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Alternative HTC Hero charger?

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yorkshirecath

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Having left my charger in a hotel last night, doh!, i need something to tide me over for a couple of days. Without scouring the house for adapters i'm wondering if the socket on the phone matches any other chargers i may have floating around, like another old phone charger or DS or something??

Thanks
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Any mini USB charger will fit. I think digital cameras use them, PSP's, that sort of thing.

usb-kabel-mini=foto=canon.jpg
 
"ExtUSB is an HTC proprietary connector that features a USB (with power) and Headset connections in a single combined connector. It is backwards-compatible with USB, but has extra 6 pins to support audio."
 
My original cable is damaged, so I just pulled out the first mini USB I found in the cupboard it fits and charges.

I also picked up a multi connection, with a mini USB phone charger at Lidls for
 
Hmm , seems i might be wrong then, sorry...;-(
Yup - I was terribly wrong....sori , it FITS very well - just tried it out...
 
The Hero uses a Firewire I394 and that pic is of a USB to completely different wires,,if you search around you should be able to find a replacement or some kind of converter..
 
starscrean said:
The Hero uses a Firewire I394 and that pic is of a USB to completely different wires,,if you search around you should be able to find a replacement or some kind of converter..
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The Hero uses ExtUSB, not Firewire. ExtUSB is miniUSB with extra pins for audio
 
starscrean said:
The Hero uses a Firewire I394 and that pic is of a USB to completely different wires,,if you search around you should be able to find a replacement or some kind of converter..
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Robchaos said:
"ExtUSB is an HTC proprietary connector that features a USB (with power) and Headset connections in a single combined connector. It is backwards-compatible with USB, but has extra 6 pins to support audio."
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Its 100% not firewire - I use mini-USB to charge my phone all day at work.
 
For my Nokia 5800 I'be used a Jupio luc0020
Charger, the batteries worked on 3.7v
Just like the Hero's, so that should work. I'm also getting a spare battery for the Hero, so I cam take a spare charged battery with me without having to worry about finding a socket if my charge drops too low.
 
Yes it turns out I was totally wrong,it is not a firewire as I thought,and the mini USB's do fit..I have tried.But would the pins inside get damaged,from using something it was not intended to use?. Or was it ?
 
Mini usb absolutely 100% do fit. I've been using them since I lost the original cable. UK Orange Hero owner fools.
 
thisnameistaken said:
I was stuck without my charger this weekend and tried a cable with a plug just like that from a friend's digital camera, and it didn't fit.

I'm not saying yours doesn't fit, but this one didn't fit.
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starscrean said:
Yes it turns out I was totally wrong,it is not a firewire as I thought,and the mini USB's do fit..I have tried.But would the pins inside get damaged,from using something it was not intended to use?. Or was it ?
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ExtUSB was designed to be backwards compatible, so normal miniUSB could be used in it. I was weary when I first found out. Check out this video, might help you ease your worries ;)
 
Mini usb doesn't work forever though. Mine has started to slip so I need to place the phone in a particular angle for it to still charge. The normal charger still works fine though
 
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