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I have been after a car charger for my Exec and as O2 dont sell one i searched ebay for one. There are loads on there so bought one and it was deliverd in 2 days. But it dont work (the charger has a sticker on it saying its for motorola v3) I have emailed the seller 3 times and he wont reply. I will be reporting him to ebay. But i wanted to warn you all to avoid the seller by the ebay user name of siennacommunications.
If anyone out there has bought a car charger for thier exec then i would like to know where you bought it thanks.

I got my car charger from gpsforless.co.uk

www.dsldevelopments.co.uk
is the website of a chap on here called Bryson. He's a Brodit distributor and in fact I got my passive cradle from him. I even later bought a proper USB charger from there, both work a treat.
Cheers
Ant

Blackberry charger works
hi, I too fell into the ebay trap. So I shopped around and bought a Blackberry in car charger from vodaphone shop for £10. works a treat and doesn't look cheap.
Hope that helps

Re: Blackberry charger works
The car chargers from Orange shops @ 9.99, intended for the SPV C500 / SPV C550 / SPV M500 / SPV C600, also work fine (they're HTC devices, after all).

Re: Blackberry charger works
Ineedtoys said:
The car chargers from Orange shops @ 9.99, intended for the SPV C500 / SPV C550 / SPV M500 / SPV C600, also work fine (they're HTC devices, after all).
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I tried the blackberry charger from O2 but it didnt seem to work correctly i.e it took around 5 to 10 mins before it started to charge, if at all. So i took it back and one of the O2 staff that gave me a refund said that they shouldnt of sold it to me.
I think i will try the one from Orange, because like you said it is a HTC device. And if there were any problems then at least i could get my money back.
BTW that twat from ebay still wont get in touch with me for a refund.

Universal Charger
Got my accessories from www.gpsmidlands.co.uk.
Also selling proper mounts for the Exec

Anton.Valleyman said:
www.dsldevelopments.co.uk
is the website of a chap on here called Bryson. He's a Brodit distributor and in fact I got my passive cradle from him. I even later bought a proper USB charger from there, both work a treat.
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I used Bryson as well. Quite happy with the solution as well. I got the brodit clip and a window stalk from him.

Motorola V3 charger
-----------But it dont work (the charger has a sticker on it saying its for motorola v3)------------
Hi, I have an i-mate Jasjar and a Motorola V3, and I can use the V3 charger with the Jasjar, the only problem is that the V3 charger has an output of 550mA and the Jasjar charger has (should have) 1000mA.
The only way I managed to charge my Jasjar with the V3 charger is to power it off with the button, closing the lid with the Jasjar in Portrait mode and plugging the V3 charger in to the mini USB port of the Jasjar, you should see the charging led of the Jasjar (in UR case O2 EXEC) turn on Ambar it will take about 5 seconds.
Hope this helps

I swapped the curly cable from my Brodit Active cradle for a regular USB cable with a cigarette light/USB adapter, but it didn't work at first. For some reason pin 4 (which isn't normally wired up in a 4pin to 5 pin plug) had to be connected to pin 5. That might be the problem you are suffering from with the non-Exec/HTC cables.
Cheers,
Steve.

o2 car charger
just seen an o2 car charger in the o2 shop today price 14.99

Ive just ordered a hollux slim gps, a mount/cradle from dsldevelopments and a cigerette lighter to 2x usb port adapter from ebay. Only just ordered, waiting for everythign to come at the moment. The adapter is just a cigerette lighter with 2x full size usb ports on back of it, rated at 5v/7.2A, im assuming I can use the supplied usb cable that come with the exec and plug it into this to charge? (along with the gps at same time).

pyrom said:
Ive just ordered a hollux slim gps, a mount/cradle from dsldevelopments and a cigerette lighter to 2x usb port adapter from ebay. Only just ordered, waiting for everythign to come at the moment. The adapter is just a cigerette lighter with 2x full size usb ports on back of it, rated at 5v/7.2A, im assuming I can use the supplied usb cable that come with the exec and plug it into this to charge? (along with the gps at same time).
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No, that's the point I was making - that configuration didn't work for me (or my colleague). The standard USB cable that has a USB A at one end and the USB B Mini at the other doesn't have pin 4 wired up in the Mini B, and so doesn't charge the Exec. I had to splice open my moulded plug, and put some solder on pins 4 and 5 to make it work.
Cheers,
Steve.

thx, i was vague (i hope ) by supplied cable, I mean the orginal exec-usb cable that came with the exec, not a generic one. The connectors on the cigerette lighter are full size usb A sockets, not plugs.

