Timeline for Cigarette lighter socket no longer charges phone
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Dec 5, 2016 at 13:33 | vote | accept | Jerome Wiley Segovia | ||
Dec 3, 2016 at 8:37 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackMechanics/status/804967887333101569 | ||
Dec 3, 2016 at 6:33 | answer | added | JDługosz | timeline score: 0 | |
Dec 3, 2016 at 4:10 | comment | added | bwDraco | Given that your power adapter functions normally in other vehicles, this sounds like a problem with the cigarette lighter voltage sagging excessively under load, preventing the USB adapter from supplying adequate power to the phone. This would not be evident by simply using a voltmeter, which just measures the open-circuit voltage and does not put a meaningful load on the socket. (Consider that you're probably pulling at most 1.5 A when the fuse for the cigarette lighter socket on the Yaris is rated for 15 A; clearly, something is wrong with the socket.) | |
Dec 3, 2016 at 0:10 | comment | added | Criggie | I have a tablet that charges via USB, and it charges slower than it drains while in use. Turn the screen off for 10 minutes while charging and see if it up faster. | |
Dec 2, 2016 at 21:30 | comment | added | Newbie Noob | I think the OP is getting a hard time, the socket could show a voltage enough to fool the phone into thinking its charging. But there could be a bad connection or frayed wire limiting the current being supplied. | |
Dec 2, 2016 at 21:26 | answer | added | Newbie Noob | timeline score: 5 | |
Dec 2, 2016 at 20:27 | answer | added | tlhIngan | timeline score: 3 | |
Dec 2, 2016 at 20:02 | answer | added | Mobius | timeline score: 4 | |
S Dec 2, 2016 at 20:00 | history | suggested | Mobius | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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Dec 2, 2016 at 19:57 | comment | added | Jerome Wiley Segovia | GPS, WiFi, etc. were all turned off. A special, 2.1A adapter was also tested with this 2007 Yaris, and 2.1 amps is kinda difficult to outrun, if you know what I'm saying ... | |
Dec 2, 2016 at 18:52 | history | asked | Jerome Wiley Segovia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |