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*** Post your car chargers, working or failed ***

This thread is in response to a good number of people having issues with car chargers. Please post the charger you bought, if it works or not and a link to the item or ebay seller.
Please do not post chit chat just list good and bad car chargers with links.
Check out this thread to get the current widget to test the charger.
DOES NOT WORK
Store: Mono Price
Item #: 3523
Status: indicates power source is hooked-up but does not charge even when idle.
Widget reading 50-200
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10826&cs_id=1082602&p_id=3523&seq=1&format=2

Costco charger works
I bought my vibrant at Costco and it came with some accessories, tested the car charger, it works.

Buy a cigarette USB adapter. Buy a micro USB Galaxy S cable. Connect the two. That way it works AND is more versatile than just being stuck for that specific phone/purpose.
I bought a Griffin dual USB adapter and a cable from amazon. Both were ~15. The Griffin has 2 USB ports so I can use the other for something else. Even if both are plugged in, it still charges the phone, even under intense GPS usage.
Griffin Adapter
Cable

jforme said:
I bought my vibrant at Costco and it came with some accessories, tested the car charger, it works.
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Confirmed.
Free Costco charger does work.
Widget reading of 1050

Bought the cheap $12 walmart charger for wifes Slide and it seems to work just fine for me.

I use the "official" T-mobile car charger I got for my Cliq. It works but charges the phone really slow. I plug it in on the way to work, about 20 mins, and it only charges it about 3% to 5%.

Before you write off a charger, use the hack in this thread to kick the phone into high rate charge mode.

Griffin PowerJolt Dual Universal
Works. No problems.
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Will the high rate charge mode whack out the battery life and send it to a quicker death?
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dalephil22 said:
Will the high rate charge mode whack out the battery life and send it to a quicker death?
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It shouldn't. The hack is a HW one that shorts the data pins so the cable looks like a charging cable the current goes from 400 mA to 600 mA. Well within the supported range. The phone limits the current to ~600mA.

sfsilicon said:
It shouldn't. The hack is a HW one that shorts the data pins so the cable looks like a charging cable the current goes from 400 mA to 600 mA. Well within the supported range. The phone limits the current to ~600mA.
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Agreed. The only reason there is a limit of 400mA is so you don't draw too much power from your USB and harm your computer. If you use a wall charger, it would charge at the full 600mA & all this is doing is making it so it doesn't get registered as a PC USB device.

bought a $6 one from frys but while it would charge the phones temp. would go up by 30 degrees and became super hot to the touch, needless to say I never used it again. It works great on my sons Ipod Touch though.

as I just posted a bunch of info here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8156283&postcount=83
But this works:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.25177
Status: Dedicated charger, not USB device, which is good because...
Widget reading: 1100mah
Basically we need any 1amp charger that is detected as a charger (rather than a USB device) and our phones will pull its max charge of about 1100mah (according to the widget)
If you already have a charger that is detected as a USB device, you can short the data pins (2 middle contacts, use a tiny piece of foil if you want =D) in your USB cable and it will then be detected as a charging device and pull the 1100mah.
I would love it if we could compile a list of chargers (wall chargers, car chargers, and USB chargers) that are detected as car chargers out-of-the-box.

I picked up a Rocketfish flush mount USB car charger. I hate Bestbuy, but was in a pinch and needed one. It works great and I can still close the ash tray cover on my VW.

bahnburner said:
I picked up a Rocketfish flush mount USB car charger. I hate Bestbuy, but was in a pinch and needed one. It works great and I can still close the ash tray cover on my VW.
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how much was it?
is it detected as a USB device or not?
can you use the current widget mentioned in post #1 and see what number it reports?

theodork said:
how much was it?
is it detected as a USB device or not?
can you use the current widget mentioned in post #1 and see what number it reports?
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$14.99
Unfortunately it does show up as a USB device.
Max I logged was 863mA but average was between 855 and 860mA.

bahnburner said:
$14.99
Unfortunately it does show up as a USB device.
Max I logged was 863mA but average was between 855 and 860mA.
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ah too bad, if the thing opens up easily, it might be fairly easy to connect the data pins (inside two pins of the 4 pins in the usb connect) and "convert it" to a dedicated charger.

