Dumb question
7I don’t have a cigarette lighter port in my car. It was missing when I bought it used and I just assume it cost too much to replace. I have 12 volt port in my middle console. I don’t know if I have a shitty plug and cord in here but my phone charges super slow, jello moves faster than my phone charges. Here’s the dumb question, are there certain 12 volt chargers (and cords) I should put in it for optimum speed? Mine is from the dollar store, could that be why it’s not charging my phone faster than jello? Or could my 12 volt port need to be replaced? I have no clue when it comes to voltage/electrical stuff? Technology is my downfall lol.
- 5 comments, 19 replies
- Comment
Most likely it’s the charger plug. The ones from the ‘buck-n-a-quarter’ store are typically pretty crappy/older tech. A few minutes on amazon should find you one that will be much more productive. Your cable (esp if also from the BNAQ store) may also limit your speed.
Not too likely your 12v port is the issue unless you notice it (the charger) blinking on and off as you drive which could indicate a bad connection in the port wires.
I had a similar problem with mine… it would discharge faster than the charger/cable would keep up with if I was using the GPS… fixed it with upgrades to the charger/cable.
BTW… what phone do you carry? What input style?
@chienfou
iPhone 15 max pro, what do you mean what input style?
@Star2236
Different phones have different max charging speeds. That one should be able to charge pretty damn quick!
Lightning
USB-C
Etc…
(That one should be USB-C I believe)
Yes, you absolutely need a ‘fast charger’ to charge modern smartphones faster than a snail’s pace. In fact, many large, modern phones can sometimes DISCHARGE even while plugged into an older-style USB charger. The good news is almost any good quality 12 volt socket to USB phone charger you can buy today will support fast charging. (If the specs only say 1 amp or 2.4 amp, it’s an older style slow charger. The newer ones use terminology like USB-PD or QC3.0.)
@PooltoyWolf And the charger plugs that have been used as packing material in IRKs for the past year are rated at 1.0A, which is very slow by modern standards. If that’s what you’re using, now you know why they were in the IRKs.
@PooltoyWolf @werehatrack
I knew the irk charger plugs were bad, I actually did a comparison to what I had and I lost power with the irk one. That’s good info for me, I don’t know what to look for and what outdated. Thank you.
@Star2236 @werehatrack Most chargers sold after about 2018 or so should be fast charge capable.
@PooltoyWolf @werehatrack
Another question bc I don’t know this one either (fucking electronics), how do I tell which power banks are good/crap? Besides the ones that come from meh being crap I assume, like car chargers.
@PooltoyWolf @Star2236
Basically want to look at mAh capacity and what kind of outputs they have. Most newer ones will have USB 3/pd/usbc outputs that will fast charge a phone easily.
Buying one with a well-known brand will increase your likelihood that the mAh value will be relatively accurate. Generic / unknown brands have questionable specs sometimes.
That being said, I have multiple different ones both branded and “unbranded” and use them all regularly with success
@Star2236 @werehatrack Meh has sold plenty of good quality power banks, including the most recent one. Stick with ones that are made by reputable brands, like Anker, though if you’re not familiar with which brands are reputable, people here should be able to help. (Almost all of the ones I rely on are Anker units.) I’d avoid anything with a capacity below 10,000 mAh personally, since I want the unit to be able to fully recharge my phone at least once before I have to recharge the power bank itself.
@PooltoyWolf @werehatrack
Okay another question, is a decent 12 volt charger gonna cost me $20? I keep doing a search in Amazon and all I pull up is the crappy ones and I’ll have one $20 good one to choose from to buy.
In the search bar I’m putting “12 volt car charger for iPhone 15” and all I pull up are the 2.5 amp ones.
@PooltoyWolf @werehatrack
Never mind I edited my search results and found a one. Thanks.
But… Bare in mind even if your phone can charge faster, it’s gentler on the battery to charge your phone slowly.
And if you keep your phone in the fridge the phone battery should stay really fresh, as I’m sure someone else here can confirm.
@OnionSoup
No I don’t keep my batteries in the fridge but I have read that whole debate.
@OnionSoup That’s why I trickle charge my phone while it’s turned off, while I sleep!
@OnionSoup
@Kyeh @OnionSoup Keep Clam And Proofread. Spell Check Is Not Enough.
Some of the newer phones can charge at up to 45W if you have the right charger and cable. Looks like your iPhone tops out at 20W, which is about 4x faster than the cheapest chargers. If you have one, a USB-C laptop charger should show you what the highest speed looks like.
Because I was curious… there are some phones out there that can charge at 100W. (OnePlus 11)
@walarney And 50W wirelessly. Technology is wild.
@raive @walarney 50W if the induction pad supports it, anyway. That’s still pretty rare, but more will become available.
@walarney @werehatrack I’m using the OnePlus ones, so they definitely do. I’m balls deep into their charging ecosystem though, with wall and car chargers doing like 85W or whatever.
Thank you everyone
@Star2236
YW.