Solved Micro Usb Car Charger Doesn T Charge Cellphone Car Charger

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I have an unbranded car charger (not verizon’s, but similar to this http://www.wirelessemporium.com/productp…) If I plug it to my cigarette lighter, the LED light turn on. However, it can’t charge my cellphone. I use my USB-to-MicroUSB cable and plug it to the extra USB port, and it failed too… I use the cable everyday to charge it (plug to wall charger), so I’m sure it’s not the cable problem. I used my multimeter to test the voltage across the USB cable (red and black wire), and it registered 5V. I can’t get the actual amperage because my multimeter can only go up to 250mA, and when I tested it, the reading was over the scale. Anybody know what’s wrong and hw to fix it?

Get a car charger that somebody will admit to making. If they won’t put their name on it - and let you look up it’s specs on the web, then I have a strong need to not have the device. They can be found cheaper, but it looks like this. http://store.griffintechnology.com/power…

Hi, The problem is in the charger. You check voltage - 5V - OK. But this is not enough. I don’t know what is your cell phone but you need min. DC - 0,6A. For this reason search car-charger for iPhone or for iPad. The iPad needs 2,0A for correct charging. And this charger you can use for smaller (with small consumption) cell phone. Regards.