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I bought the below car charger because the cheap generic one I had from an old phone couldn't keep up with the drain from the screen when running sat nav.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290627400358?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
This also doesn't work, it loses a percent of charge every 10 minutes or so, while I'm aware this isn't alot and I can probably get anywhere in the UK on a full charge, the fact is I want my phone to actually be charging while it's plugged in as I don't always have a full charge and I may need it topping up on my journey in case I don't have another charging opportunity for a while.
I cannot find another genuine samsung product that claims to be compatible with the s2 (indeed the above "genuine" charger doesn't appear on Samsung's website.) There is one on their site (P10CBE In-Car Charger) however it claims to be only compatible with the galaxy tab. While I know it simply has a USB socket for use with any data cable, I'm worried it may damage the phone if rated too high in amps (700mA to 2A is a big jump.)
So I have 3 questions...
1) Is the tab charger safe to use, and does anyone else have this and can confirm it can keep up with the screen permanently on with google navigation running.
2) Can anyone suggest another brand that they have experience with it definitely keeping up with the charge on a galaxy s2, running screen etc.
3) I quite like the look of the official Samsung car mount, can anyone confirm if the charger included with this can keep up etc (also if you know what ampage it's rated to as I can't find this info on the product data.)
Many thanks if you take the time to reply to this, a bit lengthy I know.
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Use siyah's kernel to increase the charging current, how high you can go is anyones guess. Stock kernel supply's 450mA when plugged into a usb port and 650mA when plugged into a charger, i set mine to 800mA for both and all seems fine so far.
I have used a motorola car charger and this has actually worked better that the original samsung car charger, charges faster, and has a cool blue light. since the micro-usb is non-proprietary, you have lots of options.
Using an Official charger, better than those cheap ones that fail to keep the battery topped up while using the phone as a satnav.
I have a Sony Ericsson Original AN401 Compact Car Charger and it charges when using satnav.
The main problem with the cheap adapters is the output current, it tends to be too low for GPS. Make sure it is regulated & 750mah or higher.
http://mobile.dailysteals.com/
* 5,000mAH capacity
* Standard USB connector so anything that can charge from USB, can charge off this.
* Specs show this item outputs [email protected], this is good for us Nitro users for 3 reasons:
...1) Using navigation is a HIGH battery drain, the high amperage of this kit should be able to keep up.
...2) Higher amperage out, means faster battery charge
...3) MOST IMPORTANTLY: If you drain the battery all the way down on the Nitro, it will NOT start charging again unless you plug in a power source with high amperage out (at least 750ma, in my experience). This kit should provide the power needed in case of such situations
* Comes with: Mini and Micro USB smartphone connectors (Our Nitro uses the micro USB).
so pretty much we have to recharge the charger though
If you're looking at it from the perspective of being a battery charger, and having to charge the charger, then I can what you're saying... But I see it as more of a tiny power source that's readily available if and when there's nowhere to plug my phone in (or whatever else I might need to charge that uses USB).
I'll admit, I've got 2 other portable battery power packs and just about the only times I've really taken them out is to top-off the charge on them...But it's one of those type things where is better to have it and not need it, then to need it and not have it.
The stock charger provided with the Note 2 charges my phone extremely fast, after all we do know that it is rated at 2A. But naturally being a power hungry device I carry around a portable charger (5V 1A). It worked fine on my previous S2 but with the Note 2 the charge is insanely slow. Less than 10% per hour on standby. With that being said, if I use it while it's being charged, the battery % does not even budge.
Is this normal? Because if it is that slow, it defeats the purpose of carrying it around since it barely charges my phone. Are there alternatives? Do I need to resort to looking for a portable charger that also has a 2A output?
For the other Note 2 Users out there, do you experience similar issues?
Yes sir, normal.
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Friend. I STRONGLY suggest you to get a Samsung Battery Charger Cradle Kit.
It comes with:
One Battery Charging cradle + Phone Stand
One Extra Battery
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I bought it for around $35USD. It may get cheaper but it solves all my problems. It charges your second battery while you use your phone, whenever your phone's battery is low, you swap the charged battery with the low battery one. That way you never have to keep your phone charging! Hell, one extra 3100mAh battery is less than $20 bucks, imagine Hurricane Sandy and you have saved up some leisure money to get a few extra batteries instead. You can last for a week without power.
