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**kranskregyan** · 10-22-2006, 10:39 AM

guys im having a problem here...bought this home charger for my cellphone, the girl said it would work fine for my phone, hooked it up to show me it worked and i took it. now my cellphone battery literally was going from 37 % to 20% in like 10 minutes! hooking it up to the charger actually seemed to be draining my battery.
i checked the voltages and my battery is 4.2V and the charger is 4.5 to 9.5V...

so im going back to exchange the charger for a car charger...those should all be the same voltage right? my main concern is if that charger could have caused long term damage to my phone/battery. anyone know?
thanks guys!

**SM9WI8oI** · 10-22-2006, 11:03 AM

If the charger has a range of voltage outputs, you just need to set the one that's correct for your phone. You also need to make sure that it can supply the current your phone draws when charging. This information will be available on your phone's old charger and likely in the manual as well.

**kranskregyan** · 10-22-2006, 12:39 PM

i bought the phone second hand at work and it didnt bring the original charger. i'm going back to get a car charger and just charge via usb for now, then order the original charger online. my question to you guys is, can the fact that the charger i was sold has a higher voltage than my battery was supposed to take adversely affect the battery?

10-22-2006, 10:39 AM	#1
kranskregyan Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 480 Senior Member	cellphone batteries & wrong voltages... guys im having a problem here...bought this home charger for my cellphone, the girl said it would work fine for my phone, hooked it up to show me it worked and i took it. now my cellphone battery literally was going from 37 % to 20% in like 10 minutes! hooking it up to the charger actually seemed to be draining my battery. i checked the voltages and my battery is 4.2V and the charger is 4.5 to 9.5V... so im going back to exchange the charger for a car charger...those should all be the same voltage right? my main concern is if that charger could have caused long term damage to my phone/battery. anyone know? thanks guys! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-22-2006, 11:03 AM	#2
SM9WI8oI Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 412 Senior Member	If the charger has a range of voltage outputs, you just need to set the one that's correct for your phone. You also need to make sure that it can supply the current your phone draws when charging. This information will be available on your phone's old charger and likely in the manual as well. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-22-2006, 12:39 PM	#3
kranskregyan Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 480 Senior Member	i bought the phone second hand at work and it didnt bring the original charger. i'm going back to get a car charger and just charge via usb for now, then order the original charger online. my question to you guys is, can the fact that the charger i was sold has a higher voltage than my battery was supposed to take adversely affect the battery? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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