I thought I would share some information I found out last night. I left the USB cord to my PCC charger at work last night and my PCC ran out of power. I noticed that the part the charger plugs into resembled a Motorola Razr charger so I thought I would give it a try. I took my extra battery out and just charged the pcc as a precaution. It worked. I didn't leave it on for long but the Razr charger worked. I know the Razr was a popular phone at one time so I am sure a lot of people may have an old phone with the charger laying around. I just thought I would share what I learned in the event you are desperate to charge your PCC like I was.
Motorola Razr charger to charge your PCC
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Ahh yes the good ol days of Flex&Flashin' the Razr!! also of note is that alot of digital camera and MP3 player/ebook reader cords work with your PCC, the iPod mains charger is a useful power source for passthroughs and your kitchen radio mains cord will replace the cord that came with your 901 charger 
Each charger should have specs on it, like voltage and amperage, etc. If these are not the same or very close between chargers, you may end up killing the PCC. Same size plug does not necessarily mean compatible. But if it works, and there is no serious heating, then its probably a good fit!
My PCC only came with the USB charger and my PDA wall charger uses a mini USB so I've been using it for 2 months now with no ill effects.
The charger puts out the same voltage /current as a USB2.0 port.
The charger puts out the same voltage /current as a USB2.0 port.
The charger for the motorola bluetooth earpiece also charges a PCC for the Joye306/510. Good to know I can also charge my bluetooth with the USB cable- thank you for the tip!
I have a bunch of usb to barrel-plug cables, USB wall warts, and usb car adapters that I have been using with no problems to charge my PCC. USB has a rather standardized output at 5v or so and usually 500 or 1000ma, so in general it should work, but it's always worth double checking.
I'd rather end up with a dead battery and being unable to charge it because my equipment isn't compatible then end up risking killing a battery and leaving me unable to vape until I get a new one.
I'd rather end up with a dead battery and being unable to charge it because my equipment isn't compatible then end up risking killing a battery and leaving me unable to vape until I get a new one.
yeah I have so many cords of this type from past equipment Razr, 2 bluetooths, 2 cameras, Rizr(ztv), Rio (mp3) that I never have to worry about not having a way to charge my pcc. It was great having so many things that used the same cord when I used them all. Now most of it just sits in a box in the closet.
I would love to see the day all of our gadgets & vaping accoutrements can be charged on a powermat.
That may be a little different. The JS is made to run/charge off a USB port. The JS is just looking for a power source. A USB port is not a charger, but a regulated power supply. The JS itself will further regulate the voltage (should be 4.2V for Li-ons) and the mAs it's battery needs and know when to stop.
When I look at my Motorola 'charger' with the mini USB all I see and all it claims to be is an AC POWER SUPPLY that outputs 5V @ 550mA. Hard to tell if it's regulated though. By that I mean if you grab a typical wall wart and actually check the voltage they all seem to output at about 12V, regardless if they say 4V, 6V, 9V whatever.
An actual charger is a power supply + the necessary circuits to determine the correct mAs and voltage (no more than 4.2V for Li-ons), and when to quit.
Don't forget the PS3 controller chargers! Come to think of it, the USB passthrough would be perfect for long gaming sessions
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