European plug - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

I think we in America need to buy an adapter for the wall since this is a european phone and would only come with the 3 pin in wall plug.

I think not, here in Sweden we only have two pins, they are round though. But of course this phone will arrive with the right plug depending on wich country you buy it in.
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MartinW81 said:
I think not, here in Sweden we only have two pins, they are round though. But of course this phone will arrive with the right plug depending on wich country you buy it in.
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I thought that this was just a charging wired cable but I looked at other sellers and seems it's a 2 piece USB cable with a detachable wall plug I know I have another wall plug for the USB cable
I'm not sure which country I'm getting from but if it is the UK isn't that a 3 prong plug

Yes, UK have the 3-pin plug. But the rest of europe is using a 2-pin plugg. As well as the metric system
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On the other hand, you could use any cable you'd like with micro-usb for charging. If you have one laying around.
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I think we all have extra cables laying around from past phones that will work fine..

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[Q] Wall charger input voltage

Hey Question:
Does the wall charger support 240v in addition to the 110v US ?
thanks
Yes it does but there's no euro adapter in the box.
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We can use power connector plug converter ...
Once the tab is available in Europe, we can just buy the charger.
Although, I am wondering if the charger for Galaxy Tab 7" can be used as well.
Because we can buy it here.
I got mine (10.1, 32GB) pre-ordered from Amazon, waiting on 20th June and ship it to The Netherlands
djunio said:
Yes it does but there's no euro adapter in the box.
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You can also use cables from other devices. Because of how short the USB is, I am using a cable from an old PS2 that plugs into the same spot as the gender plug. Works out well to get me a few more feet.
You can use the 7in Galaxy Tab plugs.

What are you guys running for car power?

I just ordered a Griffin PowerJolt. I hope I get one of the newer ones that work with ac mode.
I use the USB port in my deck.
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I bought this and it will be the only car charger i will ever need to buy im set for life, and it was like $2, very good quality
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-T-Mobile-...04272&sr=8-1&keywords=htc+mytouch+car+charger :good::good:
I just got one of the low profile Griffin Powerjolts .... I haven't used it for a full charge yet, but it appears to work ok so far.
What is the AC mode you are speaking of?
I don't recall the exact part number, but its the oem HTC kit I got for my One S prior to trading it in. Nothing fancy, but high quality and power, and the S3 doesn't seem to be picky.
Five0nIt said:
I use the USB port in my deck.
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How do you stop the deck from trying to index the whole phone? That is the problem I've had when trying that in the past. Is their a setting somewhere, or a cable mod that allows charging but no data?
I use the I-GO, bought it at Radio Shack in I think 2004, been able to charge any phone I've had since then all you have to do is buy the little adapter for each phone, just got one for my GSII for 7 bucks after changing from an IPhone.
Using the t mobile branded mini usb chadger that i got with moto razr. I added a mini to micro usb adapter.
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Scosche reVIVE II. It has 2 ports, 1amp and 2.1amp. I usually use the 2.1 amp port and it works great.
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I usually use the Motorola rapid car charger amazon 5 bucks never had any issues, come with long cord and looks nice.
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I was using some cheap usb charger but it was going loose all the time so I purchased Scosche Powerfuze.
It is a bit expensive but top notch product.
mattsternc said:
I just got one of the low profile Griffin Powerjolts .... I haven't used it for a full charge yet, but it appears to work ok so far.
What is the AC mode you are speaking of?
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Some cheapo usb adapters do not charge at full power. They charge as if they are plugged into a computer (500ma)
It is because the factory forgets to short the datapins.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehi...52677200&sr=1-1&keywords=motorola+car+charger
I use the motorola charger. I had heard good things so I bought one and it seems to work just fine.
BerMM said:
How do you stop the deck from trying to index the whole phone? That is the problem I've had when trying that in the past. Is their a setting somewhere, or a cable mod that allows charging but no data?
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When I plug my phone in its charge only. Only when I go to "USB mode" dose it index the phone.
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I did a lot of research and came up with the following. Been using it for a week now and it charges fast. I did short out the two center usb pins. This is a true 3.1 amp charger. It does not split the power to charge two devices like most 2 amp chargers do. One plug is 1 amp and the other is 2.1 amp.
Mediabridge High Output Dual USB Car Charger For iPad and iPhone (3.1 Amp)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007TV88F2/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8

European plug for charger?

