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Can anyone recommend a car charger that is cheap and charges the unit like its on AC power? Some of the cheaper ones I've purchased in the past charged my phone like it was on usb power.
TIA!
Just open up one of your cheap chargers and short the middle two pins of the USB jack. A drop of solder worked on mine. There are only four pins, so it should be easy to follow and find a place on the circuit board to do it.
Once you get it done, plug in the phone and it will show that it's charging on AC, which means it's pulling 1 amp.
Plenty different ones available, but I use this one. There are cheaper ones, but this one is a quality build that charges at 1 full amp! Motorola brand for around $6 including shipping.
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i've had android phones since year one. i've always bought my accessories from cellphoneshop.net and never had a problem
Dude, go to wallymart or somewhere and get an AC converter. I bought one with 2 AC outlets and 1 USB for fairly cheap at wallymart. You wont regret it. It charges my laptop, phone, and gf's phone just fine.
Monoprice has a 1a usb charger for $1.33. I was looking at it yesterday but don't have the link handy at the moment. They're also the best place to buy usb cables too.
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Plenty different ones available, but I use this one. There are cheaper ones, but this one is a quality build that charges at 1 full amp! Motorola brand for around $6 including shipping.
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+1 I have this Motorola charger and it's great. There was even a whole thread full of people repping it a few forum pages back
$1.40 cheaper, $5.07 right now and Prime shipping.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehi..._1_2?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1323803924&sr=1-2
Thanks for the original link!
The best car chargers I've found are the Palm chargers for the Pre. For some reason they seem to work much better than any other car charger that I have used. You just need to make sure you get model number 3453WW, because there is also an older model that looks the same but doesn't provide the full 1A charge.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Palm-OEM-Ve...386850?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2eb9e680e2
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Damn. I was wondering WHY in the world this phone took SO STINKING LONG to charge. I mean OVER NIGHT and still not quite done sometimes (extended battery)
Gonna stalk me some good chargers
so instead of starting my own thread.. thought id bump this up...
any new chargers out there.. for car... can be either the usb one (as i have the cig lighter to usb plug... )..or cig lighter..
just feeling out there if anything has changed..
we went on a LONG drive.. 376miles.. and using gps and my phone in my infuse dock.. it was charging.. but draining more than charging... by 1/2 way it was below 50%.... so the road i needed to take was super long so just turned phone off for a while...
was using the charger from my wifes incognito so i figured maybe that car charger didnt have enough A to it.. so bought a new charger from walmart.. and it didnt do any better...
thanks guys...
p.s. on my way home from work (1hr drive) im going to plug straight into my phone instead of the infuse dock and run the gps and see if it charges any different...
Even if the car charger says it can put out 2A the phone will only draw 500mah unless the two inner pins are shorted. Samsung does their chargers this way to identify to the phone that its plugged into a wall charger instead of a computer. (computers are only rated for 500mah on the USB port, although some can go higher)
You could open up the charger and short the pins, or if the charger is the kind where you plug your own cord in you can modify the cord itself. I have a "charging only cord" for when the phone needs a fast boost.
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Even if the car charger says it can put out 2A the phone will only draw 500mah unless the two inner pins are shorted. Samsung does their chargers this way to identify to the phone that its plugged into a wall charger instead of a computer. (computers are only rated for 500mah on the USB port, although some can go higher)
You could open up the charger and short the pins, or if the charger is the kind where you plug your own cord in you can modify the cord itself. I have a "charging only cord" for when the phone needs a fast boost.
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How do I short these two pins? Any thing with pics?
Still using my Palm Pre car chargers. Had them since the Pre days back in 2009 and they still work great. Buy.com has them for $6.95 with free shipping.
http://www.buy.com/pr/product.aspx?sku=210687470&ic=1
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How do I short these two pins? Any thing with pics?
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drop of soder in between them, sorry I don't have pics because I do the cord
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mrpickem said:
Plenty different ones available, but I use this one. There are cheaper ones, but this one is a quality build that charges at 1 full amp! Motorola brand for around $6 including shipping.
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i use same charger. it is call motorolla rapid charger .
Hey, as the only verified genius here I wanted to share a great and cheap way to charge your phone. As i understand it you want the speed and current of AC out of your car's 12 volt dc system. They currently make something that works with ALL phone models. It is called an inverter. You just plug your stock phone charger into it. It will work fine for your phone but it wouldnt be wise to try use this it watch a 42" plasma tv. Here is one for 6 bucks that plugs in your lighter socket.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003C2YE8M/ref=redir_mdp_mobile
By the way, I can't endorse this product. I hope you get the general idea. As always you get what you pay for. Read the reviews and look for the inverter that you think would work best for you.
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drop of soder in between them, sorry I don't have pics because I do the cord
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I just want to make sure I'm not going to blow up when I do this.
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supdawg said:
Can anyone recommend a car charger that is cheap and charges the unit like its on AC power? Some of the cheaper ones I've purchased in the past charged my phone like it was on usb power.
TIA!
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I would recommend getting the AC/usb adapter for an iphone or ipad, because they tend to run on a higher voltage (5v) than many cheap AC/usb adapters you can probably find off-brand one pretty cheap all over. If anything just make sure your adapter runs on about 5v. I just recommened iphone ones because there are more accessory manufacturers for i-products and you can generally find a wider selection of what you are looking for regarding this topic. I would check walmart first if money is an issue.
JimSmith94 said:
Just open up one of your cheap chargers and short the middle two pins of the USB jack. A drop of solder worked on mine. There are only four pins, so it should be easy to follow and find a place on the circuit board to do it.
Once you get it done, plug in the phone and it will show that it's charging on AC, which means it's pulling 1 amp.
