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[Q] USB Li-Po battey does not charge Streak

As the title. Oddly the streak will be powered by it when the battery is removed (it shows the "battery missing" screen.
The battery I have is a third-party Chinese thing I got from the amazon market. It seems to do the job for other handsets I have (HTC Raph, Couple of nokia handset)
Is there anything I can do to make it work?

The USB input on the Streak requires 1000ma @5v to charge so many of the chargers on the market won't work. I just picked up a Just Mobile Gum Pro 4400mA from Amazon and it seems to work fine. I haven't had a chance to check it out yet other than to make sure the Streak shows "charging" when it's plugged in.
Here's a link.
***amazon.com/gp/product/B001BWQTOC/ref=oss_product***

Thanks for your info. Would appreciate if you could post your findings later.

phjnky said:
The USB input on the Streak requires 1000ma @5v to charge so many of the chargers on the market won't work. I just picked up a Just Mobile Gum Pro 4400mA from Amazon and it seems to work fine. I haven't had a chance to check it out yet other than to make sure the Streak shows "charging" when it's plugged in.
Here's a link.
***amazon.com/gp/product/B001BWQTOC/ref=oss_product***
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Phjnky, have you tested it further? How long does it take to charge the streak and how many charges can you get out of this?
Does anyone else has any external battery to recommend?

Found Duracell CEF23-UK on amazon which seems like a very good idea. But it only output at 1.4v, 360mha which is useless for the streak. Does anyone know anything similar that can charge the streak?

The mobile gum pro works really well. Went on a trip and used it to power and recharge the streak. I dont recall but it seemed to recharge maybe twice from around 25% or so. It does charge rapidly about like the wall charger but I was using gogo inflight Internet and listening to Pandora, reading blogs etc while it charged. It kept the Streak going all day while on two long flights. I never fully ran it out of juice but got down to one bar.
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sounds good. Might get one.

Hi all,
I also have this problem, after power off streak, i discover third party band name "MOMAX" look like charging but if i press power button once time haven't charging screen show on streak screen, only genuine powersupply or charging with pc on usb can do this job, would you have any advise ? because i can't find genuine battery in hong kong, thanks a lot

[Q] dealextreme dock and battery for dell streak 5?

Anyone have these 2?
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/usb-ac...able-car-charger-for-dell-mini-5-streak-59493
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/replac...1530mah-lithium-battery-for-dell-mini-5-80156
How are they? I see another battery that is priced at $9.50, but it looks like its the exact same battery... for a higher price.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/3-7v-1530mah-rechargeable-battery-for-dell-mini-5-streak-59091

I don't have the charging dock so can't comment on it.
These two batteries look the same to me except the $5.80 one seems to have a yelloew sticker with a wholesales vendor's name on it. The $9.50 one shows an extra "Built-in safety and protective circuitries" feature in the description.
I have a different pack, SKU 57931, from them. It comes with a bettery but I am not sure if it is a $5.80 or $9.50 one since there is no serial # on the battery. After initial full charge, Streak uses about 25% per day. I have very mininum phone usage (few quick calls/texting/WiFi. I don't have 3G service).
Even it is a $5.80 one, it seems to be working fine for me.
BTW, it took a while to finally receive the shipment in US. (about 4 weeks after placing the order).

I have the charging dock. It works very well I use the streak as a bedside digital clock
at night while it charges. Good value as mine came with all cables and power supply.
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Careful using the dock / sparr charger it bent the pins in the port oem cable won't work now. Having my baby fixed
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Make sure you buy 3 .
I dont own either, but I do have a usb cable coming from them in a few days, as well as a zune cable amongst other things. Hope it isn't broken.

I got a USB cable from DX and it is very problematic - it causes the Streak to crash and/or drop its connection. I have a number of cables, both original Dell ones and aftermarket ones purchased from eBay, and none of these exhibit the same issue.
I have bought a LOT of stuff from DX over the years, and it is extremely rare to have any problems, so I guess that I just got a bad cable, but you may want to test yours carefully when you get it just in case there is a bad batch out there.

