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Charger getting hot | Controller for quake

Hi guys, I got 2 subject so I thought I'll just make one thread for this.
I'm from EU so I used my US charger with an other plug. Seemed to
work great, doesn't complain like it does with my HTC phone charger.
But now the charger gets pretty hot, along with the USBplug that is in the charger. Should I be worried? I would say its about 50-70celsius.
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So I got Quake from preware, but it doesn't work with touch only (even tho there r touch controls?) so Im wondering if its possible to get it working with this:
http://icontrolpad.com/
That would be nice with the snes emulator also so I might buy it, its very expensive tho but I like the oldschool'ness of it.

You're likely to burn it out if you keep using it, don't leave it on unattended.

Troute said:
You're likely to burn it out if you keep using it, don't leave it on unattended.
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Sure? Does your get hot?
The charger should handle ~220v as we got here. So I don't get why this shouldn't work.

Isnt there a way to find a compatible European charger without paying 30$ for the travel pack?

Pretty much any micro-USB charge will charge the Touchpad, it is just some will be quicker than others. I am charging from the USB port on my laptop at the moment and it has upped the charge by 8% in the last hour or so with the screen off.

dmarchant said:
Pretty much any micro-USB charge will charge the Touchpad, it is just some will be quicker than others. I am charging from the USB port on my laptop at the moment and it has upped the charge by 8% in the last hour or so with the screen off.
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Yeah but the normal one gives about 30% on that time. But as I said, it should work, no problem. I don't think its uncommon for it to get hot but I'm not sure tho

My official charger gets quite warm, together with the USB plug. Clearly that is the only device that will charge at full speed and without a warning on the screen. However, as I was trying to point out, you don't have to go down the official charger route if you are prepared to either accept the on-screen warning or a slower charge rate. The Blackberry Playbook charger gives 5V 2A and although it comes up with the on-screen warning charges almost as quickly as the official unit.

I bought one of these http://www.mymemory.co.uk/iPod---iP...s-USB-Charger-and-Socket-for-iPod_iPhone_iPad the other day, rated at 2.1 amps (though the unit shows 3 amps). I get the dire message about not enough voltage or current but it works fine and quickly. Obviously I don't use the supplied Apple cable...

[Q] Car charger 5v 2000mA good or bad?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/5V-2000mA-U...pt=US_Tablet_Accessories&hash=item5d3 2a6631c
Will it be ok to buy it or will it harm the phone and I should just stick to 1A charger?

It will work without any issues. I am using Nokia charger that is 1,5A without any issues.

Just want to make sure there's no chance its gonna fry my phone phone somehow, 2A is still 25% higher then 1.5A .

I bought a 2.1A dual charger from Fry's last night.
Freakin thing is even worse at charging than my .7A single charger is.
I'm not buying anymore chargers unless they have written reviews from people stating they work properly.

CZ Eddie said:
I bought a 2.1A dual charger from Fry's last night.
Freakin thing is even worse at charging than my .7A single charger is.
I'm not buying anymore chargers unless they have written reviews from people stating they work properly.
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If you run into a good charger pm me. If I'll buy this charger and it works out to be good I'll let you know.

Having a power supply greater than what u need is actually a good thing, it'll provide a more stable. current, assuming its of decent quality. Your phone will only draw as much power as it needs, in this case 1A.

I will say that cheap DC power adapters appear to wildly vary in actual current delivered. I am a little skeptical of a charger sold from Hong Kong.
And, in my experience, you WILL need a full 1A of power when doing something like GPS navigation since my 750mA (well, thats what it says on it) charger can't keep up with that level of power draw.
Anyone who is good with electronics know a good way to test the output of these chargers directly?

multimeter

icenight89 said:
multimeter
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Well yes, but which output pins, etc. But thanks for the constructive answer
I don't own a multimeter, but my dad always had one (that was likely older than I am) and it always seemed to come in handy. Wonder if Radio Shack still has them or if its all just cell phones and toys now...

