battery charger

[speakerphone]

do there exist any battery chargers that are not cradles? I don't need a cradle. But I need to be able to charge my spare battery when I'm travelling. I'm not going to carry my cradle while flying around. But I don't see any battery chargers for sale, I mean ones like we use for our camera batteries. What's the deal?

also, are there any standards in batteries within HTC? or does each model use a different type of battery

[speakerphone]

Found this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-Touch-Cruise-HTC-P3650-BATTERY-CHARGER-USB-CRABLE_W0QQitemZ280203582236QQihZ018QQcategoryZ150 37QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Looks ok. $10 delivered, folds, world AC.

[cortez.i]

Found this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-Touch-Cruise-HTC-P3650-BATTERY-CHARGER-USB-CRABLE_W0QQitemZ280203582236QQihZ018QQcategoryZ150 37QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Looks ok. $10 delivered, folds, world AC. thanks for the link... for $10 US Dollars, its worth trying out...

[cortez.i]

i received the charger and - so far - it appears to be working very well. one plus is that it has a USB cord that allows you to use your laptop or a cigarette lighter adapter to charge your battery. it also has the built-in prongs to plug into the wall. certainly a good investment (so far)...

[speakerphone]

What? I thot the USB cord was to use it as a USB charger for the actual PDA? Ur saying it can charge the battery from a laptop too? Sounds good. Now if only my TC would actually get delivered to me...

[cortez.i]

What? I thot the USB cord was to use it as a USB charger for the actual PDA? Ur saying it can charge the battery from a laptop too? Sounds good. Now if only my TC would actually get delivered to me... yes, the charger came with a USB-to-USB cable so that i can use the charger from my laptop or any device that supports a USB connection.

[surgex0]

I use this one...

http://www.boxwave.com/products/versachargerpro/index.htm

It has a car charger, wall socket charger, airplane charger all in one!
it has modules for american and european plug outlets as well
It's a little expensive but well worth it, cause it basically takes 3 different pieces and combines them into one

[speakerphone]

I'm waiting for that one to arrive as well, actually my TC is so delayed and we get it until next month...

But I thought the battery charger was also capable of being used as a charger.

anyway, as for the aeroplane charger I've never been on an airline that has a charging socket. Maybe you need to be in business class?

[surgex0]

Yeah, only a select few airlines have the chargers in the seats...but either way it's good to have something like that when it's available...BTW, how much did you pay for the spare battery?

I also bought that Battery Adapter PRO thing from boxwave...it looks pretty cool, it uses AA batteries in a box to recharge your phone, and it says it can sustain 5 charge cycles from one set of batteries. Looks kinda cool. I hope to receive that, and the cradle I bought from them tomorrow.

[calypso123]

thanks for the link... for $10 US Dollars, its worth trying out...

I have tried to use the USB charge direct to the TC, but It cannot provide enough power to charge direct the Phone:

USB Travels Charger:
Input: AC 110-240v 50/60Hz
Output: DC 4.2V 350mA (Charge the second battery)
Output: USB 5.0V 800mA** (I tried to use this to charge my TC)

HTC original wall charger:
Input: AC 100-240v 50/60Hz
Output: miniUSB 5V 1000mA**

However, If you only want to get power from notebook or car to charge the second batter, it's OK.

[speakerphone]

Actually 800mA is OK to top up, but only if your batt has say 15%+ left.

My battery is on order, HTC official one for 29 pounds.
I wonder about the ebay ones for US$5, but I've been burnt on a camera batt once, brand new off ebay, canon packaging $20 vs $40 in store, max charge was like 20%...

Tho now I think of it 30P is a lot...

[surgex0]

ebay has become the cesspool of the internet
a place where scammers and theives / con artists unite and try to screw people over 24/7

i will never ever buy anything off ebay ever again :|
ESP not a battery...itll prolly work for like 2 months and then die..IF that lol

[darkazally]

ebay has become the cesspool of the internet
a place where scammers and theives / con artists unite and try to screw people over 24/7

i will never ever buy anything off ebay ever again :|
ESP not a battery...itll prolly work for like 2 months and then die..IF that lol

Agreed...10 years ago ebay was an ok place to buy stuff. Now its truely buyer be ware. I never buy electronics from ebay, what a junk yard. Buy straight from the vendor, you get what you pay for...