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Anyone found a long (around 6') usb cable that charges at a good rate? Need it to run a cable in my dash to power my car dock. The standard one is going to be too short and it seems like there's a handful of crud ones out there, done some searching but haven't come up with much yet.
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dont know if im allowed to say this, but monoprice has them in 6 ft and 10 ft, i was looking for one also!
thanks I'll check em out, been lookin for reviews on the charging quality, seems a lot charge just as fast as the battery is discharged
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thanks I'll check em out, been lookin for reviews on the charging quality, seems a lot charge just as fast as the battery is discharged
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I could be mistaken, but I think that's just a consequence of charging over usb which doesn't output a very strong current compared to the wall or your car.
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I ordered a couple of 6' from monoprice that should be here any day.
I use a USB extender that I got from an old usb network card.
I have a couple of usb extension cables but I think they're interfering with my signal. For some odd reason I get network errors if I use them to charge. Might just be coincidence though.
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Could be a coincidence, I'm not really referring to charging whith a computer. I ment using the cable with a usb wall or car adapter. Also it's a given you charge faster when plugged into the car though, dc vs ac current.
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I actually bought a 10' one from microcenter.. try your local geeked out PC place.
TheSlyWolf said:
Anyone found a long (around 6') usb cable that charges at a good rate? Need it to run a cable in my dash to power my car dock. The standard one is going to be too short and it seems like there's a handful of crud ones out there, done some searching but haven't come up with much yet.
Thanks
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monoprice.com
Droopie28 said:
dont know if im allowed to say this, but monoprice has them in 6 ft and 10 ft, i was looking for one also!
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MonoPrice is where I get all my cables for my Androids. They are amazing quality, much better than the one that it came with. You can also get them upward of 16 feet, which is what I have so I can play with it while in bed
heh 6' would probably do it for me, might get a 10' just in case, im in the process of fiberglassin powered usb ports into my car dash, ill probably leave in behind the dash to hook up the car dock and keep it clean
I've had bad experiences with micro usb cables longer than 5 feet. The First was with my head unit in my car. When I would plug it in, the signal would spontaneously drop. I exchanged it with a 3 foot one of the same gauge, and I haven't lost signal yet.
Same issue happened when I plugged it into my desktop with an identical cable. I was told that there wasn't enough juice to both charge and transfer data.
Those monoprice cables, has anybody else had good experiences with them?
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dont know if im allowed to say this, but monoprice has them in 6 ft and 10 ft, i was looking for one also!
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That's where I but all my cables from, Monoprice.
well just got my cables from monoprice, i got 6' as well as 10', figured the 15 is overkill for anything i need. So far the seem to be working well for wall and car charging, as well as pc syncing.
The charging current is controlled by the source and not the cable, correct? So if I replaced the wall charger that came with the phone witha 10' cable it would work fine, right? It's just a bit too short to both charge my phone and be in reach of my bed currently
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I've had bad experiences with micro usb cables longer than 5 feet. The First was with my head unit in my car. When I would plug it in, the signal would spontaneously drop. I exchanged it with a 3 foot one of the same gauge, and I haven't lost signal yet.
Same issue happened when I plugged it into my desktop with an identical cable. I was told that there wasn't enough juice to both charge and transfer data.
Those monoprice cables, has anybody else had good experiences with them?
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Russ36363 said:
The charging current is controlled by the source and not the cable, correct? So if I replaced the wall charger that came with the phone witha 10' cable it would work fine, right? It's just a bit too short to both charge my phone and be in reach of my bed currently
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I'm curious about this too. I need a charger that's longer than 2 feet.
Anyone buy any chargers and are happy with em.
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monoprice.com
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And that should close the thread.
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Jodiuh said:
I'm curious about this too. I need a charger that's longer than 2 feet.
Anyone buy any chargers and are happy with em.
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I would say it depends on the quality of the cable as well, crappy cable = bad charging, but so far the monoprice cables seem pretty solid. I'm happy with the results, though I wish i got a 15' just to test it out. I got 6 cables and all are in working order.
