Fascinate not charging via Car USB charger

[jaekim717]

Hey

Recently bought:
Amazon.com: 2nd Generation Audio FM Transmitter plus integrated Car Charger for the Samsung Facinate with Gomadic TipExchange Technology: Electronics

with the hopes that it could double as a car charger and a FM Transmitter. This past weekend I had to drive 6hrs upstate for a wedding and on the way there and back realized that although this product does it's job as a FM transmitter, it was not charging my Fascinate.

I see the battery charging animation, however, by the time I go to my location my battery was at 35% (from a full charge the night before). This was with me running google maps/navigation and pandora the whole trip. I thought perhaps I didn't have the charger in all the way and was hoping that on the way back it would charge my phone as advertised. Unfortunately same results.

Does anyone know if there is a problem with charging the fascinate via a car charge/micro usb connection? Is this a problem with a setting I have on my phone? or is this product a piece of crap?

Thanks,

jae

 

[rltripp]

I'm not an expert or anything, but I do know that not all car chargers have the same output. If the charger you bought has a low output rating, running all that stuff at the same time may be using the power faster than the charger can put it out.

I use this charger from Motorola. I can use Google Maps/Nav and stream bluetooth audio at the same time and still have more battery than I started with when I get there.

 

[jaekim717]

I'm not an expert or anything, but I do know that not all car chargers have the same output. If the charger you bought has a low output rating, running all that stuff at the same time may be using the power faster than the charger can put it out.

I use this charger from Motorola. I can use Google Maps/Nav and stream bluetooth audio at the same time and still have more battery than I started with when I get there.

thanks, that sounds about right, i am definetly ending up at my destination with less battery then i started!