Thread: Charging rate
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Old March 10th, 2008, 03:49 PM
Bert Hyman
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watson6918@sbcglobal.invalid.net (Big John) wrote in
news:LgfBj.30$qS5.9@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com:

> I have a RAZR V3 telephone and I note on the charger that the output
> is 5V-550mA. I recently acquired a Garmin Nuvi 350 peronal travel
> assistant (GPS) and note that the charger for it has an output of
> 5V- 1A. Both have a mini USB plug. It would be convenient to use the
> Garmin charger for everything if its safe. Will I damage my
> telephone by using the 1 A charger??


Most likely, the phone won't charge with your Garmin charger because
Motorola uses non-standard wiring in the USB connector to supply
control information to the phone.

http://pinouts.ru/CellularPhones-A-N...r_pinout.shtml

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