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The 1 amp charger i got from the dollar store already had this in place. I cant say I would have recommended anyone to get one from the dollar store. Ive checked out the components on this one its not too bad.
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Hey, as the only verified genius here I wanted to share a great and cheap way to charge your phone. As i understand it you want the speed and current of AC out of your car's 12 volt dc system. They currently make something that works with ALL phone models. It is called an inverter. You just plug your stock phone charger into it. It will work fine for your phone but it wouldnt be wise to try use this it watch a 42" plasma tv. Here is one for 6 bucks that plugs in your lighter socket.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003C2YE8M/ref=redir_mdp_mobile
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Note that most cheap inverters use a modified sine wave to gain efficiencies over 80%. Most phone chargers will work okay you might get a little buzzing. But you will often run into chargers, power supplies etc that will only operate properly on a pure sine wave inverter.
From day one when I got ZeroLemon 9300 mAh battery, the question of external charger for this battery was on my mind. You get a monster capacity, but it will also take at least 3x as long to charge it up and you can only do that inside of your phone. It's OK if you run out of lemon juice and put your Note 2 on a charger overnight, but otherwise you better have a spare fully charged battery. Plus, for some of us the use of ZL battery will be not daily thing. Bottom line, external charger is a must have. I have talked to ZL support and they confirmed about looking into rapid external charger, but no details about it available yet. So I figured to try something out myself.
The challenge is that ZL battery looks like a stock footprint on top of a large plate. Most of the regular single battery charges have small footprint where they could mate with battery contacts but ZL will be top-heavy pulling out of the charger. I came across this cradle charger from Tmart.com, it's about $15 and as a bonus you can charge the battery and sync your phone. Got it from here: http://www.tmart.com/Twin-USB-Cradl...for-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-II-N7100_p173079.html - they actually have it in their US warehouse so it arrived very fast. As a cradle it's OK, although just like any vertical cradle-stand it can accept only a slim case or Note 2 without a case. Also, for some reason with an included ac-adapter you can't charge at more than 500 mA (it was forcing it into USB charging mode). But that wasn't my main purpose.
In order to fit ZeroLemon, I had to modify this case where the back support of the cradle/stand had to be leveled off. Since I use dremel for my mods, I actually included a picture below for those who are interested. Using a cutting wheel to slice it off, and griding wheel to smooth out the rough edges. Turned out to be very functional! Because of the wide base of the charger/cradle, there is no wobbling or worrying the battery will pop out of the charger. The only drawback is that charging led light is covered by the battery, but if you look sideways you can actually see it [edit]... tried charging with a stock battery, light was staying red while battery got charged up, after awhile turned blue, so don't count on red/blue as reliable indicator, although it charges up ok... [/edit]. I took my depleted ZL (it was down to 3%) and set it on the charger overnight from midnight until 7:30am. I did use an included AC wall charger since I figured it said 1500 mA so it should charge it fast. In the morning popped the battery into the phone and to my surprise found it to be only at 32%. That would mean that wall charger was actually providing about 415 mA instead of 1500 mA. No surprise since you can never trust these labels. It could have been a typical 500 mA charger with some efficiency loss down to 415 mA of actual current. I decided to use my other "trusted" 2A wall charger. Kept it charging in the same setup from 10am till 1:50pm, popped it into the phone and battery went from 32% to 97% in under 4 hours!!! Which is approximately 1550 mA of supply from a wall charger, with some efficiency loss from original value. So if I would have used this wall charger from 3%, most likely I would have gotten to a full 100% charge in under 7 hours, maybe even 6 1/2 hours.
Pretty much charging circuit of that cradle/charge is able to handle high current input and can charge Zerolemon at relatively fast rate of 1500 mA supply. Plus, even after slicing a layer of back support of that cradle, I was still able to plug in the phone and charge/sync it (although through that micro-usb connector it was charging at USB rate, not AC).
Bottom line, it worked! Oh, and as a disclaimer I have to mention that I'm not responsible for any damage to your battery or your fingers if you decide to duplicate it Here are the pictures:
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You could smooth the top with Bondo, JB Weld, or epoxy.
I'm going to do this. Thank you!
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I'm going to do this. Thank you!
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Just make sure you use stock 2A wall charger or any other 2A wall charger. Using the bundled one will take you forever to charge it up.
Wouldnt something like this work too?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B7G3P94/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
Double0EK said:
Wouldnt something like this work too?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B7G3P94/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
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No, that charger is a joke even for a standard battery, toooooo slow in charging due to only 350mA supply. Also, it plugs in to the wall while you need something that will plug in to the external wall charger with usb/micro-usb. Not every charger will work. You need something similar to what I have above.
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No, that charger is a joke even for a standard battery, toooooo slow in charging due to only 350mA supply. Also, it plugs in to the wall while you need something that will plug in to the external wall charger with usb/micro-usb. Not every charger will work. You need something similar to what I have above.
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I agree that the supply is too weak on that charger, however the form factor should work if you have an outlet on a horizontal surface. Powerstrips are often placed in this way. You just need to find one with a good 2A output.
I did this mod and it charged my zerolemon battery and it fit. purchased that same charger from the link. so far so good. I now own 2 of these zerolemon batteries, so hopefully this modded charger will keep me free from all cords.
pablo71 said:
I did this mod and it charged my zerolemon battery and it fit. purchased that same charger from the link. so far so good. I now own 2 of these zerolemon batteries, so hopefully this modded charger will keep me free from all cords.
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Does your led turns blue when it's done charging? I think I have been tweaking my charger too much with mods and fitments, cause now I feel like charger is not making a good contact with a battery. I had it on for a long time and only got up to 78% which wasn't like before. Either way, this is the only charger cradle I found so far that can fit ZL and uses external USB wall charger. I hope ZL will come through with their own fast external charger!
