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Have you tried using GPS and charging your DX to see if it actually charges? Not calling you a liar, just would like to know for sure before I order it. Thanks for all the info!
I honestly don't think a different charger will make a difference! When the GPS is active it does not look like the phone will charge. In my mind there is some logic that might explain this. The GPS heats up the phone pretty significantly. The effective life span of a battery is reduced by extreme heat. If the battery attempts to charge the phone during a period of high heat it might, over time, compromise the battery.
Can someone verify that I'm correct to assume the Ferrite core ones are the way to go? If you're feeling smart/generous I'd also be willing to read why it's better/worse.
They reduce electromagnetic and RF noise (think of your usb cable as a big long antenna). The downside may be reduced flexibility, depending on the placement of the beads.
If cost is about the same, I'd go with the ferrite cores.
Napalm, I think you lost everybody at "inter-related" comment Don't sweat it, I think between yours and mine technical posts people will make some sense out of it
Just as a long term test update, since my daily commute to work is over an hour each way and I use NAV/GPS and make a number of calls, results are very consistent. Using PowerJolt2 charger and 28/24AWG usb cable I get 20%-30% battery charge up every single time.
They reduce electromagnetic and RF noise (think of your usb cable as a big long antenna). The downside may be reduced flexibility, depending on the placement of the beads.
If cost is about the same, I'd go with the ferrite cores.
@Napalm: I'm sure you made a typo and meant to write V=I*R (Ohm's law)
Regarding Scosche unit charging up 10%, even if its rounded off, that is another indicator that charger port is not supplying more than 1A of current. Because with 2.1A PowerJolt2 you get twice that amount which roughly indicates faster charging.
Regarding NAV/GPS drops, very simple explanation. Happened to me last week when all of a sudden NAV app was shutting off every 3-4 minutes and I had to restart it. I also noticed right at the moment when NAV closed I also briefly lost satellite icon in the upper right corner. Searched this forum and found similar complains with a solution to go through all recently installed apps and find the one which causing it. There are a lot of "innocent" apps with "malicious" background activity. I removed a few games which I recently downloaded and problem went away for good. Just make a mental note when you first start seeing this problem and what has been installed ever since and remove it. And once you do that, remove and reinsert battery back. Doing this so called "hard reset" clears out memory for good.