jslanger said:
Well yes, but which output pins, etc. But thanks for the constructive answer
I don't own a multimeter, but my dad always had one (that was likely older than I am) and it always seemed to come in handy. Wonder if Radio Shack still has them or if its all just cell phones and toys now...
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Same is with my dad, try this http://pinoutsguide.com/PortableDevices/micro_usb_pinout.shtml I guess you gotta measure the red and black.
2 informative threads about this subject:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=844284 - This method might prove useful to your 2.1A new charger.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-787906.html

kishke said:
If you run into a good charger pm me. If I'll buy this charger and it works out to be good I'll let you know.
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This thread links to a supposedly good charger.
It also discusses that the USB cable itself can be the difference between a .5A and 1.0A charge.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ga...8605-car-adapter-charges-while-using-gps.html
I bought a 120V AC/DC converter for my car for charging my laptop and it also has a USB plug. Even it wasn't able to charge my phone up while I was using GPS.
So I'm going to try a stock Samsung micro-USB cable instead of the Radio Shack collapsing micro-USB cable I've been using, to see if that helps.

Just ordered the charger, 3$ is not a big hit, I'll report back in 2-3 weeks after I receive it and let you know how well it's working.

kishke said:
Just ordered the charger, 3$ is not a big hit, I'll report back in 2-3 weeks after I receive it and let you know how well it's working.
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I hope you don't expect too much from a $3 charger. Remember the old saying people, you get what you pay for!
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk

kishke said:
Just ordered the charger, 3$ is not a big hit, I'll report back in 2-3 weeks after I receive it and let you know how well it's working.
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Just have to say that I love your screen name Kishke. Only my grandmother uses that word still
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727

So I just got my charger today, had 1 drive with it so far with gps on and the phone actually got charged without exploding ^^
This is the charger for the lazy people http://www.ebay.com/itm/400281723676?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
It come without a cable and from first impression it looks pretty good.

Thanks, I just bought one. Hope it doesn't take ~30 days to get to me like it did you.

A little update:
Yesterday I had 2 drives with the phone the charger connected and the gps on, first was 50 minutes second was 35, both times everything worked great and the phone got charged.
Today as I was driving back home after the phone on with the gps and the charger for 10 minutes I received a "battery temperature too hot, stopping charging".
I can relate a few factors to this, first when i entered the car it was scolding hot, second probably the car mount was also hot and 3rd my case is really cheap and chocking.
I downloaded a battery temperature widget and I'll check the battery and the charger in a few different situations, with and without the case when the car is hot.
Edit: I checked the current the phone takes while being connected to the wall and the cat charger and they are both approx 860mA so the issue comes to the phone itself.

Overheating
When I had my Nexus One I had overheating problems.
It happened when doing all of the following together:
- connected to car charger
- gps
- navigation
- screen on full brightness
- on dashboard on very hot day
The phone was never the same after the first time it overheated (unstable). Eventually got HTC to replace the motherboard to resolve the issues.
My point being that when you do all this stuff at the same time you have a lot of current flowing through a pretty tight space with very little cooling.
I am paranoid about my i727r getting fried this way as well ... so I am constantly checking to see if it is getting too hot when I am navigating.

I'm guessing at our hot summer I'll have to cut back on the charger or the gps.
Still now before it's really hot its a good time to experiment with everything icluding pointing the air conditioner on the phone ^^
Edit: I checked the current the phone takes while being connected to the wall and the cat charger and they are both approx 860mA so the issue comes to the phone itself.

kishke said:
I'm guessing at our hot summer I'll have to cut back on the charger or the gps.
Still now before it's really hot its a good time to experiment with everything icluding pointing the air conditioner on the phone ^^
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One solution could be to buy a genuine Samsung battery charger with a spare battery and charge only the spare one while driving
Look for Samsung-Battery-Charger-Stand-Galaxy
Mine arrived today, quality seems to be ok but haven't tested it yet.
kishke said:
Edit: I checked the current the phone takes while being connected to the wall and the cat charger and they are both approx 860mA so the issue comes to the phone itself.
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Could you tell me how to check the current the phone takes without root access? My GS2 doesn't show current in widgets like CurrentWidget.

Nokia wireless charger works

I read many reports that the Nokia wireless chargers don't work with the Nexus 4.
I'm here to report that it does work with my stand-up Nokia charger. It successfully charged when I left it on.
It does NOT work on my Fatboy, nor the Nokia plate.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2

http://www.nokia.com/us-en/products/accessory/dt-910/
$69 free ship

ziddey said:
http://www.nokia.com/us-en/products/accessory/dt-910/
$69 free ship
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Right. That's the one I have that works.
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I tried it in the Nokia store, and the standing charger works for me too. There was a bit of connect and disconnect in the beginning, but after that it's continuous charging. No need to position the phone upside down either.

innumerabilis said:
I tried it in the Nokia store, and the standing charger works for me too. There was a bit of connect and disconnect in the beginning, but after that it's continuous charging. No need to position the phone upside down either.
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Yeah, I'm seeing a little of that. It will occasionally disconnect and reconnect, but it always keeps charging. I left it charging overnight and woke up with a full battery, so it clearly works.
I wish my Fatboy pillow also worked, but I'm just glad that I don't have to buy ANOTHER new wireless charger for the Nexus.