Baught some cheap charger off ebay for like 5 bucks, made in china, looks like it should cost about 25 cents to make, doesn't work. Charges for 2 mins, then stops charging, then starts again, then stops, then starts then stops, just loops.
Used the costco charger, came with the phone, works good so far. But phone gets warm charging.
Also have a 40 dollar charger, works the best, no problems with it.

Posted this in another thread but this might be more appropriate:
Just use this charger by Samsung it is compatible with all Galaxy S phones according to Samsung and it is cheap $6.69! The widget shows and output of 1095 and these chargers support the Samsung rapid charging. Doesn't trigger the USB connection.
Amazon link for Samsung Charger
Also I found that some of the micro sd data cables will not mount.
Here is a compatible Samsung Branded micro sd data cable that does work with Mac OS and Windows $2.35!
Amazon Samsung Micro SD Cable These are like 30 inches long.
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USB Charger - Upgrade Mod for SGS Phones.

more/better/other info in this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1384253
This post will show you how to MOD an un-official Samsung USB wall charger into one that will enable full speed charging on Samsung Galaxy S phones.
8 $ ebay cheap wall battery charger power output specs:
350 mA battery charging speed - doesnt matter...
800 mA USB port.. THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT!! more the better. nice if the phone would use all of it... Need AC Mode...
Samsung wall USB charger is only 750mA! AND it will set AC mode.
The theory behind it is with samsung galaxy phones and "official chargers":
if the middle 2 data pins on the usb, while getting 5v to the outer 2 pins it tells the phone that it is an *official samsung* charger and enables full speed charging.
without the middle 2 pins connected (with or without data flow) will not charge at full speed. even if you supply 800mA it will only charge around 350mA
well there have been posts of cable hacks to do this or adapters... ha! tape and tinfoil... or hack the cable apart! And you cant use the cable with the PC anymore!
heres my mod... bend 2 pins.. DONE! solder if you know how for better connection!
***only use this charger for samsung phones, not all USB devices will like this, -may dammage some- as the samsung phone is PROGRAMMED to know what to do if the 2 data pins are shorted out***
Phone confirms AC charging NOT USB NOW!! But Camera Died!
Now i can leave my Samsung Charger upstairs, and this one downstairs.
You know how long it takes to charge an extended battery on USB mode? or at 350 mah in the battery charger?
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Check out xda portal!!! Guess whos post made front page????

update on this mod..
was able to charge my extended battery from 8% to 100% in about 2 hours 45 min over USB with the screen off never timed before the mod but it was slower. In the official samsung charger it was a little over 3 hours. just in the battery cradle it takes around 5-6 hours. Very much improved!

Good tip ! sometimes I am almost 24 hrs.. this will help !

my old iPhone USB cable is capable of supplying up to 1A. it may be worth it to modify a cable, glue it in so it's no longer repurposable, and use the old iPhone wall adapter.

When I plug my old Blackberry charger into the phone, it shows "Charging (AC)" under the Status menu, is this saying that the Blackberry charger is putting the Cappy into full charge mode? Unfortunatly the charger does only say only 700mA output anyway.

yes its charging at full speed if it says AC. congrats.
good to know about BB chargers.

TRusselo said:
yes its charging at full speed if it says AC. congrats.
good to know about BB chargers.
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1A > 700ma. iphone wall charger has a usb port on it only.

TRusselo said:
yes its charging at full speed if it says AC. congrats.
good to know about BB chargers.
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More accurately, it means the phone will try to charge at full speed. I have an external battery that has the pins shorted, phone says AC, but it can only output 500ma, so it doesn't charge any faster.
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tiuk said:
More accurately, it means the phone will try to charge at full speed. I have an external battery that has the pins shorted, phone says AC, but it can only output 500ma, so it doesn't charge any faster.
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MORE accurately (as said before) it WILL charge at full speed, OF THE CHARGER.. not the phone. UPTO the full speed of the phone.
thats why i said my charger upped it to 800 not 1100ish in the first post. and why i told the other guy his is working at 700. it depends on the chargers output, that has been explained thank you.
and your charger that is putting out 500ma IS FASTER. without the mod your phone is only charging at "usb speed" or around 375ma ish... just barely faster...