It's a very good investment. Trust me. You can even ebay the used batteries when you upgrade your phone. Cos they are official accessories. Not those ugly battery sleeves.
BTW if you do want fast chargers, I recommend the Apple USB charger for iPAD. It is rated 2.1A. Any 1.0A chargers result in slow charge. Oh one more benefit, the battery cradle charger charges FASTER because there is no power drain on phone while you charge (compared to charging the battery inside the phone itself)
Hope it helps!
I'm curious on how you use the phone. The original charger fits in a pocket, and you can detach the cable and put that in a other pocket if you like. You travel around for so long that you are able to drain the battery and do not have access to either a usb port or a wall-outlet?
Regarding the stand/charger mentioned... The flimsy battery cover alone is a reason for me not to change batteries, unless the battery is broken. My future Otterbox totally wipes out any battery changing thoughts Personally I do not drain the battery so fast that I do not have time to access a usb port or a wall-outlet before it shuts down... I've even beat my record this weekend. 34% at 3d 6h 58m, 3.5h screen time with Juice Defender controlling the screen brightness. Some Facebook, surfing with Firefox, 10 minutes phone calls, reading (g-)mails, installing some apps and such...
A tip on portable chargers: https://powertraveller.com/iwantsome/primatepower/powermonkeyextreme/
swejuggalo said:
I'm curious on how you use the phone. The original charger fits in a pocket, and you can detach the cable and put that in a other pocket if you like. You travel around for so long that you are able to drain the battery and do not have access to either a usb port or a wall-outlet?
Regarding the stand/charger mentioned... The flimsy battery cover alone is a reason for me not to change batteries, unless the battery is broken. My future Otterbox totally wipes out any battery changing thoughts Personally I do not drain the battery so fast that I do not have time to access a usb port or a wall-outlet before it shuts down... I've even beat my record this weekend. 34% at 3d 6h 58m, 3.5h screen time with Juice Defender controlling the screen brightness. Some Facebook, surfing with Firefox, 10 minutes phone calls, reading (g-)mails, installing some apps and such...
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Thanks everyone for their comments. Yes indeed I do agree the stock charger isn't all that hard to carry around. But it's a good question that you asked about my usage. So to shed some light, my heaviest usage is during lectures. Some use notes, others fire up their laptops, another group their tablets. For me I whip out my Note 2, put it on a stand and I'm good to go. Wall outlets don't appear often, and even if I sit close to one, the cable length disallows me to use my note while charging. Other than that I would be on the move or in some classroom somewhere.
And yes I too am reluctant to remove my phone case and the flimsy back cover. But I will keep the spare battery option in view.
Right now what I'm doing is plug in my portable charger during lectures. It at least still can sustain the battery. My portal charger has a 5000 + mAh capacity. But the charging speed is so slow, it really doesn't matter. I also use it to listen to music while travelling, but that itself puts minimal strain on battery consumption.
Don't know if you have scanned through this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33585646&postcount=31
You can actually take out your favorite portable charger and test the charger v.s. cable combination to find the best match.
I am now using the YOOBAO 8400mAh which is a famous brand in China. I do not dare to use unknown brand in China, but this brand is famous and the quality is great. You can easily search on Amazon.
When I use the original Samsung USB cable with that portal charger, I can get a stable of 1.4A current during charging. Which is by far the best current I tested on 1A output portable charger. Some statistics for your reference:
When using USB cable with computer: 0.46A
When using bad cable with 2A output charger: < 1A
When using Samsung original charger + USB cable: 1.8A
So, if you could get a value between 1A and 1.8A, it is good enough to charge the note 2 in a quite reasonable short period of time!
Cable is very important, if you use an iPad charger (2A output) with a bad cable, you may get less than 1A output to the phone...
ardatdat said:
Don't know if you have scanned through this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33585646&postcount=31
You can actually take out your favorite portable charger and test the charger v.s. cable combination to find the best match.
I am now using the YOOBAO 8400mAh which is a famous brand in China. I do not dare to use unknown brand in China, but this brand is famous and the quality is great. You can easily search on Amazon.
When I use the original Samsung USB cable with that portal charger, I can get a stable of 1.4A current during charging. Which is by far the best current I tested on 1A output portable charger. Some statistics for your reference:
When using USB cable with computer: 0.46A
When using bad cable with 2A output charger: < 1A
When using Samsung original charger + USB cable: 1.8A
So, if you could get a value between 1A and 1.8A, it is good enough to charge the note 2 in a quite reasonable short period of time!
