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Hey, i was wondering if this extra battery pack would charge my Acer A100 before i bought it. dose it have the same connectors to use it with the a100, also dose it put out a safe voltage?
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=463383511&pf_rd_i=915398
Thanks
Shotgun4 said:
Hey, i was wondering if this extra battery pack would charge my Acer A100 before i bought it. dose it have the same connectors to use it with the a100, also dose it put out a safe voltage?
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=463383511&pf_rd_i=915398
Thanks
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I'm going to go with a tentative yes. Since it has a 12v output, however I'd check out this one:
amazon.ca/Energizer-XP8000-Universal-Adapter-External/dp/B0029U2WZU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328748112&sr=8-1
People on another forum had a long discussion on the subject and the consensus that was reached was that it was the best off the shelf option.
I don't think you will be able to plug that one into your tablet - the plug for the A100 is a rare one.
Check this discussion for all the gory details:
www.acertabletforum.com/forum/acer-a100-accessories/1404-external-battery-a100-3.html
I finally ordered this one:
http://www.expansys.ca/energizer-xp8000-universal-power-adaptor-221031/
You then have to order the correct adapter (NP12) for free from the manufacturer. It's an excellent product.
excuse my filthy american links, but hopefully you can find something similar up north:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1M-3-3FT-US...ccessories&hash=item3cc1d51cd8#ht_2036wt_1139
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any battery at all. I use a duracell. smaller battery, but gives enough of a boost to get through the day at $20 instead of $100
http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-Powe...6KG6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1328811173&sr=8-2
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excuse my filthy american links, but hopefully you can find something similar up north:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1M-3-3FT-US...ccessories&hash=item3cc1d51cd8#ht_2036wt_1139
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any battery at all. I use a duracell. smaller battery, but gives enough of a boost to get through the day at $20 instead of $100
http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-Powe...6KG6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1328811173&sr=8-2
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But isnt USB charging all 5 volt, and our device is 12 volt. How can that cable charge an A100???
Yeah, @leftovermagic, that cable won`t help much with the Evo power pack that shotgun4 was asking about.
And American links aren't filthy, they're just not accessible to the rest of the world.
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But isnt USB charging all 5 volt, and our device is 12 volt. How can that cable charge an A100???
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Ah, excuse my ignorance. Sorry.
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When I was at the local Radio Shack they had "G" type(I think it is) connectors that can go onto the ends of the charge adapters they sell. Fry's has the same stuff. Its just the little connector end you attach it to the wire your self. Im guessing as long as you have 12v supply that will deliver around 1.5A and a pos and neg wire you could just one of those. Its the same end as is on the universal car chargers folks are using from Walmart.
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Ah, excuse my ignorance. Sorry.
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Hehe no worries man. I didn't think about that or realize it my self until I went to buy an adapter and looked at the specs on the wall charger. I had guessed it would be 5v like most other small portable devices too.
so overall , do we have an external battery charger we could use with this tablet?
As I said in post #3,
http://www.expansys.ca/energizer-xp8...daptor-221031/
It's pricey, but it works well.
jschall said:
As I said in post #3,
http://www.expansys.ca/energizer-xp8...daptor-221031/
It's pricey, but it works well.
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OK thanks sounds like a plan. I will go with this and post back on a review how it work out. Thanks guys for all the help.
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Anker Astro 3 battery backup pack
Bought an Anker Astro 3 (10000 mAh battery pack from Amazon (has 9v/12v option) for $59. Bought a special cable for the Anker to Acer Iconia from Edosupply on Ebay for $8.50.
Charges my A500 from <10% to 100% in ~ 100 mins with the switch set to 12v. Nice
The Ebay description says that the cable can be used "for Anker External Battery fit Acer ICONIA Tab A500 A501 A200 A100". Mine works for my A500 so I suppose it should work for the rest?
Confirmed here as well:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835878
I wanted to share my experience with an external powerbank for the A100.