Anymore input on this? I like the stand idea, and it has nfc built in, so u can have it auto start an app correct...

Car Charger Problem

My car charger is having problem keeping up when i'm driving.
When i drive i have enabled: bluetooth (the nexus is connected to my car), location, tomtom app, 3g and brightness at 100%.
I was using a samsung car charger at first (750mA output) and then i bought a motorola p513 (950 mA output) but none of this chargers solved my problem.
I tried different roms and kernels but the battery still drains ( i lose about 10% per hour).
I was wondering if there's any solution to this, no matter how expensive (or maybe some particular kernel/rom configuration for this situation).
The strange thing is that, if i remember correctly, my old galaxy s4 with the samsung charger didn't lose any battery at all.

Bluetooth, location, mobile data and max brightness. What did you expect?

Elluel said:
Bluetooth, location, mobile data and max brightness. What did you expect?
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Well considering that my old galaxy s4 didn't lose any battery in my car with that same "configuration" i thought that the nexus 5 could keep up too.
Anyway, does anyone have any advice??
Maybe some rom/kernel combination or something to buy?

riki66 said:
Well considering that my old galaxy s4 didn't lose any battery in my car with that same "configuration" i thought that the nexus 5 could keep up too.
Anyway, does anyone have any advice??
Maybe some rom/kernel combination or something else?
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Different device.
With your configuration, your device will last about 2–3 hours in that state. It takes about 1.5–2 hours to charge up a Nexus 5 from 0% with a 1.5–2A AC charger. With a 950mA car charger (which is more likely to be charging at only around 500–800mA), it'll hardly keep up.

Elluel said:
Different device.
With your configuration, your device will last about 2–3 hours in that state. It takes about 1.5–2 hours to charge up a Nexus 5 from 0% with a 1.5–2A AC charger. With a 950mA car charger (which is more likely to be charging at only around 500–800mA), it'll hardly keep up.
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Ok so i'm screwed basically........
Will reducing brightness to around 50-60% help??
What would you advise to do to have no battery drain??
I bought this device when my galaxy s4 died and i thought it was better but i was wrong apparently...

riki66 said:
Ok so i'm screwed basically........
Will reducing brightness to around 50-60% help??
What would you advise to do to have no battery drain??
I bought this device when my galaxy s4 died and i thought it was better but i was wrong apparently...
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Reducing brightness will probably help a chunk.
Also, make sure it says "charging via AC" instead of "charging via USB".

Elluel said:
Reducing brightness will probably help a chunk.
Also, make sure it says "charging via AC" instead of "charging via USB".
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It says "charing via AC" with both my chargers.
I'll probably buy a new phone.. i was thinking about the new galaxy s6 but i need to be sure that it will keep up with the battery drain.
I almost forgot, a friend of mine is using this "configuration" with a moto e (2014) that he paid around 80 eur and it can keep up just fine in the car.
It's a shame that this 350 eur phone can't....

riki66 said:
It says "charing via AC" with both my chargers.
I'll probably buy a new phone.. i was thinking about the new galaxy s6 but i need to be sure that it will keep up with the battery drain.
I almost forgot, a friend of mine is using this "configuration" with a moto e (2014) that he paid around 80 eur and it can keep up just fine in the car.
It's a shame that this 350 eur phone can't....
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The Moto E is a low-end device with a lower-resolution screen and lower maximum battery capacity.
You will be hard pressed to find a device that will keep up if you're using it with Bluetooth, location, mobile data and maximum screen brightness all at the same time.
Maybe look into getting a device that uses Qualcomm's quick charge (and get a car adapter that also uses it), if your charging rate while torturing the battery is that crucial to your daily routine.

