Not charging with car charger

[ab30494]

I have a car charger that is USB plug-in. My phone will not charge on it. I am using the same cord that i charge with in side my house, and My cousin has a samsung captivate and it charges from it so i know it works.


Any ideas on why it isnt working.

[mahalojunk]

In the past, when I was using GPS and tethering, I would lose charge even when plugged in. The problem was that the charger looked like a USB device instead of an AC device and was limiting the charge rate.

Try plugging the phone into the car, and go into Settings, About Phone, Status. The Battery Status should read "Charging (AC)" for the fastest charging. If it reads "Charging (USB)", it will only charge at some reduced rate, maybe 50%. If it doesn't show that it's charging at all, it's something else going on.

I eventually found this HTC charger that the Optimus sees as an AC device:

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Hopefully, this will be your fix. If not, maybe it will help someone else.

[epidenimus]

Not to neglect the obvious:
Make sure both the port and the charger connection are clean. Can-o-air usually works great.

There was also a thread not too long ago detailing the finicky requirements of ZVH.