StevePritchard said:
...The standard USB cable that has a USB A at one end and the USB B Mini at the other doesn't have pin 4 wired up in the Mini B, and so doesn't charge the Exec. I had to splice open my moulded plug, and put some solder on pins 4 and 5 to make it work.
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This is weird: I'm charging my Exec using a USB cable that came with my Canon camera and I keep the original Exec cable in my laptop bag for emergencies.
The Canon cable works fine and charges my Exec no probs. Wonder why. Maybe digicam cables also have the pin arrangement you describe?

I have now emailed the prick i bought the car charger from 5 times (ebay) and he is still ignoring me. Do you guys think i should post his email address on here so the UNIVERSAL community can have a go at the twat, or do you think i should cut my losses and move on. After all it is only £5.49 ive lost, but its the first time ive had this trouble from an ebay seller and its winding me up. WHY WONT HE RETURN MY EMAILS?

Leave a neg feedback and open a dispute case would be my advice.

try a guy on ebay 'solwareltd'
i have bought 3 cradles from him Arkon type with car charging systems built in and they worked a treat. Xda2s and Xda2i were perfect as windscreen mounted aswell as charging.
the Exec version i have to mount upside down as the mini USB is obxtruced by the side clamps but with 'rotate screen' option in TomTom this proved not to be a major problem at all.
Trustworthy and reliable i have found this guy to be and i recommend him to anyone whos after the car options for HTC devices.
thanks

SiliconS said:
StevePritchard said:
...The standard USB cable that has a USB A at one end and the USB B Mini at the other doesn't have pin 4 wired up in the Mini B, and so doesn't charge the Exec. I had to splice open my moulded plug, and put some solder on pins 4 and 5 to make it work.
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This is weird: I'm charging my Exec using a USB cable that came with my Canon camera and I keep the original Exec cable in my laptop bag for emergencies.
The Canon cable works fine and charges my Exec no probs. Wonder why. Maybe digicam cables also have the pin arrangement you describe?
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The interesting thing is that regular USB cables work if plugged into a PC, it's just when they are plugged into these cigarette lighter adapter devices. My setup in the car actually has one of those with a two port USB hub plugged into it, and that required the mod I mentioned.
Cheers,
Steve.

Ebay seller has just emailed me (after 4 days and six emails to him) and admits he sent the wrong charger. He says he will send me a charger for C500 which he says will do the EXEC. I hope hes right for his sake!!

Exec noisy car audio output when powered by car adapter

Having previously owned a IIs and having a standard usb cradle in my car run from a usb connectored "cigarette lighter adapter", I'm used to using my devices as a portable "car stereo". I even wired it up to replace my old crap car stereo, using a small "cheap boy-racer style" £30 stereo power amp under the dash. This has been great for the last year. I get in the car, dock the xda IIs into the cradle, plug in the headphone socket which is wired into the amp and hey presto, music - and tom tom prompts through the car speakers.
Recently I've been eyeing up the xda exec(JasJar/Universal) and after getting a second hand colleague to buy my IIis, decided to get the new device. Obviously the shorter battery life is a bit of a shock compared to my old one, but I was pleasantly suprised that
1) The audio output seems a better quality
2) The new device no longer needed a custom USB cradle plinth or gooseneck holder, ... I could place the "open clam" in the recess in my instrument panel, to the right of my speedo. Basically sitting just behind the steering wheel, which also solves the night-time reflection issues of a bright display.
Just one problem, I discovered that the USB sync cable supplied with the new device doesnt seem to enable charging to the exec when I plugged it into the 12Volt to USB adapter that worked with the XDA IIs that I wired into my dashboard.
So I decided to buy a new car power adapter for the new Exec, egged on by installing the great "mort player" which has an ideal "large button" interface on a black background which is ideal for use in the car.... and it doesnt forget the playlist like media player 10 seems to do each time you run it...
However, When the car power adapter arrived today, (from expansys)
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=125511
To my dismay it is very noisy! the audio output to my amp sounds great with just the headphone output to my mini under dash amplifier, but only on battery power. But when the adapter is supplying power, the audio output becomes "crackly" Any electonics boffins have any suggestions to remove the "noise" with capacitors, if so what type and where should I put them, on the audio, or inline with the cigarette power adapter dc input somewhere, or should I just send it back and try and source a better quality adapter?
Expansys also do 2 other models -
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=125969
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=125970
Does anyone know if these are as noisy as the other one? Does anyone else have a similar setup?
Thanks in advance
Derek