I'm looking to find the European plug for the Galaxy Note 10.1 charger to replace the US one when I'm traveling.
Can anyone help me locate it or find the part number for it, please?
Thanks in advance!
I've simply bought a charger on ebay. For less than eight bucks you get the plug plus a charger and usb cable :good: (search for "EU Mains Travel AC Charger Adapter + USB Cable Samsung P6200 P6800 P7300 P7500" )
desoxy said:
I've simply bought a charger on ebay. For less than eight bucks you get the plug plus a charger and usb cable :good: (search for "EU Mains Travel AC Charger Adapter + USB Cable Samsung P6200 P6800 P7300 P7500" )
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Is that OEM, original Samsung?
Also, I'm always wary about purchasing things from Hong Kong or China. Would prefer Europe. Thanks!
What's strange is, the GT-N8013 plug (excluding the cable) comes in two sections: the prong and the charging head. You would think the purpose of this is to interchange various prongs into the same charging head when traveling. But it seems that these interchangeable prongs that fit this charging head are difficult to find! I'm looking for a European one myself, with no luck. Why buy a whole new plug when you can just change the prong? It defeats the purpose of the interchangeable and portable design.
wgraz said:
What's strange is, the GT-N8013 plug (excluding the cable) comes in two sections: the prong and the charging head. You would think the purpose of this was to interchange various prongs into the same charging head when traveling. But it seems that these interchangeable prongs for this charging head are difficult to find!
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that's the problem i'm having....
oroboros74 said:
that's the problem i'm having....
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You can buy that plug from Ebay as noted above and only use the prong with the stock charging head(or visa versa) but who's to say it will fit? I don't want to spend extra $ and wait two weeks for delivery to find out it won't fit or work.
The prong interface/connection to the charging head seems proprietary, or almost proprietary.
I can tell you that it will definitely fit - I use mine this way
desoxy said:
I can tell you that it will definitely fit - I use mine this way
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Oh, OK. How long is the charging cable? Looks like it's not even a foot long. Thanks.
well where in europe-are you going? UK, Italy and other countries are using different wallsockets.. There are AIO adapters that will fit several countries.
tcntad said:
well where in europe-are you going? UK, Italy and other countries are using different wallsockets.. There are AIO adapters that will fit several countries.
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Probably should have been more precise in saying European plug: what I meant was the so-called "Europlug".
desoxy said:
I've simply bought a charger on ebay. For less than eight bucks you get the plug plus a charger and usb cable :good: (search for "EU Mains Travel AC Charger Adapter + USB Cable Samsung P6200 P6800 P7300 P7500" )
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Well, I ordered one of these and just as suspected, they are NOT BRAND NEW. That's why I don't like buying stuff from China. You have to wait 2 weeks for disappointment. You think they're new? Look at them more closely. Garbage. They repackage these from the bottom so the seal is not broke.
Thanks for the update!
I contacted Samsung about getting just the plug as a replacement part, and I must say they weren't very helpful, saying that I'd have to just buy a new charger. For the moment I'm just using a simple plug adapter which is doing the trick, but I hate the extra bulk. Ugh! First-world problems!
oroboros74 said:
Thanks for the update!
I contacted Samsung about getting just the plug as a replacement part, and I must say they weren't very helpful, saying that I'd have to just buy a new charger. For the moment I'm just using a simple plug adapter which is doing the trick, but I hate the extra bulk. Ugh! First-world problems!
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Yes, I hear ya. You can order that one from Ebay. They are the correct type and Euro prongs will fit your Samsung plug but they are not new. These are repackaged with scratches, marks, scuffs, nasty and they have THE NERVE to re-apply the protective clear plastic film back on the pieces! And these sellers on Ebay are selling them as NEW!. Granted, it is only $8 but everything is scratched and the supplied cable doesn't fit properly into the 30-pin jack. So you're paying 8 dollars for a European plug. I never even tested it because I'm not in Europe yet. The prongs could be messed up too!
