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Well my two dollar car charger came today

As stated in the title. Here are some pics
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I'd bet the Captivate will only see it as USB port and never draw more than 500mA from it. You can check which mode your phone is charging in the settings.

foxbat121 said:
I'd bet the Captivate will only see it as USB port and never draw more than 500mA from it. You can check which mode your phone is charging in the settings.
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Care to elaborate on where to find it as I dont see it.

rahlquist said:
Care to elaborate on where to find it as I dont see it.
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Settings->About Phone->Battery status (first one on the list... when plugged in to the AC adapter that came with the phone it will say Charing (AC) under it)

I got a $3 AC car charger ("For blackberry" but thy're both just microusb) off dealextreme. The connector is a little tight but it works great and charges fast

I've found that my Zune HD FM Transmitter charges well too. Has a USB port on it. Not a cheap alternative, but it's multi-functional and it works. Think the Captivate recognizes anything to charge as long as it gives power...

I'm sure it will charge, but at only 500mA, will be pretty slow (especially if you're using while charging).

I use an old crackberry charger (has usb port on it). 500mA output. Charges phone fine. Just not as fast as the samsung 700ma charger.
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I wonder if the iPhone charger would work for it? Anyone tried one?

smeltn said:
I wonder if the iPhone charger would work for it? Anyone tried one?
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I haven't tried the car charger, but the AC outlet->USB works great

I purchased the $1.16 car charger from Monoprice.com, and it works great. Unfortunately, board rules don't allow me to post a link. Just search for "car charger" on Monoprice, and it's the first one that comes up. Or, search for the product ID: 3523.
The only problem is that, while the label lists a maximum output of 1A, the Captivate only draws 500 mA from it (USB mode), as is the case with the other chargers listed in this thread. I have not found the lower charging current to be a problem.
For $1.16... It's a steal.
I also purchased two micro USB cables from the same site, the ones with ferrites, but I had to mod the plastic heads with a Dremel to get them to fit the angled port opening. They fit and work perfectly now, though.

Even with the stock 700ma wall charger, it takes almost 4 hours to completely charge the battery. A 500ma charger (most iPhone ones and generic USB ones) will take even longer. This of course assumes you're not using the phone for anything. If you're using the phone for navigation, for example, your 500ma charger will not have enough juice for the phone and the battery level will continue to drop. So, it is important to have the car charger that can supply more than 500ma to the phone.
Currently, I know the Zune HD premium car charger can be recognizd as AC charger and seems supply more than 700ma of juice. And I read some Moto mini-USB car charger (no USB port on the charger) can be used as rapid charger as well.
I've tried two different cheap USB port car charger, one labeled 2.1a and the other is 700ma. Both are designed for iPhone/iPod and hence can only be recognized as USB charger.
If anyone found any small USB port car charger that can be recognized by the phone as AC charger, please post here.

I've heard good things about the Scosche Revive charger. I saw it in a car charger thread on the Android Forums. A guy bought it for his Evo and said it charged nicely with everything running (GPS, 4G, Navigation, et cetera). Here's a link to his post reviewing it. There's also the Revive II which has a 2.1A port and a 1A port.

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I've heard good things about the Scosche Revive charger. I saw it in a car charger thread on the Android Forums. A guy bought it for his Evo and said it charged nicely with everything running (GPS, 4G, Navigation, et cetera). Here's a link to his post reviewing it. There's also the Revive II which has a 2.1A port and a 1A port.
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Thanks for the link. The big question is: Can Captivate regconize it as rapid charger instead of USB? Just because it works with Evo (HTC phone) doesn't mean it will work the same for Captivate. And I suspect the Revive II won't work well for Captivate at all because it is designed for iPhone/iPad.

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Thanks for the link. The big question is: Can Captivate regconize it as rapid charger instead of USB? Just because it works with Evo (HTC phone) doesn't mean it will work the same for Captivate. And I suspect the Revive II won't work well for Captivate at all because it is designed for iPhone/iPad.
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I can't say how it'll work with the Captivate, but they were having the same problem with their phones (700mA chargers only outputting 500mA). So, I'd have to say there is a good chance it would work. I'd test it out myself, but I really don't need a car charger. My work commute is 10 minutes round trip, school is 20 minutes.

