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I have trouble finding a good quality nexus 7 charging cable.

martin57
martin57 Posts: 774 Forumite
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Hi folks,


I need a really good quality nexus 7 charging mini usb cable as the original one is a little loose on the micro usb side.


I have tried a number of other cables now and they are so slow at charging, luckily I can just about use the original cable.


I have done a google search and it seems you can't buy the original cable, so would be grateful if anyone has got a good alternative cable that would suit my nexus 7 2012?


many thanks for your advice.
martin57
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  • thescouselander
    thescouselander Posts: 5,547 Forumite
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    edited 22 September 2014 at 9:58AM
    The cable doesn't dictate the speed of charging. If it's faster charging you need you'll need look at other things besides the cable. Any cable should charge at full speed.

    What are you plugging the cable into? Are you using the original charger? There seems to be a lot of complaints about the nexus 7 charging slowly on the internet. Probably best to look at that before spending £££ on an unnecessarily expensive cable.
  • Cisco001
    Cisco001 Posts: 4,253 Forumite
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    Try PortaPow.They have 30cm, 150cm and 250cm. I have 150cm one such that I can surf when it is plug in, they are faster than those cheap one.
  • Cisco001
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    thescouselander wrote: »
    The cable doesn't dictate the speed of charging. If it's faster charging you need you'll need look at other things besides the cable. Any cable should charge at full speed.

    .

    It does. Expecially when you are on a long cable. The reisitance of the cable would make a difference.
  • Nilrem
    Nilrem Posts: 2,565 Forumite
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    Cisco001 wrote: »
    It does. Expecially when you are on a long cable. The reisitance of the cable would make a difference.

    Not a great deal with the sort of lengths and current/voltages you are talking about with USB cables.
  • Bantex_2
    Bantex_2 Posts: 3,317 Forumite
    Cisco001 wrote: »
    It does. Expecially when you are on a long cable. The reisitance of the cable would make a difference.
    Cannot see it making any difference to charging speed unless it is a few hundred meters long.
  • bod1467
    bod1467 Posts: 15,214 Forumite
    http://www.yoctopuce.com/EN/article/usb-cables-size-matters
  • thescouselander
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    edited 23 September 2014 at 9:04AM
    Cisco001 wrote: »
    It does. Expecially when you are on a long cable. The reisitance of the cable would make a difference.

    I'm assuming the op is talking about a bog standard, fairly short, cable here. Slow charging on the Nexus 7 is a known issue - I don't think we need to go into the murky world of "high quality" cables to solve this one.
  • Cisco001
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    edited 23 September 2014 at 9:52AM
    Nilrem wrote: »
    Not a great deal with the sort of lengths and current/voltages you are talking about with USB cables.

    The fact is I purchased a low cost flat usb 1.5m cable on ebay, I plug in when I surfing, and it doesn't actually charge up, but the low resistant cable do.
  • Cisco001
    Cisco001 Posts: 4,253 Forumite
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    thescouselander wrote: »
    I'm assuming the op is talking about a bog standard, fairly short, cable here. Slow charging on the Nexus 7 is a known issue - I don't think we need to go into the murky world of "high quality" cables to solve this one.


    That's why I suggest getting a long cable which OP can plug in and continous what he is doing. Not ideal, but at least you don't have to put down the tablet and wait for 30 mins to get another 20% of battery.
  • jaydeeuk1
    jaydeeuk1 Posts: 7,714 Forumite
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    Get a blackberry playbook charger, 2amp and lower resistance usb cable.
    £2.99 delivered


    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B004XKG7NM/


    Works spot on with even my asus t100 which won't charge at all with a standard 1a charger.
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