Samsung's response and marketing is just ridiculous in this respect. WHY make a two section plug when you can't swap the prongs out when traveling. Defeats the whole purpose of it's design. Defeats the whole purpose of portability WHICH THIS TABLET IS ALL ABOUT. It perturbs me.
I am looking for the same thing. We purchased 2 note 10.1 tablets in Australia and live in Italy. I have been looking for a travel kit, but the only one I have seen is in Hong Kong. I will probably just buy a new European adapter, and one for the US if we still have them when we go back.
Generally when we travel I take 2 good (SKOSS) universal travel adapters and a 3-way plug adapter. Hotels (and most houses/apartments) have a limited number of outlets and not always the standard plugs. With this setup I can charge everything overnight on 1 or 2 outlets. When traveling lighter, I just take the cables and use the 2 port usb adapter that comes with the SKOSS travel adapter and charge a little slower overnight.
By the way I have had the same problem with several different devices. I have never been able to buy the plugs separately from the oem. If you are sure you need the standard European 2 round prong plug, there are very small and cheap US to European adapters. We have 20 to 30 of them and they work well. Just be sure or you will be spending far too much on a travel adaptor when you get there. In stores they can run 50 euro. You can get them cheaper online, but that is not usually an option when traveling.
http://www.amazon.com/Travel-Europe...=1358575357&sr=1-20&keywords=eu+to+us+adapter
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That's what I'm running with right now. 50 cent adapters bought online. Work great, just a little bit of a nuisance having a plug in a plug...
I found another solution for this problem. The connecter for the interchangable plug is the same as the really cheap 2 prong connector for most electronics. Instead of using the plastic plug, use the cheap plastic cable that comes with most radios or DVD players (that aren't permenantly attached). I purchased 2 European travel chargers then noticed the shape of the plug is the same as the generic 2 prong cable.
FloydF said:
I found another solution for this problem. The connecter for the interchangable plug is the same as the really cheap 2 prong connector for most electronics. Instead of using the plastic plug, use the cheap plastic cable that comes with most radios or DVD players (that aren't permenantly attached). I purchased 2 European travel chargers then noticed the shape of the plug is the same as the generic 2 prong cable.
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i don't think I understand what you mean...
oroboros74 said:
i don't think I understand what you mean...
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It is so call 8 plug. Search on eBay. Even your laptop's charger has that plug most likely.
Szadzik said:
It is so call 8 plug. Search on eBay. Even your laptop's charger has that plug most likely.
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He hah! I thought so. It's what I would call the pig tail that that plugs into the wall and then into the power brick. You have one with your battery chargers, old hard drive adapters, universal power supplies.
I thought it was the same, glad to have it confirmed. I already travel with one that I use for a battery charger, universal power supply and an inverter.
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This also makes it easier for me because the Samsung usb cable is so short. I can use the "pig tail" to plug into the wall and the brick is closer to where I need it to charge my Note while I use it.
This cable is really inexpensive and works better than a cheap adapter. Just stay away from the sony version, it has a square side and I don't think it will fit.
http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Unlimi...&qid=1361337545&sr=8-6&keywords=8+power+cable
I have been able to find these cables locally in most large cities internationally. I have also been known to order from amazon a week or 2 before traveling, and have things delivered to my hotel. Saves time and money, but can be problematic, mostly from credit card companies.
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Szadzik said:
It is so call 8 plug. Search on eBay. Even your laptop's charger has that plug most likely.
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It depends, I see a lot of "Micky Mouse" (3 prong grounded) connectors for laptops, but YMMV.
I keep a couple at work for visitors, our genius IT department said they would have to order the whole power supply to get the cables, I just went to a local electronics store and paid 2 euro each for the cables...
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broke my Nexus 7 microsd cable..where to find oem replacement?