Also as the above comment state thread closed I would agree, monoprice is good, and was exactly what I was looking for.
nvm. nvm. nvm.
I apologize if this is a dumb question, but I'm not exactly an electrical engineer. I was looking at buying one of these for my room: http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/travelpower/e81a/ and it says it outputs at 2 amps. i notice the stock Samsung charger is 1 amp. Will I be doing any harm to my phone by using the wall outlet vs. my stock charger? Or will it detect it as a USB charger, charging it at a slower rate?
Ya it'll be fine, it says UP TO 2.1amps.
Also it says it charges all mobile phones that accept USB power.
yes it will work. I have a few of these installed in my house. Your device will only pull the amount of amps that it needs. The voltage is what you have to look out for...
it will work, but it is not up to the 2011 nec code as it doesn't have tamper resistant shutters, I would recommend this instead.
http://www.amazon.com/Cooper-Wiring-Devices-TR7740W-K-Combination/dp/B007NC5GI4
It works the same, is up to the latest electrical code, is cheaper and will work with a standard wallplate.
Thanks for the input everyone, I think i'm gonna spring for one (may not be the Thinkgeek one though, as the one cade80 posted and a few other's I've found are cheaper) at some point, just to cut some clutter from my bedroom a bit.
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it will work, but it is not up to the 2011 nec code as it doesn't have tamper resistant shutters, I would recommend this instead.
http://www.amazon.com/Cooper-Wiring-Devices-TR7740W-K-Combination/dp/B007NC5GI4
It works the same, is up to the latest electrical code, is cheaper and will work with a standard wallplate.
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Although you lose 1 standard plug, the big plus is being able to use normal faceplates with it.
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it will work, but it is not up to the 2011 nec code as it doesn't have tamper resistant shutters, I would recommend this instead.
http://www.amazon.com/Cooper-Wiring-Devices-TR7740W-K-Combination/dp/B007NC5GI4
It works the same, is up to the latest electrical code, is cheaper and will work with a standard wallplate.
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Be aware, this Cooper one is only 0.7A ... it won't charge an iPad 3 and is slower to charge then the OEM Samsung charger.
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Be aware, this Cooper one is only 0.7A ... it won't charge an iPad 3 and is slower to charge then the OEM Samsung charger.
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Good eye on that, depending on your needs this may outweigh the being up to current electrical codes.
most third party charger will not charge you samsung smartphone at full power.
to charge at full power you must shortcut middle pins.
"will not charge" - not correct, your phone reduce it
So I went ahead and decided to not spring for the ThinkGeek Charger, and instead bought one of these: http://www.lowes.com/pd_369050-6337...&pl=1¤tURL=/pl__0__s?Ntt=usb&facetInfo= and just put it in a standard plug to test it to make sure it worked. Well I plugged it in and the first thing I noticed was the GNex was taking a while to recognize the plug. Finally it started Charging (USB Though) which was OK with me. Well last night I plugged it in via my Samsung Charger to a standard power strip because I hadn't gotten around to installing the RCA plate yet. Well I woke up this morning and it was on like 50% power and wasn't charging. So I was like WTF. So I brought it into work with me this morning, and now when I plug the stock Samsung charger with the stock samsung cable into the wall, no charge. I tried plugging it in to my computer, and it eventually makes connection with the computer (it's not instant like It used to be) and Android File Transfer starts, but says it can't connect to the phone. Then it charges for a few minutes, up about 1%, then stops charging. So my question is, when I plugged in my phone to the RCA charger last night, did it fry my phone? Or is my charge cable maybe bad now? I haven't tried another cable yet (everyone at work is an iPhone user and doesn't have a Micro-USB cable lying around) but I'm going to try that and hope it works. If it's not the cable, is it possible that the phone itself got damaged? If so, how could I go about removing root and wiping it to take it into the VZW store for replacement without USB to the computer?
Another new development. I plugged it into a Windows Box (I was using a Mac) and when I plug it in, it says "This Device can perform faster" and talks about plugging it into a USB 2.0 port. I'm using a 2009 Macbook Pro, it has USB 2.0. It won't mount the disk either. So i'm really beginning to wonder if the USB cable is fried.
