If I'm not mistaken the brick says 1.5 outout and my htc one charger had 1. Is it gonna charge faster or something? This could be a dumb question.
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Yeah its a 1.5 and it it should charge faster
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Yes and the new bundled charger supports QuickCharge 1.0
is there any downside to using a charger that outputs more than 1.5a?
no downside to too many, just too few. more amperage, higher possible current (at the same voltage)
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djh816 said:
no downside to too many, just too few. more amperage, higher possible current (at the same voltage)
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Is there a permanent downside to using one with too few amps? Or just the obvious one that the phone won't charge fast (if at all)
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Is there a [permanent downside to using one with too few amps? Or just the obvious one that the phone won't charge fast (if at all)
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No, it will just be less current. In some cases this may mean the phone won't charge at all (for example, a low current power adapter while you are using a hotspot would most likely still drain your battery slowly). Low current won't cause damage but your phone may take longer to be able to turn on when it fully depletes and has to recharge.
Real world example: my phone ran out of battery while I was in my car and I tried to use a cigarette port charger and then immediately power it back on as I had done numerous times at home with the A/C adapter. Unfortunately the car adapter was lower current so it took about 10 minutes for my phone to charge back to a point where it would power on. During this time I was blindly driving around haha.
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I recently bought a hdmi cord and downloaded netflix to my phone. While the phone is plugged into wall my phone goes dead while watching netflix with hdmi being used. does the hdmi take more power then phone takes in or what. Someone please help out because this sucks. Im running 1.5 gummy gb.
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I recently bought a hdmi cord and downloaded netflix to my phone. While the phone is plugged into wall my phone goes dead while watching netflix with hdmi being used. does the hdmi take more power then phone takes in or what. Someone please help out because this sucks. Im running 1.5 gummy gb.
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Yes you are correct. It also drains more than charging when you use the Mobile Hotspot.
Were you on 4G or WiFi?
I had the same problem in my car streaming bluetooth audio. I got a better charger and it wasn't as bad.
Well that sucks. I wish sammy would have thought that out. Thanks for the help.
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Does the new GB leak charge at a higher mah?
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No it doesnt i tried it on gb leak when i noticed the issue. Now im on froyo and will try again
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It's all about the charger. Ever notice how the low battery warning says to stop using it or it will charge inefficiently? A normal computer USB port puts out 500 milliamps, a Droid X charger puts out 850, and the Charge charger does 1 amp. Basically, the higher the charger amperage, the faster the charge. The Charge charger might not be able to meet the demands of the device while it's under heavy use, which is why I use my Galaxy Tab charger (2A). It works perfectly.
EDIT: tl;dr the ROM does not matter for charging, it's all about the hardware. Use a higher amp charger.
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Thanks for advice. That is a simple solution
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I feel like there's something weird going on with me. Using mobile hotspot seems to drain less energy than charging for me with the stock charger, except there's an issue if I let it charge up to 100% while using mobile hotspot. If I let this happen, it seems to stop charging and tricks the battery into thinking that it's still at 100% when it's in fact draining. If I unplug it after some time (when it still think it's at 100%) I'll see the actual battery life percentage as if it stopped charging when it reached 100%.
My temporary solution to this is to unplug when I get to 100% and plug it back in when my battery is low and it'll eventually reach 100% again then repeat (all while mobile hotspot is active). Of course this is not an ideal solution... I sometimes wonder if it has anything to do with the full battery notification/popup because ever since I switched to the Gingerbread leak I haven't been able to disable that. I think if I use a ROM with it already disabled, I can leave my phone plugged in and mobile hotspot won't ever drain to empty. Not sure if I have tested this thoroughly enough though.
I use a 1A charger, but the phone only charges around 250mAh. The phone purposely charges at a lower rate. This has been discussed many times. The software is a deciding factor too.
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H3Dude said:
I use a 1A charger, but the phone only charges around 250mAh. The phone purposely charges at a lower rate. This has been discussed many times. The software is a deciding factor too.
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Same thing happens to me. I have 1A and higher chargers, but because the phone doesn't recognize it, it refuses to charge at the higher rate.
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Same thing happens to me. I have 1A and higher chargers, but because the phone doesn't recognize it, it refuses to charge at the higher rate.
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It is a software limitation. I had the original incredible for a while, one of the big deals with it was charging it in the car while using GPS.
One update they turned on slow charging, but then devices were dieing as they were being charged, so they pushed another update out to reverse it so they would receive a faster charge.
So you are limited by the hardware and what it can handle, as well as the software and how its programmed to handle it...
If its software maybe the devs can adjust this in their roms
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If its software maybe the devs can adjust this in their roms
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Id imagine its kernel related?
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Same thing happens to me. I have 1A and higher chargers, but because the phone doesn't recognize it, it refuses to charge at the higher rate.
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Odd...my Gtab charger works fine (don't know the input amperage, but it's rated at 2A). Maybe my ROM/kernel, or just a Samsung thing?
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I usually use the charger from my old fascinate and my phone charges normally
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Before I got this charge I ran nothing but HTC phones on tmobile. while being plugged into car charger and using gps the battery level goes down fast. It doesn't maintain the charge or add to it while navigating. Is this a samsung thing? Any remedies?