Anyone come across a good combination charger/mp3 adapter?
Oh and this got good reviews on Amazon: (eeeek can't post links yet)
amazon.com/gp/product/B002VZSQ08/ref=oss_product

Genuine Galaxy note charger

I need a charger for the galaxy note; I dont want a cheapo charger. I want teh genuine thing!
I like the one which comes with the galaxy note, wher ethe charge and teh cable are seperated. Where can I buy a similar or same charger? No fake rubbish? I am in the uk.

A little searching always helps
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.ph...ains-charger/5e88f76d28b84aabe735bb289d30810c

drgopoos said:
A little searching always helps
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.ph...ains-charger/5e88f76d28b84aabe735bb289d30810c
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That isnt it. The usb cable and the charger dont detach!
I want thius:
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model number: eta0u70xbe

sharp910sh said:
That isnt it. The usb cable and the charger dont detach!
I want thius:
model number: eta0u70xbe
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Very strange I cannont find it anytwhere!

I don't see why you would want an original. 5V 1 amp USB plug type adapters are more common than water on this planet. They are not a coveted item.
I must have four of them.
BTW, I have the 100% original Euro one that is 100% original garbage. They cleverly put the USB slot on the side?

macwilson said:
I don't see why you would want an original. 5V 1 amp USB plug type adapters are more common than water on this planet. They are not a coveted item.
I must have four of them.
BTW, I have the 100% original Euro one that is 100% original garbage. They cleverly put the USB slot on the side?
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I have many chargers but they are cheap ones, I dont believe they work properly. I shall just buy the one drgopoos showed. I have like 3 USB cables. I ill have to carry both when im out and about!

If i were you , I would get this.
This is hp touchpad 2amp charger. Many people have reported that 2amp charger charges faster.
2amp chargers wont hurt ur phone because the phone only takes the amp it wants.
May be our Gnote has kernel that enables charging with higher current.
he first link is the north american type. U can search for UK port like in the second link
http://www.amazon.com/HP-North-Amer...YJJM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323539084&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-TouchPad...1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1323539221&sr=1-1
i have already ordered one.

Is there a place for an original Samsung 1A charger (not one where you have to attach a USB cable). I have the original one from Germany that has a US adapter, but would prefer getting two original Samsung ones (not Palm, etc) to put around the house.

Charging cable for samsung
I have a Samsung TAB and a galaxy s2. the problem with these is that the connectors are not compatible and I could not charge the TAB from a PC. I found something on Amazon called the CSQUID (damn I just checked and the price is flipping $15!! I paid $25 for this!!!!). With it I got a single cable to charge the TAB and the S2 from a PC - even when the PC was asleep. A bonus was that the devices charged from the PC as fast as they did from the wall cube. So with the PC and this cable I was SET...
I dont know details like whether they ship to the UK etc but worth you guys cheching it out...Also dont know what port the Samsung note uses so please check before buying...
good luck...thanks

Charging cable for samsung
Sorry - one other thing I forgot to mention is that in one of the modes (with the lightning symbol), it does not care what you have as the power source. So you can charge the samsung devices from ANY wall, car or PC USB port. My tab for e.g. cannot use the standard Samsung cable to charge from my wifes iPhone wall cube. With this CSQUID cable in the "lightning mode" I can charge from it.
But the point of this whole thing in my mind is that I dont need to carry ANY dang wall adapter around....I have my PC with me at all times and since I can charge even when the PC is asleep, I can charge anywhere...
cheers.

macwilson said:
I don't see why you would want an original. 5V 1 amp USB plug type adapters are more common than water on this planet. They are not a coveted item.
I must have four of them.
BTW, I have the 100% original Euro one that is 100% original garbage. They cleverly put the USB slot on the side?
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Not sure why but if you use a generic 5V 1amp charger, it takes a longer time compared to the original one that came with the Note.

just picked up one from ebay genuine mains charger for £3.25 free del cant go wrong

Fast charger
If you need fast charging
You need to use Galaxy Tab P1000 orginal charger with output of 5V 2A
It is almost 35% faster

I guess there's a specific reason why you want a genuine chager with detachable leads. Why not buy a seperate cable to use with your laptop?