Turns out it was a bad USB cable. Went to Best Buy and bought a generic cable and it now charges and hooks up to the computer just fine. My ADB doesn't seem to be working though for some reason, on Mac or PC...
Ok, everything is working now. ADB wasn't working because of a conflict with EasyTether on my Mac. Thanks everyone for the suggestions but I've decided to just stick with what I have now (power strip) and not deal with it.
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Good eye on that, depending on your needs this may outweigh the being up to current electrical codes.
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some electrical codes are good some are only updated so a manufacturer can score some more money from sales
Like when the addition of ark fault breakers
zacelliott said:
Ok, everything is working now. ADB wasn't working because of a conflict with EasyTether on my Mac. Thanks everyone for the suggestions but I've decided to just stick with what I have now (power strip) and not deal with it.
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May I recommend you return the Best Buy cable and go to monoprice.com?
I bought five cables from them that are 6 foot long. They work terrific and are higher quality looking than what you get from Best Buy.
I have a 2meter USB to MicroUSB cable(EBAY) plugged into mains which does Not charge the phone when screen is on. In fact it Loses charge when watching films .
But when l plug in the one that came with the phone (1 meter) it charges the phone no problem, regardless of what you are doing.
Anybody have any ideas for why this is happening?
Length of wire? or just bad quality of wire? But l have tried a few different 2m ones. Same drain.
(Also same results with different roms)
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DaffyOnLSD said:
I have a 2meter USB to MicroUSB cable(EBAY) plugged into mains which does Not charge the phone when screen is on. In fact it Loses charge when watching films .
But when l plug in the one that came with the phone (1 meter) it charges the phone no problem, regardless of what you are doing.
Anybody have any ideas for why this is happening?
Length of wire? or just bad quality of wire? But l have tried a few different 2m ones. Same drain.
(Also same results with different roms)
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You might have noticed that smaller the phone, the larger the charging cable comes with it.
and the larger phone, and tablets have decreasing charger cable lengths. Also, the charging cable become thicker as the device becomes more power hungry.
This all comes down to a simple explaination that longer and thinner cables have more impedance, and thicker and shorted cables have less resistance...
This is to cover up for the amount of power the device will consume in order to get charged, and hence, result in a different "quality" of charge.
Also, some cable, like that of Nokia, do not run on touchscreen samsung phones. This may also be because of the difference in power output, as they may not fulfill the requirements which the latter needs.
Ok, so how about getting a beefier longer wire? I've seen a brand one for 10 £ claiming to be grippier blah blah. Obviously no claim for what it's able to charge and how fast.
Will this change anything?
I'm guessing im doomed to be always leaning in to the wall if wanting to use the phone and getting it charged.
And thanks for explaining things, sadly that is what I feared.
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Ok, so how about getting a beefier longer wire? I've seen a brand one for 10 £ claiming to be grippier blah blah. Obviously no claim for what it's able to charge and how fast.
Will this change anything?
I'm guessing im doomed to be always leaning in to the wall if wanting to use the phone and getting it charged.
And thanks for explaining things, sadly that is what I feared.
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It is not definitely that beefier and shorter wires will charge quickly/better. They need to have correct power ratings and other j7mbo mumbo, which is most definitely best in the stock charger you get
Just buy a usb extension cable with plug and socket on each end. You have to use the Samsung charger AND the Samsung USB> MiroUSB cable. Beetween you place the extension cable.
The reason is, in the Micro-USB-Plug of the Samsung-Cable, i think there is a Resistor between pin 4 and 5 that makes the Phone change into high-charging Mode (AC-charging).
Otherwise on USB-Charging you have only 500 mA. That is not enough for the Note 2, if the Screen is on. The Phone will not charge.
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Thanks. .. should of tried that. Forgot I've loads of them.
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Thanks. .. should of tried that. Forgot I've loads of them.
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Please let us know, if it works now how it should. Thanks...