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That cannot be right. Make sure your car charger, when it charges your phone, is pulling AC instead of USB.
GPS uses very little juice. Just get the 950ma Motorola charger from Amazon for 5 bucks. Something is messed up if your phone doesn't charge
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GPS uses very little juice. Just get the 950ma Motorola charger from Amazon for 5 bucks. Something is messed up if your phone doesn't charge
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I think you both are onto something. I'm gonna pick up new car charger, than see what happens..
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Mine doesn't discharge, but it doesn't charge hardly at all. I'm using the Verizon dual port charger (the one that has a USB port on it as well as the standard charging end)
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I use a Monoprice 2A USB charger with an OEM USB cable. Charges extremely slowly or just stays level, but never drains.
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I use a Monoprice 2A USB charger with an OEM USB cable. Charges extremely slowly or just stays level, but never drains.
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With GPS on, you barely Charge with that charger? I know its limited by the kernel at 800mA or so, but damn, that should charge you up fine.
I rock GPS in the car all the time and I still Charge pretty quickly...
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With GPS on, you barely Charge with that charger? I know its limited by the kernel at 800mA or so, but damn, that should charge you up fine.
I rock GPS in the car all the time and I still Charge pretty quickly...
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All depends on what you're running at that time-4G, cell and GPS reception, etc.
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Make sure you are using a high amp charger. I like the one from Motorola.
Even so, with 4g and the screen on - the phone charges slowly. Turn the screen off and it charges much quicker.
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When fast charge is enabled, my phone's anker extended battery charges wicked fast! About 1 percent every minute. However I'm concerned that it may degrade the battery and/or circuits of the phone over time. Is it wise to have it enabled at all times? Or just when I need a quick boost? Thanks.
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I've always read a slow charge is best.. maybe use the fast charge just when you need a boost, like you said. Hope this helps. Best wishes
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What fastcharge does is increase the charging current when you connect your phone via USB to a computer. It increases the power current to slightly less than the amount of current you get when you plug your phone into a wall charger. That being said, fastcharge cannot harm your battery because the highest electrical current it allows you to get from the USB port is less than the electrical current you get from a wall charger.
Thanks for the explanation.
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So just now i grabbed an old solar panel for a garden light and it still works, i was wondering if there was an easy way to turn this into a charger?
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So just now i grabbed an old solar panel for a garden light and it still works, i was wondering if there was an easy way to turn this into a charger?
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That looks to be a 3.6V setup, basically a FR6 battery charging circuit. You'll need 5V 500mA in order to build a charger, you'll need to figure out what the panel is putting out. Time to whip out the multimeter, and then figure out a new charging circuit and cell. Probably better off just getting a $15 dollar solar charger from China
Ok, is there any way to change it so it would work?
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Ok, is there any way to change it so it would work?
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Looks like you broke the ground wire off, you'll need to test the output from that and the white/blue wire to see what you're getting in direct sunlight. Handy with a soldering iron?
Actually i tested it with its original lights and it still works fine, the ground wire is still there, you may not just be able to see it because the case is black.
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Actually i tested it with its original lights and it still works fine, the ground wire is still there, you may not just be able to see it because the case is black.
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Black/blue wire isn't loose?
Oh i didn't notice that, i will fix it tomorrow.
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Given the fact that it probably is a lower voltage circuit ie. 1.2-1.4V as opposed to 5V which is needed to operate a proper USB standard charging circuit you would probably have to build a boost converter to up the voltage and hope that the solar panel can provide enough amperage to charge your phone. Keep in mind also that while the USB 2.0 standard dictates a minimum of 500mA, that doesn't mean that your phone consumes less than 500mA while on, and you may only be able to charge the phone on a 500mA circuit while it is in low use.
Given all of that, it probably wouldn't be too difficult to do in a weekend or so given that you can read a schematic and can acquire all the necessary components. If you can get the spec of the solar panel ie. open circuit voltage and closed circuit current I could tell you if that panel would be sufficient to use.
I have note2 right now which have to go. But I'll keep my office charger which is 2A.
Can I safely use it to charge n5?
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Using chargers with a high power (A) is no problem, the phone will not "take" more than it needs.
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The issue is if charging IC can handle 2A current or not. I dying wanna fry it lol
I would think it should not be an issue while 2A ICs are widely used in our days, but "better be safe then sorry".
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I charge mine with my xz charger 1.5a no problem
The charging block that comes with the Nexus 5 is 5.0 volt, 1.2 amp.
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I charge mine with my xz charger 1.5a no problem
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While AFAIK there's no 1.5A ICs, than its 99% safe to say they using 2A nominal IC.
Thanks guys
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If using a different charger was a problem they would have made the connection something other than micro USB.
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Not really. Charging current depends on IC installed, not the connector itself.
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From what I understand, you could use a 10A charger and still be fine. The handset will not take any more than it needs. Basically, the charger doesn't push current, the phone pulls it.
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From what I understand, you could use a 10A charger and still be fine. The handset will not take any more than it needs. Basically, the charger doesn't push current, the phone pulls it.
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Thats correct and nothing else. No way to destroy a phone with too much A because it just takes as much it needs. The 2A on an charger is just the maximum power output. It is physical impossible to PUSH the ampere in the device.