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Does anyone know if all mini usb car chargers are the same voltage? Can i use any mini usb cig charger i have?

760hacker said:
Does anyone know if all mini usb car chargers are the same voltage? Can i use any mini usb cig charger i have?
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yes.............

suzook said:
yes.............
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Thanks man! Thats what I have always thought but I just wanted to be sure nothing had changed.

760hacker said:
Thanks man! Thats what I have always thought but I just wanted to be sure nothing had changed.
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Um... The incredible has a micro-usb port. You can't shove a mini in there.

And the answer is yes and NO. The charge voltage is always the same but different phones use different methods to get signaled for charging. For instance the iphone uses 2.7V across pins 2,3 to signal and 5V across 1,4 as I recall.
You won't do damage using the wrong one though. It just won't work and you'll scratch your head.

larsdennert said:
And the answer is yes and NO. The charge voltage is always the same but different phones use different methods to get signaled for charging. For instance the iphone uses 2.7V across pins 2,3 to signal and 5V across 1,4 as I recall.
You won't do damage using the wrong one though. It just won't work and you'll scratch your head.
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His question still asked if he could use a mini usb charger for this phone, and no, he cant. The incred uses a micro-usb port, where a mini will just not fit.

Zabii said:
His question still asked if he could use a mini usb charger for this phone, and no, he cant. The incred uses a micro-usb port, where a mini will just not fit.
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Umm, no he asked "Does anyone know if all mini usb car chargers are the same voltage? Can i use any mini usb cig charger i have?" and larsdennert's answer was a direct answer to that exact question.

so this thing is a micro usb like the blackberry? gonna buy a big pack of usb cables for it and I don't wanna buy the wrong ones.
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the cable you should buy would then be USB A to micro B. Monoprice is sold out- I ended up buying from Amazon, but the shipping was a bit ridiculous

I just ended up getting a charger from wal-mart that was labeled for a Motorola, but it works fine since it is a micro USB

I have alot of motorola mini usb chargers... I bought a micro usb adapter for 6 bucks from radio shack... it charges and works as far as I can tell... only thing I notice is that the motorola is 5v-550mA not 5v-1A ... I dontk know if this will have any long term effect on the batteries... I think it just makes it charge slower

I don't know the difference between micro and mini, but I hope I can use the car charger I recently purchased for my Touch Pro for my new D.I.

I tried using the BB brand car charger and I got a message on my Dinc that I this manufacture was not compatible with the Dinc. WTF?

I've had no problems using any car charger that allows either changing tips (igo) or has a USB port so you plug the correct cable in. I even have an Apple car charger that works as long as I use the correct USB cable.
But now a slightly different question....
I notice the Incredible WALL charger says 5v at 1A, and my WALL chargers for Apple are 5v .5 A, so I assume the Apple charger works for Incredible, only slower charge, but is it same to use the Incredible Charger for the Incredible? I hate traveling with a zillion chargers.

Where to buy a charger?

Any ideas on where to buy a spare USB cable or charger for cheap?
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I'm also interested in knowing that. The cheapest I found was for around $29

Can you tell me if some one have tried the sansa cable?
Look on google picture for the model
michel
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samsung and some other 3rd party providers offer the data sync cable for 19.00 usd...that's the cheapest i've found..and none of the olympia, wa carriers have any accessories except the hard leather case, the silicone case and the screen protector.
I bought a 2port usb car adapter that works well and now going to buy from samsung the cord.
I know once people get the proper pinout's ...sites like fommy or cellphoneshop will have them for like 4.99 or cheaper...
i love my tab..but for christ sake...where are all the friggen accessories?...*sigh*

You'll definitely need a real cable, and a charger capable of 2Amp output, or it probably won't charge properly.