Same here, with random internet cables it just doesn't charge fast, but yes with the original.
I was looking for some good cables to use it but I didn't see any info to know what are the faster ones for charging.
Right, some bad news regarding USB extenders, I used a 2 meter extender with the white stock Samsung cable.. screen on, torrent app downloading, did NOT charge at all. But did not lose anything either.
I then found a 0.3 meter USB extender with stock Samsung. And it is charging, but I would say it isn't as fast(very close to normal), but the main thing it is slowly charging. Make what you will of this.
My USB extenders are from ebay crap
I have a s2 original charger
Output 0.79 takes 7 hrs to charge note2
Original note 2 charger is fast charger
Output 2.00 tkes 4 hrs to charge the phone
So it depends upon the uotput of the charger as i use the s2 usb to charge wt note 2 charger and again used the note 2 usb to charge 5he phonr at both time the chargin time was same
So i think the length or thilness of the cable dosent matter only thing matters is the charger output
Secondly if u use nonoem cables or chargers the usb port may give off or ur phone freezes while chargin so pls avoid nonoem cables
U can use oem cables of sony , htc, blackberry, even micromax and spice in india which r runnin androud but dont use first copy of chargers ir cables as they would harm ur phone
Some chargers just wont charge my phone, for example: iPhone's original charger or a powerbanks portable battery...
My guess is that the voltage is little bit different than the original wall charger and the phone wont charge from it, is there any soft\hard mod to overpass this issue?
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Some chargers just wont charge my phone, for example: iPhone's original charger or a powerbanks portable battery...
My guess is that the voltage is little bit different than the original wall charger and the phone wont charge from it, is there any soft\hard mod to overpass this issue?
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What? Iphone's original charger? I don't think it won't ever can be used by our phone. Because it is for iphone. If it is a blackberry charger it can work but not all of it.
For powerbank maybe there is something wrong with the usb cable because mine can work well on every powerbank. Except the last one i used it didn't work but after i change the usb cable it works flawlessly.
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By "Iphone's original charger" I mean the wall plug that you can pull the USB cable out:
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I've tried with three different cables.
BTW, I tried Powerbanks super magic stick, nothing happens when I plug it in...
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By "Iphone's original charger" I mean the wall plug that you can pull the USB cable out:
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I've tried with three different cables.
BTW, I tried Powerbanks super magic stick, nothing happens when I plug it in...
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Why don't use the original charger from the phone? It is definitely compatible though. But for the powerbank i don't seem to know. Sorry for my limitness
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I've opened this thread especially because of the Powerbanks issue...
iphone's cherger is only an issue that I've mentioned because it may help to understand the problem.
why?
May I know why you keep calling your charger as iphone's charger? You realise that you're using an Android based phone right?
Is your original Android's charger broken? Why not just buy a new one? Or maybe asks for replacement if it's broken from the beginning.
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I've opened this thread especially because of the Powerbanks issue...
iphone's cherger is only an issue that I've mentioned because it may help to understand the problem.
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Oh okay. Is your powerbank working on other devices except your wonder?
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found a way to make it work
I solved my own problem..
It seems that if the connected device is not sending data (like PC or car host) to the phone the device wont charge.
Also I found out that the charger short circuit data+ and data- pinouts so the phone knows its the charger.
All I had to is cut a usb cable in half and connect green and white wires together (on the phone's side)
Not the chargers side! (to prevent potential damage)
SO yeah, I've seen where people have had software issues causing this on the Note 8, and S8 models, is it a bug that crept into the S9 as well? The tech at the Sprint store verified the cleanliness and dryness of the port, thinks it's the port, and they won't have parts to fix it for probably a month or so. I REALLY don't want to send it in to be fixed, so I bought a couple wireless chargers.
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SO yeah, I've seen where people have had software issues causing this on the Note 8, and S8 models, is it a bug that crept into the S9 as well? The tech at the Sprint store verified the cleanliness and dryness of the port, thinks it's the port, and they won't have parts to fix it for probably a month or so. I REALLY don't want to send it in to be fixed, so I bought a couple wireless chargers.
