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besides	2010-02-15 , 18:21
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Originally Posted by KurrentEweser

Any of those USB car adapters using your existing USB cable should do. Amazon has a ton of them. Check out the reviews first. Many online cell phone outfits have them too. Not that the N900 needs that much juice, I'd choose a model that puts out the 1.5 amps the stock N900 charger is rated for.

^not sure about that

I tried this (see attached picture) and it did not work with the N900 usb cable nor with its own universal micro-usb plug. Apparently the 2 inner contacts of the 4 present in the usb must be shorted for charging to be possible from a "dumb" power source.

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