Ok so here is the deal. In order to charge your N2 in your car while using any power hungry operations like gps and not losing charge, you will need a 2a charger with this phone (my current car charger I have used for the past few years with my SGS2 and EVO no longer cuts the mustard). The standard wall charger you get with your N2 is 2a. I have done a lot of research over the past few days and it seems like 99.9% of all 2-3amp (I, personally, am looking for a dual usb car charger with a total of 3a output, 1 port for 2a for my Note2 and the other with a standard 1a port) are designed for apple products (barf) which means that using a standard cable you will not be able to charge any larger capacity devices because the usb standards are slightly different. You can do 1 of 3 things...
1. Buy one of those 2-3a output usb chargers that work with apple, take it apart and solder 2 of the pins of the 2a slot to short out this feature and allow the full AC charge (of you dont do this the phone will recognize it as USB charging and you will only get 500ma and it will barely charge). Please be sure to check which pins to solder.
2. Buy one of those 2-3a output usb chargers that work with apple, open up the usb cable and short out the wires by joining the green and white wire together. This effectively does the same thing as option 1 however you cannot use this cable with your computer. I am not sure about a wall socket but I wouldnt try it unless you were using the same type of adapter as in the car. The standard one that comes with your N2 may be a problem.
3. Buy one specifically made to work with non-Apple products but GOOD LUCK FINDING ONE!! I have searched and found one that worked with non-apple products but it didnt state if the ports were 3.1a total output or 2.1a total if you connect 2 devices.
I would appreciate if anyone who has found a charger that works to reply. I dont like modding wires and products as if you forget and plug the wrong device in you can do damage.
1. Buy one of those 2-3a output usb chargers that work with apple, take it apart and solder 2 of the pins of the 2a slot to short out this feature and allow the full AC charge (of you dont do this the phone will recognize it as USB charging and you will only get 500ma and it will barely charge). Please be sure to check which pins to solder.
2. Buy one of those 2-3a output usb chargers that work with apple, open up the usb cable and short out the wires by joining the green and white wire together. This effectively does the same thing as option 1 however you cannot use this cable with your computer. I am not sure about a wall socket but I wouldnt try it unless you were using the same type of adapter as in the car. The standard one that comes with your N2 may be a problem.
3. Buy one specifically made to work with non-Apple products but GOOD LUCK FINDING ONE!! I have searched and found one that worked with non-apple products but it didnt state if the ports were 3.1a total output or 2.1a total if you connect 2 devices.
I would appreciate if anyone who has found a charger that works to reply. I dont like modding wires and products as if you forget and plug the wrong device in you can do damage.