My main issue was, I need something like the Ankor, but that product wasn't available for me to buy in Australia. Amazon sellers wouldn't ship the item, nor at a reasonable price.
So instead, I bought something similar, which I bought out of China (Ebay). It works perfectly, and the powerbank can be used on other USB charging items which require 2A 5V power (HP Touchpad, etc). Perfect for when we travel with multiple mobile phones, tablets, etc.
For the Powerbank, I bought this: 10000mah Powerbank
For the cable for the A100, I bought this: 2pcs Short DC 5 5x2 1mm Female TO 3 0x1 1mm Cable | eBay
Again, both work perfectly for the A100, and all my other charging needs.
Car charger
I am looking for a way to use it in the car. I first tought on going with 120v converter and use its usual wall charger but i would prefer something more integrated.
I've looked into this:
http://www.amazon.ca/Psa18r-120p-Ad...1394232288&sr=8-6&keywords=iconia+car+charger
But it seems rock cheap and I expect it to either burn or the cable to break easily (looking at it)
Did anyone had any previous experience with Pwr+ products ?
I just lost my USB wall charger and realized my spares don't charge as fast as my previous one...
My previous charger had my phone at +700ma while in sleep, two of my spares can do 400 and one can only do 200!
One time I used a car charger that had me at +900ma in sleep so I would like to try and find a new wall charger that can get me +900.
BTW all the chargers I have used have said they are 5v 1000ma, so clearly I can't just go by the specs they list- I need a first hand experience of a quality charger.
So I open it to the forums. Anyone here have experience of a particularly strong USB wall charger?
I got a good Motorola one on Amazon for pretty cheap and it's been going strong for a while.
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Well, you do need one that's 1000mAh.
You just need one from a reliable manufacturer that's not mis-labelled crap.
I'd just look for a quality brand. I got lucky with one for $1.50 on eBay but the seller isn't selling them any more.
Hm so I guess OEM or genuine name brands should reliably be up to their specs, then? Well, I guess I'm going to shop around for one that maybe says 1500ma or more because I believe my phone can take more than a 1A charger can give it, and it probably won't disappoint
Samsung note II have a battery of 3,100mAh, the charger is 2000mA(2A). but my i can use the same charger for my S2. so i guess that the amphere doesn't really matter. just that the higher the amphere of the charger, the faster it charge. But you sure need a higher amphere charger for bigger battery. Hope this help.
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Samsung note II have a battery of 3,100mAh, the charger is 2000mA(2A). but my i can use the same charger for my S2. so i guess that the amphere doesn't really matter. just that the higher the amphere of the charger, the faster it charge. But you sure need a higher amphere charger for bigger battery. Hope this help.
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I've read that smartphones (at least android phones) have controlled charging circuits that will only allow for as much amperage as they are set to allow. So if you connect a 2000mA charger to the phone but it's limited to 1000mA then it will only draw 1000mA. However as I have noticed just because a charger says it can output 1000mA doesn't mean that it can. I have tried 4 different 1000mA chargers each with pretty different outputs- and if they don't output as much as your phone will take it WILL charge slower. The point of this thread was to gather information on which chargers are reliably fast and ideally economical ones (there's enough OEM chargers I can find for 10x the price of off-brand ones that would hopefully do the job right).
The retail charger that comes with the Moto X charges the phone three to four times faster than after market or other phone's chargers. Two questions:
Why is this?
What technical information about the phone/charger do I need to buy replacement chargers that have the same fast charge capacity?
Thanks!
Taken from Anand's review:
"The Moto X comes with a dual-USB port 850 mA charger, like the previous revision of Motorola devices. In practice I've seen the Moto X reliably pull closer to 1 A from the Moto X bundled charger.
What's interesting however is that the Moto X can charge up to the maximum BC1.2 rate of 1.5A. If you use that kind of charger, it charges impressively fast, around 2.3 hours. "
So when I look for chargers I want one that can provide up to 1.5A? Are there any other caveats needed to make it draw that much? I have a feeling my other chargers theoretically can pull that much but don't for compatibility reasons?