Wonder if my Anker charger will work. Debating in this battery, but been happy with my Hyperion 6200 so far a d fits fine in my Anker external charger. Takes about 10 hours to charge, but don't use it everyday and always have a back up Anker 3100 on back up.
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hey vectron, since you have ZL's "ear", tell them they should expand this catagory to include home /desk chargers, car chargers, and a couple of cases. Obviously, the chargers need to be a bit higher capacity, but, they should already have this stuff on the drawing board/test phase..
I was in the automotive battery/charger business for many years, and I know how successful a program like this can/should/will be!
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hey vectron, since you have ZL's "ear", tell them they should expand this catagory to include home /desk chargers, car chargers, and a couple of cases. Obviously, the chargers need to be a bit higher capacity, but, they should already have this stuff on the drawing board/test phase..
I was in the automotive battery/charger business for many years, and I know how successful a program like this can/should/will be!
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I think they are well aware of the demand for all this stuff, but it seems they are focusing mainly on batteries. Heard from someone ZL will have 3x capacity S4 battery in a few weeks. So their #1 priority is a battery, and with so many new popular phones, it keeps them pretty busy.
What we need is one of those universal wall chargers that can supply 2A. If you look on ebay, they do have universal chargers where contact location could be moved to adapt to different batteries and it also expands for different battery sizes. But they all have internal converter built in and limited to 500-600mA. Someone in HK needs to realize all new phones use 1A-2A chargers.
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Wonder if my Anker charger will work. Debating in this battery, but been happy with my Hyperion 6200 so far a d fits fine in my Anker external charger. Takes about 10 hours to charge, but don't use it everyday and always have a back up Anker 3100 on back up.
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I was able to zoom in on Amazon into Anker charger and from close up its 600 mA, so we are talking about 16 hours of charge time for ZL. This confirms your charging time of 6200 mAh / 600 mA = 10.3 hr. I do believe Anker charger will fit ZL.
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I think they are well aware of the demand for all this stuff, but it seems they are focusing mainly on batteries. Heard from someone ZL will have 3x capacity S4 battery in a few weeks. So their #1 priority is a battery, and with so many new popular phones, it keeps them pretty busy.
What we need is one of those universal wall chargers that can supply 2A. If you look on ebay, they do have universal chargers where contact location could be moved to adapt to different batteries and it also expands for different battery sizes. But they all have internal converter built in and limited to 500-600mA. Someone in HK needs to realize all new phones use 1A-2A chargers.
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Or. perish the thought, someone in the USA!!
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I was able to zoom in on Amazon into Anker charger and from close up its 600 mA, so we are talking about 16 hours of charge time for ZL. This confirms your charging time of 6200 mAh / 600 mA = 10.3 hr. I do believe Anker charger will fit ZL.
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Wow, almost a day to charge, lol! I may have to check into something else as that actually may affect my electric bill, haha!
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This is a review of RAVPower wall charger for Note 2 batteries. http://www.amazon.com/RAVPower®-RP-UC03-Charger-Samsung-GT-N7100/dp/B00DGNMD4E/
I'm pretty sure by now we all got a number of OEM size, double extended size, and triple ZeroLemon size batteries for our Note 2. Most of us using our phone to charge these up, but it's probably the most inefficient way, and you need an external charger. For a slim OEM size battery its not a problem, those are available everywhere. Some will fit double extended batteries as long as charger doesn't have a cover, but how many times a question been raised in our forum about charging zerolemon battery which has triple size and capacity? I personally lost a count of it.
So what is the choice? Sure, you can look up Note 2 battery wall charger on ebay and will get a bunch of hits. The problem, there are two types of charges with a different battery layout. For a slim OEM battery it doesn't matter since you can flip it on either side. But with double or triple capacity - you can't. So first you have to be sure battery fits across the charger instead of sticking out half way. The next problem, and that is a big one - they confuse a hell out of you by writing a spec of 5V 1A charge. These wall chargers have usb output which can provide 1A of current, but the actual DC battery charger is only 350 mA which I tested in reality to be even less than 300 mA.
The solution? You need to get a specific wall charger that fits battery across and has a spec of 600 mA for DC port. That is the fastest available wall charger I have found so far. I have seen a number of vendors offering them bundled with their batteries, but nobody sells them by itself. If you already got batteries or your main concern is how to charge up externally your enormous ZeroLemon slab, RAVPower sells this charger by itself for $9.99 and it WORKS perfectly with either slim or Zerolemon battery. True, 600 mA of charging current will take you 3 times longer in comparison to your 2A charging from within a phone. BUT, it also twice as fast as buying any other cheap ebay 300 mA wall charger. Plus, convenience of charging it externally why you are using a phone with another battery has a big advantage. So until someone else release a wall charger with a higher charging current and capability to accommodate larger Note 2 battery sizes - this RAVPower wall charger is the way to go!
Here are the pictures.
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Looks good. Myt try it... I'll wait and see if my husband wants a ZL for himself then this will be a definite must buy
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That looks pretty much like the one that ships with Anker batteries.
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That looks pretty much like the one that ships with Anker batteries.
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Yup, looks exactly like the one that came with my 2 Anker 3100mah batteries.
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Exactly, Anker sells it as well as a few other vendors. But they all sell it bundled with their 3100 mAh batteries. So if you are buying those bundles, you will get exactly the same battery charger. I was looking just for a charger without batteries. That was the only place selling 600 mA version of it separately.
Hmmmm...I recently ordered anker replacement batteries for my husband's s2... got 2 batteries and the wall charger.
