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Can anyone recommend a strong car charger?
Griffin, they offer good solutions. You should check out their products.
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I've used a few different car chargers and mostly all of them work.
Here are my current ones.
http://www.amazon.com/GTMax-Charger...id=1344780820&sr=1-2&keywords=USB+car+charger
5v at 700ma is good enough for most phones.
I would recommend this since you are looking for speed ( I'm assuming that strong = fast as it can output more power).
http://www.amazon.com/Rapiduo-high-...d=1344780820&sr=1-15&keywords=USB+car+charger
These above should work for most smart phones, idevices and the like, as well as DSes and other mobile device.
Thank you for your suggestions!
Just a comment: from my past experience, if the device connected to a weak charger while using Google Maps navigator, it hardly do the charging work, probably due to the power consumption of the GPS ...
Do you know if the suggested chargers listed may do the work?
Thanks.
I just got the Sony an401 charger today. So glad. I don't like using off brand chargers. Kinda like putting Kia wheels on a corvette. Just not a good idea.
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Thank you!
Thank you!
Check out the 1amp chargers at monoprice.
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I've never had success with aftermarket chargers. They seem to charge slower and fail after a few months. I try to buy the official car chargers unless the price is ridiculously high (usually is). I really do think I get a more consistent and cleaner charge from a quality charger IMO.
kreza said:
Thank you for your suggestions!
Just a comment: from my past experience, if the device connected to a weak charger while using Google Maps navigator, it hardly do the charging work, probably due to the power consumption of the GPS ...
Do you know if the suggested chargers listed may do the work?
Thanks.
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The 1 amp chargers should do it. If you feel like exploring you can get a new kernel on your device. I got a new kernel and it charges faster, which may help with your problem.
check out ebay the more amps the faster the charge
Hey guys, i bought a Powerbank just now. Apparently, it doesn't work. It didn't charge. I bought a USB Cable cos i tried on one of my friend's powerbank and it didn't work too. I don't know whyy but it doesn't work at all.
Voltage perhaps. Did it say it should be compatible? You should always check the compatibility on these things.
Also, shouldn't these things be already charged in order to charge anything else themselves? Is this the case for you?
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TiTAN-O-One said:
Hey guys, i bought a Powerbank just now. Apparently, it doesn't work. It didn't charge. I bought a USB Cable cos i tried on one of my friend's powerbank and it didn't work too. I don't know whyy but it doesn't work at all.
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I have one that charges. I used one of friends one, it didn't charge. Voltage issue or Current, both might affect. Use the 1A one instead of 2.5A
i bought vivan powerbank(sell in indonesia) and it charging, but i think it is better to use your original charger/usb charger because when you use powerbank your Wonder will getting hot, hotter than charging with original charger/usb.
Actually, i found out why it can't charge. I didn't use the original cable one tht came with the powerbank. I bought a brand new Flat-wired MicroUSB cable and hook up on the powerbank and its not charging. Tried with hTC and Original Samsung cables and its not doing anything. I'll send an attachment someday to show you how my powerbank looks like.
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You need a short USB cable with thick wires. The longer the cable and the thinner the wires inside it, the higher the resistance and the higher the voltage drop. I had a simmilar problem with my external USB 2,5 HD drive. Made a really short USB cable with double traces to make it finally work.
So best you can do to fix it is either find a short cable with thick traces or to build one If you have the skills.
But honestly if I were you I would sell this PowerBank and use this money to buy one of those 2900 mA batteries for your Wounder.
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You need a short USB cable with thick wires. The longer the cable and the thinner the wires inside it, the higher the resistance and the higher the voltage drop. I had a simmilar problem with my external USB 2,5 HD drive. Made a really short USB cable with double traces to make it finally work.
So best you can do to fix it is either find a short cable with thick traces or to build one If you have the skills.
But honestly if I were you I would sell this PowerBank and use this money to buy one of those 2900 mA batteries for your Wounder.
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But it looks hideous carrying a gigantic phone around public areas... i mean if i were to take it on the train, people will be like "what on earth is that?"