Philip said:
I got a USB cable from DX and it is very problematic - it causes the Streak to crash and/or drop its connection...
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Can you explain what you mean? I'm not too sure what your saying... it... causes the streak to freeze?! That's so strange!

Rev. Nathan said:
Can you explain what you mean? I'm not too sure what you're saying... it... causes the streak to freeze?!
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When I have the Streak connected to my PC (or to a USB power outlet) using the cable that I got from DealExtreme, it frequently reboots and/or loses the connection to the PC. This only happens with the DX cable (I have 4 genuine Dell cables plus 2 bought from eBay and none of them have this problem).
There is obviously a loose connection or short inside the cable.
As I said, I don't want to put anybody off from buying from DX, as I find it's very rare to have any problems with their items.

any problem with this dock and battery so far?

Will the Streak (with the Otterbox case) fit on the dealextreme dock?

Namelessboi said:
any problem with this dock and battery so far?
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Took a few weeks to get it but I finally got it. The dock is great, the only complaints I have is that the AC charger is only EU (thankfully I had my AC adapter from another Mini-USB device), the car charger can be easily disassembled because it's not glued, and you can't charge a spare battery AND your phone at the same time through AC power alone... if you want to charge them both at the same time, you must also use the USB adapter and connect the dock to a computer. There is an LED that changes from Red to Blue, depending on what it is charging at that moment. If you have your phone docked, it will charge the phone and the light will be Blue. If you insert a spare battery to be charged, the light will change to Red and only the spare battery will be charging.
I've been using the $5 spare battery for 3 days now and I must say it's as good as the original. Let's just see if it holds a charge after a few months!

uluvali said:
Will the Streak (with the Otterbox case) fit on the dealextreme dock?
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The answer to this is no, the Streak with Otterbox is too thick for it.

Charging Nexus 7 - travel charger

Hi all,
Can I please get some advice from someone who might know better than me. I have been using the following charger on my travels to charge an iPad and Samsung galaxy nexus at the same time:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Skross-Char...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1342643375&sr=1-23
I've just plugged my nexus 7 in on its own and I get nothing.
I didn't think the nexus would need a higher amp than the iPad? The Asus plug that's charging the nexus says its 2amp and the travel charger says its 6.5amp. Am I being amazingly blind or stupid here?
And if I need a new travel charger for my trips into Europe can I have some advice on what to buy before I buy something else useless.
Thanks all!
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Nexus 7 trouble with other chargers
I see the same issue.
The Nexus 7 charger lists: Output 5.0V===2.0A, Nexus 7 will charge.
iPad 2's charger shows: Output 5.1V===2.1A;Max 10Watt, Nexus 7 will not charge,
Philips universal charger: Output 5V===2A; Max 10Watt, Nexus 7 will not charge.
Blackberry phone charger Output 5V===500mA, Nexus 7 will not charge.
Blackberry phone charger Output 5V===700mA, Nexus 7 will charge.

To answer the OP: The Amazon product page clearly states Output 5.0 VDC / 1000 mA max. N7 needs 2000 mA (2A). Derping in public again. Don't mind me. :silly:
To add to the list:
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Charger: Output 5V ⎓ 2A; Max 10Watt, Nexus 7 will charge.
XtremeMac IPU-IH2-11: Output 5V ⎓ 4.2A (2.1A per port); Max 20Watt, Nexus 7 will not charge. (Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 charges though.)
The N7 seems very picky about chargers, unfortunately. My XtremeMac is now powering my charge cables for my wireless mouse and keyboard, freeing up 2 USB ports, so not all is lost I guess.

I have a 2.1a car charger, but it doesn't charge it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007TV88F2/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
EDIT: Interesting. It will not work on the car charger wiht my "charging only cable" which has shorted out datapins to register as an AC source. But, it does charge on a normal USB cable.