you have a ground loop. in america, we use negative as the ground, so be carefull with what I'm telling you (posative is ground in some countries).
What you need to do is run the amp and cigarette lighter off the same ground(s) and possibly the same feeds (supply voltage). Make sure you fuse the lines appropriately, or you might fry something.
I would suggest installing a secondary cigarett lighter outlet somewhere convenient (so you don't cross any other circuts in your car, and burn stuff out), and run it off the same points that your amplifier gets it's power. Fuse the new outlet with the appropriate fuse (should be 5 or 10 amps), and give your new setup a whirl. It's a cheap alternative for you to try (should be about $10 or 8 euro?)
Good luck, and remember, NOT MY FAULT WHAT YOU DO> TRY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!!!

I agree with him ^
JAmes

Strangely - today the noise is gone... hmm... very strange...
perhaps it was a solar flare, or another explosion at hemel
or more likely - perhaps there was a loose connection somewhere!
Thanks for all the advice guys, I will certainly make sure I avoid any ground loops and ground the audio on the same physical connection as the car earth. I'll check this at the weekend when I have some daylight to work in!. I'll do this when wiring the new adapter in properly - I can't bear it hanging out of the lighter socket with the near the indicator stalk!
I can say the Exec is great device though... Its a far better solution for car audio - and no leaving an expensive hifi in the car to be stolen.
Hopefully someone else is inspired by this post to also use the device in this way. If you want plenty of storage for a full install of the tomtom uk map and loads of music, you'll be interested to hear that you can actually get a 2 gig card now from ebuyer for about £60!
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...vd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=103013
Cheers
Derek

This is very valuable info
interestingfellow said:
you have a ground loop. in america, we use negative as the ground, so be carefull with what I'm telling you (posative is ground in some countries).
What you need to do is run the amp and cigarette lighter off the same ground(s) and possibly the same feeds (supply voltage). Make sure you fuse the lines appropriately, or you might fry something.
I would suggest installing a secondary cigarett lighter outlet somewhere convenient (so you don't cross any other circuts in your car, and burn stuff out), and run it off the same points that your amplifier gets it's power. Fuse the new outlet with the appropriate fuse (should be 5 or 10 amps), and give your new setup a whirl. It's a cheap alternative for you to try (should be about $10 or 8 euro?)
Good luck, and remember, NOT MY FAULT WHAT YOU DO> TRY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!!!
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Indeed! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_loop_(electricity)

Need a good auto mount for Cingular 8125

Hi,
I remember seeing an auto mount that had the audio jack and the USB jack at the bottom in the mount so that when you insert the phone into the mount, it makes contact with both the connectors. This way, you don't have to mess around with connecting an audio cable if you wanted amplified speakers. Can someone point me to such a mount, please?
If the mount has a FM transmitter to route the audio to the car audio, even better.

I just got one from Proporta. (proporta.com)
Unfortunately on the day it was delivered, a friend of mine stopped over and brought my maill in.
After he left my dog then proceeded to eat my new window mount.
I never even got to test it out
I'll be ordering another one soon.

I couldn't find a mount with the audio+power on www.proporta.com. Could you please send me a link or the item name/number?

