I purchased a USB charger, however the guy at the brick and mortar informed me not to use a wall charger like a generic USB iphone/cell phone charger because the voltage was different and would damage the ego battery. I have a 650mg knock off joytech. He said to only charge if from the computer. However I noticed sites selling what looks like generic wall adapters that you can get at walgreens or the gas station or wherever for cell phones. Can I use this, or must I use the computer to charge it every time?
USB Charger with generic wall socket adaptor?
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He is incorrect.
Your USB charger will only put out 5v at varying amperage, but the amperage is based on the demand of the device plugged into the USB adapter.
Your fine charging with any USB wall adapter capable of 5v @ 500ma (which is USB standard).
I charge my twists all the time with a cheapo one I got on ebay from china for $1 (5v @ 500ma) and my droid's charger (5v @ 800ma). Also charge from my 12v-usb adapter in my car (5v @ 1a & 5v @ 2.1a).
Your USB charger will only put out 5v at varying amperage, but the amperage is based on the demand of the device plugged into the USB adapter.
Your fine charging with any USB wall adapter capable of 5v @ 500ma (which is USB standard).
I charge my twists all the time with a cheapo one I got on ebay from china for $1 (5v @ 500ma) and my droid's charger (5v @ 800ma). Also charge from my 12v-usb adapter in my car (5v @ 1a & 5v @ 2.1a).
I think you meant you have a 650mAh battery, not 650mg.
Anyway, I have exactly the same thing you have and have been charging mine using a 500mA (0.5A) wall adapter for over a year without any problems.
Like everyone else said... Go for it.
Anyway, I have exactly the same thing you have and have been charging mine using a 500mA (0.5A) wall adapter for over a year without any problems.
Like everyone else said... Go for it.
3 parts to charging: power supply, charger, PV
The PV will have a mAh rating, such as 1000, 650, 180 (for a small, standard, 510)
The PV will also have a nominal charger input voltage requirement -- the vast majority are designed for 4.2V, but I believe at least a few may actually be designed for 5V.
The PV will also have a polarity -- either the center contact is the positive, and the outer threaded connector is ground, or vice versa.
The charger part (USB on one side, PV threaded connector, or slip on friction connector, on the other) needs to have output voltage and polarity consistent with the PV, and the mA output of the charger should be less than or equal to the mAh rating of the PV. I can use either a 150 mA or 500 mA output charger on a 650 mAh eGo battery, but I cannot use a 500 mA output charger on a little 180 mAh 510 battery.
The charger should have written on it an "Input" section, typically 5V, 0.xxx A (or xxx mA).
The Power Supply needs to have a Voltage and mA output rating greater than or equal to the charger Input requirement. If the Charger says 450 mA input current, then I can use any USB source with at least 450 mA output, but I shouldn't use a Power Supply that is, say, 200 mA output.
The USB spec calls for a port to support at least 500 mA output. This mean that most PC ports are fine with a normal eGo charger.
Personally I avoid using a PC USB port, since a whoops on the generally cheap PV charger, a short circuit, can do harm to the computer. Most of us have multiple USB Power Supply wall warts (that plug into household 120VAC) around, just use one with an output mA >= the Input mA written on the charger.
The PV will have a mAh rating, such as 1000, 650, 180 (for a small, standard, 510)
The PV will also have a nominal charger input voltage requirement -- the vast majority are designed for 4.2V, but I believe at least a few may actually be designed for 5V.
The PV will also have a polarity -- either the center contact is the positive, and the outer threaded connector is ground, or vice versa.
The charger part (USB on one side, PV threaded connector, or slip on friction connector, on the other) needs to have output voltage and polarity consistent with the PV, and the mA output of the charger should be less than or equal to the mAh rating of the PV. I can use either a 150 mA or 500 mA output charger on a 650 mAh eGo battery, but I cannot use a 500 mA output charger on a little 180 mAh 510 battery.
The charger should have written on it an "Input" section, typically 5V, 0.xxx A (or xxx mA).
The Power Supply needs to have a Voltage and mA output rating greater than or equal to the charger Input requirement. If the Charger says 450 mA input current, then I can use any USB source with at least 450 mA output, but I shouldn't use a Power Supply that is, say, 200 mA output.
The USB spec calls for a port to support at least 500 mA output. This mean that most PC ports are fine with a normal eGo charger.
Personally I avoid using a PC USB port, since a whoops on the generally cheap PV charger, a short circuit, can do harm to the computer. Most of us have multiple USB Power Supply wall warts (that plug into household 120VAC) around, just use one with an output mA >= the Input mA written on the charger.
You can get wall adapters with multiple USB2 ports. So you can charge more than one device at a time. Amazon is your friend.
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