Nope. Just look for one that outputs at least 1.5 amps. More amps will not hurt the phone as the phone will only 'request' the amperage or can handle. Ipad certified chargers are typically rated for 2 amps or greater. Be aware though that if it's a dual USB charger and you plug something into the second plug, you most likely won't be getting the full amperage on both.
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Thanks a lot! On a similar note, I have a usb car charger that plugs into the cigarette lighter receptacle. Do I also want to find I one with 1.5A+ output?
Charging faster isn't necessarily always a good thing - remember that a byproduct of quicker charging is more heat - and in the car, especially if you're running Gmaps, etc you can hit the thermal limits so it'll actually stop charging until the battery cools.
I figure there's gotta be a reason besides price that Moto didn't ship a charger without 1.5a support.
I have the "andru" charger that is like $25 on amazon and its one or the fast type chargers. Probably not the cheapest but its a cool looking charger. Lots of friends have them too and love them since Google gave them out at Google I/o
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If you can afford the time, I'd recomend a slower charger. Slower charger means less heat which is better for the (non-replaceable) battery.
Hy everybody, I think this is the first time I'm posting in the forum. I don't know if this is too old for a thread, but I've lost my charger (feel really bad about it) and I'm now charging with an universal 0.7A charger. However I'd like to find a Motorola branded charger again, id anyone knows a place where I could buy in Europe? I've checked ebay and couldn't find one that I can be sure it's coming form Motorola. If I cannot find one like that, I guess it'll be ok to buy a 1A charger also universal, based on the discussions here?
Everyone,
This might be a dumb question to some, but I'm a bit paranoid about harming my shiny new N5!
I have an "old" car charger from my Droid RAZR, and I was curious if would harm my new N5 to use it. I occasionally take long-ish trips to visit in laws and stuff, and on Sprint's network especially, roaming can suck up battery like nobody's business.
The car charger I have is rated at 5.1v and 850mA, but I noticed that the N5s wall charger is rated at 5V and 1200mA. Will this damage my N5 or battery life over the long term or anything like that?
I can't post links yet, but the Amazon product code is B005LFXBLE, if anyone is curious about which item I own.
Thanks in advance, experts!
-vf3fan
It will work fine. Just charge a lot slower than it would in the wall.
vf3fan said:
Everyone,
This might be a dumb question to some, but I'm a bit paranoid about harming my shiny new N5!
I have an "old" car charger from my Droid RAZR, and I was curious if would harm my new N5 to use it. I occasionally take long-ish trips to visit in laws and stuff, and on Sprint's network especially, roaming can suck up battery like nobody's business.
The car charger I have is rated at 5.1v and 850mA, but I noticed that the N5s wall charger is rated at 5V and 1200mA. Will this damage my N5 or battery life over the long term or anything like that?
I can't post links yet, but the Amazon product code is B005LFXBLE, if anyone is curious about which item I own.
Thanks in advance, experts!
-vf3fan
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A Normal USB Plugged into the computer is 500mA that is little more than USB power it should be slow but not as slow as USB the best charger to use is the one provided by LG and Google
markdapimp said:
A Normal USB Plugged into the computer is 500mA that is little more than USB power it should be slow but not as slow as USB the best charger to use is the one provided by LG and Google
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Yeah, I just can't seem to locate an "official" car charger anywhere.
i have one of these and the output is 2.1 amps per plug. add a good quality cable and your set.
vf3fan said:
Yeah, I just can't seem to locate an "official" car charger anywhere.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-LG-Orig...l_Phone_PDA_Chargers&var=&hash=item5afa73a0e1
ATT car charger works great and charges fast.
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Any micro USB charger will work fine and won't harm your N5, some will charge faster than others
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markdapimp said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-LG-Orig...l_Phone_PDA_Chargers&var=&hash=item5afa73a0e1
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Thanks for the link but I'm sure they said Official "CAR" Charger.
