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Right charger for my Orange SPV 3100

HI friends after my last charger got lost I am looking for another charger but as I am not able to find a right one I am forced to charge it with my PC USB. May I know which is the right charger I mean the voltage because I have a mp3 player charger with USB plug. Can I use that it differs in the voltage up to a very less extent. Is there any harm of using duplicate or different companies charger. I have heard that motorola charger works with HTC devices as well. So plz guide me friends with Your valuable comments..Cheers

The output on my charger is 5v--- 1000mA. I have a similar charger for my Motorola S9 stereo bluetooth headphones and use this to charge my phone but this is 5v---850mA and I have noticed that although it charges the phone sometimes the charge icon does not light up.
I sometimes use the phone charge to charge my bluetooth GPS but although it charges fine the GPS won't work at the same time as I am charging, which it will do with a PC USB lead or even the Motorola charger.
I would try and get a charger that puts out 1000mA. (1A)

Wam7 said:
The output on my charger is 5v--- 1000mA. I have a similar charger for my Motorola S9 stereo bluetooth headphones and use this to charge my phone but this is 5v---850mA and I have noticed that although it charges the phone sometimes the charge icon does not light up.
I sometimes use the phone charge to charge my bluetooth GPS but although it charges fine the GPS won't work at the same time as I am charging, which it will do with a PC USB lead or even the Motorola charger.
I would try and get a charger that puts out 1000mA. (1A)
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Yes, very much agree with that. Non official chargers are OK as a stop gap until you get the correct 5v, 1000mA one. Some quirky things can happen using lower power ones. (the mini usb connector is wired slightly differently and this can have some odd - but not usually damaging effects).
Mike

[Q] 5V USB charger controlling my WP7. Is this normal?

I just received my stash of charging gear for my Optimus 7 today, bought from DX. Having read everywhere that USB chargers are 5V +/- 10%, and seeing that the original LG charger outputs 4.8V, I thought my purchase was ok and that this charger would work.
Turns out it doesn't. When I connect the phone to the charger via USB, I lose control of the touchscreen and the system gains a mind of its own. I literally just hold my phone in my hand and stare while it randomly enters hubs and either opens an email message or dials someone. The physical buttons still respond correctly, and it's not until I disconnect the charger from the wall socket or the phone from the USB cable that I can regain control of the phone. My guess is it's a hardware fault and not software.
Granted this unofficial charger cost me around $1, but I got some similar 5V car chargers to go with it, and I've never had problems with other USB chargers.
Unofficial charger specs:
Input: 100-240V 0.15A (0.15A) 50-60hz
Output: 5V 1A
Does someone else have this issue? Is the Optimus 7 an uncommon device for requiring 4.8V input instead of 5V?

Your problem is NOT the charger, as that has nothing to do with the functions of the phone.
Your problem is that your LG Optimus 7 E900 is a DEMO unit, with a DEMO ROM. And until you flash a stock ROM onto your phone, you will experience the demo played out while connected to a power source.

You sure? Because I tried it with the 5V 1A car adapters and no problem, and the original 4.8V 1A charger gives me no problems either.
How do I check my ROM version? Firmware is 1.0.7.10, OS is 7.0.7008.0 after the February update.

Can you get us video on this?

Please excuse the ****ty video quality

That is most fascinating. I recommend you stop using that charger on your phone
So, obviously, you do NOT have the demo ROM as I suspected initially.
Since you say it works with another 5V 1A charger, then I think this specific charger may be sending unexpected, random data signals down the USB cable, resulting in the unresponsive and bizarre behaviour. Since the original charger works well, and charges pretty fast, just stick with that for now.
At least you got the update, here in Canada, we are still waiting for our first update.
And your English is so good, and without any accents...Are you sure you aren't from our here (North America)?