I have a tf201 charger (here i refer to the usb block, not the cable) that seems to super charge the nexus 7, that is to say, very fast. The tf201 charger is 18 watts. Also, I have noticed my usb 2.0 ports on my desktop will not charge the n7, but my usb 3.0 ports will.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

I started a related thread asking if anyone has examined the proprietary aspects of the charger here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1780211
Basically, we should be able to build (or eventually buy) some type of adapter to enable proper charging with any 2A charger after we figure out exactly what the charger is doing. I wouldn't be surprised if all Asus tablet chargers already worked properly without an adapter.

zinfinion said:
To answer the OP: The Amazon product page clearly states Output 5.0 VDC / 1000 mA max. N7 needs 2000 mA (2A).
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This answer is clouding up a lot of legitimate discussions. The current rating doesn't matter to this conversation at all. If the current is above 0 the device should show the charging icon. If not, there is some other problem.

qoncept said:
This answer is clouding up a lot of legitimate discussions. The current rating doesn't matter to this conversation at all. If the current is above 0 the device should show the charging icon. If not, there is some other problem.
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You are correct that my remark about the OP's charger's current was not a valid point. I have stricken it from the record.
That said, some serious weirdness is going on with the N7 regardless. On the XtremeMac charger the N7 will charge. But incredibly slowly, and the battery status reads as discharging, even though the line on the battery graph is rising. I don't even know where to begin in trying to explain that.

zinfinion said:
You are correct that my remark about the OP's charger's current was not a valid point. I have stricken it from the record.
That said, some serious weirdness is going on with the N7 regardless. On the XtremeMac charger the N7 will charge. But incredibly slowly, and the battery status reads as discharging, even though the line on the battery graph is rising. I don't even know where to begin in trying to explain that.
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Agreed. I bought a pair of dual 2A chargers and neither of them will charge it at all (no charging icon). I tried shorting the data lines and still nothing. The dual charger that came with my Razr will charge it slowly (about 16 hours from 0 to 100%). My old 700ma Blackberry charger works just better than anything other than the OEM charger. Frustrating and I don't want to keep ordering different chargers with my fingers crossed.

zinfinion said:
You are correct that my remark about the OP's charger's current was not a valid point. I have stricken it from the record.
That said, some serious weirdness is going on with the N7 regardless. On the XtremeMac charger the N7 will charge. But incredibly slowly, and the battery status reads as discharging, even though the line on the battery graph is rising. I don't even know where to begin in trying to explain that.
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I don't know what a XtremeMac charger is, but I'm assuming it's for charging an iphone or ipad or something? the Nexus 7 and the apple products don't share the same charger design, so the Nexus is probably only drawing 500mA while charging from it.

You can also add the MonoPrice 8856 charger to the list that do not work with Nexus 7

Mine is charging with Galaxy Nexus 5.0v 1.0A charger.
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I have two chargers that work.
1: Nokia 1.2a fast charger
2: Blackberry 1.8a charger
both have integrated charging cables, which are 6ft in length.

The Asus transformer prime which is a USB charger with proprietary cord also has something weird. Other USB chargers with the same power specs connected with the Asus USB cable won't charge the prime. Or they charge where it literally takes like 24 hours to reach 100 percent.
There's something different in that Asus power plug on both devices it seems.
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I'm not sure what It's output is but the standard Verizon branded micro usb charger does a great job charging my N7. I think they for sell around $30 in the VZW stores tho.

The 1.0a charger that came with my LG Revo works great, almost as fast stock. I bought 2 extra of that charger on amazon about 9months ago for under 10 for the pair.
Also the charger for my old Droid (.7a iirc) works as well, but it's slow as hell with the screen off, and barely keeps up with just web surfing.

The Charger with the HTC Desire seems to be charging - though slowly as its a 1A charger.

Does anyone know whether the International Samsung Galaxy S II charger works?

The TF101 charger works great, and fast too - about 1% a minute.

My Samsung SG2 (i777) charger seems to work with the N7

Slow Charging? + Non OEM MicroUSB

My Nexus 7's battery was dead at arrival. I'm trying to charge it up now and it's MOVING SO SLOW?
Am i the only one?
Also I tried charging with my phone's microusb cord (cuz it's WAY longer) and it wasn't charging at all? Did anybody have any luck using NON-OEM usb cords?

