Quick question about wires

[BeccaPrice]

I can charge my Sony 350 with my Kindle cord, but can't charge the kindle with the Sony cord for some reason.

[fjtorres]

The Kindle FireHD8.9 will trickle charge with a generic USB cable connected to a standard USB power source and it fast-charges with its proprietary power brick and cable. But using the proprietary power brick with a generic cable results in a trickle charge.
I'm taking care not to use that cable with anything else. Just in case.

On the other hand, the older white cable for the KT works fine with the Sony T1.

[AJ Starr]

When I get a new device, thus a new cable, I break out my label maker and print it's name in "Tiny" letters and put it on the cable plug and the charger.

Though, mostly I have found them interchangeable, at least I know which one came with what.

AJ

[MikeB1972]

Either cable will work as a data cable.
The thicker cable is the Nexus 7 cable (The Nexus wall wart supplies 2 amps over the usb so it's probably to stop it getting hot)

[book64]

Originally Posted by latepaul

They should be interchangeable but unfortunately I've found that my Kobo touch is fussy about its USB connection. If I use a poor quality cable or connect through a hub then it flashes up the message saying press to connect to PC but not long enough to actually press it. I believe others have had the same problem.

In your particular case I think the Nexus 7 cable will be ok but it's something to bear in mind. I've got a Nexus 7 but I've never used that cable for anything but charging. I tend to use Kindle ones for connecting to the PC and they work fine with the Kobo.

Thanks So if you have the Kobo Touch and also the Nexus 7 the same as me.. which is the thicker cable?

[book64]

Whoops wrong comparison sorry
Its not my Kobo touch wire and my Nexus 7 I am questioning

Just took them out of the drawer and looked again
The Nexus 7 says Asus on the plug and also on the wire So that one is ok

Its the Kobo touch nd my LG Nexus 4 phone!

When you have all finished cursing me lol ........ can you helo

[soulfuldog]

Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

I can charge my Sony 350 with my Kindle cord, but can't charge the kindle with the Sony cord for some reason.

My Kindle and Sony both seems to charge ok using each others cord? Right now I've the Kindle 3 plugged into my PC using the Sony cord and I can see the charge light on the Kindle and it shows the battery charging icon on the screen too.

book64, I was going to agree with MikeB1972's post saying the Nexus 7 cable will be the thicker one, as I knowthe USB cable for my tablet is thicker than the Kindle & Sony cables, but now you've said it's for your phone, I don't have a clue - but as has already been pointed out, it shouldn't matter. Even more so now it's a phone charger and not for your tablet!

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by book64

Whoops wrong comparison sorry
Its not my Kobo touch wire and my Nexus 7 I am questioning

Just took them out of the drawer and looked again
The Nexus 7 says Asus on the plug and also on the wire So that one is ok

Its the Kobo touch nd my LG Nexus 4 phone!

When you have all finished cursing me lol ........ can you helo

Why do you care? They're both perfectly ordinary microUSB connectors, and will work equally well with either cable.

[book64]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Why do you care? They're both perfectly ordinary microUSB connectors, and will work equally well with either cable.

Getting different reports but obviously it doesn't matter then

Just didnt want to mess my Nexus 4 up

Kobo seems quite happy now I am not reading it the Arabic way lol

[HarryT]

Seriously, there's nothing to worry about. I have lots of microUSB devices - external disk drives, a camera, readers, and tablets, and probably a dozen microUSB cables. I use cables completely at random with any device, and they all work absolutely fine. It genuinely is a standard, and cables should all be interchangeable.

[book64]

[QUOTE=HarryT;2432886]Seriously, there's nothing to worry about. I have lots of microUSB devices - external disk drives, a camera, readers, and tablets, and probably a dozen microUSB cables. I use cables completely at random with any device, and they all work absolutely fine. It genuinely is a standard, and cables should all be interchangeable
OK well thanks very much
Next time I buy something I will label it lol

[SampleAndy]

I don't have any questions or doubts about USB to microUSB cables, but does anybody have any input about the car charger adapters? Are they safe to use for the Kindles? They just seem a little too cheap to me to risk a device other than a cheap cell phone.

[Ripplinger]

There are some internal differences I've noticed as well between chargers. I saved a Samsung charger from an old cell phone that we no longer use because the end was a bit narrower and fits into my Verso rechargeable Arc Light easier. However it doesn't really charge either my Verso light or my readers. The lights on the devices glow indicating that they're charging, yet even after a full day when I disconnect them, they're still at the same level they were before and not charged at all.

I guess it's possible the charger itself is bad, but it's never left one location in the house so it's not been abused in any way, and the lights on the devices glow when connected too.

[pidgeon92]

Originally Posted by SampleAndy

I don't have any questions or doubts about USB to microUSB cables, but does anybody have any input about the car charger adapters? Are they safe to use for the Kindles? They just seem a little too cheap to me to risk a device other than a cheap cell phone.

I use one for my iPhone 5. No problems here.

I also use all of my standard cords interchangeably. I've got a 12 port usb hub on my iMac, and I keep a mini and micro usb cord attached permanently (I haven't the foggiest clue what device they came with), and use them for whatever device I am plugging in at the moment.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by SampleAndy

I don't have any questions or doubts about USB to microUSB cables, but does anybody have any input about the car charger adapters? Are they safe to use for the Kindles? They just seem a little too cheap to me to risk a device other than a cheap cell phone.

Good quality car adapters are safe enough - I have a Belkin car charger with 2 USB ports on it which works very well; I use it to charge both my Kindle and my iPhone. But I would be wary of the very cheap no-name ones, just as I would be with a no-name wall charger.