Voltage for Charger

#1 (**permalink**) 08-08-2007, 02:30 PM

Hi,

I have a Samsung SGH-A707 and I decided that I'd like to have a spare charger in my office since it needs to be charged a lot. I ordered one from Bargincell for $4 and when it arrived I noticed that it is 5.5 volts 700mA. My OEM charger is 5.0 volts 0.7 A. Does the extra 0.5 volts make any difference? I'd be pissed if I fried my cell phone over a "Made in China" cheap charger.

Thanks,

CD

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#2 (**permalink**) 08-08-2007, 10:41 PM

then buy from at&t/cingular! what costs more, a few extra bucks for the
charger or buying a new phone because the old one got damaged?

"Cranky Dude" <chacham@removethis.infoventures.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a Samsung SGH-A707 and I decided that I'd like to have a spare
> charger in my office since it needs to be charged a lot. I ordered one
> from Bargincell for $4 and when it arrived I noticed that it is 5.5 volts
> 700mA. My OEM charger is 5.0 volts 0.7 A. Does the extra 0.5 volts make
> any difference? I'd be pissed if I fried my cell phone over a "Made in
> China" cheap charger.
>
> Thanks,
>
> CD
>
> --
> Cranky Dude <chacham@removethis.infoventures.com>

#3 (**permalink**) 08-09-2007, 12:29 PM

Well, the chargers that came with my V195 and SLVR L7 which are the
same have a .5 difference too. They are both OEM and and I have used
one to charge the other (actually can't even remember which is which)
without any problems.

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mrcamp

#4 (**permalink**) 08-09-2007, 02:32 PM

On Wed, 8 Aug 2007 16:41:57 -0500
"prc2u1" <prc2u1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> then buy from at&t/cingular! what costs more, a few extra bucks for the
> charger or buying a new phone because the old one got damaged?
>

I decided to keep an eye on the charger and see what happens.
Well, it did heat up. I charged my phone for about an hour using the
cheap charger and the charger and battery got warm. Then I went home
and charged my phone for another hour and the OEM charger and battery
remained cool. Not a good sign. I guess I made a mistake.

CD

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