Universal Mini USB Car Charger Adapter, Black

by eForCity

Product Features

• Note: Needs to pair with a USB charging cable (comes standard with iPhone or iPods originally). Additional USB charging cable is available for purchase separately
• 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.
• USB car charger adapter charges your PDA from any standard cigarette lighter in any vehicle. (Use together with USB charging cable.)
• Patented circuit board designed to protect your valuable gadgets from short circuits. Fit all electronic appliances that use a USB charging cable.
• Input: 12V-24V, Output: 5V / 1000mA, Color: black. NOTE: NOT compatible with Apple® iPad®

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Product Description

Compatible with: Dell Axim X5 / Palm (PalmOne) m500 / m505 / m515 / m125 / m130 / i705 / Tungsten T / W / C / Zire / Zire 71 / Treo 600 / Treo 650 / 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 / SL10 / 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) / HTC Wizard / Apache / Cingular 8125 / 8525 (HTC TyTN, JasJam, Hermes) / UTStarcom / Audiovox PPC-6700 / VX6700 / Orange SPV M3000 / Qtek 9100 / i-Mate K-Jam / O2 XDA Mini S / T-Mobile MDA Vario / Dash (HTC Excalibur S620) / Blackberry 7130v / 8703e / 8707g / 8800

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Piece of junk!!! March 24, 2011

By cwise12

Amazon Verified Purchase

I'll start with the good: It looks good, feels relatively sturdy, and does put out 5 volts over USB. Now for the bad: First off, the red LED that comes on is WAY too bright. I wouldn't want to drive at night with it on, which is annoying. Also, While i was testing it, i noticed that the unit felt warm after only 2-3 minutes of charging. It was emitting a burning electronics smell. thats not good! So, considering that the device cost less than 3 bucks, i just took it apart to see what was up....

The device uses an MC34063a voltage converter chip. This chip is tiny- maybe 5mm by 2.5mm. This is the source of the heat!!!! I plugged my Droid X into the charger (which was connected to 12v through an ammeter) and after 5-10 minutes of charging, the surface of the chip was 186 degrees F. Not only is this insane, it's also way past the operating range of the chip (about 150 degrees). At this time the charger was pulling .5 to .6 of an amp from the power source to charge the phone.

While technically it works, i wouldn't rely on it. I doubt it will last long considering how hot it gets.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Works Great, But Check Your Car January 30, 2009

By R. Hicks

Amazon Verified Purchase

The adapter arrived just as it looks in the picture, and it sports a much better form-factor than the clunky alternatives found on Amazon. It's worth noting that the black circle next to the USB input is a blue LED indicator light, letting you know that the device has power. However, the blue light is rather bright. While I like the blue light, some might find it distracting when driving at night; it lights up a good bit of the car.

In my older Infiniti, I have to twist the adapter to find the sweet-spot to get it to hold a charge in the cigarette lighter. I think the problem may lie more with my car than the adapter, though. Once I find the sweet-spot, the adapter works just fine.

When I used the adapter in a 1996 Camry, I had a different result. The adapter worked just fine immediately. I tried twisting the unit to recreate the problem from the first car, but it never lost charge. I actually ran into an unexpected problem. The 1996 Camry has a recessed cigarette lighter, and the nice, small adapter fit into it absolutely flush -- so flush that I couldn't pull it out. I ended up having to loop string around the adapter and pull it out that way (worked like a charm).

The adapter seems to work just fine, and I have no problem recommending this for purchase -- just make sure your car doesn't have an overly-recessed lighter.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it. December 2, 2009

By N. Rich

Amazon Verified Purchase

Although, these are nice and cheap, I've had two die on me after a month or so. The fuses seems to be okay. They both just stop charging and the light no longer illuminates. The price is not worth the hassle if you end up having to buy something better anyways.