I need a new USB charger
Last night the HTC charger under my bed went "PUFFFFFF" and let the magic smoke out.
I only want to spend a few quid, but I don't want something built for 200mA but with a 500mA sticker on it (i.e. I don't want another thing going PUFFFF).
So, anyone know of a good quality 1 amp USB charger (I'm going 1 amp just for headroom... I ain't gettin' no iPad, foo').
Thanks.
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1 amp through a USB port ? (Maybe I misunderstood)
I recently bought one of these.
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/veho-...tc-a-must-have
Works fine.
Society's to blame,
Or possibly Atari.
Well, iPads need 1 amp to charge. So rather than get some crappy charger I thought I'd go for something capable of charging one of those, then I have more confidence that my little HTC Desire isn't going to smoke it.
edit: The charger you linked to. It doesn't mention iPad so it's probably regular 500mA. But more importantly, it doesn't actually say. It would be remiss of me to trust a power supply that doesn't advertise its ratings on the specs page.
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Ok - I always thought that the max draw on a USB was 500mA.
Society's to blame,
Or possibly Atari.
Yeah, it is on USB1.1/2 hubs. But USB 3 allows for higher currents to be negotiated, and with appropriate pull-ups/-downs on the data lines in a mains to USB charger, you can tell the attached device that it's allowed to draw more.
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In the end I went for this. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Charger-Sams.../dp/B005NETQKS
I'll post again if it's good or crap.
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Interesting. Two Amps !
Society's to blame,
Or possibly Atari.
Even before USB3 you could get chargers that would deliver more than the standard 500mA. Usually means you can use a device while also charging it at a decent rate.Originally Posted by Steve
Yeah, like I said with the right pull-ups/-downs you have provide however much you want via a main-only charger.
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It has two USB sockets, so 1 amp through each one.
*** it has taken me this long to realise that I typed I instead of it! fixed it now thanks to a certain spammer that got banned within 0 posts according to his stats. Way to go!
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The first rule of spam club... you are a **** if you spam the sysadmin's threads.
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I know this is an older thread, and I'm following a spam comment, but would still be interested in your promised review of the charger Steve - or is it neither good/crap?
Edit - clarified question
Well, it has been charging my phone every night, and sometimes an additional one, and hasn't gone "poof" yet, so it gets a thumbs up from me.
It's not had to juice up an iPad though, so hasn't exactly had an acid test.
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Why don't you use regular USB cable and:
http://event.asus.com/mb/2010/ai_charger/
instead?
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Last edited by Steve; 25-09-2012 at 10:18 AM.
Dude I'm going to punch you off the internet so hard your ancesters will get headaches.
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