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Galaxy Note without original charger

Hello to everyone!
I have one simple question: do I risk something if I charge the Note with another charger than the original one?

I don-t know, but I think no.
I charged many time my note with htc charger and gs2 charger.
Ciao

peslap said:
Hello to everyone!
I have one simple question: do I risk something if I charge the Note with another charger than the original one?
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I almosr never use the original charger. I use the charger that came with the bluetooth headset and everything is fine

It doesn't matter what kind of charger you have. The only thing you must look at is the voltage of the source (5V DC) and it must be a micro usb plug

peslap said:
Hello to everyone!
I have one simple question: do I risk something if I charge the Note with another charger than the original one?
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im using my old htc hd2 charger as the samsung one seems to have packed up and isnt charging properly

The easiest way to charge your Note is of course via a USB>Micro USB cord plugged into a laptop or PC (where you are guaranteed the voltage is correct), however if you are using a generic or knock off wall wart charger than provides a micro USB connector there is some small chance that it will not charge your Note.. look for the charging icon and if its not charging, toss the charger and get another.
There is no specific risk to the device, provided that it (the charger) has a micro-usb intended for charging generic devices..its just that some modern portable devices have a stricter requirement (tighter tolerance) for charging voltage and simply will not charge outside that voltage range.. my BB9930 does exactly this..
peslap said:
Hello to everyone!
I have one simple question: do I risk something if I charge the Note with another charger than the original one?
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Richy99 said:
im using my old htc hd2 charger as the samsung one seems to have packed up and isnt charging properly
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I'm using an hd2 charger without problems
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Since all micro/mini usb chargers have the same voltage, and vary only in the power output - the only problem you could face is slow charging, or no charging at all if the charger doesn't have enough juice. But it certainly won't harm the phone.

I'm using my old Nokia N900 charger without problems

I'm using an old HTC mains-to-USB and a Nokia microUSB cable...

My stock charger has a slight squeal, so I usually use the charger for my BB Curve 9300. Does totally fine.

My Note was purchased from expansys UK but shipped in from mainland Europe. As it was to be sold in the UK, expansys had to supply a UK adapter rather than an EU one ...I received an HTC adapter with my phone. At first, I was worried, but discovered that it works beautifully with my Note. Charges faster than generic Samsung chargers too! You should be fine using another standard charger
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For the first 3 weeks I was using a blackberry (original) Bold II charger.
I noticed charge time was too long. And maybe even battery life was shorter.
Im not 100% sure about the second statement but the first is confirmed.
When I started using the Note charger it was faster. Not super fast compared to iPhone or iPad but faster than using the Bold charger.

I never use my samy charger..Im using my DHD charger..no problem at all..
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Tested three microusb from my "old" htc hd2, two original nokia microusb, and a sony ericsson original microusb.
HTC and Nokia dont work. Can't charge and no data connection.... I only can charge and data connect with the samsung and the sony ericsson microusb cables. I cant understand!!!
(the nokia cable also cant work with hd2!!)
microusb is an standard???
HTC minijack stereo earphone dont work with samsung, also dont work the nokia earphone...
minijack stereo is an standard???
Regards.

peslap said:
Hello to everyone!
I have one simple question: do I risk something if I charge the Note with another charger than the original one?
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Most modern USB chargers should be fine (I use my old iPhone charger for the Note, for example.) Watch the power output though - some tablet chargers are rated at 2A+ and that could overdrive your charging circuit and cause damage. If you make sure your charger is about 1A (and 5V, obviously) then you should be fine.

peslap said:
Hello to everyone!
I have one simple question: do I risk something if I charge the Note with another charger than the original one?
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I use a nokia charger to charge mine!
Make sure it gives you 1A of output and you are fine!
emuX said:
Most modern USB chargers should be fine (I use my old iPhone charger for the Note, for example.) Watch the power output though - some tablet chargers are rated at 2A+ and that could overdrive your charging circuit and cause damage. If you make sure your charger is about 1A (and 5V, obviously) then you should be fine.
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Well emuX said it all!
1A of output and 5V and you are fine!

