bought my phone in uk but am now living in usa. i need to get a charger to have it working again, but no phone shops ive taken it to has ever seen this phone before, and certainly doesnt have a charger for it. ill need to buy the charger but also have a usa plug on end of adaptor. any advice? thanks
Check the data on the adapter body - most are rated 110-240 volts, you may only need to source a UK>USA plug whotsit
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Hi,
Does anyone know where to get other charger plugs to put on the HTC charger? I would like a US one. You can buy a whole kit of a new charger with all the plugs but that is kinda unnecessary I think.
I would also like the same info, as I would like a euro one and a US one for when I travel. I had 3 'heads' for my iPhone charger, and would like the 'heads' for the HTC charger too.
Any USB charger should work (I use several brands) so perhaps just cheaper to buy a generic american USB charger for a couple of quid off Ebay?
I wouldn't bother buying the charger plug... Just buy a new charger, I bought a Motorola V3 charger from ebay, and it works fine
Hello,
I think I am going to get a transformer, however the availability and price in Spain is insane and I will get one probably from UK, the power adapter there is not compatible with the stuff that we have in spain. Is it possible to charge via the computer USB or by using any other USB charger with a USB input like a HTC charger?
Regards,
Isaac.
pisiiki said:
I think I am going to get a transformer, however the availability and price in Spain is insane and I will get one probably from UK, the power adapter there is not compatible with the stuff that we have in spain.
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Just buy a UK to EU adaptor (one of these).
Regards,
Dave
You can charge via USB from a computer, but it will take 24+ hours.
You can also charge from an iPad power adapter.
I am thinking of doing the same thing myself...
But I am trying to bring one from the US one I got there (i am going there on a month). I am expecting the AC adaptor works with 110-220 Vac and I will only need a plug adaptor (one you can get almost on every hardware store).
I would be glad if you kept me updated about any thing yo do / discover.
Regards.
Hey Guys, Got a quick question. I'll be traveling outside of the US next month. I do not have a TF yet but am thinking of getting one. I am wondering if I need to get a power converter for the TF or if the power adapter that comes with the TF will automatically convert the power difference. Thanks.
I don't have a TF yet either, but I imagine it would be fine voltage-wise. You'll need a plug adapter, but nearly everything today is dual voltage. I have an old Eee netbook, and am using it during a semester abroad in Scotland right now with no problems. Just look on the charger and it should say "input: 100-240v", which means it'll be fine pretty much wherever you go.
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According to this post, you should be fine with a simple plug adapter.
The plug is able to take input from 100-240V 50 or 60 HZ
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I don't have a TF yet either, but I imagine it would be fine voltage-wise. You'll need a plug adapter, but nearly everything today is dual voltage. I have an old Eee netbook, and am using it during a semester abroad in Scotland right now with no problems. Just look on the charger and it should say "input: 100-240v", which means it'll be fine pretty much wherever you go.
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According to this post, you should be fine with a simple plug adapter.
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Yep, can confirm that. I use the TF with an adapter since day 1 because I imported from UK to Germany and we run a different voltage here. Works perfectly fine
Regards
qwer23
Yep, I can confirm it as well. I just picked up the 5-head travel kit (well, two, and now I have a spare as the second was for my Dad, who typically I then found out had just given up and bought the 3-head kit the day before).
It's the same exact power supply as bundled with the Transformer, but with five different heads for the USA, Europe, Austria, United Kingdom and Asia Pacific (China).
If anybody wants my extra, give me a shout. It's a nice alternative to having to pack an extra bulky travel adaptor -- you can just take the head(s) you need for the trip along with your regular charger, and when you get back to the US, you've got a spare charger. (Now I can charge my dock and tablet separately, and get them back to a full charge in half the time!)
Yep, I've used mine in Sweden, Qatar and Japan without a hitch. Just wish it would come with plug adapters as standard, together with a longer and stronger cord.
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Yep, I've used mine in Sweden, Qatar and Japan without a hitch. Just wish it would come with plug adapters as standard, together with a longer and stronger cord.
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Well, you *can* buy a kit with the charger and plug adapters (and you basically end up with a spare charger). I can see why they don't bundle the adapters in the box with every kit, as most people will never need them.
What would really be nice would be to sell the adapters without the charger.
And yeah, ditto on the longer cord. I was kind of hoping the travel kit would have a longer cord, but it doesn't -- it's the same cord that shipped with the tablet itself.
