This battery says not to charge with more than 4.2V chargers. All my USB Chargers are of 5V or 5.1V. If I use those chargers, will it affect the battery? How?
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Most Lithium Ion batteries should not be charged above 4.2V. This is the battery's limitation and has absolutely nothing to do with your phone's plug-in wall charger. Your phone has a circuit inside it that controls the charge on the battery and limits the battery voltage to a value below 4.2V. Do not confuse the battery voltage (4.2V max) with the charger voltage (around 5V).
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I have been using Anker for the last 5 years. They are very good and better than Samsung Batteries. If the battery is inside your phone and your are charging it , I do not see any problem unless your are charging it separately.
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I made the mistake of using a usb cable the was 5.1 volts i believe and while it charged my original oem battery quickly i believe that it also ruined it. I have since started using this battery will original power supply and micro usb plug and have had no issues. This battery is also outpreforming my old battery hands down.
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4.2 is not USB spec, sounds like a typo. Charge the battery with your phones original charger and it will be fine. People experience problems with aftermarket chargers because they are made poorly and run outside of standard USB spec. Unless you are using a damaged charger, any AC wall USB charging block from a reputable manufacturer (samsung, apple, etc) should be fine. Your phone will not pull more current than it can handle (unless it is already damaged at which point it doesn't matter what charger you use) due to Ohms law, the only danger is connecting it to something with too high a voltage. That being said, 4.2 is wrong. 4.2 is not USB spec, sounds like a typo. Charge the battery with your phones original charger and it will be fine. People experience problems with aftermarket chargers because they are made poorly and run outside of standard USB spec. Unless you are using a damaged charger, any AC wall USB charging block from a reputable manufacturer (samsung, apple, etc) should be fine. Your phone will not pull more current than it can handle (unless it is already damaged at which point it doesn't matter what charger you use) due to Ohms law, the only danger is connecting it to something with too high a... » Read More 4.2 is not USB spec, sounds like a typo. Charge the battery with your phones original charger and it will be fine. People experience problems with aftermarket chargers because they are made poorly and run outside of standard USB spec. Unless you are using a damaged charger, any AC wall USB charging block from a reputable manufacturer (samsung, apple, etc) should be fine. Your phone will not pull more current than it can handle (unless it is already damaged at which point it doesn't matter what charger you use) due to Ohms law, the only danger is connecting it to something with too high a voltage. That being said, 4.2 is wrong. « Show Less
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That's a good question, Joan, and I do not have an answer yet. The battery can probably charge through the USB connection and a phone charger. Since the battery itself has no indication of whether it is taking a charge or not, I will need to dig out my voltmeter from wherever I left it and test this.
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My charger, a ThruNite MCCC-4, outputs a charging level of 4.2v. When the battery reaches this level, shown onLCD panel, it shuts off, fully charged. The battery "likes" to hold an operating voltage of 3.5, so using a charging voltage of 3.8 would be conservative, and certainly safe. These batteries are very robust, and will not take more than they're designed for.
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I use it with an external battery, Lenmar 11000mAh which has a a 5v 2.4A outlet and it works fine to charge.
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NO it will not work. I do not know if the tip is the right diameter or length, but the voltage and probably the current are wrong. the charger cradle puts out 8.5 volts, and is charging a 7.5 volt 3 amp lithium battery, the USB port will only put out 5.5 volts .5-1.0 amp or so.
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You need to have a voltage higher than the battery you are trying to charge. Car chargers battery chargers have to put out more than 12V to charge a car battery. 5V is not going to do anything to charge a 7.4V battery. Most phones and stuff have battery voltages closer to 3V so USB is fine for them. I am sure a universal charger (non-Moto) would work here if you bought the right one. It looks like it is pretty standard.
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I have been using them on a 1000mA and a 1300mA charger for my Android Incredible. I have the original 1300mAh battery and also have a heavier 2150mAh battery. Both have charged with no problem so far, using a 1000mAh 115VAC to 5VDC Usb charger.
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It will damage the battery if it is an anti-sulfation charger. You might need to check with the manufacture to see if it is.
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This might not be a direct answer but I bought a separate charger for this battery because I read about many people complaining how the battery life had gotten shorter as a result of using lead acid chargers.
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I did and I am not having any issues. The mAh capacity only affects total charging capacity of the batteries. The higher the mAh, the higher the total charge of the battery (the battery will take longer to drain out). I am not a pro, but that's what it was explained to me a long time ago. I hope it helps.
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No. I'm not sure what kind of rechargeable batteries you have, but I have tried this before with the energizer rechargeable batteries and it doesn't work because you can only charge them with the charger case thing that comes with the batteries. I'm guessing this can be applied to all rechargeable batteries. For some reason the usb charger won't recognize the batteries, and if they do charge it is a lie! Maybe this didn't work for just me, byt it's better if you just buy the battery pack. Much longer battery life.
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Hi, I'm a little confused... If it's a tablet, doesn't it charge via USB? If it's a laptop I could understand the choice between 9 and 12 V but if it's a tablet, i'm not really sure whether 9 or 12 volts are used...
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I advise u not to charge it with a different charger b'couse it may cause defect on it . The battery can support a certain A or volts but it was designed to measure when it's full charged or empty , what i'm trying to say it's u can short the batery life if u use the wrong charger .
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Hello: I'm guessing you have the 18 volt unit in which case a 19.2 volt will not work. It is very important with these types of batteries not to overcharge by leaving battery in charger longer than instruction manual states. May also be charger problem.
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I would look on your original charger's electrical specs and make sure the numbers match. With most chargers I've ordered, they have worked if I did that. This charger, however, was mis-advertised. It says it is a DC 5V 2A, but it was in reality a DC 5V 1500mA, which didn't work on my Android tablet, so I had to return it.
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I have a 20V battery and of course it charges great. My GUESS, based on the fact that it is sold as a 16V-20V charger is that it will charge any BD battery 16V-20V. Just a supposition mind you...no fact based knowledge.
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The battery claims to have a 1amp output, however it doesn't seem to charge as fast as 1amp wall outlet. I believe this is because the phone is recognizing it as a USB charge, and not letting it charge at it's full speed. Some specific phones have aftermarket (aka, root, rom, and kernel) support for USB FastCharge support but it doesn't seem the most up-to-date (android 5.0) supports it yet, while older versions do.