[Novalug] [OT] Not so silly question

[Roger W. Broseus]

Rich,

I purchased from ebay a plug-in adapter (cigarette-lighter type) for a 
cell phone that I took to Spain - much cheaper than on Motorola's site. 
I found that the usb-type plug also mated with my Palm PDA so I used it 
with no problems to keep both running for three weeks, thereby avoiding 
carrying two bricks and two car chargers.

The thing to check is the output voltage and current (amperage) on the 
AC charger you use for the device you want to hook up. If the voltage is 
correct and the output is sufficient (to avoid over heating), it should 
work. At least that's what I did! As someone else pointed out, the 
current required to charge most devices is pretty small - else, one 
could not depend on the lot output of a USB port.

/roger

Rich Goodwin wrote:
> <sheepish grin>  If a device charges via USB, would any USB charger
> suffice???  There's alot of devices out there that use USB as the
> charger.  Since each has some transformer, I'd presume (I hate the other
> version - assume) they would stay within standard USB charging specs.
>
> Can anyone clarify??  I'm ready to buy a Palm TX (my Zaurus is appearing
> to show signs of aging - it lost data when changing batteries) and it
> uses USB for charging... since I have an iPod Nano, Motorla RAZR, .....
> can I use the existing charger(s)???</sheepish grin>  
>
> Rich
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Roger W. Broseus
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