I'm using a 1 amp charger from my Garminfone and it works fine (60% to full charge in 1.5hrs)
I also tried a 2 amp Iluv usb charger but it went into usb mode (pc connection mode) and did not seem to charge??
Cable and accessories are expensive!! I bought a data/charge cable from Aliexpress for $6.50. Should have it in about a week. Will let you know if it works. Paid with Paypal so I'm protected.
www.aliexpress.com/product-gs/37025...or-Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-P1000--wholesalers.html

When i connect my tab to a usb-hub with 3,8amp it does not charge at all, it even continues to discharge. the hub is a 7port belkin with a 3,8amp power supply.

schmolch said:
When i connect my tab to a usb-hub with 3,8amp it does not charge at all, it even continues to discharge. the hub is a 7port belkin with a 3,8amp power supply.
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That's because when you plug it into a computer, it negotiates for power with the usb controller. You can see how much power it is getting by looking in the device manager under the usb hub. Most devices can only get 500 mA from a computer usb port.
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Its not a computer, its a external belkin 7-port usb-hub with a 3,8amp power-supply.
No computer is connected.

A hub shouldn't really supply power at all without a computer connected to it, it probably defaults to whatever the lowest power setting is. Just because a hub uses a 3.2A power cable doesn't mean every single usb port will have that, it's sharing that power with all of them.

No its not the hub, its the samsung charger thats wired differently.
I just modified a usb-extension cable and now the tab charges from my hub and my laptop.
The changes you need to make to the cable have already been described here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9355551
Also, you dont need 2A.
The samsung charger is charging with 1,5A only because it has 5,4V.
With 5V you will have only 1amp, so no need to buy a 2A charger/battery.
And yes it just jumped up 1% charging from my laptops's usb port while the tab was running.

vs2 said:
I'm using a 1 amp charger from my Garminfone and it works fine (60% to full charge in 1.5hrs)
I also tried a 2 amp Iluv usb charger but it went into usb mode (pc connection mode) and did not seem to charge??
Cable and accessories are expensive!! I bought a data/charge cable from Aliexpress for $6.50. Should have it in about a week. Will let you know if it works. Paid with Paypal so I'm protected.
www.aliexpress.com/product-gs/37025...or-Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-P1000--wholesalers.html
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Can you please confirm if the cable you got work for charging the tab?

The cheapest USB cable for Galaxy Tab is USD3.6 in Hong Kong!

Charger $ 3.8
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.51918
Data Cable $ 2.90
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.51931
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Has anyone here tried the Griffin PowerDuo for iPad car and wall charger? Does it work with the tab?

slickb said:
Has anyone here tried the Griffin PowerDuo for iPad car and wall charger? Does it work with the tab?
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I just picked one of these up to try and unfortunately it is trickle charge only, back to the store...

bd85 said:
Charger $ 3.8
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.51918
Data Cable $ 2.90
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.51931
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Hi, will the above actually work?
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I got the cable from dealextreme and it is working perfectly

charon72 said:
I got the cable from dealextreme and it is working perfectly
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Just to confirm, the DX cable both charges and syncs properly? I only ask as I had some bad experiences with ipod cables/docks from DX so I wanted to be sure before ordering.

If you need any other items why not go to the t-mobile store? Two items gets you 20% off,three items gets you 30%. They have lanyards for 5 bucks. Get with a friend and split the sale getting you the discounts.

Charging tab in the car

I have a question for the xda community hopefully you guys can help me out: ok so i have been charging my tab in my car using both the cigarete lighter and ac outlet, but i have noticed that it discharges faster than it charges, for example if i am using the gps while charging the tab the tabs battery will drain. On the other hand if i am charging the tab at home on a regular wall outlet it charges fine. In comparison my samsung galaxy s charges fine in the car via the cigarete lighter. I am using the original charger that came with the tab. Any ideas as to why it drains faster than it charges? Thanks.
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The Galaxy Tab USB port is wired slightly differently to other USB ports, which results in only getting a trickle-charge from regular USB cables. You need something like this...
http://cgi.ebay.in/USB-car-wall-charger-adapter-plug-Samsung-Galaxy-TAB-/190522553195
I can't vouch for that particular seller, but I have one of those adaptors and it makes all the difference when plugging into anything USB.
Incidentally, when you say you're using the charger that came with the tablet, are you saying that it came with a car charger? I've not heard of that before.