The OG RAZR Charger will work fine but like others said any 1A+ 5V car charger will work fine just be careful of quality some cheap ones will cause issues.
There are some car chargers endorsed by others listed in this forum. (I use a $10 2 port charger by Onn I picked up from Wal-Mart that works fine)
The last "Official" LG car charger that LG made/makes (that I could find) is the CLA-305.
http://www.amazon.com/LG-CLA-305-Or...qid=1392826735&sr=1-2&keywords=LG+Car+Charger
Hi guys,
I have a very bad battery life on my OPO (max 2-2:30 SOT), and I need a good car charger while I use GPS, and a power bank.
I would appreciate it if you can give me links on ebay.
BTW, is it safe for the phone to use these chargers?
Thank you!
Maya2015 said:
Hi guys,
I have a very bad battery life on my OPO (max 2-2:30 SOT), and I need a good car charger while I use GPS, and a power bank.
I would appreciate it if you can give me links on ebay.
BTW, is it safe for the phone to use these chargers?
Thank you!
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http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D82O68Y/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_zcMEvbJ3P1E63
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SUY4KPY/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_-dMEvb8S92V0C
I feel that the OnePlus bank is a solid choice. I've been very pleased with mine.
The charging rate with screen on is limited. The stock amperage limit with screen on is 1A. I get notably better current flow on CyanideL (likely a kernel thing).
Coug76 said:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D82O68Y/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_zcMEvbJ3P1E63
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SUY4KPY/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_-dMEvb8S92V0C
I feel that the OnePlus bank is a solid choice. I've been very pleased with mine.
The charging rate with screen on is limited. The stock amperage limit with screen on is 1A. I get notably better current flow on CyanideL (likely a kernel thing).
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Thanks for your reply.
Amazon doesn't ship to my country.
Do you have a link on Ebay or Aliexpress?
Regarding the power bank, do you recommend the One plus bank than the Xiaomi power bank 10,400mah?
Thanks again!
The OPO bank is a safe choice, since it's from them and likely tested by most forum members to be accurate.
Xiaomi, especially on Aliexpress and eBay, has a LOT of fakes, obviously cashing in on the brand and shortages. Make sure it has branding inside the USB ports if you are buying Mi. The 16000 is a less faked model, since it's newer and uses a different form factor. The advantage it has over the OPO bank is it supports 2A on both ports, and gives max current of 2.1A / 1A total when two devices are plugged in.
With the OPO, it gives 1A / 1A when two devices are plugged in, and 2A maximum on a single device. If you do not charge multiple devices often, the OPO is cheaper and less likely to be fake.
RootTwo said:
The OPO bank is a safe choice, since it's from them and likely tested by most forum members to be accurate.
Xiaomi, especially on Aliexpress and eBay, has a LOT of fakes, obviously cashing in on the brand and shortages. Make sure it has branding inside the USB ports if you are buying Mi. The 16000 is a less faked model, since it's newer and uses a different form factor. The advantage it has over the OPO bank is it supports 2A on both ports, and gives max current of 2.1A / 1A total when two devices are plugged in.
With the OPO, it gives 1A / 1A when two devices are plugged in, and 2A maximum on a single device. If you do not charge multiple devices often, the OPO is cheaper and less likely to be fake.
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Hi there,
Thanks for your reply.
I can buy only from Ebay or Aliexpress, because One plus doesn't ship to my country.
The One bank is about 30USD over there, and the Xiaomi is half price, that is why I thought of it, but it is hard to know if either of them is fake.
Do you have an idea about a decent car charger?
Thanks again for your help.
Maya2015 said:
Hi there,
Thanks for your reply.
I can buy only from Ebay or Aliexpress, because One plus doesn't ship to my country.
The One bank is about 30USD over there, and the Xiaomi is half price, that is why I thought of it, but it is hard to know if either of them is fake.
Do you have an idea about a decent car charger?