Cable is very important, if you use an iPad charger (2A output) with a bad cable, you may get less than 1A output to the phone...
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I have read your link. My phone is rooted, unfortunately due to known errors between Samsung and Windows Updates regarding the drivers to access the phone via USB, I at the moment cannot view my phone on my laptop. And unfortunately the app CurrentWidget does not work with Note 2.
My portable charger has a rated output of 1A. Provided along with it is a retractable charging cable that is much thinner than your conventional USB cable, presumably a dedicated charging cable. Now since it is the provided cable, I'm going to assume that the cable can release the full 1A? And here's another observation. Before this phone I had a Galaxy S2. It charges fine, and over time I can actually see the portable charger's power being drained. (It has 4 LED lights, 1 corresponding to 25%). Meaning from 4 lights, it becomes 3. So far, even after 2 hours of charging the note 2, the charger still registers at all 4 lights. Which is baffling, because this indicates that the charger, is charging my phone slower than it was compared to charging my previous S2. And indeed it does feel that way. A stock S2 charger is rated an output of 0.7A. So in the same amount of time, wouldn't my charger be drained faster from charging the Note 2? Is there some property of chargers that I'm not aware of? Like the phone only recognizes the stock charger to enable fast charge? It seems pretty apparent to me that somehow my phone is not tapping on to the full 1A output of the portable charger. I bought the charger at my local electronics store, also it worked well with my previous S2. So it's hard to imagine that the problem lies with a defective charger.
I'll add in some more information in case it helps:
- I have Juice Defender Plus and Advanced Task Killer. They do save my battery consumption.
- My brightness is always at 0% (I hate the glare, I do this on every screen I use. Laptop etc)
-I have the habit of restarting my phone after heavy use to ensure all background apps are closed properly (e.g. Lecture has ended and I'm hanging out with friends; or before I sleep)
- My phone is rooted, I use Gemini App Manager to disable the bloatware, so the respective background processes do not run anymore
- My ram usage is typically in the low 500s. After a restart It's in the 400s. I also have the habit of clearing my RAM via the task manager.
Edit:
I used ES File Explorer to view the files. And this is very weird. Using the charging cable, on both the laptop and portable charge, it showed an result of 100! I also tested it on my spare, micro-usb charger registered at 0.4A. The result is 400, which is correct.
So what happened here???
Guys the rear battery cover is not flimsy. It is thin But it has very high flexibility. It will not crack or deform unless you deliberately try to destroy it. It can be bent to 90 degrees without deformation.
I have put the cover on and off so many times that not even a single plastic clip has broken off. This is material science.
Get the charging cradle and battery pack. We are not iPhones with undetachable batteries. Utilize this advantage!
THE N7100 has a high power draw when you use it. It charges slowly especially when you are using it. Also, the USB cable grade and length IS VERY CRITICAL also. Try using a long micro USB cable n u will see How even more slowly it charges.
I have three batteries now n one charging cradle. I use my phone like I'm driving a Ferrari. Instant refuel When I'm out of batts.
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Ok an update. I experimented with the combinations. Using the default charger and cable, looking at the current_max, it gives me 1800. Current_now is 1698. But for that thin cable, it only gives me 100mAh.
Now here's the interesting thing. When I tried using the default cable with my portable charger, I also get the same numbers. 1800 and 1698. Also, by using other USB cables with the portable charger, I also get the same numbers.
My problem is solved. But for curiosity why is a charger, registered to have an output of 1000mAh, able to squeeze out as much as an 2000mAh wall charger? Or is it my phone that dictates how much power it wants to draw?
GreenBot said:
Guys the rear battery cover is not flimsy. It is thin But it has very high flexibility. It will not crack or deform unless you deliberately try to destroy it. It can be bent to 90 degrees without deformation.
I have put the cover on and off so many times that not even a single plastic clip has broken off. This is material science.
Get the charging cradle and battery pack. We are not iPhones with undetachable batteries. Utilize this advantage!
THE N7100 has a high power draw when you use it. It charges slowly especially when you are using it. Also, the USB cable grade and length IS VERY CRITICAL also. Try using a long micro USB cable n u will see How even more slowly it charges.
