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desktop charger

hi everyone...
just wanna know is there any desktop charger for o2 xda exec?

If you have a look at the O2 micro site, they sell a decent desktop charger, probably quite expensive though, or of course, have a hunt on eBay.... personally I'd stick with O2.
Link to O2 micro site.... http://www.my-xda.com/xdaExecAcc.html
eBay (just example).... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CRADLE-O2-XDA...104937525QQcategoryZ56166QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Hope it helps.
Also, might interest you, I just ordered a simple battery charger off a guy on eBay, only for the battery so if you got spares you can charge them separately. The guy's called lifestyle0806, has been selling for over 2 years and has 96.6% positive. I was recommended him by a guy on this site. Should receive the item today, will let you know if it's any good if you're interested.

SpyderTracks said:
Also, might interest you, I just ordered a simple battery charger off a guy on eBay, only for the battery so if you got spares you can charge them separately. The guy's called lifestyle0806, has been selling for over 2 years and has 96.6% positive. I was recommended him by a guy on this site. Should receive the item today, will let you know if it's any good if you're interested.
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I am using this charger from lifestyle for the last 2 months. It is definately worth the money. Even the battery which comes with it is of good quality and does not have any of the problems some spare batteries seem to have.

d_ranade said:
I am using this charger from lifestyle for the last 2 months. It is definately worth the money. Even the battery which comes with it is of good quality and does not have any of the problems some spare batteries seem to have.
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I couldn't believe how cheap it was... I paid $18 for the battery AND charger with postage included!!! That's just crazy! Well worth it, I would say to anyone who travels a lot and has a spare few batteries they need charged up.

SpyderTracks said:
I couldn't believe how cheap it was... I paid $18 for the battery AND charger with postage included!!! That's just crazy! Well worth it, I would say to anyone who travels a lot and has a spare few batteries they need charged up.
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Is it an external charger like this one (which you have to plugin to normal mini-USB charger or computer USB port to get the power)?
Maybe I got a bad unit because it just won't charge the battery - battery is ok though =) However, on the back it reads "INPUT 5V = 2A", but normal USB chargers only output 5V and 1A... So a working unit should be fine with 1A?

I got pretty much the same unit with extended battery from the other guy on ebay.. digispeak ...
Battery seems to be of the decent quality, still testing how long it will last after few charging cycles..
However, I'm not quite as happy with desktop charger. It seems to cut off charging when battery reaches about 90%. Any clues and experiences?

Recommend a AA battery USB power supply?

Hi all,
Just wondering anybody could recommend a "AA Battery Powered" External USB power supply for UNI?
I seen some people use a mint box and 4 AA batteries to make a USB power supply, but I figured I might just buy a existing product.
Or does anyone has better solutions for power supply when you are away from computer or a A/C wall?
Thanks!!!

I just buyed this one and works great!
http://cgi.ebay.com/BATTERY-WALL-CH...s=65:15|66:2|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50
You can have 2 normal battteries, one on charge

Hey Orb,
I have one of those and I centainly like the colorful flashing when it charges
However, I think u misunderstood what I meant, I was look for a changer that takes AA batteries, then convert the AA battery power into USB current to charge the phone.
something like this: http://www.boxwave.com/products/batteryadapter/
But again thanks for reply

oops, my mistake
Hope you found what you are looking for!

zer037 said:
Hey Orb,
I have one of those and I centainly like the colorful flashing when it charges
However, I think u misunderstood what I meant, I was look for a changer that takes AA batteries, then convert the AA battery power into USB current to charge the phone.
something like this: http://www.boxwave.com/products/batteryadapter/
But again thanks for reply
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What about this one?
http://www.ladyada.net/make/mintyboost/

I seen this Mint Box project, it's DIY, you only buy the parts....not sure about, I'm more leaning towards something a little more pro made i guess. plus the price is not a huge gap

Yeah but it looks fun

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I've got an energiser one I bought for a few quid. Takes 2 AA batteries and then has an adaptor that plugs in to convert to mini-usb.
Unfortunately shop brought, but I certainly wouldn't spend mega bucks on something similar!

Portable Rechargeable Charger

I am not a big fan of extra batteries. The idea of doing a battery pull and replace another is not pleasing.
I got a rechargeable charger at Best Buy, an Energizer charger for $19.99. Provides 6 hours of talk time. They also have a $39.99 charger for 12 hours of talk time.
I find this to be a great alternative for extra batteries.
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Those are certainly good options which don't require you to reboot or buy a charger to charge your batteries. Luckily the Evo boots much quicker than the Pre.
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I picked up a 5,000 mAh dual USB charger at Costco for $15. I don't know why it was so cheap (it will completely charge my phone ~3 times). It was a few months ago so YMMV.