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It it showing constantly or only when a cable is plugged in? If it's with a cable, have you tried other cables? I had my phone give me that message earlier today when plugging in an incompatible hub. The hub wasn't even connected to anything.
Have you checked with your wife?
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SO yeah, I've seen where people have had software issues causing this on the Note 8, and S8 models, is it a bug that crept into the S9 as well? The tech at the Sprint store verified the cleanliness and dryness of the port, thinks it's the port, and they won't have parts to fix it for probably a month or so. I REALLY don't want to send it in to be fixed, so I bought a couple wireless chargers.
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Have you tried to reboot the phone? I'm not kidding.
Let me know
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It it showing constantly or only when a cable is plugged in? If it's with a cable, have you tried other cables? I had my phone give me that message earlier today when plugging in an incompatible hub. The hub wasn't even connected to anything.
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All the time. It has a popup with sound when you plug it in. The rest of the time, it's just a notification in the tray.
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Have you tried to reboot the phone? I'm not kidding.
Let me know
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Yeah, tried rebooting, wiped cache, power down all the way, multiple times. Tried plugging the cable in while booting. It looks to be charging while plugged in and powered down.
So, the message went away, and it would charge with 2 different chargers, normal speed, not fast charge. Would not work with a charger I have here at home. None are Samsung chargers, but all are QC 3.0, which will report as fast charging on the phone. Then today it charged fast in the truck, and the one at home works, but only slow speed.
I'm not going to stress over it as long as the fast wireless charging keeps working. The battery life is more than enough to get me through a day, and I'm ordering stuff to integrate wireless chargers into the vehicles.
Thanks for reading and trying to help!
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I'm not going to stress over it as long as the fast wireless charging keeps working. The battery life is more than enough to get me through a day, and I'm ordering stuff to integrate wireless chargers into the vehicles.
Thanks for reading and trying to help!
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I probably missed to ask before, but are you sure you are using the original cable, together with the original power charger?
As stressed by @DeadlySin9 the problem may be the cable. Try other cables.
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I probably missed to ask before, but are you sure you are using the original cable, together with the original power charger?
As stressed by @DeadlySin9 the problem may be the cable. Try other cables.
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Yeah, I had tried the original cord and charger. whatever it was effected the phone before even plugging it in. The message would be there in the notifications, then plugging the cable in would set off an "alarm" telling me to unplug it and let it dry.
A couple weeks later and it is working just fine, charging with pretty much any cord, and charger. Ugh. I hope it stays that way! LOL At least Sprint DID give me a pretty good discount on a 2 pack of wireless chargers, which is what I use most of the time, now.
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Yeah, I had tried the original cord and charger. whatever it was effected the phone before even plugging it in. The message would be there in the notifications, then plugging the cable in would set off an "alarm" telling me to unplug it and let it dry.
A couple weeks later and it is working just fine, charging with pretty much any cord, and charger. Ugh. I hope it stays that way! LOL At least Sprint DID give me a pretty good discount on a 2 pack of wireless chargers, which is what I use most of the time, now.
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Thumbs up!
So, I've had this problem with my new Galaxy s9 as well. Here's the specifics - this only happens IF the phone dies from running out of power. If I let the battery drain on accident, I plug in the device...new cord/charger, original cord/charger, doesn't matter...and it shows the charging symbol for just a second, and then warning there's moisture in the charging port. There's not... If I set the phone on top of a wireless charging pad for a few mins, it charges just fine.
All I have to do is get 3 - 4 % so I can power on the device and get to the home screen. If I can get to the home screen, I can plug the phone in with the cord/charger and no problems.
I just did a warranty replacement because this problem is real annoying. I don't let the phone run out of power often, but sometimes when I'm traveling for work or camping with scouts, it happens. So, before I sent my old phone back for the warranty swap, I let the new phone run out of power and then tried to plug it in. Same error!!
If anyone has this problem follow this trick. "connect the charger half to the charging port." that is it. works fine to me..