Are you telling me that I could use that one for my zl?
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Hmmmm...I recently ordered anker replacement batteries for my husband's s2... got 2 batteries and the wall charger.
Are you telling me that I could use that one for my zl?
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I'm not just telling you, but showing you in the pictures
How long does it take to charge a zerolemon battery? Charged mine for around 12 hours and it was still showing a red light, so I was just curious.
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How long does it take to charge a zerolemon battery? Charged mine for around 12 hours and it was still showing a red light, so I was just curious.
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9300 mAh / 600 mA = 15.5 h With some variation, give or take, I would keep it on for about 16-17h for a full charge from empty. Also contacts in those chargers could be a bit finicky and sometime a slight move can make charging light toggle. Yes, this is not your fast 2A charging inside of the phone, but the beauty of this is to put it on the charger and let it sit there for a day while you continue using your phone with OEM or double capacity battery.
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Yes, this is not your fast 2A charging inside of the phone, but the beauty of this is to put it on the charger and let it sit there for a day while you continue using your phone with OEM or double capacity battery.
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Unfortunately for the likes of us in Australia, we don't have such options easily available to us (Amazon, etc).
From this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgTdAUcT87U, it states that it can charge the battery at 1.7a (if the supplied note 2 charger is connected).
Only problem is the charging pins are on the opposite side, so you won't be able to plop the ZL or other larger capacity batteries in and charge, unless you modify the pins to accommodate it (and dismantle that flip lid)
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Unfortunately for the likes of us in Australia, we don't have such options easily available to us (Amazon, etc).
From this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgTdAUcT87U, it states that it can charge the battery at 1.7a (if the supplied note 2 charger is connected).
Only problem is the charging pins are on the opposite side, so you won't be able to plop the ZL or other larger capacity batteries in and charge, unless you modify the pins to accommodate it (and dismantle that flip lid)
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That is precisely what I did to that same model in the youtube video.. I removed the lid and transferred the charging pins to the other side. Coupled with my custom 3A charger and high amperage cable my ZeroLemon charges from dead to full in 5.5 - 6 hours. This setup has been working flawlessly for me for months now.....
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That is precisely what I did to that same model in the youtube video.. I removed the lid and transferred the charging pins to the other side. Coupled with my custom 3A charger and high amperage cable my ZeroLemon charges from dead to full in 5.5 - 6 hours. This setup has been working flawlessly for me for months now.....
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could you share with some pics and also your custom 3 Amp charger ? Thanks
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That is precisely what I did to that same model in the youtube video.. I removed the lid and transferred the charging pins to the other side. Coupled with my custom 3A charger and high amperage cable my ZeroLemon charges from dead to full in 5.5 - 6 hours. This setup has been working flawlessly for me for months now.....
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Ive just bought the zerolemon charger, which is basically a copy of this ravpower one. I have two samsung desktop chargers too. Im not overly impressed with the zl/ravpower charging times so I am considering modifying one of them samsung ones.
evil510 said:
That is precisely what I did to that same model in the youtube video.. I removed the lid and transferred the charging pins to the other side. Coupled with my custom 3A charger and high amperage cable my ZeroLemon charges from dead to full in 5.5 - 6 hours. This setup has been working flawlessly for me for months now.....
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I am interested in the custom 3 amp charger... how did you connect it ? wanted to do it also, that's why I wanted some pics.
evil510 said:
That is precisely what I did to that same model in the youtube video.. I removed the lid and transferred the charging pins to the other side. Coupled with my custom 3A charger and high amperage cable my ZeroLemon charges from dead to full in 5.5 - 6 hours. This setup has been working flawlessly for me for months now.....
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I would appreciate if you could share ypur method. Ive taken in of my official chargers apart and without soldering I dont see how it can be modified. Id like to convert one for use with my zerolemon battery.
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Hey gang, sorry for the delays. I have been asked about many of my mods, from the s-pens to the rugged case, etc., but haven't had much spare time to take photos and upload, etc. I have been crazy busy, but, will try to set aside time in the future to make posts on them.....
For this mod, basic soldering skills will be needed. First I desoldered the contacts from the circuit board. Then, I had to figure out the proper new location. I cut out a rectangular hole in the new location. Also, in the battery compartment, there are two little tabs on the sidewalls that won't let the battery sit right unless you modify them.The contacts were rewired and then epoxied into position. I wanted to make the charger as small as possible, so, I chopped off the whole front section that usually cradles the phone since I would never use it again because of the thickness of my phone with the zerolemon. I removed the lid and covered the holes where the hinges used to be with black plastic. Then, I repurposed part of the lid to make a cover for the cradle section that I had cut off. Next, I needed a way to know of the charging status. Unmodified, the zerolemon battery covers the status LED, rendering it useless. At first I was going to relocate the LED. Then, I figured out the exact location of the LED and then drilled a sight hole on the side of the housing. It works perfect and easily visible when charging the zerolemon. When I am able to make a full post later, I will show you pics of it visible while charging the zerolemon. To polish off the mod, I made labels. In the meantime, here is a pic.....
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100mA and 200mA ???
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ok I am lost here because the specs on the two battery chargers are different...??? So they are NOT exactly the same? I dont know if the
"Imput 100mA" and the Imput 200mA makes a difference?
but they are not exactly the same? (and I have no idea if it matters? can someone help? Thanks!!
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ok I am lost here because the specs on the two battery chargers are different...??? So they are NOT exactly the same? I dont know if the
"Imput 100mA" and the Imput 200mA makes a difference?
but they are not exactly the same? (and I have no idea if it matters? can someone help? Thanks!!