Its probably the cord. The Nexus 7 charger is 5 volts 2 AMPS which is higher than the usual 1 amp chargers. Just wait and see
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Mine seemed to be charging very slowly, too. On the other hand, it also drains very slowly!

What everyone else is saying plus it will go quicker after a few initial charges.
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Bigger gas tank takes longer to fill.
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The initial charge for me took forever... Like 7 hours almost to fully charge.
The second time I charged it, from about 40% it only took like 2 hours to fully charge
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Nexus 7 is apparently very finicky regarding what chargers and what cables will do the job - some of mine work (e.g. $4.74 Motorola http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EYSKM8/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00 ) some don't (Griffin iPad charger for instance, which is a powerful charger and works for Everything else I've tried)

Along the same lines, if you have it attached to a generic car charger and are using it for GPS, the charger barely keeps up with power use.

Yes it charges slowly. Yes you have to use the charger that came with the unit.

jskahan846 said:
Along the same lines, if you have it attached to a generic car charger and are using it for GPS, the charger barely keeps up with power use.
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That's better then my SGS2 phone. I had about 20% left on it, but needed to use it as a GPS on a business trip. Plugged it into a car charger, and loaded up Navigation. The phone indicated charging, but the battery level kept dropping (albeit a little slower). By the time we got to our destination (~30mins away) I only had 7% left.
Crazy.

Would the Nexus 7 charger be OK with my Galaxy Nexus or will there be issues? I don't need two chargers at the same time.
Rik.
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aindow said:
Would the Nexus 7 charger be OK with my Galaxy Nexus or will there be issues? I don't need two chargers at the same time.
Rik.
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I charged my Gnex with the N7 charger two nights ago, had no issues but i don't know if it is safe.

As long as the voltages are the same, and the amps are = or > than what the device needs, you should be OK. The device will only pull the amperage it needs. Voltage is what needs to be the exact (but I don't think this matter over USB, since it's all 5v - matters more with generic A/C adapters). If you don't have enough amps, it could result in slow/failed charging, but too much doesn't matter.

It seems to picky with cables. I also used a longer USB I had lying around. I left it charging for 30 minutes. I came back and it only went up 1% I switched back to the cable that came with it and it started to charge it normally.
I'm not sure why its happening but its weird
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tricky
The nexus 7 need "compatible" usb cables, i have one that is working great and it's for usb charging only, no data .
The nexus 7 battery is 4325 Mah so a 2Amp charger will charge the battery in a little more than 2 hours (calculate the 325mah over and add the standby battery discharging when you charge it while at ON)
So the tips are:
1. Find a good 2Amp usb charger
2. Find a compatible cable, try some no data cable or maybe usb3 or again try, try try...
Awesome Tablet

I picked up a 6 ft generic Micro USB cable from Amazon for around $2, and I've been using it to charge my Nexus 7 virtually since I bought it after it launched on the Google Play store, because it's much longer than the OEM Asus cord.
The problem though, it was hard to plug in, so I filed down the bumps [on the bottom of the connector, or, on the Nexus 7, the side facing you when you plug it in--because the N7's micro usb port is up side down ] a tad bit too much so now it's a little to lose. So sometimes when I adb into it, and move it a little bit, it will lose the PC connection [but never the charging connection] intermittently.
Also, it charges fine, except when I'm playing MC3, or Bad Piggies HD. With those apps, it will say Charging, but will actually slowly discharge [slower than on battery, so apparently there's not enough power to tread water, and it sinks slightly]. It's plays HD 720P mkv files fine [with MxPlayer], and stays fully charged at 100%.

Same thing here
thevuman said:
The initial charge for me took forever... Like 7 hours almost to fully charge.
The second time I charged it, from about 40% it only took like 2 hours to fully charge
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My nexus takes about 7-8 hours to charge, and thats using the original charger that it came with. Used it now for a week without any improvement. Also my battery time with lowest backlight, gps off and so on is around 4-5 hours which feels abit low. wtf is going on?