Found a mount!
I found this mount from Seidio - very pricey! But, looks like it does everything I want it to do (though having a built in FM transmitter would have been nice). Any similar cheaper options available?
http://www.seidioonline.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=388

ProClip http://www.proclipusa.com has 3 mounts. Two have the USB plug, but I don't see one with an audio plug.

Brodit ProClip Active (Charger) holder for Touch Pro / Fuze / Raphael / XDA Serra

I'm sure lots of you know about the Brodit Proclip range of car holders - you pick an adapter specifically for your car then a holder for your phone and you've got what looks like a professionally fitted car kit much cheaper than normal.
I've got the passive (i.e. non charging) version fitted to my Peugeot at the moment, have wanted the active version that you wire directly in behind the dashboard for some time, much tidier than having the cigarette lighter cables dangling all the time, but they've always been very expensive, about £55+p&p which often adds to to over £65.
Clove.co.uk are selling them for £36+VAT+p&p, so £44.85 delivered within the UK.
http://www.clove.co.uk/viewProduct....&product=1D1E40AD-7561-47BD-8F7B-3469E71BE354
Limited stock offer, but thought others may be interested. Shouldn't be too hard to wire to either a permanent live or the back of the 12v cigarette lighter.
Incidentally, once Clove have sold out, the next cheapest is MountOnUs - I got my passive holder and the car adapter from them - it's listed as £54.99 under the HTC Touch Pro / XDA Orbit but £49.99 under the Sprint Touch Pro - same Brodit part number though!
http://www.mountonus.com/Sprint-Tou...t-With-Tilt-Swivel-Function-971848-19112.aspx

This is exactly why I came into this forum today.
To find this exact thing. Thanks for sharing!! I shall try to obtain one.

No problem!
Incidentally I'll be selling my passive (non charging) Brodit holder for the Touch Pro once I've fitted this if anyone's interested - you'll just need the ProClip mounting for your vehicle.

Fitted this now - wired in easily enough to the back of the cigarette lighter in a Peugeot 306 - was tricky getting the cable through the fan grille and out through the ventilation duct though but tidier than making holes in the fascia I think and the cable is now completely out-of-sight behind the mount. Highly recommended to anyone wanting a decent car mount without the trailing cables.
Passive Brodit holder now for sale!

http://www.dsldevelopments.com/
Have the active holder for £34.26 + £2.92 shipping = £37.18
Item no. 968848
You may need to add on for the mounting clips, if you need them.
I've bought a few holders for various phones from them.

I ahve the active cradle and charger for my touch pro and it has the cigarette adaptor on the end, could anyone write a guide on how I could hardwire this directly to the battery or whever in a Toyota Aygo?

car mount?

Hello does anybody know of any dash/window mount that will fit the note 10+? I have tried multiple but they either don't fit or the phone is to heavy and breaks the mount.

