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| Thread ID: 87094 | 2008-02-07 20:20:00 | Cell phone adaptors | Lurking (218) | PC World Chat |
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| 638329 | 2008-02-07 20:20:00 | We have an obsolete Nokia 5120 which is going to be recycled to Telecom. Wife has a car plugin adaptor for this phone and she was wondering if it would work with her Alcatel cellphone or would there be a problem?. Thanks for any advice. Lurking. |
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| 638330 | 2008-02-07 20:59:00 | If it fits why not. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 638331 | 2008-02-07 21:21:00 | If the voltages match, go for it, otherwise you'll damage the battery. If the alcatel uses, for example, a 3.3 volt battery, and the charger puts out 4.5 volts, then you have a problem (battery would overheat, possibly expand, leak, explode, etc). | ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 638332 | 2008-02-07 21:29:00 | Voltage could be wrong for a start. My Nokia car adapter is ~7V centre pin +ve. The Nokia mains adapter is 3.7V so the Nokia are flexible but are Alcatel? | PaulD (232) | ||
| 638333 | 2008-02-07 21:34:00 | Wow, freaky... Wait, does the car charger have a different plug on it? | ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 638334 | 2008-02-07 21:46:00 | Thanks guys and dolls! might pay to recycle it tooo!. Normal cigarette lighter adaptor: Input 12v-24v. Mains adaptor: Nokia ACP-7A Output 3.7v. Lurks. |
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| 638335 | 2008-02-07 21:54:00 | Sorry! forgot to mention: nothing on cigarette lighter adaptor about voltages etc. el cheepo according to wife a Cellnet plug-in saver/charger. Alcatel mains adaptor higher at 4.5v. A smaller output be as detrimental as a higher output?. Thanks again. Lurks. |
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| 638336 | 2008-02-07 21:59:00 | Well, I wouldn't think it would do it any good, but maybe someone who actually knows what they're talking about can help a bit more. | ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 638337 | 2008-02-07 22:40:00 | Geekster, yes we will recycle it too. Thanks, Lurks. |
Lurking (218) | ||
| 638338 | 2008-02-08 04:51:00 | You need to make sure the polarity is the same also. Some power supplies have the middle pin as positive, some have them as negative. There should be (not always) a pic of a circle with another circle encapsulating it, with a + going to one and a - going to another. The middle circle represents the middle pin and the outer circle outside. As long as they match, and the voltage matches and the pin fits...then you should be sweet. These things usually have a tolerance, so a slightly higher voltage shouldn't matter, and a slightly lower voltage shouldn't either, depending on the tolerance. |
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