The plug adapters are something like $0.1 to make, that is seriosly cheap good-will for the maker. Instead they end up getting bad-will at the price of $30 for a travel kit. I agree that every adapter might not be necessary but depending on place of purchase you might include one extra plug adapter for the likeliest place of travel.
In Europe we have a two-pronged circular plug, in the UK they have a slanted three-pronged sturdy plug. Include both UK and European plugs, and they probably save on what it costs them to pack UK and European models separately. Just an idea.
Hey,
My charger data cable is literally broken, so I need something to charge my Desire with. Thing is, the market is scattered with them, and I've heard different things about you have to buy the right thing etc (cheap chargers damage the phone, the cable cant carry enough power, and that) so I thought before I spend my money I'll ask if anyone can recomend something?
Ideally I'd like a single charger unit, so no detachable cable and a long thing charger cable.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
any original branded charger. my recom to you is any genuine blackberry charger. you can pick them up brand new cheap eg. under £5 off ebay. Nokia chargers with microusb ends are also good. i have both and work perfectly on my nexus one.
Honestly, It doesn't matter which charger you use, as long as it has a USB port to it, you'll be fine. Don't waste your money buying a genuine one which can cost up to 60$. Instead, just head out and purchase a simple one for 10$ max.
Yep as above any USB charger will do just make sure its rated at 5v - 1A this will lead to quickest charging times. I use a nokia one as I lost my original on holiday.
I live in the UK and currently using a the offical razer charger (that plugs into the UK socket) going away next month to the US and wondered if i would need to pickup the US version of the adapter. I was never a fan of using travel plug like devices and now that my travel kit is all USBC i was just thinking its best to use the right plug for the main device which would be the phone.
I have the RavPower 26800mah power bank so can always output power to other devices if needed such as bluetooth headphones as it has USBC PC in/out and standard USB connections which is more than i need
£40 is a bit of a price but didnt want to buy cheap "travel like chargers" also because the US power runs at 120v and UK runs at 240v i believe as the phones quick charge shouldnt make a difference as the lower power in the US is still way more than the requirements for quickcharge meaning it will charge at the same speed.
...would it be cheaper just buy a new power cord??? Mine just uses the standard 3 OOO plug. I have a spare US cord from a previous Toshiba Laptop that works fine on my UK power adapter.
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I live in the UK and currently using a the offical razer charger (that plugs into the UK socket) going away next month to the US and wondered if i would need to pickup the US version of the adapter. I was never a fan of using travel plug like devices and now that my travel kit is all USBC i was just thinking its best to use the right plug for the main device which would be the phone.
I have the RavPower 26800mah power bank so can always output power to other devices if needed such as bluetooth headphones as it has USBC PC in/out and standard USB connections which is more than i need
£40 is a bit of a price but didnt want to buy cheap "travel like chargers" also because the US power runs at 120v and UK runs at 240v i believe as the phones quick charge shouldnt make a difference as the lower power in the US is still way more than the requirements for quickcharge meaning it will charge at the same speed.
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Look on the plug to see whether it states "100-240V, 50/60 Hz" , it will work fine with an adapter.
The Razer charger is a 100-240v (50hz-60hz) adapter, so even though it only has UK prongs on it, the internals of it are capable of running on the US power grid.
All you should need is a standard UK>US adapter, something like this.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ShaniTech-...1524758367&sr=8-1&keywords=US+UK+adapter&th=1
Hell you might be able to find one in poundland or the US store equivalent.
iStasis said:
I live in the UK and currently using a the offical razer charger (that plugs into the UK socket) going away next month to the US and wondered if i would need to pickup the US version of the adapter. I was never a fan of using travel plug like devices and now that my travel kit is all USBC i was just thinking its best to use the right plug for the main device which would be the phone.
I have the RavPower 26800mah power bank so can always output power to other devices if needed such as bluetooth headphones as it has USBC PC in/out and standard USB connections which is more than i need
£40 is a bit of a price but didnt want to buy cheap "travel like chargers" also because the US power runs at 120v and UK runs at 240v i believe as the phones quick charge shouldnt make a difference as the lower power in the US is still way more than the requirements for quickcharge meaning it will charge at the same speed.
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I'm sure your question has been answered, but I have the US version in Korea. The charger works fine on 220v with a 110 to 220 plug adapter. Also, I think I saw mention above of a power bank. I have a GIGASTONE model PB-7824, 24000mAH. It has USB-C and it supports fast charge.
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