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Doesn't matter what the input, just care about the output. Also, keep in mind that you have 2 output ratings, one for usb port (1A vs 0.6A) and the actual battery charging output 0.6A which is common in both.
thanks for the clarification!!!!
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Doesn't matter what the input, just care about the output. Also, keep in mind that you have 2 output ratings, one for usb port (1A vs 0.6A) and the actual battery charging output 0.6A which is common in both.
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THANKS SOOOO MUCH!!
I don't see the "thanks" button to click? but thanks so much!!!!!!
Just received my kickstarter backed TYLT position free wireless charger . cost me $50 and works great with both my wireless devices including the nexus 7. Even works with a poetic case. I attached some pictures, come in multiple colors but I chose blue.
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Just received my kickstarter backed TYLT position free wireless charger . cost me $50 and works great with both my wireless devices including the nexus 7. Even works with a poetic case. I attached some pictures, come in multiple colors but I chose blue.
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link please. I wish to purchase several.
http://www.tylt.com/vu/
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So the rated input is 750mA, and output is 5W? That means it doesn't charge at 1A like some of the other chargers? (i.e., Nexus Orb, LG's circular charger, etc?)
No qi charger charges at 1 amp. There's a 30% loss in the wireless transfer. Mine charges at 640mAh
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No qi charger charges at 1 amp. There's a 30% loss in the wireless transfer. Mine charges at 640mAh
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My sound noobish, but that means charge time is really slow.
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I wouldn't say really slow. Think the stock charger is 1-1.3 amps so its probably about half as fast as the plug.
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I really love the design, but I hate the price.
Its really the best wireless charger for the price, no need to hit the sweet spot since its position agnostic
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i got one from kickstarter too.
I like it a lot, my only gripe is the angle of the stand, its not the greatest angle to view from bed side. I use my tablet as my alarm too, and its a weird angle to see the clock from alarm app while in bed.
Other than that, I would say it works great. Doesn't charge as fast as a wired connection, but it will charge the tablet to 100% overnight. It has charged for me 100% every time. I also have the clock app running and the screen dimly lit to show the clock the whole night.
Hope that helps show it can charge well enough.
Also side note, i have not found a angled Qi charger on the market. all the ones i found are flat on the ground.
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Its really the best wireless charger for the price, no need to hit the sweet spot since its position agnostic
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$70+ is pretty expensive for a wireless charger now a days.
I'd say if you want an angled wireless charger, pick up the nokia dt-900 for $25 and a cheap tablet stand and attach them (there's a thread about here). Not quite as pretty, but less than half the price and you can adjust it.
$99 - NO WAY
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$99 - NO WAY
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wierd they were $50. verizon is selling them cheaper http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...ccessory&&change=&zipcode=&state=&fd=&filter=
Before : 3 colors, 70$
Now : only Black 99$
I was already wondering if I should buy one, since I have to pay additional international shipping (25-30$) + taxes (20% :/)
That's a definitive NO given their price / marketing policy
I'd rather pledge this, even if it is not wireless charging ...
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I really love the design, but I hate the price.
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Yea I was all set to buy three. but at 100 dollars a piece......uhhhh nope nope nope.
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Yea I was all set to buy three. but at 100 dollars a piece......uhhhh nope nope nope.
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Yeah, no kidding. I was gonna buy one, but there is no way I am paying $100 for it. $70 was expensive enough (which is what it was last time I looked at Tylt's website). That's a pretty ridiculous price jump. Guess I'll be looking elsewhere.
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So, I sent an email to Tylt and asked why the giant price jump. They got right back to me. Here is what they said:
Hi Phil,
Thank you for contacting TYLT customer support. It's very expensive for us
to produce this product so we had to increase the cost if we want to stay in
business. Thank you for the link and I will definitely forward this to our
management team.
Thanks,
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NAME REDACTED
Customer Care Specialist
tel: 800.843.5600x000 email: [email protected]
web: http://www.tylt.com
It doesn't make the price any easier to swallow, but I do really appreciate them getting right back to be with an answer. I suggested they check out what people are saying on forums, because it isn't good.
Tylt Vu Review (ReVu?)
I received my black TYLT Vu the other day and have been testing it (and admiring it). I am concerned with the number of insertions my phone and tablet will endure for their micro usb connectors so wireless charging is a great solution for me. This made me very interested in this Kickstarter project and the Vu itself.
Ive attached pictures in the Android Central review I posted a couple weeks ago but the ones posted by the original poster cover that off well enough so no need to duplicate.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-7-2013-accessories/309752-qi-pad-will-charge-nexus-standing-up.html
The packaging is a rich/amazing clear firm plastic box and a bright green plastic rim around the front edge. Included inside is the stand, a power brick in the horizontal orientation charging position with a round power connector (not micro or mini usb) and a permanently attached long cord from wall plug/brick to the connector. Also included is the requisite standard regulatory/safety pamphlets. The long (approximately 6' long) cord on the charger is a good feature allowing for plugging in and placing the stand almost anywhere. The stand itself is solid and stable with a sort of soft touch plastic The connector is a little challenging to plug in but once inserted feels solidly in place and shouldn't disconnect if you were to knock the stand off a desk or night stand. The stand has a nice cable management slot so the connector is protected and provides good bend relief from the connector leading out of the stand. The connector is not a micro usb as I had hoped but a round 1-2mm connector. Apparently this is due to the power draw of the coils in the stand being higher than the microusb standard.
I tested it on my Nexus 4 and my Nexus 7. Detailed results are for the Nexus 7 but similar results were observed on both.
Nexus 4
It works in both orientations for the Nexus 4 quickly recognizing the phone and promptly beginning charging in both landscape and portrait modes. The green light comes on to show that it is charging. For the Nexus 4 the phone also charges with a thin Nilikin Case on the phone with no issue. The phone does not charge with a Ballistic SG Case installed.
