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Can I use the same AC/USB adaptor to charge 2 different gizmos that use micro USB?
Jaxer
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I have a mobile phone and a tablet that both have micro USB power cables but each came with their own USB/AC adaptors (the bit that plugs into the AC power socket).
It's a bit of a pain to keep switching the adaptor out for each one so it would be much easier to just use the same adaptor/cable for both of them.
If I look at each adaptor, the phone output is rated 5V/1A and the tablet one is rated 5V/2A.
Will it cause problems if I used either one to charge both, and is it better to use the lower rated one to avoid damage - or will a higher/lower amp output damage the equipment?
It's a bit of a pain to keep switching the adaptor out for each one so it would be much easier to just use the same adaptor/cable for both of them.
If I look at each adaptor, the phone output is rated 5V/1A and the tablet one is rated 5V/2A.
Will it cause problems if I used either one to charge both, and is it better to use the lower rated one to avoid damage - or will a higher/lower amp output damage the equipment?
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If you must use the higher rated one. If you use the lower rated one you risk overloading and over heating it which could be a fire risk.
Neither will damage what is being charged.
A bit like this one a phone charger that had been used to charge a tablet
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