[SOLVED] Good external battery charger?

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I'm looking for an external battery charger since I bought a couple extra batteries for my phone.

anyone have experience with a certain charger? Obviously I don't want something that will damage my battery but nothing that will break the bank either.

Thanks.

Sent from my Incredible 2 running Zeus 1.3

Anything wrong with the charger that came with the phone??

I need a charger that I can put a battery on so that I can use my phone out of the house and a second battery can be charging at home..

Sent from my Incredible 2 running Zeus 1.3

Originally Posted by mihneagabriel

I need a charger that I can put a battery on so that I can use my phone out of the house and a second battery can be charging at home..

Sent from my Incredible 2 running Zeus 1.3

Oh OK my bad. That's where I was confused.

Originally Posted by tylerlawhon

Oh OK my bad. That's where I was confused.

Yeah, sorry I probably should have been more specific but I dont know the exact name for them. haha

It's like the dock "travel" charger for just the battery, not the battery connected to the phone.

I havent been able to find something decent (crappy charging, made in china).

Ok a little update for those interested.

I ended up buying some cheap (REALLY cheap) charger off ebay not expecting too much but just experimenting.

The charger itself looks something like this:


The 2 metal prongs connect to + and -; the charger is able to read which is the + and which is the - no matter how you set the battery in there. The bottom part that pushes the battery toward the prong is extendable or you can flip it 180 if you have a really small battery.

-Flashing red and blue light means charging
-Dull red light while plugged in means fully charged
-Dull red light while not plugged in but with battery set up means the pins are set up correctly on the terminals

NOTE: do not take batter off/put battery on while the charger is plugged in. It can ruin the battery.

The exact one i bought:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270908124203...84.m1497.l2649
(no problems with the seller, they actually sent me a few free ones due to a misunderstanding)

Now for the review and my experience.

Pros:
-Fits any battery, interchangeability of pins (differentiating + and -) means you can fit any battery really
-Has a side USB port so you can charge a battery and plug in your USB cord to the phone and charge it at the same time
-Voltage input is 110-220V so (with an adapter) you can theoretically (will test this summer) plug this charge straight into an european plug or north american plug.
-No problems so far with over charging; Charger stops charging the battery when it is full
-Has a light to tell you when the battery is done charging and when you have the pins connected correctly to the battery
-Compact; Small and plug folds up into unit.
-Charges a fully dead battery quickly.

Cons:
-No instructions when I first received this product (i know what you're thinking, how hard could it be to just charge a battery but I was reluctant to rely on the self detecting terminal feature)
-While charging, the light on the unit (the one i posted/bough) flashes red and blue like cop lights and is very bright so it might be a problem if you are plugging it in overnight in a bedroom. Also this is a normal function of the charger but i thought it was malfunctioning so they sent a new unit but then figured out its normal.
-Looks cheap
-Dont know how long it will last for (really cheap so buying another one isnt a problem)
-Noticed that after i pull a battery off the charger and use it the phone states it is at 99% (undercharged) although if i try to bump charge a fully charged battery it wont charge more. This could be a problem with my battery/phone/etc.
-Nothing else really


So final verdict on this product:
Its a great, affordable charger; works great if you are traveling and need to charge an extra battery. Will fit the Incredible 2 extended batteries and technically virtually any battery. Its pretty easy to use once you know what the color lights mean and how to set a battery up.

If anyone has any questions or want more pictures of this product just reply in this thread. Hope this helped out anyone looking for a product like this.

i just wanted to jump on here and say rthank you for posting this. i just oredered one for myself. i droid incredible 2 usb port took a dump on me and now have no way to charge it now without taking it apart and replacing it. thanks again for this info. it will hold me over till i am ready to fix the usb port or get my upgrade. i will just the ftp app from the play store to transfer my files till then.

so just an update. just recieved this device today in the mail. only cost less than four dollars and is working perfectly. thanks again for this post.

Originally Posted by scoobntaz1996

i just wanted to jump on here and say rthank you for posting this. i just oredered one for myself. i droid incredible 2 usb port took a dump on me and now have no way to charge it now without taking it apart and replacing it. thanks again for this info. it will hold me over till i am ready to fix the usb port or get my upgrade. i will just the ftp app from the play store to transfer my files till then.

mine did the same thing just a few days ago only issue I"ve ever had with the phone...I actually ordered this same one off of amazon about 10 mins before I saw this, lol. Glad it works well