+1 on the BB charger, my Cappy didn't come with a charger and I always had it plugged to that BB charger, I'm used to measure the battery charging time of my old Dell Streak on a "desktop charger" and took about 4 hours, this cappy charges in 2 hours and something, maybe 3 haven't measured accurately but I know it is waay quicker than 4 hours.

I literally just picked one of these up last night! Will be doing this mod asap thanks for the info!

just wondering after doing this mod, is the blue light supposed to be on the whole time now?

task650 said:
just wondering after doing this mod, is the blue light supposed to be on the whole time now?
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Interested about this as well. TRus does it?

yes the blue light is normal. the pins you connect inside dont connect to anything in the charger, they are just connected to themselves.
the blue light was on before the mod...

TRusselo said:
yes the blue light is normal. the pins you connect inside dont connect to anything in the charger, they are just connected to themselves.
the blue light was on before the mod...
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The light is the indicator for if you charge the battery in the battery bay.
Am I right?

the light indicates power:
Blue for plugged in empty, or fully charged (battery or USB)
Pink if anything is drawing power (charging through battery or USB)
Purple if you have a battery and USB drawing power (over-drawing power!! disconnect one)

Hey Trusselo,
Nice mod. I bought of these with two after market batteries for $10. What do you think about wiring the battery contacts to a switch to the usb port to use the backup battery/charger as a portable charger? That way, you can go from charging the battery to using the battery aa portable charger?
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i barely understand what you are trying to say, however, the battery contacts on the charger are only 350mah , the usb port on the CHARGER is 800, so wiring the battery contacts on the charger (with or without a switch) would be a bad choice.
you may want to re-read the OP...

No offence intended
TRusselo,
No offence intended by the previous post. I didn't mean to thread jack either. I was just wondering whether it would be possible to use the same hardware intended to charge a spare battery and use it as a portable phone charger using the battery as the power source. Thanks for the info; I was hoping to convert this charger into a portable phone charger as well as keep the current functionality (using the switch). Thanks for the info though.

USB car charger from Walmart

Can the GT 10.1 plug into any USB car charger?
I was looking at this from Walmart's website
If so, it'll be a lot cheaper than the car charger Samsung is selling
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Scosche-Dual-USB-Car-Charger/5691047
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I've noticed that plugging into various USB wall chargers won't work. The only one that will work is the one that came with the tab. I am pretty sure this is because the Samsung one is a 2amp charger and all of my others are less than 1amp, 850mah specifically. If you can find a 2amp car charger then it should work fine. Otherwise, the charging indicator will show that it's connected to a charger but will have a red x on in it meaning that it's not charging or can't charge. I suppose anything too low can't charge the battery fast enough to make up for the battery drain

i bought a $10 2 port charger from amazon for the ipad/galaxy tab 7". it works fine for both tablets and the gt10.1.

madsquabbles said:
i bought a $10 2 port charger from amazon for the ipad/galaxy tab 7". it works fine for both tablets and the gt10.1.
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Do you have the link?

Make sure it has a 5v 2a output.
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X10D3 said:
Make sure it has a 5v 2a output.
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Ok. Thanks.
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oh......i see.
X10D3 said:
Make sure it has a 5v 2a output.
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I bought this one from deal extreme. Its less than $3.95 with free shipping. Comes with 2 usb ports. I have been charging my iPad and Dell Streak tablet without any problem. Yes it does charge 2 devices at same time. Its also small, doesn't get hot, doesn't make any noise and looks good. Highly recommended.
http://goo.gl/u00Gz