I have three batteries now n one charging cradle. I use my phone like I'm driving a Ferrari. Instant refuel When I'm out of batts.
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i'm using the xtra battery kit with my s3, and now looking forward to purchase it for my note 2 also.
heavy user must buy this kit due to no time to wait/waste for it to be charged, enough said!
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Ok an update. I experimented with the combinations. Using the default charger and cable, looking at the current_max, it gives me 1800. Current_now is 1698. But for that thin cable, it only gives me 100mAh.
Now here's the interesting thing. When I tried using the default cable with my portable charger, I also get the same numbers. 1800 and 1698. Also, by using other USB cables with the portable charger, I also get the same numbers.
My problem is solved. But for curiosity why is a charger, registered to have an output of 1000mAh, able to squeeze out as much as an 2000mAh wall charger? Or is it my phone that dictates how much power it wants to draw?
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must be the thin/cheap cable not having the right amount of circuit
Now I have a new question. Just now I have been monitoring my phone's charging speed. Looking at the current_max, it was at 1100. This was when the phone was at 40+ %. After 50%, no matter what combinations I used, even with the default charger, the max_current freezes at 400. Is this some feature the Note 2 has? That it cuts the charging speed after 50%?
Just to ask, how long did your phone take to charge completely with the stock charger and cable? And how do you monitor current charging value?
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Just to ask, how long did your phone take to charge completely with the stock charger and cable? And how do you monitor current charging value?
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From the method described by ardatdat here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33585646&postcount=31
As I'm doing work I just open up the current_max file to have a look. Starts off at 1000+ but after a couple of minutes it'll go right down to 400.
Now I've never actually timed it so I'm not sure.
Does the number of pins affect charging? Upon close inspection the micro usb end has 4 pins instead of what I believe usually is 5. I need to reconnect a few times for the charging rate to be stabilized at 1300. So perhaps that accounts for the weird numbers I've been getting?
Mine has 4 pins too, that's the way it is I think.
Btw- What other chargers are there with same freq/spec as Note 2's Stock charger, i.e 2A/5V? iPad or anything?
I have current max 1100 and current now 1700 with original charger. Isn't it supposed to be the other way around?
Edit: with the galaxy s III's charger it's the same. Wtf
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GreenBot said:
Friend. I STRONGLY suggest you to get a Samsung Battery Charger Cradle Kit.
It comes with:
One Battery Charging cradle + Phone Stand
One Extra Battery
I bought it for around $35USD. It may get cheaper but it solves all my problems. It charges your second battery while you use your phone, whenever your phone's battery is low, you swap the charged battery with the low battery one. That way you never have to keep your phone charging! Hell, one extra 3100mAh battery is less than $20 bucks, imagine Hurricane Sandy and you have saved up some leisure money to get a few extra batteries instead. You can last for a week without power.
It's a very good investment. Trust me. You can even ebay the used batteries when you upgrade your phone. Cos they are official accessories. Not those ugly battery sleeves.
BTW if you do want fast chargers, I recommend the Apple USB charger for iPAD. It is rated 2.1A. Any 1.0A chargers result in slow charge. Oh one more benefit, the battery cradle charger charges FASTER because there is no power drain on phone while you charge (compared to charging the battery inside the phone itself)
Hope it helps!
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thanks for this tip. bought a ipad car charger and it did charge faster than my old charger :good:
quertiy said:
I have current max 1100 and current now 1700 with original charger. Isn't it supposed to be the other way around?
Edit: with the galaxy s III's charger it's the same. Wtf
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It's supposed to be that way. Refer to the post by ardatdat (Link in previous post). He says to look at current_max and current_avg. Not current_now. The value of current_now doesn't change no matter what charger you use. current_max and current_avg will display the amount of current going through at that moment. You can try plugging the usb cable to your PC. current_max will drop to probably 400 while your current_now is 1700. For me it always shows 1698.
I have some powerbank, which my friend bought to me in Singapore. It is 12000 mah with 2 outputs : 1A amd 2.1A. When i use cable that i got with powerbank i get 400 in max on 1A and 700 on 2.1A.
When i use Samsung cable with 2.1A i got 1400 in max.. Is that ok?
