Official car charger

[n-j-f]

Having looked at a number of UK websites, only one said a USB cable came with the charger. I had been planning on buying an OEM 2 amp charger. Then I saw Clove were saying it came with a spare USB cable so the price of £24.99 didn't seem so bad any more. Got it on Friday and, yes, it did have a USB cable in the pack.

Tried it in my car runing Co-Pilot sat nav and my battery indicator showed that the charge was still going up so I am very pleasedwith it.

Only slightly disappointing thing is that the charger has only one output whereas some of the OEM ones have two, one 2 amp and one 1 amp. However, I tried it with my charger splitter and it still showed the charge was going up.

 

[jarez]

most cheap usb car charges have a screwable top; just take out the glass fuse and replace it with a 2amp/2000mA fuse which you can get at autozone, radio shack,home depot....pretty much anywhere

 

[Specialosio]

Really? if i just change the glass fuse i can use any usb car charge?

Is not dangerous for the electric impiant of the car?

 

[zeb crs]

No You can't. It is not the fuse that decides how much current the charger can give.
The fuse just protects the charger from blowing if something fails.
The regulator used in the charger sets the charging current.

 

[jarez]

true you can buy a regulator at radio shack. i've seen the 7805 for about a buck 50.

 

[Specialosio]

Ok, tnx guy!

 

[atoy74]

Go to Best Buy or your local Apple store and pickup the Incase Ipad car charger. I've tested and works just fine with the Tab.

 

[daniel.weck]

Go to Best Buy or your local Apple store and pickup the Incase Ipad car charger. I've tested and works just fine with the Tab.

There are generic 2A USB cigarette lighter / car chargers on eBay for a third of the price. Worth trying too

 

[getupkid1985]

Would you mind posting a pic of the charger?

 

[Picea]

I just bought Samsungs Car Adapter kit (ECA-P10CBECSTD) from local store, 27.90€.
It comes with cigarette lighter 12/24V usb adapter, 2 Amps 5V output, and a proprietary Samsung Tab usb cable.
A little pricey, ok, but now I have a second usb cable and a car adapter with enough output amps without fuss.

 

[Beards]

Would you mind posting a pic of the charger?

Here's the one from Clove.

 

[paulshields]

Amazon UK are selling the Samsung car charger for £20.83. Pretty good deal with free delivery.

[edit]

Or there's this one also on Amazon for 99p (+£4.50 delivery!) which apparently can charge the Tab. You still need to add in the cost of the proprietary Samsung USB cable though to match the official car charger features, so not much of a bargain really...

 

[Beards]

Amazon UK are selling the Samsung car charger for £20.83. Pretty good deal with free delivery.

My only concern is nowhere does it mention the cable actually comes with the charger.

 

[paulshields]

My only concern is nowhere does it mention the cable actually comes with the charger.

The cable is in the picture so if it doesn't come with one then get on to trades description bods .

 

[Beards]

The cable is in the picture so if it doesn't come with one then get on to trades description bods .

That's all fine and dandy Paul but will an individual be bothered contacting officials just for the sake of a few pounds.

No, what I'm saying is why is it not listed..... and if anyone is considering purchasing one I would recommend they save themselves any issues by first contacting the seller to ascertain if the cable is indeed part of the deal.

If you check the item model number it's listed as a charger, nothing further.

 

[paulshields]

That's all fine and dandy Paul but will an individual be bothered contacting officials just for the sake of a few pounds.

No, what I'm saying is why is it not listed..... and if anyone is considering purchasing one I would recommend they save themselves any issues by first contacting the seller to ascertain if the cable is indeed part of the deal.

If you check the item model number it's listed as a charger, nothing further.

OK well I've just ordered one so we'll soon see . The picture on Amazon looks almost identical to the one on Clove. Here's hoping they're the same otherwise I've bought the world's most expensive charger .

 

[Rozenthal]

Guys, just so you know, you can get very cheap 2A chargers on ebay. The cable problem is still impossible to solve, but I'm sure Hong Kong people are working on it, so it might be best to wait a month and order a cheap replacement cable, rather then paying ridiculous amount of money for Samsung's original cable.

 

[Croak]

I ordered one of these a couple weeks ago:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...b43hTuXib7JjWUKJhg%3D&viewitem=#ht_1776wt_959

Came in today, and I swear the sync cable it came with is identical to the one my Tab came with, right down to the Samsung logo.

Car charger itself is a 5.0v/2000mA, looks well built, fused, and comes in a very nice retail package.

Considering the cable alone is $29 from my carrier, it's a hell of a deal. I basically bought a cable for $23 and got a car charger for free.

 

[jarez]

Hey croak that cellet charger doesnt work. it has the charging symbol crossed out... I guess you need to do usb2usb soldering mod to use any 5v2A charger. I saw the thread on here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=845844

 

[Beards]

OK well I've just ordered one so we'll soon see . The picture on Amazon looks almost identical to the one on Clove. Here's hoping they're the same otherwise I've bought the world's most expensive charger .

Paul,
Any luck with this item?