Battery Charger..

Hi there!

I just wanna know if it's safe to recharge the battery on m6 with a charger that says 5V on it? Cus I'm on my way to Greece on sunday and would like to have my m6 with me..

Answer much appreciated!

USB is 5V , so i guess it would be ok , Im not too sure

If it`s a charger for USB and it gives 500 mAh at least, why not ?

true, you can use any mini usb ended charger that has 5V 400 mA

also those universal USB-Wallchargers work very well

I've got a charger that says "5V 550mA" (It's a charger for Motorola V3 cell-phone). Is it OK?
The miniPlayer says "400mA max."...

Originally Posted by Zed

I've got a charger that says "5V 550mA" (It's a charger for Motorola V3 cell-phone). Is it OK?
The miniPlayer says "400mA max."...

I use my motorola cell phone charger thats 5v-850ma, and I havent had a problem.

When your charger can make more mAh`s available, it`s no problem.
Your device takes only as much as it needs.

Thanx mates.

Now if my player blows up, I'm blaming you guys

The original meizu charger has 5V - 800mA. Works perfectly, obviously... xD

hi guys ! i'm also interested in knowing what battery charger is fine... the cheapest one i found was he ncusb by neonumeric with 5V and 400mA... apparently, some people claim you need 400mA, others 500mA, and now 800mA ! can someone be absolutely sure that 400mA will work (obviously someone who has a 5V 400mA charger) ? thanks in advance

Why don`t you buy an active USB- hub?
They are quite cheap and you have both- the charger & the hub.

thanks for the advice, but the thing i intend to buy is not very expensive (about 6$)... but what is a hub ? is it the charger for the computer ?

No, it multiplies your USB-ports. The active ones have their own power- supplies that are in fact the same thing like a charger (most of them with the same mini-usb-plug you need to connect to your M6)

I really have to question the stated amperage and voltage of some of these after market chargers. I am confident in everything that I learned in physics II about circuits and such but what I am not too confident about is whether my $10 blackberry charger is doing more harm than good to my M6 - although it "says" 5.0v 500mA - on the sticker - when I plug it into the M6 and touch the metal sides of the miniplayer - it literally feels as if I touching a Van de Graaff Generator! What gives? That just can't be good!

Originally Posted by frozst

The original meizu charger has 5V - 800mA. Works perfectly, obviously... xD

Well, Im conused as sb. els here. There is a clear description on the back panel on Meizu " 5v- 400mA MAX "! So you caim that more than that ( >400mA) is save ? So why Meizu suggest 400mA ? Any technical explanations , pls ?

Originally Posted by Ernet

Well, Im conused as sb. els here. There is a clear description on the back panel on Meizu " 5v- 400mA MAX "! So you caim that more than that ( >400mA) is save ? So why Meizu suggest 400mA ? Any technical explanations , pls ?

:P The player is using a maximum of 400 mA of current. The charger can only provide more, nothing serious. See it like drinken something through a straw: When you suck harder, there is more current flowing. The M6 can only 'suck' with 400mA, while the charger can serve a device that can suck harder. I hope you'll understand. :P

Originally Posted by mfb

:P The player is using a maximum of 400 mA of current. The charger can only provide more, nothing serious. See it like drinken something through a straw: When you suck harder, there is more current flowing. The M6 can only 'suck' with 400mA, while the charger can serve a device that can suck harder. I hope you'll understand. :P

Got it perfectly :D Thanks for your reply.I've ordered the charger with no fear already !