Nexus 7 (no case/cover installed)
The Vu only works in landscape mode for the Nexus 7 as in portrait mode the center of the back of the tablet reaches above the charging edge/coils of the Vu. The Nexus 7 also begins promptly charging with the Green LED lighting when placing the tablet on the charger with the Home capacitive button centered over the LED. With the Dashclock Battery Widget running it shows it "xx% - Charging (Wireless)" until 100% and shows "100% - Charged" when charged.
Concern
When the Nexus 7 reaches 100% it appears that it does not shut down charging waiting till it discharges significantly before starting again. It cycles on and off going from "100% - Charged" the LED cycling to Red briefly to "100% - Not Charging" back to "100% - Charged". After letting it sit on the charger and discharge for some time it cycled back to "99% - Charging (Wireless)" to repeat. This takes some time as the battery discharges very slowly.
My preference and expectation would be to have it to charge to 100%, go to sleep, gradually discharge to 90-95%, occasionally checking and then restarting the charge. Cycling at 99-100% could impact battery life. Also, once it reaches 100% and starts the cycling the temperature seems to stay at about 29 C (room ambient approximately 23 C) so this doesn't seem to be a an issue that would impact battery life, however, I'm not 100% sure about that. When it cycles back and forth the tablet makes no sound so this also shouldn't be an issue using it as an alarm clock next to the bed. The LED cycles to Red briefly but the LED is not so bright that this would be an issue for me.
This behavior is not as I expected and TYLT stated it would operate and in fact matches a early design issue they reported to Kickstarter Sponsors. TYLT stated they were aware of the issue and were working to resolve it prior to shipping to sponsors. I have reported this to Customer Service and their engineers are looking into it and they have stated they will have a solution in the coming weeks. Customer Service is extremely prompt in responding and provided me with the confidence that this is being looked into.
Pro's
Clean solid feel design
Good length cord on charger
Small total real estate on desk
Charger brick is horizontal which allows for access to other plugs in the wall plug
Con's
Price (Price has been increased above the originally high price)
Charging cycling
Minor - Power connector being round (if it were micro usb I'd have another power supply to use)
Overall
This product is great. It looks good, is stable on my desk, charges my Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 well, and has practical considerations such as long power cords unlike many other included cables.
As I mentioned previously, I am concerned with the number of insertions my phone and tablet will endure for their micro usb connectors so wireless charging is a great solution for me. Also, being able to see the display while charging is a great option allowing for use of the phone or tablet as a alarm clock, daydream clock or music player. The stand with the phone/tablet sitting on it does not take more real estate than a pad charger would. Overall, It is attractive and functional.
I'm not sure if it is operating exactly as expected but charges quickly. Unfortunately, if the cycling of charging might impact battery life I won't know that for some time. Once I learn more from Customer Service I'll report back.
Summary
I wouldn't hesitate to have this on my desk at work or on my nightstand next to the bed.
I would purchase this product again but might wait on the resolution to the charging cycling if I were concerned about it.
I will likely get a second unit for my desk as my first will be on my nightstand.
This is my first ever mini review so be gentle on comments. These are my opinions only.
No tablets were harmed in the making of this review.
If you have questions or need clarification PM me or reply to this post.
looks like they dropped it back to 69.95 and there is a 10 percent coupon out there.
10offtylt
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But to late... that price gouge pissed me off.
Seriously, I wanted to get this stand for the longest time but the high price followed by the price jump then backtracking leaves me with little to no faith in this company and their products.
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Also side note, i have not found a angled Qi charger on the market. all the ones i found are flat on the ground.
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Evening folks!
Are you sad because your Nexus 5 is charging slower than you like?
Did you buy a shiny new 2A+ AC Adapter and it just disappoints you?
Are you on an endless search for a “good” USB cable, having to spend lots of money for just a wire?
Do you really need all those extra USB cables, or are you just trying to get your AC Adapter to work right?
How about just hoping to see “AC” charging, but all you get is nothing but that damn “USB” ….
If you’ve been having problems, and you don’t need extra cables, then I got something for you!
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Sir, or Ma’am! This right here is your solution! And just so you know, I like deals! mmmmBACON likes saving money!
Some of you may already know this, but for those who don’t, step a little closer. Your Nexus 5 will charge so fast. It’ll be quick, spiffy, and done in a jiffy!
I present to you, the 1.8A Blackberry Folding Blade Charger!
Now before you start asking me, “What’s a Blackberry????” Let me tell you a little story.
Back in the day, before the magical dinosaurs and such, Blackberry was the king.
But, much like how the dinosaurs all disappeared, Blackberry was not long for the world either.
But they did leave behind a little something, little devices to show just how good Blackberry was, remnants, relics if you will.
These were the Blackberry Folding Blade Chargers.
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Words can only prove so much. So to convince the skeptics, I got a few pictures to share with you!
I started this here Nexus 5 charge at 12:00AM midnight. I started at 14% (connect charger popup), and snapped up a screenshot every 15 minutes. The phone was placed in airplane mode.
Yes, your eyes don’t deceive you! That was a 14% - 100% charge in 1 hour and 19 minutes, with a recorded top current of 1704mA (actually a bit higher but I couldn’t snap a shot in time!).
So, you might be wondering, "mmmmBACON how is this a deal?"
Well let me tell you why I think so. On the Google Play Store, Google recently started to sell a similar 1.8A charger. It goes for $14.99.
This charger, has the same 1.8A output, has fantastic build quality, and sells on ebay (from a US seller) for $4.99 for 2, or $5.99 for 3!!! If you live in the US, you also get free shipping!! Basically, you get amazing chargers, for DIRT CHEAP!!
