The DZ has a Micro USB connector. No big suprise to a lot of people, I'm sure. But I have come from a Touch Pro 2, which had a Mini USB socket. So I've had to get some new cables (e.g. for car charger, retractable cable to carry around etc).
Of course the phone does come with a suitable cable for its mains adaptor, but some of you, like me, might like to have more than that.
This might help out those who want to keep using their mini usb chargers on micro usb devices.. it's only $2 and free shipping.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.41527
Edit: This page has micro usb cables (including htc oem) for under $3 and probably usb wall adapters as well. There's also good deals at monoprice.com for the cables at least.
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There are many options for micro USB car and home chargers out there. Is there any worry that the chargers are not the right configuration for the Nexus One? I don't want a $10 charger blowing up my $600 phone.
For example, can I buy a Blackberry micro USB charger and safely use it on my N1?
Yes... a Blackberry charger will work perfectly, but I think only puts out 700mA, so it'll take a little longer to charge than the 1000mA charger the phone comes with.
I suggest going to monoprice.com. From there you can buy a 1000mA car charger and wall charger both made for USB cables. You can also buy the USB cable with the microUSB connector. I bought 2 cables and one of each charger for a total of about $9.
Hi y'all,
I'm looking to buy some new chargers (wall charger, car charger) for my HD2 (not that this should matter, I guess it's something that applies for a lot of devices) but can't figure out which combinations of chargers & cables will really charge at 1A.
The combination of an iPod USB charger with a micro USB cable from my local store resulted in 'USB connected', and hence maxed out at 500mA. Recently also used a 1.2A car charger with a micro USB cable (both from dealextreme, being cheap =) ), and once again I got the dreaded 'USB connected'.
What do I have to buy or do in order to make my phone understand that it's not charging through USB (well, in a way of speaking) but through a wall charger?
Muchos thanks!
Edit: did some more research. Just short circuited the 2 center pins of my car charger, and now it's recognized as AC, whoo! I suppose this applies to all chargers, hence, question solved!
Can the transformer charge through a usb cable connected to a computer? Every time I try it won't do it (I'm plugging it into a usb 2.0). I can only charge by using the AC adapter. Anyone see this?
Only of the screen is off or the power is off, and even then it's very very very very slow.
So for all intents and purposes, no.
Why not charge it through power adapter?
For mobility, I ordered this:
charger cable extension (to make the USB charging cable longer)
USB 3.0 A male - A Female Extension Cable (10 feet)
Not really a asus accessory but for myself I ordered this mini surge protector with dual USB ports... being in south, we get a lot of lightening storms so this is a must (for bed-side and you don't want to buy huge surge protector). Plug into wall next to a PC or something:
Belkin mini surge protector dual USB charger
Hope that helps!
dotpro said:
Why not charge it through power adapter?
For mobility, I ordered this:
charger cable extension (to make the USB charging cable longer)
USB 3.0 A male - A Female Extension Cable (10 feet)
Not really a asus accessory but for myself I ordered this mini surge protector with dual USB ports... being in south, we get a lot of lightening storms so this is a must (for bed-side and you don't want to buy huge surge protector). Plug into wall next to a PC or something:
Belkin mini surge protector dual USB charger
Hope that helps!
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Let us know if that extender cable works for data and/or charging. Thanks!
it charges in 1 of 2 ways
USB [email protected]=10watts
Wall [email protected]=18watts
so, as you can see, the wall is the much more effective choice.
dotpro said:
Why not charge it through power adapter?
For mobility, I ordered this:
charger cable extension (to make the USB charging cable longer)
USB 3.0 A male - A Female Extension Cable (10 feet)
Not really a asus accessory but for myself I ordered this mini surge protector with dual USB ports... being in south, we get a lot of lightening storms so this is a must (for bed-side and you don't want to buy huge surge protector). Plug into wall next to a PC or something:
Belkin mini surge protector dual USB charger
Hope that helps!
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I have one of those Belkin units, they're very nice. But I can't find the specs showing the output on the USB ports. Is 15V @ 1.2amps a standard and this supports it? A bit ignorant about such things...
wynand32 said:
I have one of those Belkin units, they're very nice. But I can't find the specs showing the output on the USB ports. Is 15V @ 1.2amps a standard and this supports it? A bit ignorant about such things...
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Powered USB Output
5V/500mA each port
Charging through USB 3.0 from expansion card?
