Thread: Stronger charger.
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juiceme is offline juiceme
2016-06-01 , 10:22
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Originally Posted by NotMicro View Post
I wonder if I can use stronger charger (with higher current) to use with my N900. I am thinking about AC-60 by Nokia (1500 mA). Could it be dangerous for my phone or battery?
No, it will be perfectly safe.

There's some basic physics at work here; you need to understand the meanings of the ratings given to electronic devices.
  • 1.) Voltage is something that you need to be careful with; if a charger is rated at 5.0 output volts (like all USB chargers are since it says so in the spec) then it can supply exactly that voltage to a device that requires 5 volts.
  • 2.) Current rating tells you the maximum current that the charger can supply to the device. Note that it is the device that takes the current, so if it can just take 900mA for example, that is what it takes even as the charger could supply 1500mA
 

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