[orich]

Hello,
Does anyone know if I can use my car charger from my old Motorola Razr to charge my Blackberry 8100? It is the standard USB type. Is there a difference in voltage that I would have o be concerned about?
Thanks in advance!

[mjgs1971]

I'm using a Motorola car charger for my 8800. Works fine, no side effects.

[option94]

Wirelessly posted (At&t curve)

I'm using it on my curve. Works fine.

[Walt]

I've used a Razr charger on my 8703 and 8130 Pearl with no problems.

Originally Posted by orich

Hello,
Does anyone know if I can use my car charger from my old Motorola Razr to charge my Blackberry 8100? It is the standard USB type. Is there a difference in voltage that I would have o be concerned about?
Thanks in advance!

[david9962000]

It will kill the battery, they don't have the same amps.

[option94]

Wirelessly posted (At&t curve)

I've been doing it for years with out any problems. I started with my 7130.

[Walt]

Why would you say it will kill the battery when many of us have been doing this for years without any battery problems?

Originally Posted by david9962000

It will kill the battery, they don't have the same amps.

[BeefyBeefo]

I always use my old Razr chargers...home and car included with blackberries and never had an issue

-Jeff-

[orich]

Sweet, thanks for the replies, guys. I will go ahead and use it.

[cap10mark]

My Wife tried on hers and it said I believe "Incompatible Charger".

[Cakk15]

Check the voltages on both

[BeefyBeefo]

Originally Posted by cap10mark

My Wife tried on hers and it said I believe "Incompatible Charger".

What was the charger meant for?

Like I said above, I use my old Razr chargers, especially the car charger. I did forget to bring them with me the last time I traveled and left them in IL, so I'm actually currently using a bluetooth charger for my BB and even that works fine....

-Jeff-

[ackita]

For my BB 8100 in the car I use the charger of my Freedom GPS 2000 receiver without any problem

[HollisterKev]

OK, here's the deal. The critical thing to check is the voltage. The maximum current is driven/controlled by the internal circuitry in the device.
Check the charger to see what the voltage rating is. The voltage rating for my newly obsoleted V3M home charger is 5V @ 850mA. The rating for my shiny new 8130 wall charger is 5V @ 700mA. Now, I also have a wall charger for the V3M that is rated at a lower current. It still works, but it takes longer to charge.
If you use a charger that has a higher output current rating, but the output voltage rating is the same, then the device will only draw the current that it needs to charge the battery and you should be fine. I just got my phone and accessories, and will be returning the car charger that I paid $27 for because I know that I can use the V3M charger. Unfortunately, Verizon does not stamp the car chargers with ratings, but they have to be the same as the wall charger, or the phone would POP in your hands (or all over your car)!
Hope this helps.