This morning I woke up and the microsd cable was broken, I guess in my sleep I bent it and it won't charge any more..(just the cable part) from the charger. Is there a place online to buy the oem original asus cable or something compatible? Something that will charge as fast as the original one.
I use a genuine BB cable from a 9900 Bold and it shows charging at AC rate, not USB.
OEM cable for N7(2013)
euklid said:
This morning I woke up and the microsd cable was broken, I guess in my sleep I bent it and it won't charge any more..(just the cable part) from the charger. Is there a place online to buy the oem original asus cable or something compatible? Something that will charge as fast as the original one.
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Hii
you can check this linke of OEM cables and hope fully you will get the one you are looking for it...
You can also avail free shipping on the product by simply signing up for the news letters of it..and later on if you want you can unsubscribe but that wont be going to affect your free shipping.....
So just check out once may be you find something interesting
Share your experience too
Thanks !!!!!
Pretty much any micro usb cable from a reputable manufacturer will work (its the chargers where you get the differences). I've used my S3 cable, an old Motorola cable, and a monoprice (generic) cable for charging it and other devices with no problems.
Some generic cable don't work very well. I've had charging problems. You can get the Motorola cable pretty cheap on amazon.
Mine stopped working after about 3 weeks. The cable was never bent or even removed from the wall adapter either! It's very possible that you didn't bend the cable in your sleep, and instead the cable just stopped working like mine did. Since then, I've just been using one of my many HTC cables plugged in to the Asus wall adapter that came with my N7 FHD. It works perfectly!
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Try monoprice.
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Try monoprice.
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Haha I was scrolling down to see if anyone would mention monoprice and you beat me to it. But yes try monoprice. Just ordered their premium micro-b USB cables which is the type you're looking for and just received them yesterday. Very happy with my order. Can get what you're looking for for less than $1.50 and no shipping.
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Haha I was scrolling down to see if anyone would mention monoprice and you beat me to it. But yes try monoprice. Just ordered their premium micro-b USB cables which is the type you're looking for and just received them yesterday. Very happy with my order. Can get what you're looking for for less than $1.50 and no shipping.
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Can you please give me the link to the premium cable your ordered?? I ordered some from monoprice a while back for my old s2 and they charged slow..
Buy the amazonbasics one. Cheap, good quality, gold plated, nice thick feel to it and very long!
http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-...866469&sr=8-1&keywords=amazonbasics+micro+usb
I have not tested it on the tablet, but I charge my phone all day with it at work. Using the OEM HTC outlet adapter, it provides AC charging.
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euklid said:
Can you please give me the link to the premium cable your ordered?? I ordered some from monoprice a while back for my old s2 and they charged slow..
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Here's a link to one of the cables I bought: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=9761&seq=1&format=2
This one is the 3ft cable but they also have 3ft and 6ft premium cables in black and white. If you go back a page to the full listing of USB cables scroll down to the section USB 2.0 Cables - Micro-B Type and you'll see all the different cables you're looking for. The first 4 are the premium cables. I got both 3 and 6 ft cables and no problems with charging times.
detonation said:
Pretty much any micro usb cable will work (its the chargers where you get the differences). I've used my S3 cable, an old Motorola cable, and a generic cable for charging it and other devices with no problems.
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The cable is a big factor in charge rates.
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The cable is a big factor in charge rates.
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This is true! I think the post you quoted would have been better stated by saying that any cable FROM A REPUTABLE MANUFACTURER should work just fine. Not just ANY cable because, unfortunately, there are many 3rd party cables that are just junk. If you have a cable from your current or previous phone, and it's a phone manufactured by a reputable company, then it should work without a problem.
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Here's a link to one of the cables I bought: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=9761&seq=1&format=2
This one is the 3ft cable but they also have 3ft and 6ft premium cables in black and white. If you go back a page to the full listing of USB cables scroll down to the section USB 2.0 Cables - Micro-B Type and you'll see all the different cables you're looking for. The first 4 are the premium cables. I got both 3 and 6 ft cables and no problems with charging times.
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Thanks..were u able to check the current its charging at with this..whats its suppose to be on nexus 7?? I know on my s4 stock samsung its 1900mA.
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stanglifemike said:
This is true! I think the post you quoted would have been better stated by saying that any cable FROM A REPUTABLE MANUFACTURER should work just fine. Not just ANY cable because, unfortunately, there are many 3rd party cables that are just junk. If you have a cable from your current or previous phone, and it's a phone manufactured by a reputable company, then it should work without a problem.
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Fixed my post I've never bought a no name cable but I can imagine if they're cheaply/poorly built they'll have terrible impedance and charge too slow.
Also note that really long cables will charge slower (unless they use lower guage wire)
For Monoprice, avoid the 24AWG ferrite bead ones (the ones that go for about $1 for a 3-foot one). While they seem like quality cables at first, I've had 4 and 3 of them have gotten flaky over time (the D+/D- ones broke on one of them so it doesn't talk to a computer anymore, and the other two often lose connection when moved around).
I have a bunch of different standard cables from eBay (different lengths), even the colorful ones. All work without problems. It's a digital cable ( 2 data and 2 power lines). if it's not broken or shorted any cable should work. Of course if you approach the maximum length (5m -15 ft) of usb and the cable is not up to the specs it may start failing but for 1-3 m should not have problems with any cable. If we speak about the power adapter (not cable) it's another story. There are many variants and not all provide the specified power, but if the specs are correct the 2A and 3A ones should work. Car adapters , an even more different story. I'm not using my Nexus 7-2 in car (have a build in Android navi now), but I used the first gen Nexus 7, and I tried 3 different adapters until I found one which provided enough power to charge the tablet with GPS and navi on (most will let the tablet slowly discharge). I think this model require less power so maybe even some which did not work will work now.
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Thanks..were u able to check the current its charging at with this..whats its suppose to be on nexus 7?? I know on my s4 stock samsung its 1900mA.
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I did two tests both using the Asus power adapter that came with the device and these are the specs for it from the Asus website:
Output:5.2V 1.35A/7W for other USB device
Input:100-240V AC, 50/60Hz universal
I attached two pictures using battery monitor widget. Just adding in too my n7 is unlocked and rooted but completely stock other than that. The first picture is with the Asus USB cable that came with the device and the second picture is with my 6ft premium cable from monoprice. Sorry if this isn't what you were asking for.
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I did two tests both using the Asus power adapter that came with the device and these are the specs for it from the Asus website:
Output:5.2V 1.35A/7W for other USB device
Input:100-240V AC, 50/60Hz universal
I attached two pictures using battery monitor widget. Just adding in too my n7 is unlocked and rooted but completely stock other than that. The first picture is with the Asus USB cable that came with the device and the second picture is with my 6ft premium cable from monoprice. Sorry if this isn't what you were asking for.
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yeah was looking for the mA delivered to device...have you noticed any difference in how long it takes to fully charge the n7? I know there's tons of cables just looking for one with comparable performance to stock one.
euklid said:
yeah was looking for the mA delivered to device...have you noticed any difference in how long it takes to fully charge the n7? I know there's tons of cables just looking for one with comparable performance to stock one.
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I haven't actually been able to test the time it takes to fully charge since I usually charge it overnight but I'll try to run some tests and time how long it takes with the different cables and I'll post my findings. From what I've seen so far from using it, I haven't noticed any difference with charge time between the stock cable and the monoprice one With my experience using it to charge my droid razr (xt912) definitely no difference with charge time compared to the stock motorola usb cable. I'm sure with the n7 it's totally fine.

