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alternativ chargers?

last week i were on a holyday where i really didn?t have access to any form of power (that is unless i went into a store to use their power to charge my xda2 where i then had to wait for something which felt like a year for it to get some power)
needless to say that i didn?t use my xda2 all that much for that week
I remember that you for normal cell phones can get different types of funny chargers
Like one where you have to turn some handle to produce power
And also one which used solar power
Have anybody had any experience with such types of chargers and the xda series ?
I mean sure they would prob not have the right connector but modding one yourself using the connector from the charger to connect a modded wire would be a walk in the park

Hi Rudegar,
have a look at
http://secure.proporta.com/proporta/F02/PPF02P05.php?t_id=657&t_mode=des

Proporta iSun
I was thinking on buying the Proporta iSun...
That would solve the problem Rudegar had!
And of course it was a right good suggestion from bejay!
So anybody has it?
When you buy it does it comes with the right Himalaya cable?
Tnx.

Any charger that supplies 5V on a "sony walkman style" jack plug (+ on tip if I recall) will do.
Most chargers come with a variety of jack plugs.
The jack plug goes on the charger-to-mda-plug converter that was shipped with your device.
Worked for me in the car when I had no carkit

I just purchased a Covertec travel usb charger + car usb charger + usb cable for $19.95 + shipping from Mobileplanet.com Search covertec xda on the site. The DC 5V output is rated at 850mA or 1A. There is a review up on pccw.net.
I like the usb solution better because I can reuse the charger for most new cell phones, blackberries, pda etc. So I only need to carry one power source instead of 2 or 3.
There is another USB high current charger wiith a brand called Ecovell which costs $15 just for the AC charger.

http://www.pdagold.com/forums/view_topic.asp?t=4626
heh

Rudegar said:
http://www.pdagold.com/forums/view_topic.asp?t=4626
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For my it's a little bit expensive...
But who has core can buy it!
I'll remain on Proporta iSun solution.

http://www.coolpromotions.co.uk/rotarycharger.htm
i would asume this one is even cheaper not sure how many volts it give however and if using it could damage ones xda
also since it give somewhat less then 1 to 1 charging to 100% would likely take a great deal of time but hey they say we should get some workout once in awhile

good stuf for a reasonable price: www.time168.com
(also on eBay, but cheaper when bought directly)

HTC Touch Diamond Battery BA S270

anyone know of a distributor with stock or stock arriving soon? Expansys reckon 01/08/08 and im not waiting that long...

thats the standard battery?
a quick google shows the earliest as 24th July. Don't you want to wait and see what this extended battery with replacement back is like?

someone1234 said:
thats the standard battery?
a quick google shows the earliest as 24th July. Don't you want to wait and see what this extended battery with replacement back is like?
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hell no, the thinner the better....

yeah i agree.. but it depends on how much thicker the phone is and how bad the existing battery is. At least it won't look ugly with a big ass bulge like some of the other aftermarket batteries

Play.com have the standard battery for £14.99. Out on the 9th
I have 2 on order!! Hehe
Rich

battery charging
How are you planning to charge your two extra batteries when you get them? I went through this on the Kaiser and it is kind of a pain to swap them out just to recharge them. Eventually I bought a third party charging stand with an external battery charger but, after two replacements that did not charge the battery, I gave up. Based on my three days with the standard battery, I would say it woud be a good idea to wait and get the dimensions of the extended battery. I have seen my battery getting drained in 3-4 hours (reminds me of the xda-flame).
Z

walshieau said:
hell no, the thinner the better....
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Yes, but it's possible to make OEM-sized extended batteries... I'm carrying one on my Treo right now, just 25% more battery life.
Seidio does it., just wait.

iPower Pro PoGo
While on the road I'm using the iPower Pro PoGo to change my Diamond. I use an dual usb adapter that simultaneously allows charging and the use of the wired headset.
The PoGo is flat, 1/3" x 2" x 3 1/2", has a standard usb connector for the standard Diamond usb cable and it has at least 20 hours worth of extra charge. It fits nicely in my bag which I carry with me everywhere I go.

walshieau said:
anyone know of a distributor with stock or stock arriving soon? Expansys reckon 01/08/08 and im not waiting that long...
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www.expansys.pt
They have 80 .

chandrasekharm18 said:
While on the road I'm using the iPower Pro PoGo to change my Diamond. I use an dual usb adapter that simultaneously allows charging and the use of the wired headset.
The PoGo is flat, 1/3" x 2" x 3 1/2", has a standard usb connector for the standard Diamond usb cable and it has at least 20 hours worth of extra charge. It fits nicely in my bag which I carry with me everywhere I go.
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The vendor says:
Charging tips for iPod , Sony PSP , Blackberry (all models), Treo 600(s)/700(s), Moto RAZR (V3), Samsung , Nokia , Sony Ericsson phones and other devices that use a mini-USB charging port
So if it is only for mini-USB ports, how can you plug it into the HTC 11 pin connection?

kiowa79 said:
The vendor says:
So if it is only for mini-USB ports, how can you plug it into the HTC 11 pin connection?
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For charging/synching, the HTC 11-pin IS the miniUSB port.
The extra features that the HTC 11-pin connector (aka extUSB) is that it transports audio as well.

ExtUSB is one reason why I am HTC hardare fo' life.
But yes, anything that can be charged via USB and MiniUSB, can be charged via ExtUSB. Heck, I charge mine with an old Blackberry charger that is 5v @ .5mAh instead of 1mAh.

zorba said:
How are you planning to charge your two extra batteries when you get them? I went through this on the Kaiser and it is kind of a pain to swap them out just to recharge them. Eventually I bought a third party charging stand with an external battery charger but, after two replacements that did not charge the battery, I gave up. Based on my three days with the standard battery, I would say it woud be a good idea to wait and get the dimensions of the extended battery. I have seen my battery getting drained in 3-4 hours (reminds me of the xda-flame).
Z
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I hadn't thought about that but It really isn't going to be often that I will need more that one battery, I am only getting them for when I am out walking and I know its gonna be a long day, nice to have spares! and I will just charge them in the phone the night before!!
I will defiantly be getting an extended one if they ever come out too but for £14.99 each now you can't knock that!!
Rich

got a message from seido.
they will have diamond stuff the end of july. so hopefully the will have an oem battery with more capacity.

MasK said:
For charging/synching, the HTC 11-pin IS the miniUSB port.
The extra features that the HTC 11-pin connector (aka extUSB) is that it transports audio as well.
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What I meant is that phisically you cannot connect a standard mini USB charger into the Diamond's 11 pin input. As the vendor says the do not provide an adaptor for HTC devices, so maybe he is using some extra stuff purchased somewhere.

kiowa79 said:
What I meant is that phisically you cannot connect a standard mini USB charger into the Diamond's 11 pin input. As the vendor says the do not provide an adaptor for HTC devices, so maybe he is using some extra stuff purchased somewhere.
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i am not sure if we are talking about the same thing here.
but if you turn around your standard mini usb connection, you can insert it into the 11-pin usb and charge your phone, exchange data (depends on the quality of your cable), active sync etc.
you do not need the 11 pin usb connector for this.

zorba said:
How are you planning to charge your two extra batteries when you get them? I went through this on the Kaiser and it is kind of a pain to swap them out just to recharge them. Eventually I bought a third party charging stand with an external battery charger but, after two replacements that did not charge the battery, I gave up. Based on my three days with the standard battery, I would say it woud be a good idea to wait and get the dimensions of the extended battery. I have seen my battery getting drained in 3-4 hours (reminds me of the xda-flame).
Z
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There is definitely going to be an extended battery. Also to answer the question above there is also going to be a separate battery charger, so you can charge the battery in the phone and another one in the charger at the same time. Should satisfy most peoples requirements.
And to pre-empt the "how do you know" questions, its all on HTCs Diamond accessories page...
http://www.htcaccessorystore.com/uk/p_htc_phone.aspx?i=163250
Ok, the extended battery isn't there yet, but the desktop charger states that it has two insert covers, one for normal battery and one for extended battery. Also those inserts can be bought separately.

I`ve just bought this from Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2x-Battery-De...photoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262
Works fine and for the total price of £10.98 for 2 batteries and a charger it seemed a bargain.
The only gripes I have are the HTC cable doesn`t fit the charger, it needs a mini USB cable which luckily I have several of. Also the 3 Leds for showing the charging state are very bright and light up the room.