media_11 said:
I bought this one from deal extreme. Its less than $3.95 with free shipping. Comes with 2 usb ports. I have been charging my iPad and Dell Streak tablet without any problem. Yes it does charge 2 devices at same time. Its also small, doesn't get hot, doesn't make any noise and looks good. Highly recommended.
http://goo.gl/u00Gz
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I will definitely look into that particular model.
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figurine said:
I've noticed that plugging into various USB wall chargers won't work. The only one that will work is the one that came with the tab. I am pretty sure this is because the Samsung one is a 2amp charger and all of my others are less than 1amp, 850mah specifically. If you can find a 2amp car charger then it should work fine. Otherwise, the charging indicator will show that it's connected to a charger but will have a red x on in it meaning that it's not charging or can't charge. I suppose anything too low can't charge the battery fast enough to make up for the battery drain
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it's. still charging. you can get a trickle charge even from standard USB. s3ms that this is one of the only tegra2 tablets that can.
I heard that the trnaformer can but mine doesn't. it should work if I had USB.3.0.

madsquabbles said:
it's. still charging. you can get a trickle charge even from standard USB. s3ms that this is one of the only tegra2 tablets that can.
I heard that the trnaformer can but mine doesn't. it should work if I had USB.3.0.
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So if l'm using it to watch videos and music while on wifi, do you think that it'll maintain its charge while trickle charging?

I bought a couple of these adapters;
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330565218553&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:AU:1123
Now I can charge my Galaxy Tab 10.1v off ANY USB port - very very handy. Works just very well from a PC USB port too.

figurine said:
So if l'm using it to watch videos and music while on wifi, do you think that it'll maintain its charge while trickle charging?
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i don't think the amount coming in will equal the amount discharged. depends on the brightness of the screen and how much cpu you're using. mine was charging veeeerrry slowly while reading the steps to root and the screen on, other than that it was idle and still slowly charged.

media_11 said:
I bought this one from deal extreme. Its less than $3.95 with free shipping. Comes with 2 usb ports. I have been charging my iPad and Dell Streak tablet without any problem. Yes it does charge 2 devices at same time. Its also small, doesn't get hot, doesn't make any noise and looks good. Highly recommended.
http://goo.gl/u00Gz
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I also bought this. Arrived in 3 weeks from China, but free shipping, or $0.01.
They seem very good. There is some hard to read text (even in English) on the plastic part that tells you the top port is for iPad (2.1A) and the bottom is for others (1A). I've put a photo below of the guts. Seems it's definitely more than just some cheap resistors and a fuse.
I tried it in my vehicle and you still get the red X with a OEM cable with the device powered on, but NOT if you use an adapter plug found on eBay.
Do yourself a favor and order 3-4 of each. =)
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figurine said:
I've noticed that plugging into various USB wall chargers won't work. The only one that will work is the one that came with the tab. I am pretty sure this is because the Samsung one is a 2amp charger and all of my others are less than 1amp, 850mah specifically. If you can find a 2amp car charger then it should work fine. Otherwise, the charging indicator will show that it's connected to a charger but will have a red x on in it meaning that it's not charging or can't charge. I suppose anything too low can't charge the battery fast enough to make up for the battery drain
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Nope - you need a 2A charger, but any old 2A charger won't do. Most are designed for the iPad, which uses resistive voltage dividers in the charger to signal the presence of a dumb charger. Specifically the iPad looks for 2.0 volts on one of the data pins and 2.8 on the other.
The Tab expects D+ and D- to be shorted together and somewhere around 1.2-1.24 volts.
It IS possible to make iPad chargers (confirmed on Scosche reVIVE II) work as follows:
Bridge D+ and D- with a solder blob.
Remove the resistor that was the upper part of the 2.8v voltage divider (i.e. between the data pin and +5v).
At this point the charger should output around 1.2 volts on D+ and D-.

