Nokia charger + dsd charger bay?

kodeboswachter · Jun 21, 2008

Hi, my dsd charger just died, and i was wondering if i could use my nokia charger as a replacement to charge the 18650 batteries.

dsd charger is

AC:110-240v
50-60Hz
DC:5.5v/450mA

nokia charger is

AC:100-240v
50-60Hz
DC:5.3v/500mA

thanks,

ko

richardcpf · Jun 21, 2008

I'm not sure about this because I haven't tried, but many people at DX said they did this and works perfectly.

But first make sure that the problem is in the charger and not in the battery unit.

nzgunnie · Jun 21, 2008

If it's your wall plug that has died, then yes you can use that charger as a power supply.

The DSD charger appears to output 4.15v to the cell when charging, even if using a higher input voltage than that.

I am using a nokia 5.7v, 800mAh charger, and have measured the voltage output across the cell while charging, and it's still reads 4.15v.

I think people who try and use the 3.5v nokia chargers might struggle.

kodeboswachter · Jun 22, 2008

thanks all, is it harmfull to the batterien to use a 800 mah output instead of 500mah?

AlexLED · Jun 22, 2008

kodeboswachter said:
thanks all, is it harmfull to the batterien to use a 800 mah output instead of 500mah?

Hi Ko, no not at all.
(At least as long as you don't charge Li-Ions with less than 800 mAh.)
Not sure if the charging unit even uses more current with the different power supply. I'd guess the unit limits the current to a certain level anyway.

quokked · Jun 22, 2008

The Nokia charger works for me too
I've got a UK model that does 800ma@ 5.7V and it's the only charger i've ever used for the DSD

Yapo · Jun 24, 2008

yeh i use the nokia charger as well for my dsd as its faster

bshanahan14rulz · Sep 4, 2009

I've got the DSD charger that I use for charging 18650s. The adapter that came with it is rated 5.5V, 450mA. I have another adapter that is rated 5V 1.5A. Since I won't be charging rcr123, only 2000+ mAh cells, and as I understand, 1.5A is under 1C for an 18650, can I use this wall adapter?
I also charge matched pairs whenever they happen to be within ~5/1000 of a V of each other

bshanahan14rulz · Sep 4, 2009

Starting to think my posts don't show up in this forum. I've never had a question answered in the battery section. Maybe answer this question: can you see this text?

kodeboswachter · Sep 4, 2009

hi, i can read your post, but can't help you with your problem. sorry

bshanahan14rulz · Sep 4, 2009

Thanks, wasn't sure if I was alone or not on that :wave:

bshanahan14rulz · Sep 8, 2009

it worked :thumbsup:

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