This is true magic Really I have no eplanation on this problem. It is only 0,2V

Yeah, and there I was thinking that the whole point of USB charging is that it's universal and totally compatible, no matter what adapter you buy and what cable you use, provided it connects well.
It seems this is not the case, and I'm weary of trying another third party USB charger, as I still cannot tell if this phenomenon is unique to the Optimus 7 or not. Sadly, the only other MicroUSB phones I have lying around don't actually support charging via this port, just data transfer.

i also admit that im "dazzled" by ur -smart-phone...
probably that adapter is"magical" somehow... did u try it on another phone??
+i also use different chargers but never had any abnormalities so far..
Though i use the original chargers that came with my blackberry 9700 and htc-desire, and just checked the blackberry output is 5v!! i cant read the htc...
So, probably that adapter of yours is a "mutant from another place"...
confirm, htc is also 5v...
ps2- i'm also on 7008, and havent got any issues with charging on both 7004 and 7008

The problem is in the charger, it's too chinese . I had this issue with other touchscreen phones, like SE X8, X10... Just change the charger, obviously it has some hum/noise...

lol...
too chinese? lol

im having the same issue when i use the lg power adapter.. it doesnt always happen but when it happen the touch screen just when berserk.
i always thought that it happens on all units. uh oh

To be honest, I thought you were crazy till I bought a Chinese adapter as well. Don't know the voltage, but I'll check it tomorrow. I think it might have to do with the way the unit is shielded, or not. The only time I wiggs out is when I leave it on the desk, but as soon as I pick it up and pull it a few inches away form the desk or any other object it works fine. But as soon as I put it back down, the screen does the same thing.
I have a usb plug that I plug into the computer that didn't do that at the same desk, I'm going to bring in my other charger and see if it rule out the outlet / interference or just the cheap a$$ adapter....
The only part that worries me, and the only reason I might stop using it, is it takes a bit from the time I unplug it to the time the phone realizes it's unplugged and the charging icon stops. Which doesn't happen with any other charger.

I had this problem too.. until I realized it affected my other touch screen devices too (Galaxy S, Galaxy Tab)... Turns out the 5V charger was the problem. Replaced it with a 5V charger of Philips/Belkin/Samsung/LG and all worked..
The unbranded 5V chargers don't work well with capacitive screens as they seem to be letting off some extra current.

Impossible to charge sg2 in car

Hi all, just came 3 days ago from an htc hd2, and so far I am more than happy with it.
I have only one complaint and maybe you guys will help me sharing your experience : I can't charge this phone in my car while using gps.
It seems that the power adapter is not powerful enough to charge the phone screen on.
The car charger has a 5v 1000ma output, more than the regular wall charger provided by Samsung and it was working well before with my HD2 so I have no clue about this problem.
Did you experience that issue too, else can you share what car charger do you use?

try to buy new standard car charger with micro plug.. 13 eur and you will be saved..
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Charger doesn't matter unless the phone is dropping into USB charging mode - phone limits to around 600-650 mA by default.
Custom kernels can bump this limit up for I9100 users. I777 users are screwed - we've got a crippled charger chip.

I had the same problem, I used the samsung one, useless, so I used my iPad charger, which is 2A, and charges the iPad quick, still useless. We drove from Bathurst NSW, down to Melbourne, about 10 hour drive, plugged in all the way using GPS, and about an hour from home, the connect to charger warning came on!! So once I stopped GPS, it started taking charge. Looks like when the phone is in use, it draws more then it takes charge, plus I read somewhere on here the phone is limited on the charge it takes, so using the 2A does nothing different then the stock 500mA charger.

I always had this problem with my Nexus One, although they are different phones, the problem is the same, uses more power then it can recharge in USB mode.
After trying 3 or 4 different charges I remember that I found one ultra-cheap 'made in taiwan' from a street seller that worked very well.... so it's kind of a lucky shot!
good luck!

Im using a genuine Samsung SGS2 charger and I can charge and run Sygic just fine. I started my journey with 80% and 40mins later I was up to 91% when I stopped and got out. (not in aeroplane mode..)

Very interesting feedbacks... So that confirm that is clearly not a matter of output amperage power.
It is now the same problem on the galaxy tab 10.1, for quickly charge this tab you need the Samsung compatible usb adapter.
It can be likely with a tab bringing a proprietary plug, but I didn't thought it will be the same with a Samsung phone bringing a regular micro usb plug. Quite frustrating and disappointing!
I will search around a micro plug car charger as suggested by redzion, but actually I don't clearly see the difference with my usb charger + a micro usb cable.

Double post, sorry.

If I use the usb cable from my cd player I have the same problem but if I use the official Samsung car charger Ithe only problem I have is the phone getting stupid hot
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Oh Samsung, when you will understand?!

Samsung DOES follow the USB charging standard - it goes to its highest current setting when a charger that follows the standard is connected.
Note that iPad/iPhone chargers do NOT follow the standard - Samsungs will treat these as USB hosts and limit to 450 mA instead of 600-650.
Modified kernels can increase both of these values on I9100s.
The only thing Samsung really did **** up is counting screen/CPU current usage against the charge current limits - that's just stupid.

So the charger has smarts. On the i9000 factory chargers, the data pins were bridged. Bridging these pins manually on a USB cable when connecting to a USB source (such as a PC) enabled full current charging. You can see this in Settings -> About; it will say either USB or AC charging.
Do you think this is the case with the i9100?
I don't condone testing this theory on your i9100. Increasing the max current via custom ROM may be a safer solution.

I had the same problem. Two things fixed it for me:
1) I bought this charger: Sony Ericsson AN300 Micro USB 10€
2) I am using a custom kernel now

Any charger that is rated at 1000mA or more (per port) will do just fine. The problem is the cable - you need a quality microUSB cable, or it won't provide all the juice you need. I had the same issue, and I swapped three chargers until I found the real culprit.
Try with the charger you have now and the mUSB cable that was in the phone box - it should work well with that one.

I just press the power button to turn the screen off. when i need the sat nav i press the power and it still tracks you so there is no delay. With the screen off it does charge.

same problem

Duffman19 said:
I just press the power button to turn the screen off. when i need the sat nav i press the power and it still tracks you so there is no delay. With the screen off it does charge.
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You are right, but even if it is better than nothing the charging time is still a big problem.
Yesterday I drove for at least 40mn phone off. Arrived to destination, I turn the device on: it charged only from 0 to 5%
I would like to test the mariusi theory concerning the Samsung micro usb cable, unfortunately on my SgsII box I just have a wall charger, no a microusb-usb cable.
Entropy512 said:
Samsung DOES follow the USB charging standard - it goes to its highest current setting when a charger that follows the standard is connected.
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Is there a way to know before buying if the charger respect this charging standard?
I have some cheap usb chargers here and no one is a fast as the one provided by Samsung.
Entropy512 said:
The only thing Samsung really did **** up is counting screen/CPU current usage against the charge current limits - that's just stupid.
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Maybe for safety purpose? Gps phones can become very hot behind the car glass.

Samsung are trying to "encourage" you to buy only their official accessories. To do this they've wired something differently in their chargers and cables. This "problem" exists on the Galaxy Tab too and can be solved with this adapter...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-car-w...ccessories&hash=item2c5c07736b#ht_3084wt_1163
It's cheap and turns a trickle charge into a full charge. I don't know the specifics of what they've done, but their USB charging just isn't the same as most others manufacturers.

Archer said:
It's cheap and turns a trickle charge into a full charge. I don't know the specifics of what they've done, but their USB charging just isn't the same as most others manufacturers.
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Great find.

Pretty sure it just bridges the data pins.

[Q] Official Samsung Qi charging problem

Ok so I bought official charging backplate for my Note 4 and my wife's S5 along with two separate Samsung mini charging plates. Last night we installed the cases and place our phones on their own pad. Mine was in the living room and hers in the bedroom. My phone was at about 50% before I popped it on the charging pad. When I placed it on there I got the charging beep on the phone, green light on the pad and a little message that the phone was charging wirelessly. Same with my wife's phone. Woke up this morning and the battery percentage didn't move on either of our phones. My phone is still at 50%ish and she reported her phone didn't charge as well.
What gives? Any suggestions? Both our phone show charging when on the pads and the green light turns on which means it is charging correctly as per the instruction booklet.

Check the specs on that pad and see how much it outputs. I suspect it is not enough for these larger phones. It may just be enough that they don't lose charge. I use the TYLT Vu Wireless Charging pad and it charges up over night on my Note 4 very reliably.

you need a high power usb connection for charging pads and a good pad.
i have a choetech, itian and a few others which work well IF they are connected to a high power usb port otherwise they dont work. some of them will flash leds or the phone will say connect/disconnect continuously. they need to be connected to a usb wall wart or computer socket or car cig lighter port directly. a usb hub or old usb 1.0 port will not do. a low power charger will also not do but that is less likely. chances are youre not supplying it with enough power and/or not aligning correctly.