Check the output of the charger. It should put out 2000mA. It should be written somewhere on the charger.

johncmolyneux said:
The Galaxy Tab USB port is wired slightly differently to other USB ports, which results in only getting a trickle-charge from regular USB cables. You need something like this...
http://cgi.ebay.in/USB-car-wall-charger-adapter-plug-Samsung-Galaxy-TAB-/190522553195
I can't vouch for that particular seller, but I have one of those adaptors and it makes all the difference when plugging into anything USB.
Incidentally, when you say you're using the charger that came with the tablet, are you saying that it came with a car charger? I've not heard of that before.
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What I meant was that I am using both the cable and adapter that came with the tab on the car ac outlet
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@johncmolyneux
I had read that the port was wired differently. Thanks for the link into ebay for the charger adapter. For the price, it's worth checking out.

I guess I can give it a try
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Best car charger?

Would prefer a dual usb but what is the best in ur opinion? (Sprint 7.0)
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I've bought an original Samsung ,with 2A output,it's not dual usb http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ECA-U21CBEBXAR
Cheers!

My tab 3 7.0 won't charge on a car charger (or USB on PC either). Is it supposed to?
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AllstarE4 said:
My tab 3 7.0 won't charge on a car charger (or USB on PC either). Is it supposed to?
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Yes, it should, as long as the vehicle power outlets and usb chargers are operational and provide the correct voltage.

GorillaPimp said:
Yes, it should, as long as the vehicle power outlets and usb chargers are operational and provide the correct voltage.
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Hmm. Maybe there's something up with my tablet then. I found a YouTube video for the tab 10.1 that showed to plug the USB cord in just slightly to where it makes a connection to charge, but isn't fully inserted to make the data connection. This trick is working for me with the USB PC connection and car charger. It makes me think there should be a way to change a setting or something to always make it charge when plugged in.
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GorillaPimp said:
Yes, it should, as long as the vehicle power outlets and usb chargers are operational and provide the correct voltage.
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Same here. Mine won't charge either

Sammy has been guilty of moving around power lines on their devices so that only there chargers and usb cords will work. Galaxy 2 phones and a few tablets won't charge on OEM or other manufactures cables.
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I don't have the problem. I use a belkin dual port car charger... one is 2.0A ... the second is 1.1A. Charge my note 3 and tab off the 2A plug. I can tell you the tab wont charge on the 1.1A... but the Note 3 will just super slow.

I have a Lenmar dual USB car charger that is 2.1A per port. That "should" charge it, but apparently Sammy blocks it. I wish there was a workaround in the firmware.
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IS THERE an MHL to HDMI Cable for Samsung Note 2 that actually CHARGES the phone????

I have an MHL to HDMI Cable (from cable matters)....it said it would charge my note 2 ...but it clearly DOES NOT.....
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My question is ....is there one that WILL charge my note 2 while using the adapter. I can't find one...and some I have come across manufacturer says it won't charge...that's why I'm asking you fine people. ...THANKS
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Smart-Dock-...S_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item3f282bb1c3
I have this and it will charge your phone while using hdmi out, with mouse and keyboard, and an external usb hdd connected. While it is not a cable like you were asking about it will do what you want and you can look around and find many different prices from $25-$75.

jlmancuso said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Smart-Dock-...S_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item3f282bb1c3
I have this and it will charge your phone while using hdmi out, with mouse and keyboard, and an external usb hdd connected. While it is not a cable like you were asking about it will do what you want and you can look around and find many different prices from $25-$75.
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I actually have that....and for me....the HDMI is speculate at best....I will try it again (I use it for night docking purposes)
I was actually looking for MHL to HDMI Cable
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ganggreen777 said:
I actually have that....and for me....the HDMI is speculate at best....I will try it again (I use it for night docking purposes)
I was actually looking for MHL to HDMI Cable
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I do not believe so. Every (just) cable that I have tried so far has not worked so far.