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Like everyone else, we have too many charging cables for mobile devices. Just got a camera this weekend that came with a USB charging cable but no 120V adapter. My sparky skills are sketchy but...if I want to charge the camera using a wall outlet, any reason I can't just use one of the chargers we already have instead of buying another just for the camera (an LG or Apple brick WITH the supplied camera cable)?
For example we have iPad USB charge bricks (5.1V 2.1A), LG USB phone chargers (5.1V 0.7A) and a cheapo 12V socket charger (5V 1A).
Obviously I don't want to damage a device/battery, so am I safe to use any of the chargers above? A range of voltage/amp ratings that I should not exceed (like a 20A rated for example)? I assume the amp rating will influence how long it takes to charge.
My primary question is about wall charging, but anything I should watch for in using any of the USB3 or USB2 ports we have on the desktop, laptop, monitor or car (haven't found output ratings for any of them - yet).
TIA!
For example we have iPad USB charge bricks (5.1V 2.1A), LG USB phone chargers (5.1V 0.7A) and a cheapo 12V socket charger (5V 1A).
Obviously I don't want to damage a device/battery, so am I safe to use any of the chargers above? A range of voltage/amp ratings that I should not exceed (like a 20A rated for example)? I assume the amp rating will influence how long it takes to charge.
My primary question is about wall charging, but anything I should watch for in using any of the USB3 or USB2 ports we have on the desktop, laptop, monitor or car (haven't found output ratings for any of them - yet).
TIA!
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