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TiTAN-O-One said:
But it looks hideous carrying a gigantic phone around public areas... i mean if i were to take it on the train, people will be like "what on earth is that?"
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Not that gigantic like you think, though it would be thicker of course, but not that big like a 5" smartphone.
I was thinking the same way like you but already heve seen smartphones which are double as thick like the SGW is and it still looked ok to me. But when I see those 5" smartphones I ask myself if we need a back bag for the next generation of smartphones
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Not that gigantic like you think, though it would be thicker of course, but not that big like a 5" smartphone.
I was thinking the same way like you but already heve seen smartphones which are double as thick like the SGW is and it still looked ok to me. But when I see those 5" smartphones I ask myself if we need a back bag for the next generation of smartphones
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Yea, laptops are getting smaller and phones are getting more bigger than that someday >< Anyways, on a positive note, i can always share this powerbank with many people :thumbup:
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honeyx said:
You need a short USB cable with thick wires. The longer the cable and the thinner the wires inside it, the higher the resistance and the higher the voltage drop. I had a simmilar problem with my external USB 2,5 HD drive. Made a really short USB cable with double traces to make it finally work.
So best you can do to fix it is either find a short cable with thick traces or to build one If you have the skills.
But honestly if I were you I would sell this PowerBank and use this money to buy one of those 2900 mA batteries for your Wounder.
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Lol was learning that during Physics lessons. Anyway, you're right. I have a Valore power bank and its wire is short and thick, and it charges well.
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I'm not as handy as some in the forums...but I can glue things together. Any phone stands out there that would work nicely with the n5 charger and the nexus?
I've a case on so I can't rely on the chargers magnets unfortunately, so I need proper stand
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I'm not 100% sure what you're asking here, but get one of these and call it a day.
http://www.tylt.com/vu/
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I'm not 100% sure what you're asking here, but get one of these and call it a day.
http://www.tylt.com/vu/
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I'm assuming he wants to make his own type of DIY stand.
Do you have the Tylt? I'm interested in it.
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I'm assuming he wants to make his own type of DIY stand.
Do you have the Tylt? I'm interested in it.
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Yep, it's sitting right next to me. Wonderful charger. I use it for my N7 and my N5.
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Yep, it's sitting right next to me. Wonderful charger. I use it for my N7 and my N5.
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Very pricey, I want it. I'll have to see catch it at a deal.
The Tylt definitely is a looker, but I can't justify spending that much on a charger.
I just want something around $15 - $25 that outputs higher than 1A... I want to at least attempt to come close to the max Qi for the Nexus 5.
The cheap $15 one I have right now is 1A max output (so less of course) and I'd say it charges a little over half as fast as the stock charger.
I don't want to spend higher than that for essentially a glorified usb cable.
Missed out on the tylt deal (also already have the nexus) so I couldnt get one. So trying the diy route
Yeah I'm with you guys, they definitely charge a premium for it. I missed out on the sale too but bought it anyway and I'm glad I did. It's really one of the most convenient accessories if not THE most convenient accessory I've ever bought for a phone/tablet and it's that convenience you pay for. I wish it was cheaper, but still think it's worth the asking price.
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Yeah I'm with you guys, they definitely charge a premium for it. I missed out on the sale too but bought it anyway and I'm glad I did. It's really one of the most convenient accessories if not THE most convenient accessory I've ever bought for a phone/tablet and it's that convenience you pay for. I wish it was cheaper, but still think it's worth the asking price.
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I read a post on here a few minutes ago about staying away from wireless chargers because they damage the battery. How true is this?
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I read a post on here a few minutes ago about staying away from wireless chargers because they damage the battery. How true is this?
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Don't really see how, and I have no issues with either of my devices. I would think if wireless chargers damaged the battery, then phone manufacturers wouldn't add that feature. Do you mind linking that post?
_MetalHead_ said:
Don't really see how, and I have no issues with either of my devices. I would think if wireless chargers damaged the battery, then phone manufacturers wouldn't add that feature. Do you mind linking that post?