Actually the charging current is limited by internal resistance of the battery, so the battery effectively "accepts" charge. Charging current is not "pushed" in by the charger...
obviously a charger from say a BB is likely to be current limited and so longer charging times would be expected, but an iPad charger will work fine.
emuX said:
Most modern USB chargers should be fine (I use my old iPhone charger for the Note, for example.) Watch the power output though - some tablet chargers are rated at 2A+ and that could overdrive your charging circuit and cause damage. If you make sure your charger is about 1A (and 5V, obviously) then you should be fine.
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I am even using a charger meant for my old HTC hehe, powerful enough adapter
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I wouldnt worry too much, I charge my note with my iPhone charger purely because the USB port faces a different way so I can actually fit it on my plug extensions without loseing 2 sockets.
Pretty much anything with an output of 5Vdc and a minimum of 1A will do just fine.

Charging the Tf300 (only charges through original charger?)

I've been playing with my Tf300 for a week now.
This weekend I wasn't home and wanted to charge it. It didn't work.
I tried four different chargers including an iPad one, two Griffins, one belkin with no luck.
I have the original cable and two generic ones I bought from Amazon.
All cables work with the original charger... But NONE (even the original one) works with other chargers.
Any ideas if this is wrong?
I would hate to buy a new charger instead of only taking with me any cable with any of the other chargers I own.
Anyone with the same experience? Why is only the original charger working?

Noticed the same thing.
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Noticed that with the car chargers as well
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Forgot to mention that I also tried with two car chargers (Kensington and Griffin) with no luck

I'm no electronics expert but I noticed that on my Phone charger (Xperia Mini Pro) it says 850mA, but on the tablet's charger it says 2A. I think that other chargers dont pack enough punch to charge the tablet.

I used an iPad charger with no luck... The car chargers I used all have worked with my iPad.
Anyway, it seems that it's not only mine then.
Now I wonder if there's a work around for this... Besides buying a new original charger

Damn chargers are $30
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you can charge your device with a "not compatible" charger if the tablet is turned off. for me it worked with the charger of my galaxy nexus but it charges really slow

FallinHigh said:
you can charge your device with a "not compatible" charger if the tablet is turned off. for me it worked with the charger of my galaxy nexus but it charges really slow
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Thats good to know
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I read other articles about charging TF300T. For normal charging the charger must have output at least 11v (12v is usual) and 1.5A (18Watts). Its own charger has 15v 1.2A (18Watts).
iPad charger out only 5v 2.1A. TF300 could be charged with iPad charger but the screen must be off (and it will be very slow, overnight for an 1-2 hr normal charge). So check your charger output voltage and amperage. Thank you.

But doesn't have the charger of the TF300T 5V/2A?
I noticed it on my car charger, but it only has 5V/1A. So the tablet does nothing, even when it is turned off.
It only charges with the original charger.
But I assume other chargers with at least 2A should work without any problems, right?

Jake2kOne said:
But doesn't have the charger of the TF300T 5V/2A?
I noticed it on my car charger, but it only has 5V/1A. So the tablet does nothing, even when it is turned off.
It only charges with the original charger.
But I assume other chargers with at least 2A should work without any problems, right?
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The tf300 charger is not 5V, its either 12V or 15 V (can't remember which). This is why you see nothing. if the only difference was the current (1A Vs 2A) You would still get a charging notification, it would just take longer. The difference in voltage means It should not be able to charge at all off of a normal usb connection.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/US-POWER-AD...?pt=US_Tablet_Accessories&hash=item4d00ab2fac
Saw that guy on ebay for $13. Think it would work?

