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Anybody have a recommendation for a good car charger for my Sprint Diamond ? I tried one from Seidio but it doesn't seem to charge the phone.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts~
Car chargers are no good. Instead buy an inverter. I bought a small inverter and connect the regular power cable that come with the phone and nn more problems.
Hi all,
First post! I just ordered my Xperia X1i from eBay. I did months and months of research and am sooooooo excited about my new phone. This is my first PDA phone (I do have a Dell X51v though). It will be replacing my X51v, external GPS, CD player in car, etc. etc.
I realize these are not dealbreakers at the prices they're asking for, but I just want to know if there's any quality/dangerous reasons not to buy these.
Basically, what I'm planning to buy is:
1) Xperia X1 miniusd wall charger (the X1i comes with foreign adapter I think)
2) Car charger
3) MAYBE a dock.
Case -- I am still up in the air about what the "best" overall case is. I can't seem to find one.
LINK #1:
http://tinyurl.com/ly4mfq
This is the one I'm thinking about getting for the wall-charger + car charger.
LINK #2:
http://tinyurl.com/lvow67
Or I might skip the wall charger and get just the car charger to use my Xperia as my music player in my car.
LINK #3:
http://tinyurl.com/mex9sg
Or I might actually get this for the wall charger + dock, but am unsure of the quality.
Any comments on the quality of either 3 posts OR recommendations for comparably priced objects you know of decent quality are appreciated!
The cradle looks interesting
Because the Xperia uses a mini usb port for charging you can use any generic usb charger, it doesn't have to be Xperia specific.
i.e I use my Kids iPod USB charger in the lounge room, the supplied SE usb wall charger in my bedroom, a USB car charger I already owned in the car and a few of my friends have Nokia Razr's and I use their Nokia mini USB chargers at their place, my laptop USB port at work etc.
I was also lucky that I had 1/2 dozen Usb to mini USB cable lying around when my Xperia arrived.
(When I 1st got the thing, I needed chargers in all those locations too )
stisev said:
Hi all,
First post! I just ordered my Xperia X1i from eBay. I did months and months of research and am sooooooo excited about my new phone. This is my first PDA phone (I do have a Dell X51v though). It will be replacing my X51v, external GPS, CD player in car, etc. etc.
I realize these are not dealbreakers at the prices they're asking for, but I just want to know if there's any quality/dangerous reasons not to buy these.
Basically, what I'm planning to buy is:
1) Xperia X1 miniusd wall charger (the X1i comes with foreign adapter I think)
2) Car charger
3) MAYBE a dock.
Case -- I am still up in the air about what the "best" overall case is. I can't seem to find one.
LINK #1:
http://tinyurl.com/ly4mfq
This is the one I'm thinking about getting for the wall-charger + car charger.
LINK #2:
http://tinyurl.com/lvow67
Or I might skip the wall charger and get just the car charger to use my Xperia as my music player in my car.
LINK #3:
http://tinyurl.com/mex9sg
Or I might actually get this for the wall charger + dock, but am unsure of the quality.
Any comments on the quality of either 3 posts OR recommendations for comparably priced objects you know of decent quality are appreciated!
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Re. your #3, you can see there is a similar one in www.taobao.com
http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_detail-0db2-bed655a6d137db61308eaacec76c54d1.jhtml?cm_cat=0
Much cheaper....
Having looked at a number of UK websites, only one said a USB cable came with the charger. I had been planning on buying an OEM 2 amp charger. Then I saw Clove were saying it came with a spare USB cable so the price of £24.99 didn't seem so bad any more. Got it on Friday and, yes, it did have a USB cable in the pack.
Tried it in my car runing Co-Pilot sat nav and my battery indicator showed that the charge was still going up so I am very pleasedwith it.
Only slightly disappointing thing is that the charger has only one output whereas some of the OEM ones have two, one 2 amp and one 1 amp. However, I tried it with my charger splitter and it still showed the charge was going up.
most cheap usb car charges have a screwable top; just take out the glass fuse and replace it with a 2amp/2000mA fuse which you can get at autozone, radio shack,home depot....pretty much anywhere
Really? if i just change the glass fuse i can use any usb car charge?
Is not dangerous for the electric impiant of the car?
No You can't. It is not the fuse that decides how much current the charger can give.
The fuse just protects the charger from blowing if something fails.
The regulator used in the charger sets the charging current.
true you can buy a regulator at radio shack. i've seen the 7805 for about a buck 50.
Ok, tnx guy!
Go to Best Buy or your local Apple store and pickup the Incase Ipad car charger. I've tested and works just fine with the Tab.
atoy74 said:
Go to Best Buy or your local Apple store and pickup the Incase Ipad car charger. I've tested and works just fine with the Tab.
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There are generic 2A USB cigarette lighter / car chargers on eBay for a third of the price. Worth trying too
Would you mind posting a pic of the charger?
I just bought Samsungs Car Adapter kit (ECA-P10CBECSTD) from local store, 27.90€.
It comes with cigarette lighter 12/24V usb adapter, 2 Amps 5V output, and a proprietary Samsung Tab usb cable.
A little pricey, ok, but now I have a second usb cable and a car adapter with enough output amps without fuss.
getupkid1985 said:
Would you mind posting a pic of the charger?
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Here's the one from Clove.
Amazon UK are selling the Samsung car charger for £20.83. Pretty good deal with free delivery.
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Or there's this one also on Amazon for 99p (+£4.50 delivery!) which apparently can charge the Tab. You still need to add in the cost of the proprietary Samsung USB cable though to match the official car charger features, so not much of a bargain really...
paulshields said:
Amazon UK are selling the Samsung car charger for £20.83. Pretty good deal with free delivery.
