Satnav charger to charge phone?

derrick

I have a Binatone CARRERA A350 satnav, (rarely used), and was wondering if I could use the satnav car charger to power/charge the Motorola W377 mobile phone as I do not have a car charger for the phone, or will the satnav car charger blow the phone battery?

Phone mains charger;-
Output 5.0v 550mA

Satnav car charger;-
Output 5.0v 1.0A max

fwor

Yes, provided the plug is compatible it should be fine - it looks to be standard USB voltage.

The fact that the satnav charger can provide more current should not matter - the phone will only take what it needs.

derrick

fwor wrote: »

Yes, provided the plug is compatible it should be fine - it looks to be standard USB voltage.

The fact that the satnav charger can provide more current should not matter - the phone will only take what it needs.

Is that definitive?:D, (plug fits snugly), I was/am worried that if the satnav charger is providing nearly twice the current it may blow the battery!

Will give it a go, I assume at worst I would only blow the battery and not the phone?