Sledgestone
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As title says can I use these together? Or with other cellphone adapter that uses 1A output?
It should work if can truly deliver 1A. You'll need 1A or better for this charger. Read HKG's review for more information...
Can you have too much? Such as an iPad Air 2 block?
I tried with a friends Samsung adapter 5v 1A and that didn't work. The charger lit up green but wouldn't charge the battery.
Hm.. Just tried with my iPhone adapter and it wouldn't charge a battery with 4.13v but with a battery that was at 4.03v worked fine.
Maybe it considered the 4.13v as full?
I drained the 4.13v down to 4.07v and then it worked. Will see if it charges relatively close 4.20v
Maybe I'll have to email Xtar and ask them what's going on. Alternatively ask HKJ.
Hm.. Just tried with my iPhone adapter and it wouldn't charge a battery with 4.13v but with a battery that was at 4.03v worked fine.
Maybe it considered the 4.13v as full?
Thats because the charge reset when on is at 4.0v. Once you install the battery, cycle the power [unplug it, plug it back in] and it should charge normally. All six of my Xtar charges exhibit this behavior
This is normal behaviour of chargers with TP4056 or TP4057 chip like MC1 or MC1+. The charger resumes charging only if battery voltage is below a certain threshold (somewhere between 4.0 and 4.1V). This is to avoid false restarts when battery voltage drops after regular termination.
If you power the charger up with battery already inserted you can defeat this and restart charging as long as battery voltage is less than float voltage.