I'd like to buy UK plug insert for Nexus Wirelsss Charger bought in USA. where from?

Hello,
I live in the UK, but my Nexus Wireless Charger (square one, not the Orb) was purchased in America. (a friend of mine sent me an early Christmas gift) The Nexus Wireless Charger power adapter is made up of two parts - the actual power brick, and the tiny plug insert that goes into the wall. Any of you guys know where I could possibly obtain the insert for UK wall socket so I do not have to carry around a separate plug converter? Also, since US uses tiny little prongs, the power brick keeps falling out of my converter when plugged in vertically... so I would much prefer to have the UK insert. I emailed Google, but unfortunately they do not sell the part (OR entire power adapters separately - I'm willing to buy an entire power adapter, just as long as I don't have to carry an extra converter) Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
neopl666 said:
Hello,
I live in the UK, but my Nexus Wireless Charger (square one, not the Orb) was purchased in America. (a friend of mine sent me an early Christmas gift) The Nexus Wireless Charger power adapter is made up of two parts - the actual power brick, and the tiny plug insert that goes into the wall. Any of you guys know where I could possibly obtain the insert for UK wall socket so I do not have to carry around a separate plug converter? Also, since US uses tiny little prongs, the power brick keeps falling out of my converter when plugged in vertically... so I would much prefer to have the UK insert. I emailed Google, but unfortunately they do not sell the part (OR entire power adapters separately - I'm willing to buy an entire power adapter, just as long as I don't have to carry an extra converter) Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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I doubt you'd find just the plug insert. Your best bet is to just buy a UK usb charger with a 2A output. Something like this:
samizad said:
I doubt you'd find just the plug insert. Your best bet is to just buy a UK usb charger with a 2A output. Something like this:
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The Wall charger should be able to accept [email protected] 50 and 60Hz. All you would need is a changer to change the plug type similar to this: http://www.amazon.com/Bright-3-Pron...id=1386882613&sr=8-4&keywords=uk+plug+adapter
Thank you guys. On an other thread I saw that Google ships this charger with the American plug regardless of where in the world it is sold..... So I guess more people will have this issue before long.
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