Quick Stweaks Charging Current Summary
OK, so since I've been asked about charging current, might as well sum it up:
1) Set INPUT current HIGHER than CHARGE current. INPUT is charge plus device usage. Set it at max at what your charger can push (2000mA or so). The higher you set it at, the greater the risk of overloading the charger, causing it to go into thermal shutdown.
3) Since the Note 2 OEM charging rate is defined to be 2.5 hours and its battery capacity is 3100mA, setting CHARGE current at 1400mA is plenty (1400/3100 is 45% per hour).
4) Tick "Ignore unstable power". This puts the charge in manual mode, but like I said, you then need to reduce CHARGE to prevent charger overheating.
In other words, set INPUT to say 1800 to 2000 mA, CHARGE to about 1400mA and tick "Ignore unstable power". That's all there is to it!
---------- Post added at 09:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:45 AM ----------
OK, so since I've been asked about charging current, might as well sum it up:
1) Set INPUT current HIGHER than CHARGE current. INPUT is charge plus device usage. Set it at max at what your charger can push (2000mA or so). The higher you set it at, the greater the risk of overloading the charger, causing it to go into thermal shutdown.
3) Since the Note 2 OEM charging rate is defined to be 2.5 hours and its battery capacity is 3100mA, setting CHARGE current at 1400mA is plenty (1400/3100 is 45% per hour).
4) Tick "Ignore unstable power". This puts the charge in manual mode, but like I said, you then need to reduce CHARGE to prevent charger overheating.
In other words, set INPUT to say 1800 to 2000 mA, CHARGE to about 1400mA and tick "Ignore unstable power". That's all there is to it!
---------- Post added at 09:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:45 AM ----------
Ticking "Ignore unstable power" is essential to have any significant effect on the charging rate, otherwise you let the phone control it all. In other words, you can put all the output current you like, the phone will have the last word so to speak. The Note 1 probably doesn't exert that level of control, explains why it doesn't behave the same way. Nothing to do with cables or charger... Try it!@ Old faithful
I am using a cable which I previously used to charge my ex phone (Galaxy Note 1 N7000) to charge via USB at 1A (controlled via an app similar to STweaks).
It DID charge at 1A/h. Gorgeous
Now... on the Note 2... it doesn't! It barely charges at 800mA, if I set the SDP input/charge current values and CDP input/charge current values to 1500/1700mA in STweaks... If I lower those four values by ~200mA, the current that goes through is reduced to ~600mA.
With those values at their default values... the phone barely charges at 400-550mA through USB...
The cable CAN conduct 1A. Otherwise my Note 1 wouldn't be able to charge at 1A via it...
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