Essentially, you can have 6 of these chargers for LESS than the price of 1 charger from the Google Play Store!! (Yes I ordered 6 despite the shipping prices to Canada)
They come in an envelope in bulk packaging like this:
They are genuine, they are built very well, and again are DIRT CHEAP!! This gets my seal of approval!! :laugh: I don't know how this seller has so many, or how they can sell at that price, but you'll get no complaints from me!! WELL DONE!
Well of course if you live outside the US the deal drops a bit as shipping prices are not the best. That is why I ordered multiple sets! Initially, the shipping charges almost made me not order ($13.20US), but once I added in a second set of 3, shipping only went up $0.50! I was going to push my luck higher, but beyond 6 and import charges kicked in...
So if you live in the US, this is an absolute no brainer! If you're outside the US ordering multiple is a better idea. Or maybe get a friend to split the bill and you'll still come out on top compared to the Google Play Charger, and MUCH faster than the stock Nexus 5 setup. For 6 to Canada, it came to about $5 per charger. I then sold 2 to co-workers for $15 each (as they retail in Canadian stores for $35 - $40), and I use the rest to power my 1.5A Qi chargers. So really, I got 4 of these chargers for free after selling 2 of them!
That brings me to the second part of this deal!!
I really like QI Wireless Charging, and I don't always need to charge at a blistering fast speed. I like knowing that I can when necessary, but I mainly bought them for this reason!
Powering your 1.5A (and 2A) Qi chargers!
Oh yeah, maxed out Wireless Qi Charging is good stuff!
A lot of people have been searching high and low for good USB cables and a good AC Adapter to power their Qi Chargers! If you have a Qi charger that requires 1.5A Input (such as the Q8 or the Q5 "Puck"), the Blackberry Folding Blade Charger will fully power it!! This is also a cheaper option than looking for an AC Adapter and a good USB cable separately.
That is why I mentioned at the start of this post, if you really needed extra USB cables for other needs, because if you don't this is a much better option as the build quality is excellent and the price is very low.
**NOTE: I did try using the Blackberry Chargers on my 2A Input Qi Chargers and they worked perfectly fine. There were no problems at all fully powering the chargers using these 1.8A chargers. I believe that these 1.8A Blackberry Folding Blade Chargers are close enough to the 2A input specs and provide a reliable/consistent high quality current, that they serve as better power supplies for Qi chargers than most 2A AC Adapters that you can find elsewhere. Many 2A AC adapters are fakes, low quality, or just do not provide a 2A current.
Links and Such:
'Murrica: (ships outside US, but not with free shipping)
$2.99US - 1.8A Blackberry Folding Blade Charger (single) - MyParana http://www.amazon.com/Blackberry-Folding-Blade-Charger-Playbook/dp/B004OZMWUS/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=A3D70GXA5TAFKB
$4.99US - 1.8A Blackberry Folding Blade Charger x2: http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-Foot-Micro-USB-Rapid-Wall-Charger-for-BlackBerry-More-5V-1-8A-Output-NEW-/221456227839?pt=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item338fd1ddff (Newly listed so should be up for a while)
$5.99US - 1.8A Blackberry Folding Blade Charger x3: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-OEM-Micro-USB-Folding-Blade-Wall-Chargers-5V-1-8A-High-Output-Lot-of-3-/221391879004?pt=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item338bfbfb5c#shpCntom (Offer has expired... May come back in the future)
You Kay:
£5.95 - 1.8A Blackberry Folding Blade Charger (single) - UK_Importer520 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blackberry-Folding-Blade-Charger-Playbook/dp/B0052F7ZWY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401030056&sr=8-1&keywords=Blackberry+Folding+Blade+Charger
You Kay: (The International travel version of the Folding Blade) Confirmed performance/genuine by @fedor12
£4.69 - BlackBerry Portable PlayBook International Travel Charger with UK/EU/NA/AUS Adapter (single) http://www.amazon.co.uk/BlackBerry-Portable-PlayBook-International-Charger/dp/B004XKG7NM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399171270&sr=8-1&keywords=Blackberry+playbook+charger
Canada Eh!!: (Availability and prices fluctuate often, but these are the best prices for us Canadians!)
$4.80CDN - 1.8A Blackberry Folding Blade Charger (single) - TheWirelessCompany - http://www.amazon.ca/BlackBerry-Original-Genuine-Folding-PlayBook/dp/B00HQ1QEXI/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=A3MI752HIJW5ED
$4.80CDN - 1.8A Blackberry Folding Blade Charger (single) - Importer520 - http://www.amazon.ca/BlackBerry-Original-Genuine-Folding-PlayBook/dp/B00HQ1QEXI/ref=sr_1_1?m=A3OHDVHD4KJNI7&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1399953281&sr=1-1
$7.99CDN - 1.8A Blackberry Folding Blade Charger x2 - TheWirelessCompany - http://www.amazon.ca/BlackBerry-Original-Genuine-Folding-PlayBook/dp/B00JZYPFBQ/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=A3MI752HIJW5ED
$7.99CDN - 1.8A Blackberry Folding Blade Charger x2 - Importer520 - http://www.amazon.ca/BlackBerry-Original-Genuine-Folding-PlayBook/dp/B00JZYPFBQ/ref=sr_1_3?m=A3OHDVHD4KJNI7&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1399953356&sr=1-3&keywords=blackberry+folding+blade
$11.95CDN - 1.8A Blackberry Folding Blade Charger x3 - TheWirelessCompany - http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00K8HY132/ref=s9_simh_gw_p107_d0_i3?pf_rd_m=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0MHKQJDGCC4YR6K3CKES&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1687860482&pf_rd_i=915398
$11.95CDN - 1.8A Blackberry Folding Blade Charger x3 - Importer520 - http://www.amazon.ca/BlackBerry-3-PACKS-Original-Genuine-PlayBook/dp/B00K8HY132/ref=sr_1_2?m=A3OHDVHD4KJNI7&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1400544829&sr=1-2&keywords=folding+blade
Well written and funny as hell. Thanks for the heads up.