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Laynee1 said:
I have some powerbank, which my friend bought to me in Singapore. It is 12000 mah with 2 outputs : 1A amd 2.1A. When i use cable that i got with powerbank i get 400 in max on 1A and 700 on 2.1A.
When i use Samsung cable with 2.1A i got 1400 in max.. Is that ok?
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Yes it's ok. I get 1400 from the stock charger. I believe when you compare the stock usb cable to that of your power bank, it is thicker?
using usb otg adapter I have charged bluetooth headphones and tested the charging capability on another cell phone (my old HTC HD2).
Note2 charged HTC HD2 from 78% to 85% in 11minutes 38seconds.
Wall charger charged HTC HD2 from 78% to 85% in 9minutes 9seconds.
The Note2 charged it 79% as effectively as the 5volt wall charger.
USB OTG specifications I read say that minimum voltages provided to the other device
can range between 4.4v down to 3.6v. My testing was crude and not extensive, but it seems it was providing around 4 volts, which is more than good enough for me.
I currently use an Anker 6200mah battery inside a modded otterbox, and this charging capability gives me more reason to get the Zerolemon 9300mah battery when it comes out April 15th (on Amazon) and mod another otterbox for it.
I'm also going to make a tiny usb otg to micro usb charging cable to keep in my wallet, so I can charge all my devices off my Note2 if I have to, no matter where I am.
Thanks for justifying my purchase of the zero lemon battery. Lol
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I just decided to buy a charging cable instead of make one. it was $5 from hakshop.com, see the pic. it's usb otg to micro usb and it charges and transfers files from other phones etc (mounts other phones as usb mass storage .. way cool). Hey, fits at the bottom of my wallet and charges my headphones and portable speaker and other people's phones...they say you should have jumper cables.
Ghost_1 said:
Thanks for justifying my purchase of the zero lemon battery. Lol
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I really want this. even having to think about battery life in the year 2013 seems weird.
Just purchased 2 or these today. Getting ready for my new Nexus.. I charged these up and to see if they are working put a Iphone 5 on the charger. Neither one of these chargers will charge this phone. Says on the site and the booklet that they support Iphone 4 and 5. Any thoughts?
Found the answer.
Models that Require a Wireless Charging Case / Cover Adapter:
Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500 use directly if the QI receiver built-in back-cover case of the phone, if not QI wireless receiver is required
Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300
Samsung Galaxy Note II
iPhone 4 4s 5
The 4 and 5 if I'm not mistaken does not have qi charging capabilities, I think you need the qi receiver case for the iPhone to work. It's for all the iPhone.
The device will only charge wireless if the phone supports wireless charging. The Nexus 5 will work out of the box, a Galaxy S4 you would need the special back cover they sell. It will not charge any iPhone wirelessly at all. Not unless you had a special back or piece that turns the iPhone into a wireless charge ability. It will charge an iPhone though using the usb cable, maybe thats what it means by charging an iPhone.
This charger is best of both worlds, you can keep it on your desk for wireless charging and take it on the go if you have a long day.
Amazon.com: LuguLake 6000mAh Qi - Enabled Inductive Wireless Charger Charging Pad; Portable Power Bank With A USB Slot
If the price were a little cheaper I would bite but I'm not sure it is worth the price? Someone who has the product want to convince me?
Too expensive for something made in china.
Typical external battery efficiency = 70%
Typical Qi efficiency = 70%
6000x0.7x0.7 = 2940
Expect the phone to charge less than 1.5 times if you use Qi for power.
You'd better use it as a normal external battery that can also be used as a wireless charging pad.
timothyung said:
Typical external battery efficiency = 70%
Typical Qi efficiency = 70%
6000x0.7x0.7 = 2940
Expect the phone to charge less than 1.5 times if you use Qi for power.
You'd better use it as a normal external battery that can also be used as a wireless charging pad.
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And this means?
wyrman said:
And this means?
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I believe he's saying you're better off using it JUST as a portable charging pack than for charging your phone at home.
wyrman said:
And this means?
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Since the efficiency is so low, if you want to use it as a backup battery, you'd better use a cord instead of using qi.
As a qi charging pad connected to AC, it's fine, though.
I just got this today;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Qi-Wireless-Charger-PAD-for-Samsung-Galaxy-S3-Note2-S4-Receiver-10000mAh-Battery-/141047804367?pt=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&var=&hash=item20d71ab1cf
basically the same, a qi charger with a built in battery, but with 2 outputs.
great idea to have this as a qi charging pad at home and on a long day can unplug it and have an external battery pack charged and ready to go!
only downside is there isn't a light to show its charging the phone via qi.