TXKSSnapper said:
The tf300 charger is not 5V, its either 12V or 15 V (can't remember which). This is why you see nothing. if the only difference was the current (1A Vs 2A) You would still get a charging notification, it would just take longer. The difference in voltage means It should not be able to charge at all off of a normal usb connection.
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the tablet gets charged on a normal usb port it just doesnt tell you its being charged and it take quite a while to fully charge up

BierLiebHaber said:
the tablet gets charged on a normal usb port it just doesnt tell you its being charged and it take quite a while to fully charge up
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I haven't seen it charge any when i've plugged it in to my computer via usb. but it could be that I don't have the patience to wait long enough.
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xAshxMoneyx said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/US-POWER-AD...?pt=US_Tablet_Accessories&hash=item4d00ab2fac
Saw that guy on ebay for $13. Think it would work?
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yes, but it will be slower than with the charger it came with. that charger only has a 1.2A output as compared to the 2A of the stock charger.

the tablet gets charged on a normal usb port it just doesnt tell you its being charged and it take quite a while to fully charge up
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I haven't seen it charge any when i've plugged it in to my computer via usb. but it could be that I don't have the patience to wait long enough.
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Everywhere I read, people have said that it does not trickle charge at all via usb. Can someone confirm this?

Okay, I can confirm that the TF300T charges at 15V/1.2A.
Both, the tablet and the dock uses 15V. None uses 5V.
I was confused because it's USB. For this purpose it can transform to 5V/2A. But this is not for the tablet.
So I think it's not possible to charge it on a normal USB port.

Has anyone tried using a USB extension cable? I tried one on my Tf300 and it wouldn't charge, no matter what the table arrangement was. It would only charge off its own charger and with only its own USB cable in the USB charger.

At a guess, i'd expect it's because the ASUS charger outputs 15V so the charger or cable will be wired differently to a normal USB lead in order to prevent blowing normal USB devices if you connected them.

USB 3
I can't remember where, but I read that this needs to use USB3 cable. Sorry if this is not the case.

[Q] Nokia wall charger

Hi
Few months ago my original wall charger have stopped working, since then I'm charging my nexus 4 with my PC.
Lately I have found a wall charger made by Nokia and I was wondering if it'll charge my device just as the original wall charger did.
The only difference between them is that Nokia wall charger's input is 160mA and the original wall charger is 200mA.
Thanks in advance :good:

VIPOA said:
Hi
Few months ago my original wall charger have stopped working, since then I'm charging my nexus 4 with my PC.
Lately I have found a wall charger made by Nokia and I was wondering if it'll charge my device just as the original wall charger did.
The only difference between them is that Nokia wall charger's input is 160mA and the original wall charger is 200mA.
Thanks in advance :good:
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I think it should be okay..
Usually it only matters if it goes over the volt of the original charger.. not sure though

MameTozhio said:
I think it should be okay..
Usually it only matters if it goes over the volt of the original charger.. not sure though
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So the worst thing that can plausibly be is slow charging?
Thanks
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[Q] Slow charging at 340mA, OEM charger (4.3)

Hi, I got issue with charging, its takes very long with OEM charger.
I tried friend charger and its bit better even it is 1A 4V i get charging with current app at 840mA, and on mine charger says 2.0A 5V and i gets 340mA
after all night charging i get 80%
I got latest DBT kitcat
charger is UK, and i stay thailand so i use travel adapter
is it that could be couse even on adapter says 10A
I bought new charger yesterday it says on it output 1A
it charges with 320mA, i doubt it as it use to be okay ...
posible cable is faulty
i do more tests, but anyone solved it?
or its latest firmvare bug?
thx

matale0 said:
Hi, I got issue with charging, its takes very long with OEM charger.
I tried friend charger and its bit better even it is 1A 4V i get charging with current app at 840mA, and on mine charger says 2.0A 5V and i gets 340mA
after all night charging i get 80%
I got latest DBT kitcat
charger is UK, and i stay thailand so i use travel adapter
is it that could be couse even on adapter says 10A
I bought new charger yesterday it says on it output 1A
it charges with 320mA, i doubt it as it use to be okay ...
posible cable is faulty
i do more tests, but anyone solved it?
or its latest firmvare bug?
thx
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I think there is a prob with adaptor,u r almost charging at USB charge rate(though urs is little low,even for that...)
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Try another USB cable
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Yes used ps4 cable and it went up to 1200+mA
mataleo

matale0 said:
Yes used ps4 cable and it went up to 1200+mA
mataleo
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BTW, how do you get 1200mA? What app do you use?

jangofei said:
BTW, how do you get 1200mA? What app do you use?
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1200 is the default charging value, with screen on. With some custom kernels you can also charge at 1900 with the screen being on. Screen off is 1900 anyway (with proper charger and cable).