Hey man one question, what widget is that to show you the input AC?
sorry for my bad english
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Hey man one question, what widget is that to show you the input AC?
sorry for my bad english
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No problem, your English is fine. The clock/weather/battery info are all 1 large widget. It's called DashClock Widget and it's free on the Google Play Store. Then you can just download whatever extensions you like to add additional information.
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No problem, your English is fine. The clock/weather/battery info are all 1 large widget. It's called DashClock Widget and it's free on the Google Play Store. Then you can just download whatever extensions you like to add additional information.
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thanks buddy :good:
Nice review! Funny and informative Ordered a pack of two.
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Well written and funny as hell. Thanks for the heads up.
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What he said.
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Thanks. This was mentioned in another thread a while ago but still useful and funny. Unfortunately postage is $22USD to my country so not really a viable option for me. Anyone know of cheaper postage sellers?
hahaha awesome post!!
I'm off to buy three!
having ur phone on airplane more and turning it off is almost the same, no calls/texts so i just turn my phone off around 15% and in 30min im at 100% no special chargers or anything. funny post though well worth the read. just my 2cents
Wow, I went to their main online store and they are selling them for $7.15 each including a 10% discount! So mmmmBACON you really found us a bargain!
Speaking of the 10% discount if you enter the coupon code "youtube" during checkout at WirelessGround.com you will get 10% off your entire order.
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having ur phone on airplane more and turning it off is almost the same, no calls/texts so i just turn my phone off around 15% and in 30min im at 100% no special chargers or anything. funny post though well worth the read. just my 2cents
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Thanks!
I know that airplane mode is sort of similar to having it off, but I wanted to be able to snap screenshots. I also pretty much never turn my phone off. Reboot it every now and then sure, but rarely it is ever powered off. I rebooted the phone and then switched on airplane mode to limit most external power drains but still allow me to switch on the screen and grab a screenshot.
Also, are you sure you maybe haven't misjudged your charging time? It is kind of impossible to go from 15% - 100% in 30min with the stock charger/cable even with the phone off. It is a 1.2A charger and even if it theoretically had 100% efficiency for the entire charge cycle and had no slowdowns, it would have to charge a 2300mAh battery. 15% is 345mAh, so that leaves 1955mAh to fill. 1.2A in 60 minutes at 100% efficiency is 1200mAh. There is still 755mAh remaining and that is already 60 minutes charging. That would require roughly an additional 38 minutes. So if it was theoretically at 100% efficiency, it would take a minimum of 98 minutes to go from 15% - 100%.
does this charger exist with an EU plug?
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does this charger exist with an EU plug?
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Apparently no, but travel converter from US to EU plug costs around a $1 on ebay.
@mmmmBACON: I've tried a combo from a friend which charges even faster. 2A OEM Samsung charger + generic OEM HTC cable. It took 80 minutes to charge from 1% to 100% with wi-fi on and occasional screen checks. Unfortunately, I ordered ordered one of those Samsung chargers for myself and found out that the bundled cables limits the current to ~1.2A. I now need to find a good cable. Do you have any good sources for cables which ship worldwide?
Did you check the cable? I ordered Samsung 2A charger as well but it was the charger that actually outputed only 1.2A. Bundled cable was great and allowed higher amperage.
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Did you check the cable? I ordered Samsung 2A charger as well but it was the charger that actually outputed only 1.2A. Bundled cable was great and allowed higher amperage.
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Yep, I tried it. I have a very thick Blackberry cable lying around which in combination with the Samsung charger goes to ~2amps. Unfortunately it's only 10 inches long so it's pretty much useless. I don't like having outlets on tables or my phone charging on the floor.
Too bad that only ship costs to spain is like 18$ for two of those chargers, what a pity.
Just ordered, ty for the informative and humorous post. Have been quite upset with the charging time of the N5 AND the battery's rapid draining!!! Worst I have ever seen. May be forced to revert to the stock ROM and under clock it, never mind freeze any and all apps running in the background. It is so bad that THE CAR CHARGER CAN NOT EVEN KEEP UP WITH THE DISCHARGING. While charging it is discharging just as fast if not FASTER if I am running the car dock app. Its incredible! As if its uncharging! Lol. Any ideas? Phone shows that the screen and keyboard are the culprits, but I doubt it is only the screen. May put this on Ebay and go back to my carrier and BL unlocked RAZR M. Oh, and BTW, do NOT drop the Nexus 5!!! I have seen some horror stories of screens cracking from minimal 2 foot drops!!!! Meanwhile I can throw my RAZR M at a brick wall and it may get a scrape on a corner! Well, if anyone has any ideas plz do tell!!! Ty
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Have been quite upset with the charging time of the N5 AND the battery's rapid draining!!! Worst I have ever seen. [...] It is so bad that THE CAR CHARGER CAN NOT EVEN KEEP UP WITH THE DISCHARGING. While charging it is discharging just as fast if not FASTER if I am running the car dock app. Its incredible! As if its uncharging! Lol. Any ideas?
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Either the car charger or the cable (if it's not integrated with it) is at fault. I'm using some cheap car charger with 1.2A output and cable that comes with N5. With this configuration I'm able to efficiently charge the phone with GPS and 3G on using online maps.