Bingo!!
good deal, i think i might try the Socshe stubby charger. i know it is 1A capable
High current car charger
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For those looking for other options, I got the DroidX/X2 accessory kit from VZW when they had it on sale for $19.99... (I think the price was a mistake, but hey, I couldn't complain because that is all they charged me!).
The Car Charger included is the Moto SPN5400A which says on it... 0-950mA output...
It does a great job with my TB, and the wife's incredible, even when using GPS.
that kit also included a Moto SPN5358A "home" charger (AC plug) which has an output of 850mA. It also works fine to charge.
The Car Charger included is the Moto SPN5400A which says on it... 0-950mA output...
It does a great job with my TB, and the wife's incredible, even when using GPS.
that kit also included a Moto SPN5358A "home" charger (AC plug) which has an output of 850mA. It also works fine to charge.
Me too! I use it all the time with GPS, Slacker radio, and Bluetooth. It still charges the phone, but as was previously posted, beware because the battery will get HOT!I have this too. Highly recommended!!
+1. These are great. I have two and also got my girlfriend one. Works great on my Thunderbolt and works well on my work BB and old EVO. I bought one earlier this month that died within a few days so I just got a replacement for free from Amazon.
Charging while using navigation is no problem as this is a 850 mah charger. Phone should show as charging in ac mode and not usb mode.
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I have the same and agree.
The Motorola car charger mentioned charges my HTC phones very fast. It especially does great with the extended battery.
I have the same and agree.
The Motorola car charger mentioned charges my HTC phones very fast. It especially does great with the extended battery.
Hard to beat the amazon price on that moto charger.
Another alternative is the VZW charger. Got one when I got a new work BB with micro usb. It has the cord and a (standard) usb port in the charger. Since it can charge 2 things at once, I know it is a least 1 amp. Handles the Bolt just fine.
If need be, I can charge 2 things at 500 ma, but rarely do.
Another alternative is the VZW charger. Got one when I got a new work BB with micro usb. It has the cord and a (standard) usb port in the charger. Since it can charge 2 things at once, I know it is a least 1 amp. Handles the Bolt just fine.
If need be, I can charge 2 things at 500 ma, but rarely do.
I had this charger plugged into the car mount and the connector is coming apart on the charger. So now I just use the USB port on the dang thing.
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So I got this rapid charger from amazon and I think it's TOO good (if that's possible) lol...
I had data + gps + bluetooth + full brightness on with navigation and doggcatcher running and it actually charged my phone from 56% to 68% when I was driving. Compare this to some random no name brand charger I got off amazon in a pack which could barely keep up the charge.
Definitely worth the money I would say
how would that moto car charger compare to using the standard HTC wall charger w/ a power inverter?
i bought one of those from Amazon on the 5th of this month right... shipping from El Monte, CA (near Los Angeles), and i live in San Diego... as of today the tracking # says it's in Carson, CA (still near Los Angeles) and the expected delivery is between the 10th & 15th.
shipping by DHL. lol... what the hell are they doing?.. taking a whole day to move it from one end of the city to the other?...
[EDIT] btw, in case you guys don't know.. it's a 2 hour drive from Los Angeles to San Diego
i did see the charger at a local cell phone shop though but they wanted $24.99 for it and it was in some generic packaging(probably used).
the same store was selling the 2750mAh extended battery for $89.99 when it's at Verizon for $39.99
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There are some great deals on ebay, make sure you hit US only or you'll get some crappy knock off brand that takes twice the time to ship.
I just bought two of these and got them for free! I think because I have Amazon Prime. A friend without Prime tried it and it was no go. If you have Prime, give it a try.
I bought this at my local electronics store for $15.
http://www.amazon.com/Bracketron-Power-Universal-Converter-UGC-257-BL/dp/B0052OVYV8. It say iPad ready and 2.1A output.
I had to short pins 2 and 3. Without shorting the pins the phone would pull 300 mA. With the short the phone pulls 750+ mA. I measured these currents with the Battery Monitor Widget which is a nice little app.
