different chargers

[bjballar41]

I assume u can use different chargers for the g3. Is like a galaxy note base charger as the cord comes out the side and is a little smaller. Is it save to do that?

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[Rukbat]

Plug the charger into the phone gently, don't force it. (Look at the plug and the port - one side is longer than the other - match them.) If it doesn't go, the plug probably isn't a microUSB plug. (A Galaxy charger is, so it'll work okay.)

The only problem is that if the charger can't put out as much current as the phone tries to draw, it will take longer to charge it. It's like filling a gallon jug with a trickle of water - no harm, just more time than turning the tap on full. If the charger can supply more current than the phone tries to draw, that's fine - the phone draws what it wants. Your 100 Watt light bulb draws about 1 Amp - from your 200 Amp household service - because it only wants to draw 1 Amp. Current isn't pushed, it's drawn. (My main "charger" is a 30 Amp 5 Volt supply with 10 USB ports on it, so I can plug in as many phones as I want at a time. They all charge just fine.)

 

[bjballar41]

I would use the same cord all I'm concerned about is the actual part I plug into the wall. I figured since the galaxy not series has a big battery like the g3 it could handle charging it.

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[meyerweb#CB]

Yes, you can use any charger that's designed to charge a phone or tablet and has, or connects to, a micro USB cord. As Rukbat said, if the charger puts out less current than the OEM charger, it will take longer to charge. If the charger you're using puts out more current than the OEM, it won't hurt anything because the phone and battery control the maximum charge rate.

All current phones and tablets are designed to work with 5 volt charging circuits, but if you want to use a charger and don't know it's provenance, you might want to be sure it outputs 5 volts. All USB chargers should do so, but it never hurts to be sure.

 

[bjballar41]

I'm looking for a wall charger that comes out the side instead of the front like the oem LG charger.