MasK said:
For charging/synching, the HTC 11-pin IS the miniUSB port.
The extra features that the HTC 11-pin connector (aka extUSB) is that it transports audio as well.
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It is supposed to export VIDEO also.
I saw somewhere a picture of the cradle with a HTC usb to Cinch original cable. (there is another thread on Video-out debate)

Has anyone heard anything more about the Seidio OEM size extended battery?
They'll sell Thousands!

Car Kit - Charging also

Has anyone used this
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/16983.htm
HTC Touch Diamond Charging Car Cradle £20
I went for that one over a standard universal kit as it has a built in usb plug (and cig lighter lead to plug into kit) to charge it while driving. I thought that would be a lot better than having a lead to be plugged into phone once the device is in the cradle
I've just had a replacement shipped to me (i assumed the first was faulty/manufacturing fault), but my o2 XDA Ignito still doesnt fit in, the usb connector seems to not quite align up. Did o2 change the bottom of the phone?
Mobile fun accepted by first as a return and promptly shipped me out another.

I don't have idea of your product, but i suggest to view if can make a 5 Volt with 1000 mAh for power !
In italy there is many Charger Car, but the power is limited to 500 mAh. If you see you Home Charger make that power !
Cityhunter71
rscreen said:
Has anyone used this
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/16983.htm
HTC Touch Diamond Charging Car Cradle £20
I went for that one over a standard universal kit as it has a built in usb plug (and cig lighter lead to plug into kit) to charge it while driving. I thought that would be a lot better than having a lead to be plugged into phone once the device is in the cradle
I've just had a replacement shipped to me (i assumed the first was faulty/manufacturing fault), but my o2 XDA Ignito still doesnt fit in, the usb connector seems to not quite align up. Did o2 change the bottom of the phone?
Mobile fun accepted by first as a return and promptly shipped me out another.
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Genuine HTC UK Mains Charger Cheap!?

Hi, All
If any body wanted a original Genuine HTC UK Mains Charger cheap, I have found a seller on ebay that sells them for £4.49 & free delivery.
They are seller is selling them for the HTC P300 but they are the same charger that HTC provide for the Nexus One, HD2 etc for £11.99
This charger also comes with UK spec Version of the Desire
Just use your original USB data cable provided with your Nexus one with this adapter & off you go.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Genuine-H...neChargers?hash=item3a5865387a#ht_1953wt_1165
Happy to Help
Thanks
JAW$

thats not the same as the UK charger supplied with the phone (which has the USB lead built into the charger)
it is however the same as the HTC charger supplied with the HTC Touch Pro and I can confirm it does charge quick.

GazzaK said:
thats not the same as the UK charger supplied with the phone (which has the USB lead built into the charger)
it is however the same as the HTC charger supplied with the HTC Touch Pro and I can confirm it does charge quick.
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This charger comes with alot of UK spec HTC phones i.e. Touch Pro, HD, HD2 etc.
Also this is the same charger that HTC sell with there Universal adapter pack for any HTC phone, but of cause this comes without the extra attachment, cables & bag.

Same as the one shipped with my Hero (only difference is colour)
If you are in need of a wall plug, and do not want to splash out the $20 + p&p to get the official nexus plug from the US, then this is a good deal. Only downside is I only have 1 USB cable for it, so it's easier for me to just charge it from my laptop, or to use a US-UK adaptor with the wall plug the provided with my phone.

thanks bud just ordered one

vipermo said:
thanks bud just ordered one
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No Problem

grandmasterethel said:
Same as the one shipped with my Hero (only difference is colour)
If you are in need of a wall plug, and do not want to splash out the $20 + p&p to get the official nexus plug from the US, then this is a good deal. Only downside is I only have 1 USB cable for it, so it's easier for me to just charge it from my laptop, or to use a US-UK adaptor with the wall plug the provided with my phone.
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USB cable from your laptop is not fast charging

Desire compatible chargers

Blackberry micro use chargers are all over the place. do any of these work adequately with our phone? Do they supply enough amps/volts?
Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk

without having testet this, i'd assume any USB Charger with an output of 5 Volts and 500 mA can do the job. I am using the original Charger, the one from my Sony Ericsson X1 and also a Sanyo Mobile Booster (Portable Battery Charger). They all work well

Charger from the hd2 works fine too! its all becoming very standardised now

Yeah, it's just I heard that certain chargers don't appear to work very well, with some people reporting that their phone has run out of charge when going on long journeys whilst using the phone as satnav - so using cables which employ the correct ampage/voltage could be important.

