Battery Charger ?

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Hi Here in Mexico dont have a UK plugs and of corse my phone charger dont fits o the outlet but i have a USB Charger I can plug the Data cable to carge but the only question i have is this specs

Samsung Original Travel Charger is output : 5V = 0.7a

My USB output : 5V = 0.5a

Please Help


I think the only diff is the charges Times is less amp takes more time to full the battery.

i use the uk charger here in the u.s. i believe they are set for multiple power inputs just get a cheap adapter to change the plug configuration. that is what i am using.

i posted the below in another charger thread but in case it serves here

not sure if a lot of folks are just unaware, but every phone i've had charged fine from a usb port off my computer

since i started tethering my phone to my laptop (browse the web from family couch) december 2009, i haven't used the wall charger

even if i'm not tethering, i've got a spare usb cable on the desktop, that when i sit down at the desk, the phone or whatever device, gets connected to - far more convenient and fewer items occupying space on the desk

plus, i've got that Tmo car charger that just has a usb port on it's end - so the same cable that i use to tether to the laptop (when in the car), if i'm using the phone in the dock for nav, runs down to the charger - the charger, with no cable hanging off it when not in use, let's me leave the charger in the socket 24/7 - no looking for it in the glove box and untangling it etc

that charger is simply converting the 14V car voltage to 5 V the USB port normally delivers

2 - 3.5 hours seems to take my 1150mah battery from low charge to full

for what it's worth

Originally Posted by celtichazard

Hi Here in Mexico dont have a UK plugs and of corse my phone charger dont fits o the outlet but i have a USB Charger I can plug the Data cable to carge but the only question i have is this specs

Samsung Original Travel Charger is output : 5V = 0.7a

My USB output : 5V = 0.5a

Please Help

I think the only diff is the charges Times is less amp takes more time to full the battery.

There is nothing wrong with that. 5V is all you need. As long as you don't supply too high a voltage, your batteries should be safe. Don't worry about the amperage (current). Lower current (0.5a vs 0.7a) just means that it takes longer to charge the batteries.

And for those who really must have a wall charger that charges the batteries directly, you can buy a universal USB charger (http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.15264). It works great. It plugs into any USB charger or laptop USB port, and charges any battery rated 3.7V. You can find them on eBay for just a couple of dollars.