Car Chargers Bad for iPhone?? - Page 2

crystus · 08-03-2009, 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by impaler

It's a bunch of crap! Whether it's drawing DC or AC power, it is designed to be used for that device, at 1amp.

All I know is what I saw when I was selling. Customers who used solely a car charger often had to have their battery replaced within the first year. If I was still working there I would post the sales data. Then again it could be attributed to the fact that the car chargers we sold we bought for $1.85 in bulk.

Wtf0ver · 08-07-2009, 09:38 AM

yeah i was gonna buy a car charger after i found out my old DLO car charger for my V1 didnt work with my 3gs, but since i have a power inverter i just use that with my wall charger and it works great. no need to spend money on a car charger.

Santa · 08-07-2009, 03:38 PM

Well, I bought a Belkin... figured a brand name was better than not. It seems to work OK and knows that the phone is charged.

But I still don't plug it in until the car is started, and unplug the phone before I turn off the car... just in case starting or stopping the car causes a voltage spike.

So far, so good.