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My only concern is nowhere does it mention the cable actually comes with the charger.
Beards said:
My only concern is nowhere does it mention the cable actually comes with the charger.
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The cable is in the picture so if it doesn't come with one then get on to trades description bods .
paulshields said:
The cable is in the picture so if it doesn't come with one then get on to trades description bods .
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That's all fine and dandy Paul but will an individual be bothered contacting officials just for the sake of a few pounds.
No, what I'm saying is why is it not listed..... and if anyone is considering purchasing one I would recommend they save themselves any issues by first contacting the seller to ascertain if the cable is indeed part of the deal.
If you check the item model number it's listed as a charger, nothing further.
Beards said:
That's all fine and dandy Paul but will an individual be bothered contacting officials just for the sake of a few pounds.
No, what I'm saying is why is it not listed..... and if anyone is considering purchasing one I would recommend they save themselves any issues by first contacting the seller to ascertain if the cable is indeed part of the deal.
If you check the item model number it's listed as a charger, nothing further.
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OK well I've just ordered one so we'll soon see . The picture on Amazon looks almost identical to the one on Clove. Here's hoping they're the same otherwise I've bought the world's most expensive charger .
Guys, just so you know, you can get very cheap 2A chargers on ebay. The cable problem is still impossible to solve, but I'm sure Hong Kong people are working on it, so it might be best to wait a month and order a cheap replacement cable, rather then paying ridiculous amount of money for Samsung's original cable.
I ordered one of these a couple weeks ago:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...b43hTuXib7JjWUKJhg%3D&viewitem=#ht_1776wt_959
Came in today, and I swear the sync cable it came with is identical to the one my Tab came with, right down to the Samsung logo.
Car charger itself is a 5.0v/2000mA, looks well built, fused, and comes in a very nice retail package.
Considering the cable alone is $29 from my carrier, it's a hell of a deal. I basically bought a cable for $23 and got a car charger for free.
Hey croak that cellet charger doesnt work. it has the charging symbol crossed out... I guess you need to do usb2usb soldering mod to use any 5v2A charger. I saw the thread on here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=845844
paulshields said:
OK well I've just ordered one so we'll soon see . The picture on Amazon looks almost identical to the one on Clove. Here's hoping they're the same otherwise I've bought the world's most expensive charger .
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Paul,
Any luck with this item?
Has anyone found a good car charger that they know works with the Focus? My dad's super-paranoid about my phone, and wants me to have a car charger. The problem, as many of you probably know, is that the Focus seems finnicky about what chargers it gets along with. Does anyone have one that they've tried that works?
I went with the Belkin Micro USB car adapter, works great, especially if you need to charge other USB devices.
This is the charger I used. It's made by Motorola but it works great with the Focus. Plus the LED light is a transparent window which looks awesome. It doesn't quite look like the photo. It's also discounted. I'll probably be ordering a couple more to keep in my other car.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875982168
IGO
I use the IGO car charger with the tip for my Samsung Focus. I also have the tip for my wifes Samsung Sync A707. I also had the tip for my FUZE when I was using that. It was nice, we could travel and just bring the additional tip and charge either phone. Works on my Focus very well.
I bought my Focus from Costco and they gave me a free no-name chinese car charger with the phone. I used it only once so far and my phone did not explode or anything, but I don't know if it was actually charging or not. The battery icon had the 'plug' graphic on it, but how can I tell if it was working properly?
I ended up getting a cheap charger off from eBay, it's kind of like the motorola listed that has the USB port. It also came with the USB cable and another house plug-in with the USB port. I travel a lot for the military so I like to have a spare cable and house charger.
i've used a Griffin which has a USB plugin...from my blackberry phone, HTC Tilt2 (winmo 6.5), HTC Aria (android), and will use it on my Focus. but with the battery, i haven't had a need for it yet lol. off the home charger with a full charge at 6:30am...drove to atlanta (well covered 3G area) to Athens (so so 3G) and all the back home down back roads through no name towns (spotty coverage). it's now 5:30 and i'm still showing half a battery gauge. that's with a few calls, plenty of texting, and a lot of web browsing.
damn i love this phone
I use one I got from Costco with my Backflip last year. I figured all micro USB would be fine.
Got a couple Rocketfish ones from Best Buy - work great
IMO, the Belkin is nice because it is low-profile. a very clean looking charging setup. Also can use whatever microusb I have handy rather than some dedicated cable.
DownbeatClique said:
I went with the Belkin Micro USB car adapter, works great, especially if you need to charge other USB devices.
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Get the OEM charger here. I have had no issue with the MicroUSB connector, unlike my last car charger that just died. Can't beat the price either.
I bought three of these chargers...
I got three of these chargers off amazon. They are oem, but are official motorola and look really nice. They have a translucent window with the M on them that lights up when they are plugged in. They are a steal at less than five dollars. Go here-->http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehicle-Adapter-micro-USB-Charger/dp/B000S5Q9CA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1304549428&sr=8-1-spell.
That's what I got too, just through Amazon for prime 2 day.
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The original charger came with a clip on adaptor that made it into a UK plug.
Can I buy just the adaptor bit on its own, but with a Euro plug?
Just get a cheap adapter for it. I bought my N7 in the US and I'm using it in Europe and that's what I did. Works fine. Cost like $2.
Or buy a UK/Euro travel adaptor.
I do NOT believe that you will be able to buy just the adapter bit - although it may be possible to buy the "full" set up fairly cheap if you keep your eye on eBay and Amazon.