The micro USB Blackberry charger works fine on my Desire
Andy

I just got a 1 Amp one off ebay for about 3 quid. No complaints from me!

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I just got a 1 Amp one off ebay for about 3 quid. No complaints from me!
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Got the link Dave?

i'm using the HTC original charger car charger from my Touch HD, it's 2 amp and charges the phone in no time. Needed to get a mini usb to micro usb adapter from ebay though.
The Blackberry ones seem to be 0.5 amps and take ages to charge.

subharmonic said:
Got the link Dave?
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Sorry, totally missed this. I just put 'usb charger 1a' into the search. The seller was 'arygroup'. It's not as quick as the one it comes with but it's fast enough!
The phone says it is charging from USB, whereas it doesn't with the proper charger. Not sure why yet...

I received my car holder with car charger a few days ago, it is labeled as a Moto.V8, and should output 1.5 mAh.
I don't know if it geniune Motorola charger or clone, always a surprise with eBay
Haven't tested it yet, all I hope is that it doesn't drain my phone while I'm using GPS navigation.
I've read some stories that certain chargers can charge, but when using GPS applications they will drain.

There are a couple of other posts about the same thing. Lets try and keep it to one thread. Better for updates etc

For those in the UK sainsburys are doing a 1amp car charger for 6 quid.
It includes two usb sockets, and is white.
When plugged into my desire, the phone reports that it is being charged by AC, and sat nav dosent drain the battery (in fact it still charges.)
Fon22

It's not as quick as the one it comes with but it's fast enough!
The phone says it is charging from USB, whereas it doesn't with the proper charger. Not sure why yet...
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From another thread, it appears that the phone will only draw 500 mA unless the USB data pins are shorted together. A few minutes with a soldering iron and the charger works as well as the HTC one.

If you have any old HTC (Diamond etc) 1A chargers lying around just buy one of the Mini to Micro USB Charger Adapter Converters for 99p including p+p from ebay and use them!

I have run some tests on 500mA chargers and would be interested in hearing how someone else has got on with one (instead of a 1A).
At first I was using a 5 Volts & 500 mA Blackberry charger with a cheap micro USB cable and getting very slow charging. At first I thought this was the 500mA rating but then I got a brand new official Nokia micro USB cable and it seems to charge at a comparable rate to my official charger. I'm at a bit of a loss to explain it other than perhaps the quality of the cable has a lot more effect on charging than I thought (I don't think the data connectors have been shorted on the Nokia cable, I can transfer data fine using it)
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How about this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tomtom-4A00-182-5A00-081-A05T2-05MU-USB-Wall-Charger-/310157216511
Seems to be the same output as the standard HTC mains charger..
Would this work ?

What about this one:
Input: AC 100-240V 50/60Hz 100mA
Output: 5V = 150mA
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My HTC Desire came with UK plug and I cannot use it.

Tesco are doing a cigarette lighter splitter with a USB 5v 1A socket for £4-99.
It'll be getting a trial run down to Le Mans later.

AndyChecker said:
If you have any old HTC (Diamond etc) 1A chargers lying around just buy one of the Mini to Micro USB Charger Adapter Converters for 99p including p+p from ebay and use them!
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I can confirm this =P. But you DON'T need to buy a new usb cord, just use the cord that comes with the desire and plug it into the Touch diamond Charger
I had the Touch diamond and Im using the touch diamond charger for this phone cuz it LOOKS way better (when i plug it in, HTC lights up ), and it charges almost twice as fast (Difference is very noticeable)

I was manically driving around to find a car charger, and EVENTUALLY found one at a Vodacom shop(in South Africa). It was made by Body Glove, and it's a 360 rotating device, with a USB port on it. The Micro USB cable that came with it is retractable, but I haven't used it. I used the cable that came with my phone. Will test it later. I drove about 200 plus miles with it, and my charge was good after the trip. My phone is still less than a week old, so the battery charge hasn't quite gotten to where it should be. Cost me about R99 (About $12)
By the way, the Micro USB connector will supposedly be the only connector on phones by 2012. It has apparently been standardized, so that people will just get a phone, but that all chargers will work on all phones. Too much waste from old chargers they say.