[Q] Q - charging problem

hyprspec · 05:58 PM

[Q] Q - charging problem

Hello, I'm having a quark with charging my wifi tab 10.1. Perhaps it is my frustration in looking for a reason or just not wanting to accept what I think it is. But I can't seem to find the answer. (I think the problem lies in voltage output)

The problem is this, If I use anything other than the wall plug + usb cable that came with the tab, I get a red mark in the battery, indicating what I am only assuming means that it is not charging.

Have had several HTC and now samsung devices I have plenty of the wall chargers(receptacle for the usb cable). Tab wont charge when plugged into pc either, give the same red indicator.

Thanks to any help

Mass Zero · 25th December 2011, 07:39 PM

I have the exact same and there doesn't seem to be an option to change it, for as far as I've seen. (And I've browsed through all options at least a dozen times, so either I'm very blind, or it's simply not there.)

hshah · 27th December 2011, 01:22 PM

I can't charge it using the cable it came with either by USB or by Mains... exact same issue you guys mention

dsafety · 28th December 2011, 01:48 AM

I am not sure if I can provide the exact answer to your question but this is what I have learned. The Tab needs a two amp power source to charge while it is operating. Most USB chargers and ports on computers only put out about .5 amps.

If you power off the Tab and plug it in to a computer USB port, the device shows that it is charging but if it really is, the pace is very slow. I tried to charge mine from the USB port on my laptop after powering off. After two hours of charging, I did not see much if any evidence that the battery level had gone up.

I have not yet found a 2 amp USB car charger that will accept the Samsung power cable but it seems reasonable to me that if you have one of those, you should be able to charge the device in the car. Of course, you could buy the Samsung car charger which I am sure works.

Bob