Car Chargers

Hey Everyone,
Thought I would start a car charger thread.
I picked up one of these at Walmart the other day:
http://store.griffintechnology.com/smartphone/powerjolt-dual-universal-micro
And it works quite wonderfully. It's tiny, and even with bluetooth/GPS/Navigation running, it was slowly charging the battery. And it charges it quite quick if you don't have nav running.
It can be a bit annoying to pull out once stuck in, although you probably don't need to do that very often.
- Frank

I have the single port version of the one you have cracking charger and sits flush worth the extra few pounds over the cheap ones and delivers plenty of juice
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If you have amazon prime you can get it for less than $10 in two days here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0042B9U8Q/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=
I got it the other day but haven't driven far enough yet to need to use it
Glad to hear though that it charges even while using GPS.

what is the exact output of each USB of this Griffen car charger ?
i have a JABRA charger (comes with JABRA Cruiser) and it doesnt seem to charge my GN while GPS navigation is on (even though its saying charging on the battery icon)
it used to work perfectly on my HTC Desire HD (with GPS+Bluetooth+WIFI ON )
any recommendation on how to fix this please ? like a reference output current that is enough to charge the GN while navigating ?
thanks.

Goodm7sn said:
what is the exact output of each USB of this Griffen car charger ?
i have a JABRA charger (comes with JABRA Cruiser) and it doesnt seem to charge my GN while GPS navigation is on (even though its saying charging on the battery icon)
it used to work perfectly on my HTC Desire HD (with GPS+Bluetooth+WIFI ON )
any recommendation on how to fix this please ? like a reference output current that is enough to charge the GN while navigating ?
thanks.
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The Griffen claims 1A per USB port, and I believe it.
Online reviews say some users with other phones need to mod the Griffen to charge their phone, otherwise it only supplies 100mA. Some crack open/mod the Griffen to short two terminals to get the full charging ability, and/or use a 'charging cable' which shorts the terminals within the cable.
As a reminder, the Griffen seems to charge the Note full blast, but perhaps something similar is needed for the Jabra. I suggest installing 'Currentwidget' to see what sort of charge you are getting.
- Frank

SGP has one as well, it will lit up BLUE!
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OR you can just get a no brand one on eBay for around $3.

ChodTheWacko said:
The Griffen claims 1A per USB port, and I believe it.
Online reviews say some users with other phones need to mod the Griffen to charge their phone, otherwise it only supplies 100mA. Some crack open/mod the Griffen to short two terminals to get the full charging ability, and/or use a 'charging cable' which shorts the terminals within the cable.
As a reminder, the Griffen seems to charge the Note full blast, but perhaps something similar is needed for the Jabra. I suggest installing 'Currentwidget' to see what sort of charge you are getting.
- Frank
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Thank you for the reply.
I have battery monitor widget installed & it shows charging via usb when i connect it to jabra charger, but the weird thing is that the galaxy note starts mtp mode once i connect it!
Could it be the cable? Or shall i just take the griffin charger to solve this?
By the way,griffin charger works out of the box out do i have to solder modify it?
Cheers

I just bought this dual port 2.1A + 1A charger on eBay for £2.49 inclusive and delivered the following day....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-1A-Dual...neChargers&hash=item19ca66b4df#ht_2865wt_1163
At first it seemed the phone was only drawing a "USB" level of current, so I was all set to rip it apart and solder the centre pins to force AC charging, but when I double checked with a dry run and a temporary short the phone switched to AC charging. Now it seems to be continuing to draw "AC" levels, so maybe I had a poor contact initially and a few (un)plugging operations have made the contacts more reliable. I'll try it out later today with satnav running and see if it keeps up with the pace and report back.
EDIT : Charge level draining like water out of a sieve with this thing whilst running satnav, and the phone said it was "AC" charging too. Switching ports didn't help.

i'm using the official car charger from my old nexus, the only charger i found can charge my phone with 3g and nav on because of the 2A output. other cheap usb chargers i tried with so called 2A output just don't work
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A couple months ago I got this one for my SGT:
http://www.cyberguys.com/product-details/?productid=51740
It does 2.1a. I paid full price:-( not the current sale price. Works fine with my SGN.
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[SOLVED] Good external battery charger?

I'm looking for an external battery charger since I bought a couple extra batteries for my phone.
anyone have experience with a certain charger? Obviously I don't want something that will damage my battery but nothing that will break the bank either.
Thanks.
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Anything wrong with the charger that came with the phone??