So last night I made sure that all apps were closed and that the phone was exactly centered on the pad. This morning it was at 100%. It's a 2a charger that came with the pad and since there is about 50% loss with these charger I'm assuming it charges around 1a once it hits the battery. Seems to work now. Thanks!

phone shouldnt be centered on the pad. the coils are offset by around 3/4-1 inch from the center so the phone will be a bit high (or low depending on how you place it). obviously if you have the 3 coil qi charging mat/rectangular plate instead of the 1 coil disks/plates then you can just throw it on in anywhere and it will charge.

How often do your use wireless charging for you S8+?

Wireless charging is a cool way for charge, which is more convenient and help you get rid of the bothering cables. But the charging speed is slower than original cable charging.
So how often do you charge you S8+ wirelessly?
Never
Seldom
Sometimes
Often
More often than cable charge
Mostly

I usually use it multiple times a day. It's on my desk at the office so I just drop my phone there.

Cauchon said:
I usually use it multiple times a day. It's on my desk at the office so I just drop my phone there.
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Yeah,very convenient to charge in separated time.

I always use my wireless charger when I'm at home. When I'm on the road or staying at a hotel I use cable [emoji5]
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anyone know any good 3rd party wireless chargers? for UK all the amazon ones seem to have issues with the s8+ and are not even designed for the s8+ even though they advertise that it works for the s8+ it's misleading.

I use it everyday!

I've never used the cable to charge it.

I'm about to get the official samsung wireless charger convertible 2017 edition. How long are the charge times compared to the fast charger oem?
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99% of the time while i sleep from around 12am to 5am
usually when i charge i'm at 20%
i rarely use the usb charger. only if i need to quickly get to 100% maybe once a month

Daily using my car charger.

I use it everyday
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Often while in the office.

Mostly wireless charging.

I use it at home but if I'm at work I bring my regular charger.

Only tune I use the cable is in the car. Otherwise, I have a far wireless charger on my nightstand, on my end table in the living room, and on my desk in my office. If I really need a fast charge and don't have time wait, or I want to use my phone while it charges, I'll use my charger from my Pixel XL. I haven't even taken the Samsung charger or cable or of the box. Nor have I removed the ear buds.

Always.

I only need to charge it once a day which is before I go to bed and I just plop it right on my wireless charger. I turned off the fast wireless charging since I don't need it to fast charge overnight (less heat). I gave in and bought the new convertible charger (it finally went on sale for $75 CAD from $130) and it works far better than the older Samsung wireless chargers. The older chargers just didn't seem to work well with the S8 for some reason. I had the charging pad for overnight charging and I'd wake up with a warm phone in the morning. The charging stand I had on my desk and it rarely detected the phone when I placed it on there.

Only once I used and it's slow so cable charging is better for me

cable charging for home. wireless charging for office

We (both my wife and I have S8+ now) both use wireless charging at work and at home, and she has it in her car.
At work I have a Yeesite 3 coil charger that doesn't do fast charging, but sits right next to my desktop pc so is very convenient. I'm not always charging on it but it's super convenient and doesn't interfere with either bluetooth or wifi-hotspot should I be using those.
At home I have an old Choetech wireless charge pad on my nightstand from back when I added a Qi pad to my GS5, doesn't do fast charging but works fine for the overnight recharge. It's a little small at this point and I sometimes don't get the coils lined up, so I may be replacing it with something more appropriate.
I put a Dodocool wireless charger / holder in my wife's car for her, and it supports fast charging (phone declares it's fast charging), and holds the phone just fine. Haven't benchmarked recharge times yet but my wife seems pleased with the setup.
I don't have one of the Dodocool in my car because with the hard wire I get Android Auto integration, with the phone out of the way in a nice little cubby. I have a magnetic cable adapter that has proven reliable, full USB speed, and full charging speed both using a wall-wart and in my car hooked up with the cubby holder I use for my phone that keeps it all safe and secure in the car (even when having a little fun on a back road).
warning, commerical links follow:
Dodocool car mount / wireless charger
https://smile.amazon.com/dodocool-W...Edge+/Note+5/+Nexus+7(2nd+Gen)/5/6+and+Others
WSKEN magnetic cable adapter (sticks out a bit but if you have any kind of case on the phone pretty much matches up nicely)
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B073SQLWGB/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1