Any usb charger should work.
The problem is the charge controler IC in the N7, it is REALLY picky with voltages.
My N7 OEM cord is a much heavier gauge then my NS or GN cord, on top of that the NS and GN cords are twice the length.
We had a really long thread on G+ about this, we even figured out the observer effect was screwing us when we had an ammeter on it.
TL;DR:
If the cord is too long or not heavy enough the N7 only pulls like 800mA (It can be less if the charger/cord is really ****, we had 300something mA with one combo)
The 2A OEM charger isn't 2A, but it's close enough.
microUSB plugs NEEDS to be 5mm or longer for them to mate in the plug properly, OEM is like 7mm
Some other crap I can't remember at 5am
So yeah, it's picky.

Use what it came with. It came with it for a reason.

Just got this in the mail from monoprice today and it's charging like a beauty.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5458&seq=1&format=2
Looks like it's back ordered now.
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[Q] Nexus 7 alternate charger

I am looking for NEXUS 7 alternate charger which can charge at the same speed the Original Nexus 7 charger charges
unfortunately my nexus 7 original charger has been Burnt Becoz of Charging on UPS Inverter
and i cannot find the Geniune charger Locally
so is there any possiblity i can charge my NEXUS 7 to any other CELLPHONE charger which can charge it to the Same Speed what original does
i bought IPAD3 Charger and that one is charging too much slow need solution

pleasant said:
I am looking for NEXUS 7 alternate charger which can charge at the same speed the Original Nexus 7 charger charges
unfortunately my nexus 7 original charger has been Burnt Becoz of Charging on UPS Inverter
and i cannot find the Geniune charger Locally
so is there any possiblity i can charge my NEXUS 7 to any other CELLPHONE charger which can charge it to the Same Speed what original does
i bought IPAD3 Charger and that one is charging too much slow need solution
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That's because the iPad charger doesn't have the data pins shorted out to enable fastcharge . Easiest way to accomplish fastcharge with your charger, is to buy a charging cable (data pins shorted out, so it is not a data cable:
http://dx.com/p/usb-male-to-lengthe...for-samsung-i9500-9300-htc-white-100cm-207353
It even has the lengthened micro usb connector the Nexus 7 needs.
Or maybe better, buy this one, found in another thread here on XDA, this one is confirmed to work in fastcharge mode with any usb charger:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5457&seq=1&format=2
Good luck!
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rkuijpers said:
That's because the iPad charger doesn't have the data pins shorted out to enable fastcharge . Easiest way to accomplish fastcharge with your charger, is to buy a charging cable (data pins shorted out, so it is not a data cable:
http://dx.com/p/usb-male-to-lengthe...for-samsung-i9500-9300-htc-white-100cm-207353
It even has the lengthened micro usb connector the Nexus 7 needs.
Or maybe better, buy this one, found in another thread here on XDA, this one is confirmed to work in fastcharge mode with any usb charger:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5457&seq=1&format=2
Good luck!
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I am using the same cable that came with nexus 7 original charger only adaptor is being used of ipad

I use the blackberry playbook charger with no issues.
Much longer cable also.

pleasant said:
I am using the same cable that came with nexus 7 original charger only adaptor is being used of ipad
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Yes I know, and that's the reason the iPad charger won't work on fastcharge.
You need to either shortout the data pins of the iPad charger, or use a charger cable with shorted data pins ( a so called charge-only micro usb cable) to make the iPad charger use full capacity (fastcharge mode). There are also cable adaptors for sale that will shortout the data pins for you.
Cryingmoose said:
I use the blackberry playbook charger with no issues.
Much longer cable also.
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Yep, that one works because it follows the USB standard rules, and not the Apple USB standard.
No iDevice (iPhone/iPad) charger will fastcharge an android phone or tablet without modifying the datapins or use a charge-only cable / adaptor.
The Blackberry Playbook charger is known to work

