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mobile phone car charger (current MAH and fuse enq)
Euphoria1z
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Hi
I have bought a car charger from ebay for a nokia lumia 820 phone. the charger is not a nokia product (one of the cheapy ones) and im just wondering if its ok to use or can it damage the battery?
The phone has a 1650 MAH 3.7v battery. The wall charger the phone came with has the following spec - output Dc 5v, 1.3A.
The car charger that i bought (even though it says its compatible with 820 lumia amongst other phones on the ebay advert) doesnt have any spec on it. the only info i can give is that it has a 2A fuse inside it!
going by this info, is it possible to determine if this charger is ok or will too less or too powerfull a charger damage the battery?
Thanks
I have bought a car charger from ebay for a nokia lumia 820 phone. the charger is not a nokia product (one of the cheapy ones) and im just wondering if its ok to use or can it damage the battery?
The phone has a 1650 MAH 3.7v battery. The wall charger the phone came with has the following spec - output Dc 5v, 1.3A.
The car charger that i bought (even though it says its compatible with 820 lumia amongst other phones on the ebay advert) doesnt have any spec on it. the only info i can give is that it has a 2A fuse inside it!
going by this info, is it possible to determine if this charger is ok or will too less or too powerfull a charger damage the battery?
Thanks
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I wouldn't trust any charger that didn't have input / output specs written on it.... DaveHappily retired and enjoying my 14th year of leisureI am cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.Bring me sunshine in your smile0
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If it is fused then wouldn't worry too much!0
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ive heard about wrong chargers damaging batterys. theres def no input out put readings on it, just whats written on the fuse. might just order the actual nokia one but its around £20 DC-6. my cheapo was £1.050
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