Best Charger For GNex (or any USB device)

I've been hunting for an extra, high quality, 2A USB charger for my devices - but I didn't want to pay $25-$30 to get a Samsung or Asus 2A USB charger. And then I came across this blog entry by Ken Shirriff where he went and reviewed 12 different USB chargers including genuine and fake apple chargers + other brands.
http://goo.gl/rym3M
Really good and informative post. Definitely recommend a read. For the Cole's notes version, apple makes great USB chargers ... but not the best. The best USB charger in this review actually turned out to be the USB charger that came with the ill-fated HP TouchPad. This charger has very low noise and voltage drop characteristics.
What's more, you can actually get these great HP chargers for $15 on eBay. Or via Kijiji for $15 if you're in the Toronto area.
Mine is off Kijiji and here are logged screenshots of my GNex charging from 12% to 100% with both the Samsung charger that came with it and the HP Charger.
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FYI, I use this charger for both my GNex and my N7. I've posted OEM vs HP Charger graphs from my N7 here.

I see nothing in those graphs that makes me think one is better than the other. The lines are virtually identical, they go from 12%-100% in the same amount of time.
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RyanTX said:
I see nothing in those graphs that makes me think one is better than the other. The lines are virtually identical, they go from 12%-100% in the same amount of time.
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It doesn't buzz like the stock one and it doesn't get hot when charging the GNex at ~1A like the stock one does. As well, this charger is capable of handling tablet charging as well. Guess I should have indicated all this in my first post.

RyanTX said:
I see nothing in those graphs that makes me think one is better than the other. The lines are virtually identical, they go from 12%-100% in the same amount of time.
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The post is rating the chargers on far more than just how quickly it charges a phone.
Just to add my two cents, anecdotally, before even seeing this post, I was going to say that the touchpad chargers have been the best I've used also. Glad i bought 4 or 5 of them for $5/each when hp went on their firesale binge.

I read that same article and bough two of them months ago for $6. They are great. They do have a slight buzz if you put your ear up to them but nothing like the samsung one. Highly recommend them.

Interesting article. Not really sure what to make of it though, beyond not buying counterfeit chargers?

I've actually got a bunch of those HP chargers for my Gnex. I got them straight from HP for $4 each last summer. Very awesome chargers.

Is it healthy to charge the battery that fast ?

Cupellom said:
Is it healthy to charge the battery that fast ?
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I think its not.
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Cupellom said:
Is it healthy to charge the battery that fast ?
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palco2 said:
I think its not.
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Well... the battery charges at the same speed for both the stock 1A charger and the HP 2A charger. The device itself regulates how much power it will draw, and drawing 1A from a 2A charger is surely more efficient and will result in a longer lasting and better charger, as well as one that can be used for tablets and other USB devices that want to draw more than 1A. I wonder if you can take the 2A charger and put a USB Splitter or something on there and charge 2 1A devices at the same time... I'd imagine so.

I use my OEM Galaxy S4 charger. It charges all of my devices faster than any other charger I've ever tried.