I love this charger, IMO it's the best. Here is my review on it, highly recommend it.
I've been using this for a couple of months with my N4 and N7-2013, and it works flawlessly, though I can't speak to 'true capacity' as I've never drained it fully to test # of full recharge cycles it provides.
There's a slightly smaller capacity unit also available (I can't post links yet, but search Amazon for "Qi 4800mAH") that may or may not be a better option, the benefit of that smaller unit being, well, size, in that it is more pocket friendly. Though if you would also use your Qi for a tablet, the slightly larger footprint of the 6000mAH unit might be preferable.
How fast does these Qi wireless charging charges the phone?
I got the LuguLake charger Wednesday, and I must say at first I was impressed, however shortly after I was very, very disappointed. The flaws I have found, at least with the unit I purchased:
Does not charge a 2nd device while plugged into AC power
As of yet, I have been unable to get it to charge the internal 6,000mAh battery since I depleted it once.
I'm going to keep toying with it over the weekend, but either I got a defective model or I'm doing something wrong. Also, anyone with one of these bother to "read" the guide / warnings? I just have to remember not to torture the battery, and to be weary if it ever becomes smelly!
timothyung said:
Typical external battery efficiency = 70%
Typical Qi efficiency = 70%
6000x0.7x0.7 = 2940
Expect the phone to charge less than 1.5 times if you use Qi for power.
You'd better use it as a normal external battery that can also be used as a wireless charging pad.
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This math is incomplete and may not work. You're ignoring voltages. At what voltage does the 6000mah come out at? Assuming the standard 5V that the USB output is at is usually the wrong assumption for these things - they're often 3.3V. If that's the case, you need to step up the voltage as well.
Jaxidian said:
This math is incomplete and may not work. You're ignoring voltages. At what voltage does the 6000mah come out at? Assuming the standard 5V that the USB output is at is usually the wrong assumption for these things - they're often 3.3V. If that's the case, you need to step up the voltage as well.
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the 20-30% loss for standard power banks comes from exactly this in combination with any losses in the charging circuit of the phone.
I think the point is that you get crazy losses if you need to both change voltages, and do wireless charging from a limited power source.
keijikage said:
the 20-30% loss for standard power banks comes from exactly this in combination with any losses in the charging circuit of the phone.
I think the point is that you get crazy losses if you need to both change voltages, and do wireless charging from a limited power source.
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My bad, I gotcha.
Yeah, regardless the point is the same - this isn't the most efficient thing ever.
lc3necro said:
I got the LuguLake charger Wednesday, and I must say at first I was impressed, however shortly after I was very, very disappointed. The flaws I have found, at least with the unit I purchased:
Does not charge a 2nd device while plugged into AC power
As of yet, I have been unable to get it to charge the internal 6,000mAh battery since I depleted it once.
I'm going to keep toying with it over the weekend, but either I got a defective model or I'm doing something wrong. Also, anyone with one of these bother to "read" the guide / warnings? I just have to remember not to torture the battery, and to be weary if it ever becomes smelly!
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Don't forget to not put 'mental' on the charging pad. :cyclops:
I purchased one of these and sent it back. It worked great with the nexus 5 but I was never able to get it to work with the nexus7(2013) I believe I received a faulty unit. The customer service was great but it would just not work properly. I bought a "Maxboost Pulse 10000mAh Dual 5V 3A USB External Portable Power Battery Pack Charger with Digital Display (Piano Black) - Compatible with Apple iPhone 5S 5C 5 4S 4 ; iPad Air 5 4 Retina 3 2 1, The New iPad ; iPad mini retina 1 2; Google Nexus 5 4 7 FHD 2 ; Samsung Galaxy Note 3 , Galaxy S4 S3, Galaxy S4 Mini S3 Mini; HTC One M7 Mini M4 ; LG Optimus G2 ; Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 8.0 10.1 ; Kindle Fire HDX 7.0 8.9 ; Nokia Lumia 1520 1020 920 900 [3 Charging Connectors + Carrying Case Pouch]" from Amazon for $35 (had coupon code) and I am looking for a separate wireless charger