Hi anyone can help me here,
I need to know what is the voltage and current for charging a xda2. I am looking at modifying a nokia phone car charger to charge my xda2. From what i have read, it the output 5V and 2A (i took this from the cradle) but can the current be lower than 2A to charge. Thanks.
I do not know how you could do this, but have you tried this?
http://www.pdamods.com/proddetail.asp?prod=XDACC
It is a car charger and sync cable in one, so looks like good value..
5-6V, 500 mA should do it.
Just take care you use the correct polarity on the connector.
Car charger for XDA2
Why bother? Standard O2 USB sunc cable is only £12 from eXpansys and will charge the XDA from any powered USB port (eg your laptop/desktop) and you can buy generic cig lighter USB adapters for about £8. No risk, no hassle
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stephen_oliver said:
Why bother? Standard O2 USB sunc cable is only £12 from eXpansys and will charge the XDA from any powered USB port (eg your laptop/desktop) and you can buy generic cig lighter USB adapters for about £8. No risk, no hassle
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Because there are always people who like to experiment.
And why throw something old away if it can be adapted for something new with minimal effort?
Good answer!!
Good answer!!
And you keep £20 in your pocket! 8)
o2xda2 said:
Hi anyone can help me here,
I need to know what is the voltage and current for charging a xda2. I am looking at modifying a nokia phone car charger to charge my xda2. From what i have read, it the output 5V and 2A (i took this from the cradle) but can the current be lower than 2A to charge. Thanks.
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Yes it can. All the old XDA stuff was only 1A. A USB port (powered without external power) is in the region of 500ma.
The only thing with lowering the current is that tha XDA2 is sensetive to discharge.i.e. less than 25% battery power and it wont charge via USB!!
Hope this helps.
Re: Car charger for XDA2
stephen_oliver said:
Why bother? Standard O2 USB sunc cable is only £12 from eXpansys and will charge the XDA from any powered USB port (eg your laptop/desktop) and you can buy generic cig lighter USB adapters for about £8. No risk, no hassle
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Thanks all for the help. I think my only answer to not spending the dollar is more towards wire management. My current charger wire is retractable and when i am not using it, it retracts back and keep the dahboard clean & neat. As i charge my BT and also xda2 in my car, the number of wires sticking out is quite messy. Not sure if all has the same problem but it's just me wanting to be neat.
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The only thing with lowering the current is that tha XDA2 is sensetive to discharge.i.e. less than 25% battery power and it wont charge via USB!!
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Hi Pete... Well... i don't think this is the case... pls look at this post
... i've got the solution to the non-charge bug... the XDA II will charge regardless of the battery level...
Best regards,
Just received a mini sync cable from boxwave. It actually works!!! I emailed boxwave earlier to tell them about my troubles with charging through the mini sync cable. I told them the one i ordered from pc mobile did not charge my mda2 at all despite the companys persistance that the cable works. Boxwave told me to try this one becuase they said it works on all mda2's and they rigged the cable to charge on all mda2's. The pc mobile cable did not charge my xda2 or my mda2. The boxwave cable works great on my mda2!!!. Finally!! I dont have to carry around that huge power adapter to work. Finally a product that works!
Now if only boxwave made earphone adapter cables i woudint have to fight with pc mobile about getting a adapter cable that actually lasts longer then 2 weeks.
BTW. the boxwave screen protectors are top quality too. bubble free application. washable. totally clear and they feel great as well.
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
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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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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
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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!!
Hello guys, has anyone tried using a motorola car charger to charge a cingular 8125 phone? I have one in my house but Im afraid it might damage my phone although the mini socket fits perfectly.
I know, i know, buy an original charger, I'm just interested. That's all. Thanks.
HI.
I am using a Motorola OEM car charger (for V3 intended) without problem on a MDA, but for emergency only, because rapid charge subtracts useful life to the battery.
I need to buy a spare charger for my Atom Exec, one that I intend to leave in my office. I tried a lot of chargers with it but the only one that works is the one that came with the unit.
So other chargers do not work with the Atom Exec? The only way for me to charge it is with an ActiveSync PC via USB trickle charge, and the adapter that came with it.
What are your experiences?
Hi there,
I'm using some OEM charges and not all charges will work fine with Atom Exec... I had to try a few model on the spot and got 1 tat can charge my Atom Exec.... And i also found out that a O2 Mini charger is workable also...
Try ur local store which allow you to test the charger on the spot to ensure the one you are getting works...
Mochan said:
I need to buy a spare charger for my Atom Exec, one that I intend to leave in my office. I tried a lot of chargers with it but the only one that works is the one that came with the unit.
So other chargers do not work with the Atom Exec? The only way for me to charge it is with an ActiveSync PC via USB trickle charge, and the adapter that came with it.
What are your experiences?
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Guys, Try to get a motorola phone charger. Atom versions have special protection inside that prevents other chargers from working. The same is true with motorola because motorola and gigabyte installed the same protection to their units. I've tried OEMs but only those that work on motorola phones work on my atom. It is the same with car chargers. I'm currently using a car charger for motorola in my car, the stock unit at home and USB for my office.
I see, that's great info. I'll try to look for a Motorola charger then. Hope it works.
Thanks,
I can also confirm that the Motorola desk chargers work fine with the Atom exec.
Awesome, I just got a Motorola charger, it works perfectly. Good thing, Motorola chargers are easy to buy but Atom chargers are like a needle in a haystack.