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Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2583508
Article that was posted by a user: http://gizmodo.com/how-to-take-care-of-your-smartphone-battery-the-right-w-513217256
dinggus said:
Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2583508
Article that was posted by a user: http://gizmodo.com/how-to-take-care-of-your-smartphone-battery-the-right-w-513217256
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Ahhh the heat thing. Yeah, that *can* degrade the performance of a battery over an extended period of time, but I don't see that being a major concern. Your phone gets warmer during gaming sessions or just browsing the web than it does when on a wireless charger so the argument can be made that it's worse for the battery to actually use the phone than to charge it wirelessly. That said, at least in my experience, my TYLT charger doesn't make my N5 or N7 warm at all. And my N5 is on it all the time. Bottom line- use your phone the way you want to, you're going to be upgrading long before your battery dies anyway.
Slightly OT, but does it matter if you plug in your Qi charger into a USB 2.0 port on a computer, or do you need to use a USB 3.0?
I know that the mAh of USB 2.0 is something like only 500mAh, but I believe it still supplies the same 5V as USB 3.0 would. Would a Qi charger go by the 5V input, or would is use the 500mAh max draw rendering the charge time absolutely horrendous?
I don't really know how it works too well. I have my Qi charger plugged into a USB port on my power bar for my night stand. But I'd like to have 2 more, 1 for my desk (hooked to my desktop computer) and another for my notebook.
Hi there, simple question... Why all 2m cables I got from eBay failure to efficiently charge my phone? Used with 3 different original HTC chargers but I always get a message stating that not enough power goes to the phone when being used whilst charging. What cable should I buy? I need 2 meters or similar long... Or maybe it is the length of cable that doesn't let enough juice going to the device...? please advice, thanks in advance
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It's because of the length. The longer your cable is, the higher is the resistance (R=p*l/A). I had a similar problem with two cables. One was thin as hell and the other one was thicker. The thicker one charged perfect so if you buy a long cable make sure that it is thick enough to reduce the resistance.
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Philipp_94 said:
It's because of the length. The longer your cable is, the higher is the resistance (R=p*l/A). I had a similar problem with two cables. One was thin as hell and the other one was thicker. The thicker one charged perfect so if you buy a long cable make sure that it is thick enough to reduce the resistance.
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Thanks for an advice mate. Any chance for link to website that you bought yours from?
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In my oppinion, length is not the main problem.
Don't buy cables from ebay. Diameter of wires inside the cable affects charging process much more.
Those cheapo ebay cables work enough, so you won't RMA them, but actually those are often only data cables, not intended for charging at all.
Next time, if you break some cables, check original one and that, which you bought - cut them and notice difference in their thickness (wires, not the whole cable).
Once I have bought "ORIGINAL OEM htc charger" from ebay. It was counterfeit, it was charging very slow, so i measured cahrger and it was nothing, but garbage 5V / 1A charger was only able to supply about 0,7 AMPS, but voltage decreased to about 3 V. Ok, so I tossed it away, and I said "ok then, at least I have a cable". wrong. it was same garbage.
From that day, I only buy official accessories. The phone was expensive enough, not to buy cheap accessories.
So my advice: try to avoid those cheap cables. Try to buy cable of any length you need, but some more expensive one.
A phone charges more slowly if it thinks the USB cable is offering a data connection.
Google for "usb short data pins", or just go straight to https://plus.google.com/+AmiFischman/posts/2JzDyodpJsq
skwieradee said:
Thanks for an advice mate. Any chance for link to website that you bought yours from?
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I bought from a store in germany, where I live.
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I picked up three Samsung USB cables that were being offered for $2 and they work extremely well. Decent length and fast charging.
USB Cables
remusator said:
In my oppinion, length is not the main problem.
Don't buy cables from ebay. Diameter of wires inside the cable affects charging process much more.
Those cheapo ebay cables work enough, so you won't RMA them, but actually those are often only data cables, not intended for charging at all.
Next time, if you break some cables, check original one and that, which you bought - cut them and notice difference in their thickness (wires, not the whole cable).
