> The Nexus 7 charging issue only occurs if you use a charger that can only put out 0.5A, or, more often, the Nexus can't tell and only uses 0.5A(like an iPad charger)
Great discussion guys! I want Matt to give us the final verdict after he goes to Radio Shack for a 2A charger. Don't forget to get the warranty! On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 10:40 PM, Matt Simmons < [email protected]> wrote: > Interesting. I've used the high power Kindle charger and I thought that it > might have the same issue. Is it Nexus-specific? Is there a specific high > powered Nexus charger that I should be using? I didn't notice anything > special about the one that came with it, and I'm pretty sure I shoved it in > the drawer that all of my other generic USB wallwarts go in. > > --Matt > > > On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 1:05 PM, Steve Wormley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The Nexus 7 charging issue only occurs if you use a charger that can only >> put out 0.5A, or, more often, the Nexus can't tell and only uses 0.5A(like >> an iPad charger) >> >> There are various incompatible ways for dumb chargers to indicate their >> power output. The one the Nexus 7 wants is the data lines on the USB cable >> tied together. >> >> If I use an iPad charger it will slowly discharge if the screen is on >> full. When I put in the extension cable I cut open and shorted the data >> lines together on the Nexus 7 side it charges fine with an iPad charger >> even with the screen on full, Wifi, GPS and Bluetooth on. >> >> There are also reports of a similar looking problem when a compatible >> charger is used with a low quality cable that just can't pass enough >> current. >> >> -Steve >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators >> http://lopsa.org/ >> >> > > > -- > LITTLE GIRL: But which cookie will you eat FIRST? > COOKIE MONSTER: Me think you have misconception of cookie-eating process. > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > > -- Joseph A Kern [email protected]
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