I need a charger that I can put a battery on so that I can use my phone out of the house and a second battery can be charging at home..
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mihneagabriel said:
I need a charger that I can put a battery on so that I can use my phone out of the house and a second battery can be charging at home..
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Oh OK my bad. That's where I was confused.

tylerlawhon said:
Oh OK my bad. That's where I was confused.
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Yeah, sorry I probably should have been more specific but I dont know the exact name for them. haha
It's like the dock "travel" charger for just the battery, not the battery connected to the phone.
I havent been able to find something decent (crappy charging, made in china).

Ok a little update for those interested.
I ended up buying some cheap (REALLY cheap) charger off ebay not expecting too much but just experimenting.
The charger itself looks something like this:
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The 2 metal prongs connect to + and -; the charger is able to read which is the + and which is the - no matter how you set the battery in there. The bottom part that pushes the battery toward the prong is extendable or you can flip it 180 if you have a really small battery.
-Flashing red and blue light means charging
-Dull red light while plugged in means fully charged
-Dull red light while not plugged in but with battery set up means the pins are set up correctly on the terminals
NOTE: do not take batter off/put battery on while the charger is plugged in. It can ruin the battery.
The exact one i bought:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270908124203?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
(no problems with the seller, they actually sent me a few free ones due to a misunderstanding)
Now for the review and my experience.
Pros:
-Fits any battery, interchangeability of pins (differentiating + and -) means you can fit any battery really
-Has a side USB port so you can charge a battery and plug in your USB cord to the phone and charge it at the same time
-Voltage input is 110-220V so (with an adapter) you can theoretically (will test this summer) plug this charge straight into an european plug or north american plug.
-No problems so far with over charging; Charger stops charging the battery when it is full
-Has a light to tell you when the battery is done charging and when you have the pins connected correctly to the battery
-Compact; Small and plug folds up into unit.
-Charges a fully dead battery quickly.
Cons:
-No instructions when I first received this product (i know what you're thinking, how hard could it be to just charge a battery but I was reluctant to rely on the self detecting terminal feature)
-While charging, the light on the unit (the one i posted/bough) flashes red and blue like cop lights and is very bright so it might be a problem if you are plugging it in overnight in a bedroom. Also this is a normal function of the charger but i thought it was malfunctioning so they sent a new unit but then figured out its normal.
-Looks cheap
-Dont know how long it will last for (really cheap so buying another one isnt a problem)
-Noticed that after i pull a battery off the charger and use it the phone states it is at 99% (undercharged) although if i try to bump charge a fully charged battery it wont charge more. This could be a problem with my battery/phone/etc.
-Nothing else really
So final verdict on this product:
Its a great, affordable charger; works great if you are traveling and need to charge an extra battery. Will fit the Incredible 2 extended batteries and technically virtually any battery. Its pretty easy to use once you know what the color lights mean and how to set a battery up.
If anyone has any questions or want more pictures of this product just reply in this thread. Hope this helped out anyone looking for a product like this.

i just wanted to jump on here and say rthank you for posting this. i just oredered one for myself. i droid incredible 2 usb port took a dump on me and now have no way to charge it now without taking it apart and replacing it. thanks again for this info. it will hold me over till i am ready to fix the usb port or get my upgrade. i will just the ftp app from the play store to transfer my files till then.

so just an update. just recieved this device today in the mail. only cost less than four dollars and is working perfectly. thanks again for this post.

scoobntaz1996 said:
i just wanted to jump on here and say rthank you for posting this. i just oredered one for myself. i droid incredible 2 usb port took a dump on me and now have no way to charge it now without taking it apart and replacing it. thanks again for this info. it will hold me over till i am ready to fix the usb port or get my upgrade. i will just the ftp app from the play store to transfer my files till then.
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mine did the same thing just a few days ago only issue I"ve ever had with the phone...I actually ordered this same one off of amazon about 10 mins before I saw this, lol. Glad it works well