jolly_roger_hook said:
Hello does anybody know of any dash/window mount that will fit the note 10+? I have tried multiple but they either don't fit or the phone is to heavy and breaks the mount.
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1. Buy the PITAKA case which is IMPOSSIBLY slim for the phone and actually has metal in the back of the case for the phone to stick strongly onto a MAGNETIC mount.
DO NOT buy the Pitaka Magnetic mount because it charges HORRENDOUSLY slowly and has a lousy way of mounting on the car.
2a. Log into the PROCLIP web site and enter your model car. Select a bracket which mounts the setup exactly where you would like.
2b. The next step is (on the same ProClip web site) to select the phone holder that would connect with that bracket for your car. However most of those phone holders require you to take the case off your phone. Instead, select the "MagicMount Pro Charge with ProClip Adapter and Tilt-Swivel". This magnetic phone holder looks similar to the Pitaka Magnetic mount but has much stronger magnets and charges MUCH faster with fast wireless charging. (This special magnetic mount is actually manufactured by Scoche, and they have a partnership agreement with ProClip).
I took a chance with the case from Pitaka but it works PERFECTLY with the ProClip phone holder magnets and charges the phone very fast. So very easy to attach and detach - just place your phone there, and when you are done and ready to leave your car - just grab the phone.
Check out what I suggested and let me know what you think. Works perfectly for me!
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KruseLudsMobile said:
1. Buy the PITAKA case which is IMPOSSIBLY slim for the phone and actually has metal in the back of the case for the phone to stick strongly onto a MAGNETIC mount.
DO NOT buy the Pitaka Magnetic mount because it charges HORRENDOUSLY slowly and has a lousy way of mounting on the car.
2a. Log into the PROCLIP web site and enter your model car. Select a bracket which mounts the setup exactly where you would like.
2b. The next step is (on the same ProClip web site) to select the phone holder that would connect with that bracket for your car. However most of those phone holders require you to take the case off your phone. Instead, select the "MagicMount Pro Charge with ProClip Adapter and Tilt-Swivel". This magnetic phone holder looks similar to the Pitaka Magnetic mount but has much stronger magnets and charges MUCH faster with fast wireless charging. (This special magnetic mount is actually manufactured by Scoche, and they have a partnership agreement with ProClip).
I took a chance with the case from Pitaka but it works PERFECTLY with the ProClip phone holder magnets and charges the phone very fast. So very easy to attach and detach - just place your phone there, and when you are done and ready to leave your car - just grab the phone.
Check out what I suggested and let me know what you think. Works perfectly for me!
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Thanks for the info a lil expensive for everything but I'll see what I can manage

At least it doesn't cost anything to investigate the options! Yes, I hear you, but if you are going to have it for years, it may be worth it to look at in that regard. Plus, when you switch phones you don't even need to change the anything in the car - and if you switch cars you only need to change the mounting bracket for the car and nothing else! That's the way I look at it. I didn't buy mine all at the same time either. I already had the phone case because I bought that at the same time as the phone -; I've been using those cases for years for my previous notes I love them - I already had an car mounting bracket from ProClip - and looked online and actually bought the magnetic scosche charging mount separately (came with a crappy generic mount for the air vent) - and it was even used on Amazon so that cost me only $8 LOL! - and my very last purchase was after reaching out to proclip people they sent me the piece they use to allow the Scosche magnetic mount to attach to any of the ProClip brackets. I already had the previous note holder connected right into the car's wiring instead of through the cigarette lighter, and although the wires I got for the new magnetic mount plugged in through the cigarette lighter, I checked the specs for both and they actually use the same exact voltage through the wire, so I cut both and just connected the leads and it works perfectly! So, even if you get a new car or a new phone, you never need to replace everything once you have gone down that road.

I got a cupholder mount from amazon. It has a gooseneck you can adjust for viewing. It works well in my truck. It just depends on where your cupholders are.

KruseLudsMobile said:
1. Buy the PITAKA case which is IMPOSSIBLY slim for the phone and actually has metal in the back of the case for the phone to stick strongly onto a MAGNETIC mount.
DO NOT buy the Pitaka Magnetic mount because it charges HORRENDOUSLY slowly and has a lousy way of mounting on the car.
2a. Log into the PROCLIP web site and enter your model car. Select a bracket which mounts the setup exactly where you would like.
2b. The next step is (on the same ProClip web site) to select the phone holder that would connect with that bracket for your car. However most of those phone holders require you to take the case off your phone. Instead, select the "MagicMount Pro Charge with ProClip Adapter and Tilt-Swivel". This magnetic phone holder looks similar to the Pitaka Magnetic mount but has much stronger magnets and charges MUCH faster with fast wireless charging. (This special magnetic mount is actually manufactured by Scoche, and they have a partnership agreement with ProClip).
I took a chance with the case from Pitaka but it works PERFECTLY with the ProClip phone holder magnets and charges the phone very fast. So very easy to attach and detach - just place your phone there, and when you are done and ready to leave your car - just grab the phone.
Check out what I suggested and let me know what you think. Works perfectly for me!
Sent from my SM-N976V using Tapatalk
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I've actually ordered the above. Looks like the solution I am looking for. I hate plugging in things and like the idea that I can just get in my car, put the phone one the magnetic base, charging initiates and away I go. Get home, grab the phone. I'll post my experience here.
Jeff