Micro USB Cable with Extra Long Tip
Mar 2, 2013 | 4:26 pm
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Micro USB Cable with Extra Long Tip
So I was fiddling with the charging cable for my Nexus 7 in a rental car and the tip of the cable flipped out of my hands and into the mouth of an open can of soda sitting in the center console cupholder. Now its inoperable.
I have other cables but none fit or charge as well as the original. I can't find a source to buy just the cable, and Google says they won't either.
Any ideas?
I have other cables but none fit or charge as well as the original. I can't find a source to buy just the cable, and Google says they won't either.
Any ideas?
Mar 2, 2013 | 5:13 pm
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Sadly, you'll need to buy the kit with charger ($25):
https://play.google.com/store/device...dfY2hhcmdlciJd
That said, I've used a regular MicroUSB cable on the N7 and it works just fine - not sure why none of yours work.
https://play.google.com/store/device...dfY2hhcmdlciJd
That said, I've used a regular MicroUSB cable on the N7 and it works just fine - not sure why none of yours work.
Mar 3, 2013 | 12:20 pm
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OEM micro-usb cables from Motorola and HTC works great & just as good as the N7's stock one when using the N7 charger.
BTW, charging works just as good using the stock iPad 20W (2 amp) charger using HTC or Moto cable - it made my traveling gadget packing cube smaller & lighter.
They are inexpensive & easy to find on eBay or Amazon or major online stores - generic ones are fine for me and no issues using all of them for charging and to transfer media, etc.
BTW, charging works just as good using the stock iPad 20W (2 amp) charger using HTC or Moto cable - it made my traveling gadget packing cube smaller & lighter.
They are inexpensive & easy to find on eBay or Amazon or major online stores - generic ones are fine for me and no issues using all of them for charging and to transfer media, etc.
Mar 3, 2013 | 4:51 pm
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I believe, though I'm not 100% sure, that the Nexus cable has a couple of pins shorted to allow it to charge at full power, and if those pins are not shorted, it will only charge at 500 ma, no matter how much power you are pushing into the cable.
So the only way to get the full charge is to get a cable with the data pins shorted, or make one on your own. Otherwise, the tablet will drop down to 500 ma, because it doesn't know what it's plugged into.
They may have changed that recently, but in the past it was the issue.
There's plenty of pages online showing you how to short the pins on a regular usb cable to get the device fooled.
So the only way to get the full charge is to get a cable with the data pins shorted, or make one on your own. Otherwise, the tablet will drop down to 500 ma, because it doesn't know what it's plugged into.
They may have changed that recently, but in the past it was the issue.
There's plenty of pages online showing you how to short the pins on a regular usb cable to get the device fooled.
Jan 8, 2017 | 9:24 am
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I believe, though I'm not 100% sure, that the Nexus cable has a couple of pins shorted to allow it to charge at full power, and if those pins are not shorted, it will only charge at 500 ma, no matter how much power you are pushing into the cable.
So the only way to get the full charge is to get a cable with the data pins shorted, or make one on your own. Otherwise, the tablet will drop down to 500 ma, because it doesn't know what it's plugged into.
They may have changed that recently, but in the past it was the issue.
There's plenty of pages online showing you how to short the pins on a regular usb cable to get the device fooled.
So the only way to get the full charge is to get a cable with the data pins shorted, or make one on your own. Otherwise, the tablet will drop down to 500 ma, because it doesn't know what it's plugged into.
They may have changed that recently, but in the past it was the issue.
There's plenty of pages online showing you how to short the pins on a regular usb cable to get the device fooled.