anyone try the N1 cardock indoors using wall charger or know if it possible? wondering if i could use a N1 cardock indoors since i now have a spare cardock. i have the desktop dock both on my nightstand and on my office desk. i had to get a replacement cardock because i broke it. now i have a spare cardock that could be used to attach to a vertical surface on my desk at work so i could rotate the phone landscape to watch video (i know...i should be working ). for those wanting to tell me to try it...i ask if the power supply from wall charger or usb cable are compatible with the cardock?
update: works with usb to pc/mac. yet to check wall charger though.
You got the car dock working, via usb from a pc?!
I had a similar idea 2 weeks ago, to use the car dock indoors. But I couldn't get it to power my n1 via ac adapter. I thought out was because the car dock required the 2amps that the cigarette adapter gives.
But if you got yours to work from pc, that's only .5amps.
I'll have to try again.
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You got the car dock working, via usb from a pc?!
I had a similar idea 2 weeks ago, to use the car dock indoors. But I couldn't get it to power my n1 via ac adapter. I thought out was because the car dock required the 2amps that the cigarette adapter gives.
But if you got yours to work from pc, that's only .5amps.
I'll have to try again.
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yes...a macbook actually. it charged too and the bluetooth synced and speaker worked fine. so you could not get it to work with the ac wall charger?
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Hey all, lurked here a lot lately with all the Froyo news, relative newcomer to posting here though.
I've got both the Google desktop dock and the Google car dock, but I hate how the Nexus One can fall out of the desktop dock just by bumping it lightly, or breathing on it, or looking at it cross-eyed, etc.
I'm thinking about ordering a second car dock to use a desktop dock, but curious whether plugging the base into a PC will draw enough current to charge the Nexus One or not. I know the car charger draws 2A for a quick charge, but I didn't think a typical USB cable could draw that much amperage from a PC. I'd guess that since the regular Nexus One wall charger only draws 1A, that a typical USB plug would suffice to at least act as a wall charger throughout the day...
Anyone out there doing this? Anyone got any advice either way? Or know of a rotating desktop dock that can fit a Nexus One that leaves the bottom exposed to plug in a micro USB cable?
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Hey all, lurked here a lot lately with all the Froyo news, relative newcomer to posting here though.
I've got both the Google desktop dock and the Google car dock, but I hate how the Nexus One can fall out of the desktop dock just by bumping it lightly, or breathing on it, or looking at it cross-eyed, etc.
I'm thinking about ordering a second car dock to use a desktop dock, but curious whether plugging the base into a PC will draw enough current to charge the Nexus One or not. I know the car charger draws 2A for a quick charge, but I didn't think a typical USB cable could draw that much amperage from a PC. I'd guess that since the regular Nexus One wall charger only draws 1A, that a typical USB plug would suffice to at least act as a wall charger throughout the day...
Anyone out there doing this? Anyone got any advice either way? Or know of a rotating desktop dock that can fit a Nexus One that leaves the bottom exposed to plug in a micro USB cable?
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im not sure of what the effects would be..... but i do recall reading somewhere in the literature that came with my car dock warning against plugging the dock into the computer. pretty sure it was an issue with syncing or some crap like that. will it actually hurt it, i wouldn't think so. just making it known that it was warned against and that you might wanna double check the paperwork before you tried it. if i was to do as you suggested, id find another wall adapter. i would think that the one from the desktop dock you purchased would likely work.
or you could keep your current dock and simply find some weight to glue to the bottom of it or something. i'm sure something fairly easy could be done to make it heavier/more stable.
just my $.02
I've used wall warts from other devices to power my car dock in the house. As long as they have a mini-usb port to fit the dock you should be fine.
Will the clock feature from the desktop dock work with the car dock?
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Will the clock feature from the desktop dock work with the car dock?
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No, the third pin that connects to the phone sends some sort of signal that tells the phone which dock you're using. I love my car dock, just when it's not powered. I can charge the phone later, with a charger that wont make my phone red hot.
I have thought about using the car dock at my desk, just because I can use my phone and not lose the charging connection. And yes, I have used the 5v wall wart from the desktop dock and it powers the car dock just fine, and imagine that, it doesn't over heat either.
I am not using my 12v adapter that came with the car dock ever again. just plugged directly into the phone made the thing super hot after a few minutes. sorry to get off topic.
I believe that you should be able to use something like docklauncher to switch the behavior associated with each dock. No personal experience to back up this belief though
So the cable for my car dock broke and unfortunately HTC does NOT sell this cable without buying a whole new car dock. I'm struggling at the moment to find a 2A rated car charger to use with the car dock, so do you think a 1A would work okay? Has anyone tried it?
Charging mine off of a USB cable coming from my Sync system. Supposedly a USB port only provides .5A. I think you'd be fine as the least it would do is charge your phone slower.
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Charging mine off of a USB cable coming from my Sync system. Supposedly a USB port only provides .5A. I think you'd be fine as the least it would do is charge your phone slower.
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Is yours connected to the car dock or directly to the phone?
the normal wall charger is 5v 1A,so it should be fine using the same in the car.
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the normal wall charger is 5v 1A,so it should be fine using the same in the car.
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For the phone itself yes, but it also needs to power the car dock as well.
hmm
1 A
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GPS
2/3G (Navigation, Pandora, social apps)
Display
Dock
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should be possible to run a normal trip with +/- 0. Maybe it will charge a little bit
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Is yours connected to the car dock or directly to the phone?
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Didn't see your post until now.. I have mine connected directly to the car dock. I've been using it for a couple weeks now and it's been fine.