Has anyone try charging TF (& Dock) through USB 3.0 available from expansion card?
I have and it doesn't work but several people have tried and it does. Seems to be hit and miss as to whether it works or not. Even same usb 3 cables have different results.
steftymo said:
Seems to be hit and miss as to whether it works or not. Even same usb 3 cables have different results.
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There could be many things at fault here. First would be the usb 3 port and whether its on the mobo or card, and then i would put fault on the drivers (or not having installed them)
Why don't people want to use the charger that came with the unit? I can't imaging not using a unit with a least the same output (V & A) as the factory unit. Also, does anyone know if the pinouts track with what is coming out of a USB 2.0. It would not be too good to put power into the wrong pins.
patriotaus said:
There could be many things at fault here. First would be the usb 3 port and whether its on the mobo or card, and then i would put fault on the drivers (or not having installed them)
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No I mean to say that some people, including me, are trying to extend the charging cable by inserting a usb 3 extension cable between the mains charger and the tf.
It works for some, not for others
I just got this today.
If your looking for a Motorola Mini-USB to Micro-USB Charger Adapter.
Tried it on the G1 house charger and it showed it charging.
Tommorrow I see if it can get the phone to a full charge.
I tried it on my Motorola P790 Portable Charger, And it showed it charging.
On the next few day I see how much it can charger up the phone.
RESULT WILL BE HERE --->>>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13993689#post13993689
UPDATE
Data connection is possible with this adapter.
I use a cable from a Seagate external drive and this Mini-USB to Micro-USB Charger Adapter I moved files from phone to pc & files pc to phone no problem.
Motorola Mini-USB to Micro-USB Charger Adapter
Product Features
Motorola micro USB adapter lets you use a mini USB / EMU charger to charge devices with a micro USB power port.
Female Mini USB / EMU to Male Micro USB connector
Brand: OEM / Motorola
OEM Part #: SKN6252
NOTE: Some of the devices might NOT support cable's charging function by the factory setting. Please refer to the user manual for detail.
I bought from this seller on Amazone fast shipping and free shipping. I bought from them in the past.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Mini-USB-Micro-USB-Charger-Adapter/dp/B0018L4GOQ/ref=pd_sim_cps_1
Yea I have a ton of those guys. Very nice
Back when MicroUSB was just coming about, my new phone had micro while my bluetooth headset and work blackberry used the older miniUSB.
Instead of buying all new chargers and car kits, I opted for those guys. Works great and an awesome solution. All of my data and charger cables are miniUSB with one of those bad boys on it. So I can use 1 cable for a wide array of devices.
Typically they are like $1.xx so buy them up.
My (stock) USB Data and Charging cable from my G2x has finally stopped working. I have a couple of USB cables that will charge my phone from the AC wall plug in the meantime, but none of them do data transfer. Can anyone point me to an aftermarket data and charging cable for the G2x?
P.S. My apologies if this is not in the right forum.
Ebay? Get an OEM cable.
Sent from my amazing G2x running EaglesBlood and Faux.
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Ebay? Get an OEM cable.
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I've tried them before, it's how I have two cables that charge, but do not transfer data.
You can pick up the cable you need from Monoprice.
I have 3-4 of these cables, and they all work fine for charging and for data as well.
The PID's of the cables I ordered, and worked fine were:
5459:
10ft USB 2.0 A Male to Micro 5pin Male 28/24AWG Cable w/ Ferrite Core (Gold Plated)
($1.34 a cable)
5458:
6ft USB 2.0 A Male to Micro 5pin Male 28/24AWG Cable w/ Ferrite Core (Gold Plated)
($1.40 a cable)
Scott Kilau said:
You can pick up the cable you need from Monoprice.
I have 3-4 of these cables, and they all work fine for charging and for data as well.
The PID's of the cables I ordered, and worked fine were:
5459:
10ft USB 2.0 A Male to Micro 5pin Male 28/24AWG Cable w/ Ferrite Core (Gold Plated)
($1.34 a cable)
5458:
6ft USB 2.0 A Male to Micro 5pin Male 28/24AWG Cable w/ Ferrite Core (Gold Plated)
($1.40 a cable)
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I've gone ahead and ordered the 5459 SKU, because of the extra length. It'll be here in a by sometime next week at latest.
I bought 3 of these, they work great.
http://www.amazon.com/BlackBerry-Ca...TRCA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336407075&sr=8-1
$1.99 each, and they are in the USA already haha.