Thanks again for your help.
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Anything that is a 2.1A car charger should do it. If you are unsure of the quality, you could always get a charge doctor for $2 USD on Aliexpress, which will tell you if the port is good or not. For example, if the reading shows 0.5A output or less, the product is garbage and you should demand a refund. I suggest getting one if you buy chargers and power banks on eBay, since it can validate how good (or bad) your product will be.
If you still want the Mi bank, two things to look for are the small Mi logo inside the USB output ports, and test to see if you can still charge your device while the power bank itself is charging (pass through charging). These two features are hard to fake. Do not rely on serial number stickers, since counterfeiters will sometimes put a fake power bank inside a real box that they salvaged from someone else.
RootTwo said:
Anything that is a 2.1A car charger should do it. If you are unsure of the quality, you could always get a charge doctor for $2 USD on Aliexpress, which will tell you if the port is good or not. For example, if the reading shows 0.5A output or less, the product is garbage and you should demand a refund. I suggest getting one if you buy chargers and power banks on eBay, since it can validate how good (or bad) your product will be.
If you still want the Mi bank, two things to look for are the small Mi logo inside the USB output ports, and test to see if you can still charge your device while the power bank itself is charging (pass through charging). These two features are hard to fake. Do not rely on serial number stickers, since counterfeiters will sometimes put a fake power bank inside a real box that they salvaged from someone else.
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Are these charge doctors reliable?
If I buy one plus bank on eBay, is it safer than the Xiaomi one?
Thanks!
Maya2015 said:
Are these charge doctors reliable?
If I buy one plus bank on eBay, is it safer than the Xiaomi one?
Thanks!
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Yes they are. It's a simple circuit with a high resistance to measure current and an LED readout. A few forum users have them to do readouts, and they can detect bad wall adapters and cables too. They are accurate +/- 50mA, which is good enough, considering a bad output will be off by 500-1500mA.
As for safety, eBay is always a gamble. I would go for a seller with a return policy, so if your charge doctor test shows the product is defective or fake, you can send it back.
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Yes they are. It's a simple circuit with a high resistance to measure current and an LED readout. A few forum users have them to do readouts, and they can detect bad wall adapters and cables too. They are accurate +/- 50mA, which is good enough, considering a bad output will be off by 500-1500mA.
As for safety, eBay is always a gamble. I would go for a seller with a return policy, so if your charge doctor test shows the product is defective or fake, you can send it back.
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Just ordered one from Aliexpress for 1.29USD
Also ordered a Belkin car charger from eBay. (probably a fake one)...
If it is less than 2.1a, is it unsafe for the phone, or will just charge slowly the phone?
Thanks!
Maya2015 said:
Just ordered one from Aliexpress for 1.29USD
Also ordered a Belkin car charger from eBay. (probably a fake one)...
If it is less than 2.1a, is it unsafe for the phone, or will just charge slowly the phone?
Thanks!
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2.1A is the maximum output, which is more likely to be closer to 1.7A because of cheap parts. What you are concerned with is the minimum rate. It should charge your phone at a minimum of 0.7A, unless your charging cable is bad. You can find out which charging cable is better by connecting them one at a time to the charge doctor connected to the wall wart and picking the cable that gives a higher current output. This is how I sort out all the charging cables I get from eBay, and a good number of them have bad pin shorts that lead to them being capped at 0.5A.
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2.1A is the maximum output, which is more likely to be closer to 1.7A because of cheap parts. What you are concerned with is the minimum rate. It should charge your phone at a minimum of 0.7A, unless your charging cable is bad. You can find out which charging cable is better by connecting them one at a time to the charge doctor connected to the wall wart and picking the cable that gives a higher current output. This is how I sort out all the charging cables I get from eBay, and a good number of them have bad pin shorts that lead to them being capped at 0.5A.
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I have the original One plus cable, so this shouldn't be the problem.
I will check the car charger once I will get the charge doctor.
Thanks for all the info.!