USB / mains adaptors

[honkeykong]

Ok, so my mobile phone can be charged either from USB or from the mains, and has an adaptor plug that the USB lead plugs into. Could I plug an e-cig USB charger into it and use it to charge, thus removing the need to buy a seperate adaptor for the e-cig? It's the same thing isn't it? Or am I being completely dense and going to make my e-cig blow up and set the house on fire?

[Perpetua]

Go for the recommended ecig one Honkey, I can't recall all the technicals of it . . . but not all these phone chargers have the necessary capacity to charge an ecig successfully . . . if they do without exploding . . . it can take hours and hours.

[DiscoDes]

Jan 28, 2012 12:16:50 GMT honkeykong said:

Ok, so my mobile phone can be charged either from USB or from the mains, and has an adaptor plug that the USB lead plugs into. Could I plug an e-cig USB charger into it and use it to charge, thus removing the need to buy a seperate adaptor for the e-cig? It's the same thing isn't it? Or am I being completely dense and going to make my e-cig blow up and set the house on fire?

Your phone USB adaptor should be fine, it may however be a little slow. Can you see the label on it and see what the OUTPUT is?

I use a mobile phone USB charger to charge my Riva batteries. And have done for over 2 years.

[Gordy]

mains USB adapters simulate a USB socket and should have an Output of 5 volts with 500 milliamp ...even if the milliamps is lower it should still charge all but a little slower

[kingofswords]

i got a cheapo one off amazon for 82p and it says 5v(althought reviewed as being 5.5) and 1000ma and the thing is totally useless.
i left a mini510 batt to charge at night and in the morning....guess what it was still charging.

[Gordy]

i guess you do get what you pay for ...82p its bound to be iffy i would have thought what did the reviews say James ?

[kingofswords]

lol well they actually refunded me so your right about 'get what you pay for' i ended up paying nothing...and thats what i got from the charger.
the reviews....well they werent so good gordy. stuff like mp3 wont charge and takes for ever to charge phone.
www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Mains-USB-Travel-Charger/dp/B000IMW9PY/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1327773062&sr=1-2

[honkeykong]

These extremely cheap things on eBay are always going to be a bit suss... hey I bought a nose hair trimmer on eBay for £1 and guess what it was a piece of crap that I threw in the bin after trying it one time, and now a year later my nose hair is a foot long.

[Gordy]

Jan 28, 2012 17:51:30 GMT kingofswords said:

lol well they actually refunded me so your right about 'get what you pay for' i ended up paying nothing...and thats what i got from the charger.
the reviews....well they werent so good gordy. stuff like mp3 wont charge and takes for ever to charge phone.
www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Mains-USB-Travel-Charger/dp/B000IMW9PY/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1327773062&sr=1-2

those reviews did sound a bit iffy mate

[kingofswords]

yeh funny thing is i put a titan on charge earlier....must of been just over an hour and took it off and put in my pcc and it indicated it was fully charged so dont know if that was faster than normal.
even though mains was still red when i took it off and even when i put on over night(at least 10hrs) it was red in the morning.

[wooffy]

I use my iphone charger.

[Chrissie]

Jan 28, 2012 22:52:55 GMT honkeykong said:

These extremely cheap things on eBay are always going to be a bit suss... hey I bought a nose hair trimmer on eBay for £1 and guess what it was a piece of crap that I threw in the bin after trying it one time, and now a year later my nose hair is a foot long.

ROFL Honkey

[mrbounce]

Hi guys i have the same problem, are there wall chargers that are fast and reliable. Also see new tv,s have usb input sockets, can these be used.

[Gordy]

Feb 2, 2012 18:42:10 GMT mrbounce said:

Hi guys i have the same problem, are there wall chargers that are fast and reliable. Also see new tv,s have usb input sockets, can these be used.

to be honest i wouldn't wanna chance these cheaply made chargers on expensive equipment... instead grab a cheap mains to USB plug or even a powered USB hub

[Perpetua]

I'm the same Gordy, not that I have any super dooper technology to fry . . . but for a few quid, I'd rather have peace of mind and use what's recommended for ecig usage.