Where to buy a charger?

[nmartin33]

Any ideas on where to buy a spare USB cable or charger for cheap?

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[slimfady]

I'm also interested in knowing that. The cheapest I found was for around $29

 

[prea50]

Can you tell me if some one have tried the sansa cable?
Look on google picture for the model
michel

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[monkeyboywa]

samsung and some other 3rd party providers offer the data sync cable for 19.00 usd...that's the cheapest i've found..and none of the olympia, wa carriers have any accessories except the hard leather case, the silicone case and the screen protector.

I bought a 2port usb car adapter that works well and now going to buy from samsung the cord.

I know once people get the proper pinout's ...sites like fommy or cellphoneshop will have them for like 4.99 or cheaper...

i love my tab..but for christ sake...where are all the friggen accessories?...*sigh*

 

[jstigall]

You'll definitely need a real cable, and a charger capable of 2Amp output, or it probably won't charge properly.

 

[vs2]

I'm using a 1 amp charger from my Garminfone and it works fine (60% to full charge in 1.5hrs)

I also tried a 2 amp Iluv usb charger but it went into usb mode (pc connection mode) and did not seem to charge??

Cable and accessories are expensive!! I bought a data/charge cable from Aliexpress for $6.50. Should have it in about a week. Will let you know if it works. Paid with Paypal so I'm protected.

www.aliexpress.com/product-gs/37025...or-Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-P1000--wholesalers.html

 

[schmolch]

When i connect my tab to a usb-hub with 3,8amp it does not charge at all, it even continues to discharge. the hub is a 7port belkin with a 3,8amp power supply.

 

[jstigall]

When i connect my tab to a usb-hub with 3,8amp it does not charge at all, it even continues to discharge. the hub is a 7port belkin with a 3,8amp power supply.

That's because when you plug it into a computer, it negotiates for power with the usb controller. You can see how much power it is getting by looking in the device manager under the usb hub. Most devices can only get 500 mA from a computer usb port.

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[schmolch]

Its not a computer, its a external belkin 7-port usb-hub with a 3,8amp power-supply.
No computer is connected.

 

[jstigall]

A hub shouldn't really supply power at all without a computer connected to it, it probably defaults to whatever the lowest power setting is. Just because a hub uses a 3.2A power cable doesn't mean every single usb port will have that, it's sharing that power with all of them.

 

[schmolch]

No its not the hub, its the samsung charger thats wired differently.
I just modified a usb-extension cable and now the tab charges from my hub and my laptop.
The changes you need to make to the cable have already been described here.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9355551

Also, you dont need 2A.
The samsung charger is charging with 1,5A only because it has 5,4V.
With 5V you will have only 1amp, so no need to buy a 2A charger/battery.

And yes it just jumped up 1% charging from my laptops's usb port while the tab was running.

 

[saayinla]

I'm using a 1 amp charger from my Garminfone and it works fine (60% to full charge in 1.5hrs)

I also tried a 2 amp Iluv usb charger but it went into usb mode (pc connection mode) and did not seem to charge??

Cable and accessories are expensive!! I bought a data/charge cable from Aliexpress for $6.50. Should have it in about a week. Will let you know if it works. Paid with Paypal so I'm protected.

www.aliexpress.com/product-gs/37025...or-Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-P1000--wholesalers.html

Can you please confirm if the cable you got work for charging the tab?

 

[yiuwing_hk]

The cheapest USB cable for Galaxy Tab is USD3.6 in Hong Kong!

 

[bd85]

Charger $ 3.8
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.51918
Data Cable $ 2.90
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.51931
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[slickb]

Has anyone here tried the Griffin PowerDuo for iPad car and wall charger? Does it work with the tab?

 

[rgbc]

Has anyone here tried the Griffin PowerDuo for iPad car and wall charger? Does it work with the tab?

I just picked one of these up to try and unfortunately it is trickle charge only, back to the store...

 

[blackheart2925]

Charger $ 3.8
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.51918
Data Cable $ 2.90
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.51931
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Hi, will the above actually work?

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[charon72]

I got the cable from dealextreme and it is working perfectly

 

[Ducaticorse]

I got the cable from dealextreme and it is working perfectly

Just to confirm, the DX cable both charges and syncs properly? I only ask as I had some bad experiences with ipod cables/docks from DX so I wanted to be sure before ordering.

 

[calebchosen]

If you need any other items why not go to the t-mobile store? Two items gets you 20% off,three items gets you 30%. They have lanyards for 5 bucks. Get with a friend and split the sale getting you the discounts.