Phone charging cables 20:42 - Jun 5 with 1323 views | Bluefish | I recently bought a cheap phone USB lead and it says DC 5v 2.4 amp. Can i connect to to the mains? | |
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Phone charging cables on 20:44 - Jun 5 with 1311 views | SpruceMoose | This seems like a question for someone who has the sufficient knowledge to answer so that you aren't electrocuted. I'll bow out. | |
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Phone charging cables on 20:46 - Jun 5 with 1307 views | Bluefish |
Phone charging cables on 20:44 - Jun 5 by SpruceMoose | This seems like a question for someone who has the sufficient knowledge to answer so that you aren't electrocuted. I'll bow out. |
My Google research suggests it would be ok. I've had the cable ages but never used it in the mains because I assumed it would be dangerous | |
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Phone charging cables on 20:46 - Jun 5 with 1308 views | Guthrum | When you say 'connect it to the mains', do you mean one of those wall sockets with USB ports on them, or a mains charger with a USB output? If so, then yes, as they have a transformer and rectifier in them. | |
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Phone charging cables on 20:47 - Jun 5 with 1300 views | wkj |
Phone charging cables on 20:46 - Jun 5 by Guthrum | When you say 'connect it to the mains', do you mean one of those wall sockets with USB ports on them, or a mains charger with a USB output? If so, then yes, as they have a transformer and rectifier in them. |
Beat me to it. Though it might be slow to charge | |
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Phone charging cables on 20:48 - Jun 5 with 1298 views | Bluefish |
Phone charging cables on 20:46 - Jun 5 by Guthrum | When you say 'connect it to the mains', do you mean one of those wall sockets with USB ports on them, or a mains charger with a USB output? If so, then yes, as they have a transformer and rectifier in them. |
I mean via a phone charger plug. | |
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Phone charging cables on 20:49 - Jun 5 with 1290 views | Guthrum |
Phone charging cables on 20:47 - Jun 5 by wkj | Beat me to it. Though it might be slow to charge |
2.4A is not too bad. Some cheap chargers are only 1A. | |
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Phone charging cables on 20:49 - Jun 5 with 1290 views | Bluefish |
Phone charging cables on 20:47 - Jun 5 by wkj | Beat me to it. Though it might be slow to charge |
I have a normal charge plug and a fast charge one. Will it be ok in both? | |
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Phone charging cables on 20:50 - Jun 5 with 1286 views | wkj |
Phone charging cables on 20:48 - Jun 5 by Bluefish | I mean via a phone charger plug. |
The bulky 3 pin plug part does all the transformer stuff, assuming its not some dogey ebay knockoff | |
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Phone charging cables on 20:51 - Jun 5 with 1281 views | Bluefish |
Phone charging cables on 20:49 - Jun 5 by Guthrum | 2.4A is not too bad. Some cheap chargers are only 1A. |
Doesn't make a lot of sense to me. It is a good job I am dashingly handsome to make up for what I lack in electrical knowledge | |
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Phone charging cables on 20:51 - Jun 5 with 1277 views | blueislander | Maybe the key word is “cheap” ? | | | |
Phone charging cables on 20:52 - Jun 5 with 1276 views | wkj |
Phone charging cables on 20:51 - Jun 5 by Bluefish | Doesn't make a lot of sense to me. It is a good job I am dashingly handsome to make up for what I lack in electrical knowledge |
If you want to remain dashingky handsome I'd make sure you don't sleep with your face too close to that charger | |
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Phone charging cables on 20:53 - Jun 5 with 1270 views | Guthrum |
Phone charging cables on 20:48 - Jun 5 by Bluefish | I mean via a phone charger plug. |
Yes, it'll be fine. I bought a couple of £2 cables from Wilko and they function ok. | |
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Phone charging cables on 20:55 - Jun 5 with 1262 views | Guthrum |
Phone charging cables on 20:49 - Jun 5 by Bluefish | I have a normal charge plug and a fast charge one. Will it be ok in both? |
Yes, just the fast charger might not be quite so fast. | |
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Phone charging cables on 20:56 - Jun 5 with 1257 views | Bluefish |
Phone charging cables on 20:53 - Jun 5 by Guthrum | Yes, it'll be fine. I bought a couple of £2 cables from Wilko and they function ok. |
Thanks guthers another fine example of why you are on my twtd elite tier | |
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Phone charging cables on 20:56 - Jun 5 with 1253 views | Bluefish |
Phone charging cables on 20:52 - Jun 5 by wkj | If you want to remain dashingky handsome I'd make sure you don't sleep with your face too close to that charger |
Plug it in to the missus side of the bed? | |
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Phone charging cables on 20:57 - Jun 5 with 1250 views | hoppy |
Phone charging cables on 20:55 - Jun 5 by Guthrum | Yes, just the fast charger might not be quite so fast. |
And the normal one might be, erm, normal? | |
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Phone charging cables on 20:57 - Jun 5 with 1244 views | wkj |
Phone charging cables on 20:56 - Jun 5 by Bluefish | Plug it in to the missus side of the bed? |
That would be the noble thing to do | |
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Phone charging cables on 20:57 - Jun 5 with 1244 views | hoppy |
Phone charging cables on 20:56 - Jun 5 by Bluefish | Plug it in to the missus side of the bed? |
I'm glad there wasn't an accidental comma there. So is she, probably. | |
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Phone charging cables on 20:59 - Jun 5 with 1232 views | wkj |
Phone charging cables on 20:57 - Jun 5 by hoppy | I'm glad there wasn't an accidental comma there. So is she, probably. |
Either that or she's extremely disappointed | |
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Phone charging cables on 21:02 - Jun 5 with 1219 views | hoppy |
Phone charging cables on 20:59 - Jun 5 by wkj | Either that or she's extremely disappointed |
Or, doesn't notice anything different? | |
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Phone charging cables on 22:07 - Jun 5 with 1123 views | Ely_Blue |
Phone charging cables on 20:49 - Jun 5 by Bluefish | I have a normal charge plug and a fast charge one. Will it be ok in both? |
Aren’t the fast charge ones higher voltage/amp | |
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Phone charging cables on 22:23 - Jun 5 with 1096 views | Guthrum |
Phone charging cables on 22:07 - Jun 5 by Ely_Blue | Aren’t the fast charge ones higher voltage/amp |
Higher maximum current (amperage). Altho it will run at a lower rate* if the equipment (e.g. the cable) does not allow faster. * Current is actually drawn by whatever is using it, not pushed by the source. | |
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Phone charging cables on 10:35 - Jun 6 with 931 views | No9 | I presume the V you quote is for the output not the input? | | | |
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