Once I have bought "ORIGINAL OEM htc charger" from ebay. It was counterfeit, it was charging very slow, so i measured cahrger and it was nothing, but garbage 5V / 1A charger was only able to supply about 0,7 AMPS, but voltage decreased to about 3 V. Ok, so I tossed it away, and I said "ok then, at least I have a cable". wrong. it was same garbage.
From that day, I only buy official accessories. The phone was expensive enough, not to buy cheap accessories.
So my advice: try to avoid those cheap cables. Try to buy cable of any length you need, but some more expensive one.
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detail information. The inner cable should be 20 AWG or bigger.
Monoprice sells these cables. You can choose what AWG. Theyre inexpensive and quality control on them are pretty amazing.
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1xinfusion said:
Monoprice sells these cables. You can choose what AWG. Theyre inexpensive and quality control on them are pretty amazing.
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+1 for Monoprice cables and 2.1a charger
http://www.frys.com/product/8031734?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG is where I got mine (they have a store near me, but ship Intl). It charges my Verizon HTC one efficiently with the OEM plug. 10ft is 3.3m give or take .1 they have different colors, I just prefer red
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Hi.
Charging cable is so short.
Is there a good, safe, fast 3M (10ft) or 1.5M (5ft) option? OnePlus doesn't seem to have such a cable on their site.
Thanks!
You could buy an extension cord to plug in your charger. It seems that any other charger is slower, am I wrong?
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Yeah I need a longer one too, not good for in bed
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If you can, I'd order from Monoprice. They have a large selection of cables and good quality.
I think you just have to make shure that the cable can handle 5V 2A and not only 5V 1A
What rating is the one from OnePlus? Cause that is super fast at charging? 2A?
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lordred12345 said:
What rating is the one from OnePlus? Cause that is super fast at charging? 2A?
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Yes 5V 2A, you can check it on the wall adapter
i just ordered this one last night. it uses 21AWG pwr wires in the bundle. I read a bunch or reviews and it seems to have the best current over a long length.
http://www.amazon.com/Anker-Braided...ie=UTF8&qid=1439994659&sr=1-17&keywords=anker
You probably will receive no joy from that cable from Anker. Way to long.
Read this and choose one of the cables they tested. I opted for the EZOPower Extra Long 6ft from Amazon or ebay. I got it cheaper on ebay.
Let us know what charging rates you get with the Anker. I use Ampre app to measure.
http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-micro-usb-cable/
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6' is too short for what I need it for. I have 2 10' cables already and I usually get around 550ma. I've watched/read a ton of reviews and this anker usually sees around 1200ma. It uses 21awg wire for the power wires. It'll be in on Tuesday so I'll be sure post then.
If I need a quick boost I use the 3' cable that came with the phone. The 10' if it takes a extra 1-2 his to charge don't really matter since it's plugged in for several hours at a time anyways. I'd rather have convenience over speed... That's why I installed a qi coil in mine: http://forum.xda-developers.com/one...ded-internal-qi-charging-to-opo-pics-t2997326
Got the 10' cable today. Charges at 1200+mA. I have two other genetic cables that only get around 500mA. The anker is the red one. Money well spent.
Wow so I should have waited a few more min before declaring that it charges at 1200ma. I only left it plugged in for a few min when I checked battery monitor. This morning after charging all night it actually sped up and plateaued at 1800ma! Pretty dang good considering the stock charger/cable one sees charge rates of 1900.
I would go for AC side extension cord.:laugh:
http://www.tikbro.com.au/cables-connectors/micro-usb-cable.html
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burnski said:
Wow so I should have waited a few more min before declaring that it charges at 1200ma. I only left it plugged in for a few min when I checked battery monitor. This morning after charging all night it actually sped up and plateaued at 1800ma! Pretty dang good considering the stock charger/cable one sees charge rates of 1900.
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Hey what app is that your using..
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theellucidone said:
Hey what app is that your using..
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Battery monitor widget pro
You're going to need it to be 4x as thick if you want it to be 3m and have the oneplus detect it as the original charger. OR we could all demand that onePlus allow us to use normal cables.