08-06-2011 07:54 AM
I have a lot of devices with micro-USB sockets and I have chargers around the house and one in my bag for when I go away. Enter the TP. Can it use any of the chargers I have? No, of course jot. It needs its own one.
which HP bozo thought that one up? I'm sorry to be so blunt (and I work for HP too) but that is just stupid. I'd be quite happy for it to take longer to charge but, no, I now have to carry the one charger that I am given around with me. And god help me if I ever mislay it.
rant over. But if HP are listening or reading this forum, please can I have a firmware update to allow me to charge from a regular USB charger?
alan
Post relates to: HP TouchPad (WiFi)
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08-06-2011 08:27 AM
Sometimes i thik industry does this on purpose, to sell more accessories.. this is crap , i have like 5 or 6 regular useless usb cords...
08-11-2011 09:37 AM
Alansh wrote:I have a lot of devices with micro-USB sockets and I have chargers around the house and one in my bag for when I go away. Enter the TP. Can it use any of the chargers I have? No, of course jot. It needs its own one.
which HP bozo thought that one up? I'm sorry to be so blunt (and I work for HP too) but that is just stupid. I'd be quite happy for it to take longer to charge but, no, I now have to carry the one charger that I am given around with me. And god help me if I ever mislay it.
rant over. But if HP are listening or reading this forum, please can I have a firmware update to allow me to charge from a regular USB charger?
alan
Post relates to: HP TouchPad (WiFi)
It is a shame that normal micro-USB wall plugins cannot charge the TouchPad, but it's because the TouchPad requires more power to charge - more power than a standard wall adapter can provide. It's not ideal, but I've learned to make due.
I've noticed that my TouchPad will "trickle charge" while plugged into a computer. I've used this method to get me by until I can use the wall adapter that came packaged with my TouchPad.
08-11-2011 03:11 PM
its awful. The plug part is so tall that the weight can pull it out of a verticle socket. Jeez
08-11-2011 04:37 PM
ksevern wrote:
its awful. The plug part is so tall that the weight can pull it out of a verticle socket. Jeez
If the charging transformer is falling out of your wall, then your receptacle appears to be worn out! (I've been an Electrician for over 25 years.) New receptacles can be found very cheaply in any hardware store.
WyreNut
10-29-2011 07:27 AM
10-29-2011 07:34 AM
10-31-2011 07:41 AM
Yes, profound apologies from me. I was hasty in my judgement.
Alan
12-04-2011 04:29 AM
The HP Touchpad appears to use about 700 mA when the screen is on. This is more than an ordinary PC USB port supplies, and also more than typical cheap chargers supply. (The charger that came with the Touchpad reportedly supplies 2000 mA, which is 2.0 A.) However...
Some chargers available on eBay for a couple bucks supply 1000 mA (= 1.0 A). This is enough to charge the Touchpad, though more slowly. Here is the one I bought (hyperlink), and it correctly charges the Touchpad without any warning messages.
Again, you must look for a charger specifically advertised as supplying 1000 mA or 1.0 A (or more).
12-04-2011 04:31 AM
One addendum: The charger had to be plugged directly into a wall socket. When plugged into a cheap extension cord, it did not satisfy the Touchpad.