Get an HP touchpad charger if you can. I can provide empirical evidence that it will actually charge your n7 20 minutes faster than the stock charger. I posted a thread about it here some time ago. "Best aftermarket charger ..." Or something like that.
Plus, my HP touchpad charger hasn't failed to work with whatever device I've plugged into it - idevice or android.
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vote for HP touchpad charger
pleasant said:
I am looking for NEXUS 7 alternate charger which can charge at the same speed the Original Nexus 7 charger charges
unfortunately my nexus 7 original charger has been Burnt Becoz of Charging on UPS Inverter
and i cannot find the Geniune charger Locally
so is there any possiblity i can charge my NEXUS 7 to any other CELLPHONE charger which can charge it to the Same Speed what original does
i bought IPAD3 Charger and that one is charging too much slow need solution
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I will suggest the HP touchpad charger for use with the N7... they work great and produce no noticeable heat when not connected... shows good efficiency.:good:
Check Ebay -= just did a quick search and got 131 hits anywhere from 8-20 USD. I"ve bought 2... one is firmly set to be my preferred travel charger for any USB device.

+1 Re: HP Touchpad charger
Someone did a in depth look at factory and aftermarket chargers and it came out way better in terms of current provided and cleanliness of power without spikes or dropouts.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245915

zuberio said:
Get an HP touchpad charger if you can. I can provide empirical evidence that it will actually charge your n7 20 minutes faster than the stock charger. I posted a thread about it here some time ago. "Best aftermarket charger ..." Or something like that.
Plus, my HP touchpad charger hasn't failed to work with whatever device I've plugged into it - idevice or android.
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Do I still need a aftermarket cable w/ the data pins shorted out? Or will this all in one package: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-HP-North-American-Power-Charger-FB341AA-AB-for-TouchPad-Cable-/251250614212?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT Do the trick?

magicdot said:
Do I still need a aftermarket cable w/ the data pins shorted out? Or will this all in one package: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-HP-North-American-Power-Charger-FB341AA-AB-for-TouchPad-Cable-/251250614212?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT Do the trick?
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That will do the trick - but you don't need another cable if you already have one.

I went with the charger without cable option and got 2 chargers for less than that price. Just have eBay sort the search results by price+shipping and optionally USA sellers only to find a better price without waiting for a slow boat from China.
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bsoplinger said:
I went with the charger without cable option and got 2 chargers for less than that price. Just have eBay sort the search results by price+shipping and optionally USA sellers only to find a better price without waiting for a slow boat from China.
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Will using chargers not putting out the proper amperage cause any hard ware issues? Just curious.
Thanks

bidzer said:
Will using chargers not putting out the proper amperage cause any hard ware issues?
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If the charger puts out less than the tablet needs then it will just charge slower (or not at all if it's really low) and if it puts out more than the maximum the tablet uses the extra will just go unused. Voltage is a different issue.
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bidzer said:
Will using chargers not putting out the proper amperage cause any hard ware issues? Just curious.
Thanks
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Having your device plugged into a USB 2 500mA computer port obviously charges slower then a 2000mA wall charger. It would be pretty faulty design if plugging your device into your computer would cause hardware damage.

Man, this really sucks, the Monoprice cable mentioned earlier in this thread is having the same issue I had with another micro USB cable, it doesn't seem to fit into the Nexus 7 snugly, it doesn't seem to go in all the way. (I hope I don't have a busted charging port), It doesn't seem to charge it at all, even with the stock Nexus AC adapter. I'm about to break down and buy the official Google charger again, even if all I need is a new micro USB cable.

I'm using 2 different monoprice cables, one in my car and one at home, and both fit well. Sounds like the port has gotten damaged.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Xparent Purple Tapatalk 2

So, I just decided to buy a whole new charger off Amazon. If that won't work and I determine that the micro USB port is busted, I'm not going to be very happy, haha. does anyone know if Google repairs them for a fee?

I use a Playstation Vita charger which seems to charge my N7 very fast. On the other hand, I've tried an old mobile charger also and the battery level goes down whilst plugged into it.

If under warranty and purchased from the PlayStore, yes, otherwise, if under warranty, ASUS.