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.
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...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!!
Hi, I want to sell my MDA desktop cradle with external battery for $8 shipped. Basically the battery charger part is broken but the cradle can be used to sync the MDA which will make the mda stand up while on the cradle. PM me if interested and want some pictures. Thanks
Clem
- Qtek 2020 / 2020i Cradle
- Alluminium Case
- Usb cable + Car charger + Travel Charger
- 5 Lcd protector skins
- Stylus
- SD Sandisk 2GB card
- Battery 1200mAH
- Battery 1590mAH
- Black Sillicone Skin
- Full Housing ( O2 XDA II )
- Original Qtek Stereo Earphones
- FM Wireless Stereo Transmiter ( with usb cable+ car charger )
-Wi-Fi Wireless WLAN 802.11b - Secure Digital SDIO Card
Link here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MESE:IT&viewitem=&item=250101161226&rd=1&rd=1
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?
Hi,
i'd like you to suggest a "good" car charger for my s200.
Otherwise is there any application that can manage usb functions??
(mean: Just to charge like plugging official ac-dc charger & not popping up the message for synchronizing or card reader mode)
*sorry for my eng
i bought the cheapest car charger in mediamarkt (15eur) and its working fine for s200.
it has miniusb and not microusb connector, watch for this!
There's even a cheaper USB charger (1,39 euro VAT included) at the Action store. They have stores in Holland, belgium and Germany. I used the cable from my external USB-card-reader (which also has a mini-usb port) to charge. In fact that usb-cable works perfectly (just as the mini-USB cable from my Nikon digicam). Oddly enough I also have another mini-usb cable (a transparent one instead o/t usual black) that doesn't work at all. But you could just use the included USB-cable anyway.
The charger from Action is rated 1000mA (max.). To compare my omnia i900 also comes with a car-charger rated 750mA.
Cheers
EPDM