any possible harm in mixing USB charger for mobile phones?

[DarkManX]

is there any potential harm in using a motorola RAZR charger on a blackberry for example? someone told me the "polarity" can be different... but that would make no sense since either device will charge of the USB port on the computer... and basically the USB specs have specifications for the wiring dont they?

 

[onlyCOpunk]

no. usb is usb.

 

[RandomFool]

Negative. The pinouts should be the same. I use a razr adapter with my camera sync cable to charge my enV2.

 

[DivideBYZero]

USB = USB. You can use ANY mini USB to charge a BB, as long as it is powered.

 

[snor]

I find that the AC adapter USB chargers DO have a difference. For instance: My blackberry, Motorola and creative Zen Do not all work with the adapter. They all need their separate AC adapters. However, if I simply use the usb cable connected to my computer, they all work.

 

[KentState]

Check the adapters. The power output is different between some of the Motorola charges and the real USB charges like on the Blackberry. Just because they use an USB connector, doesn't mean it's a true USB connection.

 

[foghorn67]

Originally posted by: snor
I find that the AC adapter USB chargers DO have a difference. For instance: My blackberry, Motorola and creative Zen Do not all work with the adapter. They all need their separate AC adapters. However, if I simply use the usb cable connected to my computer, they all work.

I have what you described above and they all work with a Moto adaptor. The blackberry does allow more voltage than the Moto chargers, so a BB charger will trip most Moto phones into "wrong ac adaptor" or whatever the error is.
If you look at the power outputs on all your USB chargers that came with your devices, use the one that uses the least output, then you will be good to go.

 

[uli2000]

Make sure you look at the output. BB/HTC smartphone charger alot of the time put out 1000mA, while something like a razr charger puts out 500mA. Putting your BB/HTC on a moto charger wont hurt it (will just charge slower), but putting a Razr on a BB charger could fry it. Hooking it up to a computer is no problem for any of them since it puts out a max of 500mA.

 

[George P Burdell]

Originally posted by: uli2000
Make sure you look at the output. BB/HTC smartphone charger alot of the time put out 1000mA, while something like a razr charger puts out 500mA. Putting your BB/HTC on a moto charger wont hurt it (will just charge slower), but putting a Razr on a BB charger could fry it. Hooking it up to a computer is no problem for any of them since it puts out a max of 500mA.

Not really. Even though the charger is rated to 1000mA, the phone will only pull what it needs.