P002 : Universal USB Car Charger Adapter

by Eforcity

Product Details

• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000FAQ6S0
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: P002
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #70 in Electronics > Car Electronics > Car Video
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 12, 2008

Product Description

Use your car to charge any devices (digital cameras, PDAs, mobile phones, USB accessories and more) that can rely on USB for power! This adapter plugs into your car's cigarette lighter jack to become a powered USB port. Perfect for all PDAs such as Dell Axim X5 ; Palm m500 / m505 / m515 / m125 / m130 / i705 / Tungsten T / W / C / Zire / Zire 71 ; HP (Compaq) iPAQ 3100 / 3600 / 3700 / 3800 / 3900 / 3955 / 3975 / 1900 / 1910 / h1910 / 5400 / 5455 / h1935 / h1940 / h1945 / h2210 / h2215 / h5455 / h5550 / h5555 ; HP Jornada all 500 series like 548, 565, 567, 568 ; all T series Sony Clie including PEG-NR70 / NR70V / T415 / T615 /T665 / NX60 / NX70 / NX70V / SJ20 / SJ30 / L10 ; all N or S series Sony Clie / all 300, 500, 600 and 700 series including PEG-N760C / PEG-N710C / PEG-N610C / PEG-S360 / PEG-S320 / PEG-S300 ; Toshiba e310 / e330 / e335 / e740 / e750 / e755 ; Handspring Treo 90 / 180 / 270 / 300 ; O2-XDA (T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition) ...and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not great, but not worthless, June 10, 2008

By 

Daniel James (Glendale, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: P002 : Universal USB Car Charger Adapter (Electronics)

Two problems keep me from rating this very inexpensive car USB charger higher:

1. The charger that I received doesn't appear to be the same charger pictured on the product description. (eg., completely different molded body, glass tube fuse instead of plastic-encased fuse.)

2. It won't charge my iPhone properly. After some testing with a multimeter, it seems the output is close to 6 VDC, despite being labeled as 5 VDC +/- 5%, which would be a max. voltage of 5.25 VDC.


Overall, it's not worthless. Other less sensitive USB-powered products may be able to be charged by this.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars unreliable and extremely poor quality, completely worthless, February 2, 2009

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zemes - See all my reviews

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This review is from: P002 : Universal USB Car Charger Adapter (Electronics)

I bought two of these, both fell apart (literally) within several weeks of infrequent use. Even when they worked, they never worked reliably and required connstant twisting and turning and pushing to get a connection. The whole thing looked like they were put together by a child (no, I'm just talking figuratively and not implying what you think I'm implying about Chinese labor, which is a whole different issue). A gentle squeeze, the thing goes squeaky and shaky. Unlike most other car adapters, this one doesn't have a snugly fit into the cigarette lighter. It is just so wobbly everywhere. Avoid such low quality products to keep your life sane.

An update: I subsequently purchased a few Universal Mini USB Car Charger Adapters offered by Eforcity (search Amazon or eBay). What a difference. The Universal Mini USB Car Charger Adapters is exactly what this product should be made alike. Solid, compact, and reliable. Both are inexpensive Chinese made products, but one is total junk and other a gem.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars USB car charger, April 11, 2007

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A. Malezis (Toronto) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: P002 : Universal USB Car Charger Adapter (Electronics)

This device works as expected - no issues at all.

I do think the body is bigger than it should be, and can be reduced by 50% or more, with essentially a "stub" containing the USB port.

Still this is priced right and works.