytime without problem.

Interesting, I am also using an original HTC charger with the bundled cable and I do get the issue.
Are you by any chance also running the 1.80 ROM?

Today I updated to .401, I have EU phone. No charge issues, my phone charges slowly from this 1A charger right now.

fun_key said:
Interesting, I am also using an original HTC charger with the bundled cable and I do get the issue.
Are you by any chance also running the 1.80 ROM?
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How did you measure the actual current?
How did you establish that the actual output is 1A?
Sent from quite brutal hTc 10 ..

jauhien said:
How did you measure the actual current?
How did you establish that the actual output is 1A?
Sent from quite brutal hTc 10 ..
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I did simply read what was written on the charger and assumed that it would be correct. I did carry on with my investigations, and the phone charges fine with a lot of charger (including Samsung & apple 1A). It just fail with 3 old HTC ones rated 1A.

Did you tried to move the usb plug in the charger to determine if it is connected properly? Do that and watch if the red led on the phone lights up.

Yes, I did move the charger it does not help.
The red LED is active for about 10 seconds, then it stops, and after 2 seconds it lights again.
But in the end I don't mind - I just use other chargers
@cavist: Out of curiosity, are you on 110W or 230W?

I am on 230V, I have eu spec, original HTC charger from my M7 bundle, I noticed that one of my cables ordered online has something wrong with the connector and I need to move it in the charger to get it working so I thought, maybe the HTC charger wear quite quickly and some connector can not fully connect with the paths.
All my other type C cables are fine with it. I use this charger to charge my M10 over night and the QC3.0 charger to quickly charge on the desktop.

I have been charging my 10 every night on a Samsung original 1A charger + original HTC USB A to C cable. No issues at all.
I recently bought some cheap USB A to C cables, and the phone won't charge unless I pull the USB A end slightly out from the Samsung 1A charger.
But the cheap cable works fine with my other chargers, so I presume it's a mechanical tolerance issue between the Samsung 1A USB A jack & the USB A end of my cheap cable.

chong81 said:
I have been charging my 10 every night on a Samsung original 1A charger + original HTC USB A to C cable. No issues at all.
I recently bought some cheap USB A to C cables, and the phone won't charge unless I pull the USB A end slightly out from the Samsung 1A charger.
But the cheap cable works fine with my other chargers, so I presume it's a mechanical tolerance issue between the Samsung 1A USB A jack & the USB A end of my cheap cable.
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Same with my HTC charger and certain USBA connectors.

New Cable, same HTC wall charger.. no QC 3.0

Hi, my OG cable completely burnt out (literally started smoking) and HTC refused to send me a new charger as it had been over a year.
So i bought a new cable https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Cables/A...qid=1495201230&sr=1-5&keywords=htc+10+charger
But its slow charging only??
Did i purchase the wrong cable or do i need to have both HTC cable and wall socket
Thanks

mcdevtingz said:
Hi, my OG cable completely burnt out (literally started smoking) and HTC refused to send me a new charger as it had been over a year.
So i bought a new cable https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Cables/A...qid=1495201230&sr=1-5&keywords=htc+10+charger
But its slow charging only??
Did i purchase the wrong cable or do i need to have both HTC cable and wall socket
Thanks
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Assuming the cable works with QC tech, you would need a proper wall charger (socket probably not what you meant) as well. I'm running the choetech 55W charging station and it works fine with my HTC 10.

I did research when we bought our two 10s and found it reported that the 10 is finicky and that if you want to use QC, then it's best to use the OEM cable.