Compact/mini charger that actually outputs 1.0a

Hi, i'm a heavy user some days, so I need a compact charger I can put on my keyring. I thought I had the perfect one of eBay for ~$3 (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/200720521235?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649)
However, after several tests using "Charger Timer" I figured out that it only chargers at 500ma-thus making it take a very long time to charge. The point in this charger is to provide me with a quick battery boost ad-hoc, but it's pointless as it takes 1hr20 for a full charger(stock at 1000ma takes 40 minutes)
The seller offered me a replacement, but I'm not sure whether to take it incase I wait weeks then find out its the same low-output charger.
This is a popular charger (dx, eBay)-does anyone else own it? Does it work for you at 1.0a?
Can anyone suggest a cheap alternative compact charger?
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So does anyone think I just got a faulty one? I don't know whether to both getting the replacement from the seller...
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the Anker Astro Slim 3
ycon said:
So does anyone think I just got a faulty one? I don't know whether to both getting the replacement from the seller...
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i dont know if this would work for you or not, but I just ordered the Anker Astro Slim 3 and it has two ports that will charge at 1 Amp each. It is slim enough that i have been able to charge my Galaxy S3 while using the phone and stacking the charger directly behind it. So far, i am very pleased with it. I am attaching a couple of pictures so that you can see it. I am charging my nexus 10 and my nexus S in the picture. Hope this is helpful

Thanks for that!
But I'm after something much more compact.
I'm really surprised this isn't a common thing-having it on my keyring (even if 0.5a) has been incredibly handy.
Any other suggestions?
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Has anyone got a suggestion for me yet?
I've finally received the one I ordered, and no surprise, despite being advertised as 1a, it charges slooowly at 0.5a.
Size of it was prefect- fit nicely on my keyring and wasn't even bulky
And then after a week, it broke...

I like Anker stuff as well since I reviewed a lot of their products (in my signature link). The problem is that it sound like you are not from US, Australia from your ebay link? That is always an issue because a lot of US companies deal only with a few international amazon. You mentioned DX.com - love their products as well, reviewed a lot of their stuff, always a pleasure to deal with, and they ship to Australia without a problem.
Here is my thought about your 500mA charging. Are you sure its not a cable? Most of today's chargers are 1A-2A (all new Galaxy stuff charges at fast 2A speed) while tablets like Nexus 7 use at least 1A. So it's easy to get 1A charging speed out of most of today's chargers since they all use a common voltage/current regulator chips inside. BUT, you will LIMIT your current with usb cable. A lot of these cheap cables are designed for computers, and a common USB2.0 PC port only outputs 500mA, and cables are made out of thin wire. Thin wire will limit your current, will overheat, and will create other problems. For 2A you need to use USB cable with a thicker wires. So just look around your house for different usb cables to confirm. Usually the OEM cable that comes with your phone will be designed for max charging speed of your phone. I like buying Monoprice cables, but again not sure if they ship overseas.

At DX, look for the HTC One chargers. After lots of frustrating purchases those were the only that I could find that delivered the mentioned current.
I think you may have trouble finding one that fits your country's wall socket.

Have you tried different cables? My S3 draws anything between 0.3 and 1A from my charger depending on the cable I use.

Dual 2.1A (4.2A total) Wall Charger (US)?

Does anyone know of a good dual 2.1A (4.2A) wall charger? I've found reviews for car charger but I want one for the wall to charge both my Nexus 5 and my Nexus 7 FHD when I travel. Thanks!

bleuiko said:
Does anyone know of a good dual 2.1A (4.2A) wall charger? I've found reviews for car charger but I want one for the wall to charge both my Nexus 5 and my Nexus 7 FHD when I travel. Thanks!
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This is the one I bought a few months ago, no problems ... yet

This is the one that I have been using for over a year around the world (I travel frequently for work), and have never had an issue.
Can actually support 4 simultaneous devices, and I've tested it at one point with a Galaxy S4, iPhone 5, Galaxy Note 10.1, and iPad all plugged in at once and charged all of them at the same time.
It's got dedicated ports for a ipad, samsung tablet (presumably a little more juice on these two ports), and two "universal" ports that work for most phones (I current use it with my Galaxy Tab2 and Nexus 5) so you should have no issues with both Nexuses.
Also, the size isn't too bad at all, so very portable. The only complaint -- if you can call it that -- is that the blue led is super bright. Nothing that can't be fixed with a piece of black electrical tape
http://www.amazon.com/Premium-Charg...id=1391552707&sr=8-1&keywords=bolse+quad+port