I prefer to use a flat USB to micro cable connected to the charger so that it sits cleanly in my car. I also like the low profile design of the charger.
http://www.amazon.com/Bracketron-Power-Universal-Converter-UGC-257-BL/dp/B0052OVYV8. It say iPad ready and 2.1A output.
I had to short pins 2 and 3. Without shorting the pins the phone would pull 300 mA. With the short the phone pulls 750+ mA. I measured these currents with the Battery Monitor Widget which is a nice little app.
I prefer to use a flat USB to micro cable connected to the charger so that it sits cleanly in my car. I also like the low profile design of the charger.
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The charger is very easy to take apart. 2 screws on the faceplate. I recall having to take off the label to get to the screws.
I was on a trip a while back in my wifes car. Using the phone GPS I found I was draining the battery more then charging it using the charger that was in her car.
I cut a small piece of aluminum foil, slipped into the charging jack USB plu, just big enough to short the two center pins. Plugged in the USB plug. Magically, it now charged at the high rate and all was well.
When I got home I just glued the USB cable into the charger, and the little piece of foil keeps it at the high rate.
So if you can't get a charger apart, it can still be bumped up to become a high rate charger.
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Went onto a pilot gas station and they have one that also plugs into your house outlet. It chRged my phone while I had GPS Pandora and WiFi going out to two tablets. 24 bucks but so worth it.
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sent from my rooted thunderbolt
For those that want to roll-their-own, I am in the process of installing high-current USB charging ports in my car.
Parts:
One 50W DC-DC converter, converts 12VDC @ 4.2A to 5VDC @ 10A ($10 shipped on eBay)
Four 100-ohm 1/4W resistors, for bridging D+ and D- (maybe $1 at Radio Shack)
One four-port USB bracket that fits in a desktop PC slot (those slots in the back of the case) ($10 shipped from Amazon)
Connect the DC-DC converter to a 12V source, fuse it for about 5A, haven't sized the wire properly yet but I'm thinking 12-14ga wire.
Unscrew the moulded 4-port USB assembly from the metal bracket, slot your dash/console/whatever accordingly and mount the ports.
Wire the 5V output to all four USB ports power leads, solder 100-ohm resistors to each D+,D- to force the device into high-current mode.
This gives you a high-current charging station in your car that is capable of running up to 2.5A per port across four ports simultaneously.
USB specifications for high-current ports indicate 0-200 ohms resistance across D+/D-. Technically, shorting them should work but I prefer to at least provide a little bit of resistance in the circuit so I picked a middle value. The DC-DC converters contain all the circuitry for voltage regulation, over-voltage protection, over-current protection, over temperature protection, short-circuit protection, ripple filtering, etc, pretty much any kind of conditioning you might want to design into a voltage source.
Parts:
One 50W DC-DC converter, converts 12VDC @ 4.2A to 5VDC @ 10A ($10 shipped on eBay)
Four 100-ohm 1/4W resistors, for bridging D+ and D- (maybe $1 at Radio Shack)
One four-port USB bracket that fits in a desktop PC slot (those slots in the back of the case) ($10 shipped from Amazon)
Connect the DC-DC converter to a 12V source, fuse it for about 5A, haven't sized the wire properly yet but I'm thinking 12-14ga wire.
Unscrew the moulded 4-port USB assembly from the metal bracket, slot your dash/console/whatever accordingly and mount the ports.
Wire the 5V output to all four USB ports power leads, solder 100-ohm resistors to each D+,D- to force the device into high-current mode.
This gives you a high-current charging station in your car that is capable of running up to 2.5A per port across four ports simultaneously.
USB specifications for high-current ports indicate 0-200 ohms resistance across D+/D-. Technically, shorting them should work but I prefer to at least provide a little bit of resistance in the circuit so I picked a middle value. The DC-DC converters contain all the circuitry for voltage regulation, over-voltage protection, over-current protection, over temperature protection, short-circuit protection, ripple filtering, etc, pretty much any kind of conditioning you might want to design into a voltage source.
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use a ROM where u can do a Kernel mod to enable faster charging while usinig usb
did that and my phone charges while listening to music and GPS
did that and my phone charges while listening to music and GPS
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