Warning about 2.5mm DC USB charge cables

[DiWiT]

Hi,

can you confirm this tablet has a 2.5mm DC plug and not a 2mm one?

I have a 3A power adapter with a 3.5mm DC plug and want to buy an adapter from 3.5mm to whatever this tablet has to be able to use that adapter.

Thanks,

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[William]

It is 2.5mm  I bought a 10 pack on amazon and have chargers everywhere for them.

[DiWiT]

Thanks William, I got an adapter from a 3.5mm DC to the 2.5mm DC (for a 3A charger I have that has a 3.5mm connector) and it works like a charm.

On the other side, I just realised the cable I had ordered is exactly the same as yours, and obviously it won’t charge at more than 0.14A… what a pile of crap! I had ordered another cable, will see if it works when it arrives.

BTW, the original charger is not working any more for me, it just charges-discharges every second, so the battery gets charged after many many hours, but this is clearly not good for the battery, so I just discarded the charger.

[Anonymous]

DiWiT wrote:

 I just realised the cable I had ordered is exactly the same as yours, and obviously it won’t charge at more than 0.14A… what a pile of crap! .

I ordered a few from different sites including ebay etc and they are all bad.. but I paypal disputed my money back since some claimed 2Amps in their descriptions when it couldn’t provide that power so I showed photo of it failing to get even 1/1oth of the promised power.. I think these are meant for only charging devices with tiny batteries like bluetooth earphones etc… thats the only way to explain the tiny current they give..

I did find one that really is a good one, the wires are thicker and it really works well.. full amps power..

Its also a good price USD $2, only $1 extra but x10 better!

This website looks weird but trust me this cable is the real deal..

http://www.lunashops.com/goods.php?id=3775

It really chargers properly I tested it with my USB power meter..

As you can see the cable is visually thicker too.. You can just pay with paypal like ebay etc and its only USD $2 so no worries!

 

[JockeSve]

Anonymous wrote:

http://www.lunashops.com/goods.php?id=3775

How long are these cables?
Only working cable I’ve found so far are the 60cm cables from AliExpress.I’ve been looking for at least 120-150cm cables everywhere…

..//JockeSve

[Anonymous]

JockeSve wrote:

thebeastie wrote:

http://www.lunashops.com/goods.php?id=3775

How long are these cables? Only working cable I’ve found so far are the 60cm cables from AliExpress.I’ve been looking for at least 120-150cm cables everywhere…

Get a USB extension cable.. there’s little chance you will find a long all in one cable..

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/usb-extension-cable

[JockeSve]

Anonymous wrote:

Get a USB extension cable.. 

Thanks!
Why on earth didn’t I think of that for few weeks ago.
I ordered several different longer (120cm) cables… All in garbage now! 🙁

..//JockeSve

[DiWiT]

I finally bought a cable in a local electronics shop and it works perfectly (up to 1.9A). It is thicker indeed, and it is 1.2 meters long. It was $4, but it is OK, so all good 🙂

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