After upgrading my Xoom to ICS 1.0.0, my Motorola dock will not charge my Xoom while docked like it did before using Tiamat 3.2 Honeycomb. However, the supplied Motorola Xoom AC charger does work both now and prior to the ICS upgrade. The Motorola dock appears to charge via the USB connector but does have its own power supply that plugs into AC. The supplied AC charger uses a different single pin connector on the Xoom to provide power (not the USB port).
Is there a known problem with ICS 1.0.0 that would prvent me from charging using the Motorola (USB) Dock as I did before ??
Please advise. I love ICS 1.0.0 but use my Motorola dock heavily to keep my Xoom charged while I use it from my desk.
Thanks in advance for your help with this.
I also have problems while charging my Xoom (ICS 4.0.3).
When I plug in the charger it's say charging then disconnected, charging then disconnected, charging then disconnected ...
It's very annoying. I just can't charge it correctly
Sometimes it shut down 40% and I have to charge it.
Very peculiar. I set my xoom on my Motorola HD audio doc every night without issue. Perhaps you could wake up at 3 am and shoot me a logcat
The dock actually doesn't charge via USB. It charges by those two pins to the right of it making contact with the bare metal tabs on the bottom of the Xoom. If you only have one pin like you say that is your problem. AC electricity, well all, needs an in and out or battery and ground. Just one pin won't cut it. Also, Try adjusting the tab while It's in the dock. Sometimes mine won't see it and charge, but if i shift it slightly it starts charging fine. Did you change cases or remove a case. The dock has two sleeves...one for with a case and one for without a case. Sorry if you tried all these. Just trying to help
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Thanks everyone.
When I checked the pins on the dock, I found that one of the pins was not springing up high enough to make contact with the Xoom contacts. The dock pins were not repairable so I just bought a new dock on eBay since they are not really that expensive. Thanks again.
So what is the usb port for then because there is nowhere to connect a usb port to the dock?
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So what is the usb port for then because there is nowhere to connect a usb port to the dock?
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for music There's a usb-soundcard inside the dock
As the title states, anybody have any input about car chargers or dc setup?
I have used NTK 12V 2.0a usb car dock. It does work, but it's a very slow trickle charge. If you're using it to while the Infinity is on, the battery will drain, just slower.
I'm not aware of a car charger that will build charge while the Infinity is on. Maybe the official ASUS car charger.
Alternative that could work would be to use a car AC power converter, something like DBTech 175 watt Portable Micro Power Inverter. I've had coworkers use similar items with their regular cellphone chargers. That particular may be nice since it does have a USB port, so you can charge your phone, or keep it charged while using as a mobile hotspot.
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I have used NTK 12V 2.0a usb car dock. It does work, but it's a very slow trickle charge. If you're using it to while the Infinity is on, the battery will drain, just slower.
I'm not aware of a car charger that will build charge while the Infinity is on. Maybe the official ASUS car charger.
Alternative that could work would be to use a car AC power converter, something like DBTech 175 watt Portable Micro Power Inverter. I've had coworkers use similar items with their regular cellphone chargers. That particular may be nice since it does have a USB port, so you can charge your phone, or keep it charged while using as a mobile hotspot.
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some planes, especially AA give you a 12v outlet under your seat and I have a lot of flying to do.
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As the title states, anybody have any input about car chargers or dc setup?
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I've been using this package from Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0081BFYY2/ref=wms_ohs_product
As confirmed by myself in this post,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1827738
Both the AC and DC chargers work wonderfully.
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some planes, especially AA give you a 12v outlet under your seat and I have a lot of flying to do.
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ok. Nonetheless, the information I gave was solid and appears to still apply to your situation.
The big thing to look for with car charger is that it outpus the 2,1a so it triggers the charging in the Infinity. The one I got does 2.0a. It doesn't indicate there's a charge, but it does. It's a trickle charge.
Ideally, I prefer to get something like the EZPower Dual Power Charger or GTMax daul port Power Charger. I don't know if these work with the Infinity. It would be nice if they did and could use both ports at the same time. This would let you charge the Infinity and another device, such as a cellphone. This is ideal for situations such as long road trips.
Ahhh, those are what I am going ot need so I can charge both the Infinity and the BIONIC.
Thanks I was wondering how this was going to work....
Whats the best car charger for the vzw S5 that can charge the phone the quickest? Right now I have a Motorola charger that came with the Motorola Droid years ago and its worked well so far but I would like something thats more powerful and has the ability to charge the phone faster.
USB to lightening
Any of the standard micro USB will work (as I am sure you know). I have yet to see a lightening cable with car charger but, I use a USB port adapter for the auto plug (cigarette lighter) with a lightening cable plugged in. Works best for me and much faster than any other standard charger. Hope that helps.
Just seen this advertise, I'm going to give it a whirl, looks decent though;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TARTANTECH-...&qid=1443987655&sr=8-100&keywords=usb+charger
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I have been using this for a long time, keeps my GPS, IPHONE, bluetooth headset, and my S5 with an original cable. It has 2x 2.1A and 2x 1A ports. No complaints about it at all, had a handy LED to show its powered up when connected.
http://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/digipower-4-port-usb-car-charger/6000187989279
Pagaldesi4life said:
Whats the best car charger for the vzw S5 that can charge the phone the quickest? Right now I have a Motorola charger that came with the Motorola Droid years ago and its worked well so far but I would like something thats more powerful and has the ability to charge the phone faster.
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Griffin Technology PowerDuo 2 amp Power car Charger its available on amazon
charges pretty fast
I need to post some pictures of mine, but I got a GREAT wireless charging dock. It worked better in my old car, but does ok in my new car (2014 CTS-V), except that I have to wedge some cable into the DVD slot to keep it from flopping around.
I bought a wireless charging insert for my S5 & can use stock cases unlike the Samsung wireless charging back cover. I got the insert & car dock from Aliexpress. I love the car dock, works great.