Elluel said:
The Moto E is a low-end device with a lower-resolution screen and lower maximum battery capacity.
You will be hard pressed to find a device that will keep up if you're using it with Bluetooth, location, mobile data and maximum screen brightness all at the same time.
Maybe look into getting a device that uses Qualcomm's quick charge (and get a car adapter that also uses it), if your charging rate while torturing the battery is that crucial to your daily routine.
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Ok, thank you very much for your help.
I got one last question: i just remembered that i have an amazon car charger which has 2.1A as output... will this keep up with the battery drain??
I'm asking because i remember reading shomewhere that android car chargers have a 1000mA charging limit.... so will this 2.1A charger be helpful in any way??

riki66 said:
Ok, thank you very much for your help.
I got one last question: i just remembered that i have an amazon car charger which has 2.1A as output... will this keep up with the battery drain??
I'm asking because i remember reading shomewhere that android car chargers have a 1000mA charging limit.... so will this 2.1A charger be helpful in any way??
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Probably not entirely, but the battery should only go down very slowly.

Elluel said:
The Moto E is a low-end device with a lower-resolution screen and lower maximum battery capacity.
You will be hard pressed to find a device that will keep up if you're using it with Bluetooth, location, mobile data and maximum screen brightness all at the same time.
Maybe look into getting a device that uses Qualcomm's quick charge (and get a car adapter that also uses it), if your charging rate while torturing the battery is that crucial to your daily routine.
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Elluel said:
Probably not entirely, but the battery should only go down very slowly.
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Ok thanks again, you've been very helpful.

riki66 said:
Ok thanks again, you've been very helpful.
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You already have your answer, but I will add that I use an iPad for navigation, and a good car charger can't keep up with the charge.
My vehicle has a receptacle in it, that keeps up with the rate of drain on my Nexus. It must be a limit to how much amperage the cigarette lighter can pull.

Elluel said:
Probably not entirely, but the battery should only go down very slowly.
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Quick update, i tried using the 2.1A charger by amazon and something strange happens.
In the morning when i start my commute of 1 hour and 30 minutes with my phone fully charged i arrive at my destination with about 90% battery.
But when i commute back with the phone's battery at around 30% i arrive back home with my battery at around 60%!!!!!! How is that possibile????
If it's charging that much on my way back shouldn't it keep the phone charged on my morning commute???
I tried the amazon phone charger for a week and it's been happening every day.
I use the same "configuration" all the time (100% screen brightnees, 3g, gps and bluetooth).

This Sh*t is getting pretty annoying(charging problem)

Hi to all i have very strange and f*cked up problem that drives me crazy and i might change my opo just for this. When i plug my phone to wall charger, charging starts with normal speed(1200-1700mah) but after a few seconds(sometimes munites) charging suddenly stops and re-starts after few secs but this time, speed drops to 300-400 mahs. And it happens to me like all roms(currently using tugapower but was same on lineage too) with stock kernel. Changed my charger for this to original samsung 5v 2a charger but it happens with it too. I had to replug the charger for couple times(if i am lucky) for fix it and then it charges with full speed until i use my phone. As soon as i start to use it while charging, it stops again and speed drops. And weirdest part: it doesnt happen when i use my mi powerbank 2(quickcharge 2.0 certificated,10000mah) even when i use my phone it charges with around 1500mah. But if i want to use my wall charger it SUCKS. Please somebody help me with this. Thank you.

wow is that how fast our phones supposed to charge at!? mine charges at 400-600mah and i thought that was fast hahah wow, it was 100-200 with other cables as well i thought i was doing good :/

idonttakedrugs said:
wow is that how fast our phones supposed to charge at!? mine charges at 400-600mah and i thought that was fast hahah wow, it was 100-200 with other cables as well i thought i was doing good :/
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400-600? that is so slow dude it takes about 3-4 hours to fully charged right? it is not normal. Our phones regular value is around 800-900(1A) but it supports 2A(1400-1500) via kernel.

Buy a new kick-ass cable

Gawd said:
Buy a new kick-ass cable
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Can you recomend any solid one? Preferibly from aliexpress

zaoms said:
400-600? that is so slow dude it takes about 3-4 hours to fully charged right? it is not normal. Our phones regular value is around 800-900(1A) but it supports 2A(1400-1500) via kernel.
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No mate, about an hour. I'm on jgcaaps rom though, with any other rom it could take anywhere between 2-3H. I'm also telling porkies, I just double checked and I'm now getting between 900-1100mA. I'm using the cable that came with my Smok Alien.