3rdstring said:
This is the one I bought a few months ago, no problems ... yet
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pinoymutt said:
This is the one that I have been using for over a year around the world (I travel frequently for work), and have never had an issue.
Can actually support 4 simultaneous devices, and I've tested it at one point with a Galaxy S4, iPhone 5, Galaxy Note 10.1, and iPad all plugged in at once and charged all of them at the same time.
It's got dedicated ports for a ipad, samsung tablet (presumably a little more juice on these two ports), and two "universal" ports that work for most phones (I current use it with my Galaxy Tab2 and Nexus 5) so you should have no issues with both Nexuses.
Also, the size isn't too bad at all, so very portable. The only complaint -- if you can call it that -- is that the blue led is super bright. Nothing that can't be fixed with a piece of black electrical tape
http://www.amazon.com/Premium-Charg...id=1391552707&sr=8-1&keywords=bolse+quad+port
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Thanks for the suggestions!

I tried charging my N5 with my LG G Pad charger and the phone got really warm. Is this OK? That was at 1.7A...

I got the Limefuel dual port 4.8A/24W dual port charger and it's hooked up to two Qi chargers to charge 2 Nexus 5's and I can say these Qi chargers have never charged this quickly before. One Qi charger is the 3-coil type (which is already awesome) and even charging while using the phone it charges mad fast.
I also got the Anker 5-port 8A/40W charger which I am still testing.
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kwurky said:
I got the Limefuel dual port 4.8A/24W dual port charger and it's hooked up to two Qi chargers to charge 2 Nexus 5's and I can say these Qi chargers have never charged this quickly before. One Qi charger is the 3-coil type (which is already awesome) and even charging while using the phone it charges mad fast.
I also got the Anker 5-port 8A/40W charger which I am still testing.
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This the one? http://www.amazon.com/Wall-Charger-Limefuel-L48WC-Blackberry/dp/B00FW1GE9S

bleuiko said:
This the one? http://www.amazon.com/Wall-Charger-Limefuel-L48WC-Blackberry/dp/B00FW1GE9S
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I second that recommendation. I have 2 Limefuel L48WC chargers. Both ports output full amperage to my Nexus family of devices. The flip prongs help with travel. As with many chargers, it has a light, but could easily be muted by a strip of tape.
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I bought this one from a local store for $12 + tax, works great. The only thing it doesn't charge are some of the newer BB's but it has no problem with charging an ipad, n7, and n4 at the same time
http://www.amazon.com/Antec-Quad-Ch...keywords=antec+quad+port+usb+charging+station

bleuiko said:
This the one? http://www.amazon.com/Wall-Charger-Limefuel-L48WC-Blackberry/dp/B00FW1GE9S
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Yes that's the one
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I got this one a couple of months ago:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ATZJ5YS/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Sure it's a little bulky, but it'll also give space for regular plugs, charges my and my wife's phones quickly, no problems.

If anyones looking for a nice-looking "short" dual 2.1A usb car charger, this one is really nice.
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-USBC2...391805856&sr=1-9&keywords=4.2+amp+usb+charger
It's expensive on Amazon, so just ebay "SCOSCHE BLACK USB Car Charger" and you can find it for $10. works great.

Bolse® 4.2Amp 20W High Output Turbo Charge Dual USB Port Wall Charger
Similar to the LimeFuel charger mentioned in other posts, I got this one. Works well.
And YES it does work for Androids -- read the user reviews.
Bolse® 4.2Amp 20W High Output Turbo Charge Dual USB Port Wall Charger
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DRLA5OU/ref=oh_details_o08_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Input Voltage: 10-24V DC
USB Output 1: 5V, 2.1A(Max)
USB Output 2: 5V, 2.1A(Max)
Total Output: 5V, 4.2A (Max)

I got this bad boy for 20 bucks..
http://www.amazon.com/Family-Sized-...UTF8&qid=1392042488&sr=1-1&keywords=anker+25w