I've left my ac adaptor behind somewhere and it will not be with me for a while. Does anyone know the power rating of the plug, and the direction (+/-). Otherwise my axim will die shortly!
Worked fine, just stuck in a multi-voltage adaptor at 4.5V and its charging fine! Seems to charge at lower voltages as well, guess not as quick though. Didn't want to blow the thing Thanks!!
Hi - I ordered a second cradle for work and it didn't include an AC adapter. The adapter from Dell is 5.4 Volts and 2.410A as you mentioned. I have a Radio Shack ac adapter that will do 5 or 6 volts (switchable) and is rated at 2.5A. Do you think it is safe to use that while I wait for the one from Dell (they said it would be a couple of weeks)? Thanks!
I wouldn't use 6V. 5V won't do any damage, but some people have reported the Ax won't charge as well, especially if the battery is low. The extra current is a non-issue. The Ax will draw only what it wants.
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Thanks! Interestingly, when I connect with 6V enabled on the adapter, the light on the axim doesn't light up but on 5V it does. I'll use 5V at work until the new AC adapter comes and then use this as a backup when travelling.
It appears that the Axim closes the circuit if the voltage is too high. I've got a battery extender which consists of 4 AA that plugs into the AXIM and it only works when I use NiMH batteries (1.2V each). Regular alkalines which are closer to 1.5V won't start the charge process.
I guess it's pretty comforting that you probably can't fry your Axim that easily.
Does a Car-Charger for a T20 (I've seen that it has 5.5V) work with the axim ? (currency not to low etc ?)
I am currently traveling in Australia and need a charger for the car in 7 days.
There are thousands of mobilephone-chargers...very cheap etc...
As long as the output Voltage is as close to 5.4V as possible, you're probably OK. The Amperage doesn't much matter, the Axim will only draw as much as is needed, but again....as close to 2410MaHs as is possible is best. If you go lower an either it will just take longer.
If you're Axim says it's battery is Lower than ~70%, some lower Voltage and Lower Amperage chargers could, conceivably, actually DIScharge your battery.
This happens often with USB Sync/Chargers because USB (even USB2) can't put out enough of either. So the Axim will in effect use it's battery to charge itself. Which is actually a Negative Charging cycle.........ie; DISCHARGE of the battery and ultimately, the back-up battery, which equals One Dead Axim (you can read that as a Hard Reset when both batteries reach 0%).
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...if you use a third party adapter, make sure the amperage is equal to or higher than the amount the Dell one is rated. The reason is precisely because the device will draw what it needs. If you have an underpowered adapter, that puppy will heat up and burn out eventually. So, Get the voltage and amperage as close as you can, but never go lower on the amperage than what the device needs.
Originally posted by TomKal It appears that the Axim closes the circuit if the voltage is too high. I've got a battery extender which consists of 4 AA that plugs into the AXIM and it only works when I use NiMH batteries (1.2V each). Regular alkalines which are closer to 1.5V won't start the charge process.
On a related subject, see my review of the Lil Sync AA USB adapter. Same behavior with four fresh AA alkalines without the voltage limiter switch ("VRC") activated.
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Power Voltage of the axim plug?
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