Saturday, December 11, 2010

How to convert 1 Amp USB car charger to AC charging mode

After ordering "Car Cigarette Powered 1000mA USB Adapter/Charger - Black (DC 12V)" for only $1.99 from http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.40470 it only charge my HTC Desire slow at 500mA USB max charge speed.

For AC charger mode (1000mA) you need to connect pin 2 and 3 and remove al connections from the current to pin 2 and 3.
The examples I found on the internet have an other PCB design than the latest, so the connections to remove aren't the same. The other PCB  :
 

Let's mod it to a fast car charger, first open it:

Be carefull it isn't as easy like the video shows, it is clued together.

1. solder pin 2 and 3 together (orange)
2. remove R5, R7, R3, R8 (red)

PCB 06908A-27


Goto Setting -> Battery information аחԁ іt ѕһουƖԁ ѕһοw Charging (AC).  Before the mod it shows Charging (USB). 


This is all on your own risk of course...


6 comments:

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