CHARGING ISSUE - WALL SOCKET vs USB

My NOTE 3 SM-N9005
is having issues when charging using wall socket. At first it charged up to 82%, then 56% and now 31% BUT when plugged into USB port it charges up to 100%. I believe it may be something with software. I have JB 4.3.3 and I dont want to upgrade to a KITKAT at least not now.
Anybody having some ideas. Why it does not charge via WALL SOCKET but works fine VIA USB.
I cannot ask for replacement I bought in the USA and now I am back to my country so warranty is of no use.
PLEASE HELP.

Is the adapter is original? Not a fake one?
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Vroyaloko said:
Is the adapter is original? Not a fake one?
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I am using iphone wall charger USB. Cable is original samsung, it is just charger that is apple. Sometimes it does charge up to 100% but most of the time it does not.

Svi3e said:
I am using iphone wall charger USB. Cable is original samsung, it is just charger that is apple. Sometimes it does charge up to 100% but most of the time it does not.
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That is the problem with your apple charger.
You can check by yourself by using the Samsung cable and plug into the USB port on the PC to see if it works OK.
So the problem should be the charger.

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vndnguyen said:
That is the problem with your apple charger.
You can check by yourself by using the Samsung cable and plug into the USB port on the PC to see if it works OK.
So the problem should be the charger.
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OK it does charge via USB port on my PC but now every time I try charging via wall socket it charge less and less. Since warranty is out of question I was scared to death and wall charging charges 3x faster
Ok I guess I will have to find another USB charger, preferably original one.
I read lot of posts about people having issues with NOTE3 charging and it is scary.

Svi3e said:
OK it does charge via USB port on my PC but now every time I try charging via wall socket it charge less and less. Since warranty is out of question I was scared to death and wall charging charges 3x faster
Ok I guess I will have to find another USB charger, preferably original one.
I read lot of posts about people having issues with NOTE3 charging and it is scary.
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No need to scary, your problem is just a apple charger.
You need to change to another charger and the thing will be ok.
BTW, to original charger for Note3 is 2A/5.3VDC. How about your apple charger? I doubt it does not have enough power to charge the Note 3.

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vndnguyen said:
No need to scary, your problem is just a apple charger.
You need to change to another charger and the thing will be ok.
BTW, to original charger for Note3 is 2A/5.3VDC. How about your apple charger? I doubt it does not have enough power to charge the Note 3.
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OK I will give it a try...
It says on apple charger
50/60 hz - 0.15A
5v - 1A

Svi3e said:
OK I will give it a try...
It says on apple charger
50/60 hz - 0.15A
5v - 1A
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Ohhhh, as I've said, this charger does not have enough power. Our Note 3 requires 5.3V / 2A, but this one only 5V / 1A.
You need another "stronger" charger.

Thanks
vndnguyen said:
Ohhhh, as I've said, this charger does not have enough power. Our Note 3 requires 5.3V / 2A, but this one only 5V / 1A.
You need another "stronger" charger.
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Thank you my friend. You saved the day

My problem is that 2days ago I noticed that my note 3 doesnt react to charging.i mean when it pluged yo electricity it doesnt show on the battery percentage that its charging. But if I off the phone and restart the percentage increases show that it gained sum charge.please help me fix this.
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daddydizzleman said:
My problem is that 2days ago I noticed that my note 3 doesnt react to charging.i mean when it pluged yo electricity it doesnt show on the battery percentage that its charging. But if I off the phone and restart the percentage increases show that it gained sum charge.please help me fix this.
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Check to see if the 'charger connect counter' increase by 1 or not
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Fixed
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