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"I recently bought an Xperia X10 from O2, and there was a USB car charger included.. As far
as I can tell it doesn't work - the phone doesn't seem to charge from the car socket. But I do
have a USB car charger plug/adapter thing from a different gadget, and I'm wondering if it's
safe to use it for my phone.
The O2 charger plug doesn't have any specs on it. The mains plug does, and says it puts
out 5V at 700mA. The alternate car charger puts out 5V at 650mA. So my question is, is
it going to cause any damage to use a lower-than-specified amperage for the phone? I
can imagine it being unhealthy to use too high, but I'm not up on electronics so much so I'd
appreciate some advice."
I've got a charger here that says 5V at 1000mA.
I would try another charger before sending the phone in.