any idea who makes this? I have a 2000 mAh one, but would like a bigger one.
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I picked up a 5,000 mAh dual USB charger at Costco for $15. I don't know why it was so cheap (it will completely charge my phone ~3 times). It was a few months ago so YMMV.
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Found one by Brando http://usb.brando.com/usb-power-station-5-000mah-_p01468c035d15.html
Found this on ebay looks like a knockoff of the brando http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...370391817008&ff4=263602_263622#ht_3088wt_1137

I've been using this forever:
http://www.amazon.com/New-IMP500-Ge...9?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1276186919&sr=8-9
I use it on all of my electronics and it holds a charge for weeks in between use
I just found out they have an 8800mAh one - just ordered that sucker!
http://www.amazon.com/New-Trent-IMP880-Generation-External/dp/B002YFDRHW/ref=pd_bxgy_e_img_a

rutter9 said:
I've been using this forever:
http://www.amazon.com/New-IMP500-Ge...9?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1276186919&sr=8-9
I use it on all of my electronics and it holds a charge for weeks in between use
I just found out they have an 8800mAh one - just ordered that sucker!
http://www.amazon.com/New-Trent-IMP880-Generation-External/dp/B002YFDRHW/ref=pd_bxgy_e_img_a
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that 8800mAh one is kick ass.
lol but i'll settle with my Energizer one. Used my Best Buy gift card when I pre-ordered the Evo.
But these are definitely better than extra batteries IMHO.

Is there any place that has these things(either the 5000 or 8800 maH) in a store like best buy or something because I'm not a fan of buying off the internet

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Is there any place that has these things(either the 5000 or 8800 maH) in a store like best buy or something because I'm not a fan of buying off the internet
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I'm sure you can find one somewhere. Just not the Trent Imax brand most likely. You can get energizer ones at BB.

i know i went to best buy and looked at the energizer 2000 maH one for 39.99 but for anyone that has it how much does it recharge your battery? because when i had my G1 the porrtable charger only filled it up about 30%(im talking about the portable charger sold at t-mobile)

I bought the IMP880 portable charger, 8900 mAh. I like it, although I haven't really used it much yet. But it should in theory be able to charge my phone about 5 times. It's not very big, or to heavy (to me) but it does have some heft. I wear cargo pants, so I just keep it in a pocket with me where ever I go.

kenny111008 said:
i know i went to best buy and looked at the energizer 2000 maH one for 39.99 but for anyone that has it how much does it recharge your battery? because when i had my G1 the porrtable charger only filled it up about 30%(im talking about the portable charger sold at t-mobile)
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It would charge it a little over 1 time. How come you don't buy things online? Generally you pay about 40% extra at stores.

mistersquirrle said:
I bought the IMP880 portable charger, 8900 mAh. I like it, although I haven't really used it much yet. But it should in theory be able to charge my phone about 5 times. It's not very big, or to heavy (to me) but it does have some heft. I wear cargo pants, so I just keep it in a pocket with me where ever I go.
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does the IMP880 come with a microUSB adapter as part of the original package or is that something that has to be bought separately off New Trent's website?

nimshy said:
does the IMP880 come with a microUSB adapter as part of the original package or is that something that has to be bought separately off New Trent's website?
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Aw crap, I wrote up a reply to this earlier today on my phone, and then before I submitted it I did something, and my internet task got killed forgot about it. Yes it does come with a microUSB adapter (as well as a miniUSB and a USB splitter, and some proprietary thingy). There are 2 outputs (USB and D/C out) and one input (D/C in for charging). There's one hard button, for power or to check the power level (have to hold down on the power buttron for 4 seconds to turn it on/off), and 4 tiered power LEDs for power level.
There's a USB cable that comes with the charger is a special one that the other end is a female plug and the micro, mini, and proprietary adapter things are male, and so are interchangeable with the cord that comes with the charger, although the data cable that comes with the phone will work, and mine is actually longer than the cable that came with the phone (if that matters)

rutter9 said:
I've been using this forever:
New Trent IMP-500 5000mah - Amazon link removed
I use it on all of my electronics and it holds a charge for weeks in between use
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Sadly added this to my Amazon cart last week when it was $33. It went up to $43 in a couple days and I unfortunately pulled the trigger at the higher price. Looking forward to getting this in the mail today. I'll monitor the price over the next couple of weeks so I could hopefully request a credit from Amazon.

This is what i use http://store.goal0.com/index.php?p=product&id=12 , may be a little overkill but it gets the job done, I can charge my phone almost 50 times from empty to full... its also great for laptops, and small microwaves(j/k) kinda pricey but well worth it if you find yourself in the middle at the bottom of the grand canyon a lot, or the middle of the Atlantic ocean....
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I have one of the energizer ones, It never does a "Full" charge to the phone, it tops it off to about 60-70% and then when the phone dies some more, it will have a little more juice to give the phone. Not exactly as advertised, but I keep it in the car for an emergency battery so it works great for that, and for note I dont have the 19.99 energizer one I have the bigger more expensive one. Also, they are put together worse then most remotes, I split mine within a week from just dropping it into the door pocket of the car.

