FabSwingers.com forum: Proprietary Chargers

By *uckscouple2007 OP Couple
over a year ago

Bucks

every time you buy electrical goods with rechargable batteries (e.g. lappies & mobiles) the charger connection is so different ...

no wonder so many electrical goods are going in to landfill...

if there was a common standard/connection then would save all round

By *ngieandMrManCouple
over a year ago

hereford

You can buy replacement chargers from the manufacturer of equipment provided its still supported.

If not, look on the equipment and see what its power supply requirements are, voltage, current, watts. Then buy an adaptable power supply of the size, slightly bigger power/current will be OK but never smaller power.

Such 'after market' supplies come with a multitude of connectors to suit 100's of products.

By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

"Isn't micro USB becoming the standard connection sometime soon

Yes all the major manufacturers have singed up to it, Apple, Sony etc.

Will make life a lot easier in the future, I should know, I've been there.

By *uckscouple2007 OP Couple
over a year ago

Bucks

"You can buy replacement chargers from the manufacturer of equipment provided its still supported.

Such 'after market' supplies come with a multitude of connectors to suit 100's of products."

you missed the point ... every time you buy a 'device' you end up with a new charger when the previous one was probably still functional ...

sometime ago bought a charger for in-car powering of the last lappy - it came with 5 or 6 adapters for different machines ...

but none fit this new lappy (and am guessing if I go back to Maplin the only difference with the latest version of same product is new adapters)