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[Q] car charger

hi, just got x10 but i have for it 2 car chargers and both not working, does anyone know do i have to change some settings in phone? cheers for any help

Is your car lighter ok?

i have a similar problem,.... i have a USB cigarette lighter adapter that i used on my previews phone,....
it doesnt work when i try to charge my X10,... (im using the original SE data cable,....)

A lot of the standard car chargers won't work for X10 for some reason.. they must be wired slightly differently.. you need to order one which is X10 compatible. I had a Jabra adapter which I tried with my USB cable and it didn't work..
Also - This thread should be in the Accessories section. MOD - can you please move?
Thanks.

Just a note of advice here... Make sure you're using a USB POWER cable instead of a DATA cable. If you're using a cable other than the one supplied with the X10, it may not work for charging.
FYI: The Motorola microUSB chargers work perfectly fine with the X10

There is a fix for your problem in this forum. Take yourself a digital meter or something like this and check if there is resistance.
If they are not connected (I bet they aren't) just solder the two data pins in your charger together (middle pins). Then it should
work!
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ya, my blackberry car charger works perfectly with the x10

I bought 2 chargers the other day. They both worked. Only paid $3.50 per charger too and got free shipping because I have amazon prime:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003EYVJHC/?tag=bttech-20

I'm using the Nokia charger and it's working great so far.

Charging option?

So the USB port on my wife's Evo is not working anymore. She unplugged the USB cable and it came loose. I took it to a sprint repair center and they told me they couldn't fix it because it was detached from the main board. Does anyone know of any other way to be able to charge the battery? I looked into the powermat but I believe u still have to plug something into the USB port.
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external battery charger and multiple batteries?

Yeah, where can I get an external charger?
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Yeah, where can I get an external charger?
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EBAY cheap

This one will take a while to charge the battery.. Only 300-400 mA on the battery port itself. Strangely, it puts out greater current via the usb port.
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I've been using an external battery charger for a couple weeks now and its awesome. You have to be okay with taking the back off and swapping the batteries but I feel like I get a better charge on the external charger. Found mine on ebay for 25 bucks I think. Also came with two batteries. They aren't high class seidos or anything like that but the phone still does what I want it to.
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My usb port is very loose too, so I bought an external charger from amazon for about $18. It works like a charm. One drawback is that you have to run your battery completely dead to get a full/long lasting battery before you put it on the charger.
XDA app on EVO 4G

Connectors on the side...

what are the 3 metal connectors for on the left side of the MT4G?
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They are for charging when on a dock. If you Google mytouch 4g Bluetooth dock you will probably find it.
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The dock has a micro usb connector.
What are the 3 metal connectors for?

The three connectors are for charging as well. There is currently no dock on the market that uses it. People have hacked together their own, though.

Ah, I see. Silly people, make a doc for the phone, BEFORE it goes on sale.
The big issue I'm having ow, is finding a case for it. I had a nice Roots one, but, it's about 1/8th of an inch too small.
I have to go to Futureshop and Bestbuy and the Supercentre Walmart tomorrow to try to find one that'll fit. I'm hoping I can get one at WM, as their warranty is best (I've had to return 3 Roots cases there.... and it's always easy to do.)

I was unaware that they havent made a dock to use the 3 pins yet! I had a dock for my old Nexus One that used those 3 pins, it was very nice. They should stop lagging and make one for the MT4G.

They have an unofficial one that uses the pins. Search this thread for "Better Docking" and you'll find the website in that thread. DO NOT use the official docking, as it uses the micro USB and is a TIGHT fight. Eventually, you will wear down your USB port.

It must be for a dock, mostly for the car. Then why is there an option in setting for phone dock?
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Charging from external +5V source

Maybe some of you bought external charger, battery or like me, solar charger with battery and realize that Atrix doesn't charge but other phones does. Solution is quite simple. Only what you need to do is to put resistor about 200OHM or just short USB data pins (2 and 3) in your charger or cable. I really recommend to put resistor. Interested thing is that after phone is connected you can remove resistor and charging will continue.
1 VBUS Red +5 V
2 D− White Data −
3 D+ Green Data +
4 GND Black Ground
I tested today
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I made a 12 to 5V 3A converter for my wife's car. It works well with her HTC Evo 3D but for my Matrix I had to add 20kOhm resistor...
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I made a 12 to 5V 3A converter for my wife's car. It works well with her HTC Evo 3D but for my Matrix I had to add 20kOhm resistor...
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20kOhm? Thanks, bigger resistor, less current. I just tested 330kOhm and it works

[Q] Can someone help me pick out a charger ?

I recently discovered the charger that came with my nexus 4 is defective, it only charges at 300mA vs my LG .7a charger that charges at 500mA
i originally wanted to buy a samsung charger like the one i had with my galaxy s2 but to buy directly from samsung is 40 bucks and amazon and ebay are flooded with fakes.
i was looking at this one
http://www.amazon.com/Charger-Motor...8&qid=1369673260&sr=1-13&keywords=powergen+1a
my only concern with it is it sais Output: 5.2-5.6V. i thought usb was only up to 5.5 but i could be wrong,
i was wondering is someone could help me pick out a fast charger, preferably 1.2A or under

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 OEM Charger 1.2A
ciproxr said:
I recently discovered the charger that came with my nexus 4 is defective, it only charges at 300mA vs my LG .7a charger that charges at 500mA
i originally wanted to buy a samsung charger like the one i had with my galaxy s2 but to buy directly from samsung is 40 bucks and amazon and ebay are flooded with fakes.
i was looking at this one
http://www.amazon.com/Charger-Motor...8&qid=1369673260&sr=1-13&keywords=powergen+1a
my only concern with it is it sais Output: 5.2-5.6V. i thought usb was only up to 5.5 but i could be wrong,
i was wondering is someone could help me pick out a fast charger, preferably 1.2A or under
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i am using my Galaxy Tab 10.1 Charger it got 1.2 A and it charges faster comparing the nexus one... nexus charger heats up a lot
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