DINLONG said:
any idea who makes this? I have a 2000 mAh one, but would like a bigger one.
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Here it is: http://www.amazon.com/Sanyo-eneloop...TF8&s=electronics&qid=1277406229&sr=1-2-spell
Specs:
Input: DC 5.0V 500mA/1A
Output: DC 5.0V 500Ax2
Built-in Li-ion Battery 3.7V/5000mAh(19Wh)
For use with Adaptor KBC L2ADU only
I don't know if it has been discontinued or what - it's not easy to find online. $46.99 is also much more than what I spent.
This one looks awesome though: http://www.amazon.com/New-Trent-IMP880-External-Battery/dp/B002YFDRHW

I've used this unit for years now -
http://www.amazon.com/APC-UPB10-Uni...1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1277431415&sr=8-1-fkmr0
works great, and usuallly charges my phones fully twice..
-mark
pinkxpinkii said:
I am not a big fan of extra batteries. The idea of doing a battery pull and replace another is not pleasing.
I got a rechargeable charger at Best Buy, an Energizer charger for $19.99. Provides 6 hours of talk time. They also have a $39.99 charger for 12 hours of talk time.
I find this to be a great alternative for extra batteries.
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I have this: http://www.buy.com/prod/motorola-p7...k/q/listingid/76445460/loc/111/203472669.html
It doesn't hold that much power, but it's cheap and convenient. Enough for one charge, or somewhere close to it. I also have a little mini to micro USB adapter, as the charger itself has a mini port.

Portable Charger

So T-Mobile has the MicroUSB portable charger, that can charge your phone at any given time. Anyone brought one of these yet? Interested to see if it's really worth the $34.99+tax.

I purchased iGO from Radio Shack for $24.99. The exchangeable tip is free with base unit. Subsequent tips cost from $2 to $10, but it's more economical than buying a new charger for every device; less cluttered too.

I used to use this all the time with my G1. Of course now I would need an adapter for the USB connection.
Basically I would charge this thing up. When I was expected to be away from a source of power for extended periods of time I would bring this. It basically acts as a wall charger, but instead of plugging it in you would plug your USB and call it done.
I've misplaced it since I retired my G1 otherwise I'd show you photos in use.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Motorola-PORTABLE-BATTERY-Charger-P790-/150478669801?pt=PDA_Accessories
Edit:
I found the original thread that started it all a long time ago.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=522405

yesucan7 said:
I purchased iGO from Radio Shack for $24.99. The exchangeable tip is free with base unit. Subsequent tips cost from $2 to $10, but it's more economical than buying a new charger for every device; less cluttered too.
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I have the whole iGo wall/car charger already.

Cheap Charger on ebay

I recently bought one of these chargers on ebay from tuttoit (12V 1.5A 18W AC HOME Charger Adapter for MOTOROLA XOOM 4G LTE 3G Wi-Fi - can't post link due to xda restrictions). The charger works OK (charges quite quickly in fact) but I've found my xoom cannot be used while this charger is plugged in! The screen become unusable and therefore I have to wait until I have finished charging before I can use my xoom again. I think it may be to do with the charger not earthing properly.
Also the black box on the charger gets very hot.
Just posting this info to help anyone thinking of buying this charger.

Further to my previous post: DO NOT BUY A CHARGER FROM TUTTOIT ON EBAY.
Mine died after a few weeks of use. They are cheap rubbish.
(That'll teach me to buy cheap off eBay )

This stinks that you experienced this...but for the most part...its pretty common these days.
I try to use OEM products whenever possible and pay a little extra. I had a bad experience with a non OEM laptop charger years ago...and it friend my motherboard and power supply unit on my Thinkpad - thankfully I was able to find a used MoBo and install myself for 35 bucks.

tincbtrar said:
I try to use OEM products whenever possible and pay a little extra.
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Good advice.
I took the broken one apart and the circuit board inside had been fried.
Yesterday I looked for a Motorola charger and couldn't find one, even on the Motorola website!
Ended up buying another one from Hong Kong but I think the quality is a bit better (fingers crossed).

What about Amazon?
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Trav...8&qid=1344675498&sr=8-1&keywords=xoom+charger

Didn't think of Amazon and the price is about what I paid on eBay! D'oh.
Might buy one of theirs as well.
Thanx.

DO NOT BUY A CHEAP CHARGER FROM xiaoqinzhang2009 ON EBAY! Seller now known as micro-estore.
I did it again!
This second charger does the same as the first; you can't use the touchscreen while it is charging and it gets very hot.
I doubt these are made to Australian manufacturing standards.
I'm following tincbtrar's advice and going OEM from now on.