Car Charger Help, Please

I have two cell phones. One is a UTStarcom PCS1400 (a VirginMobile "Slice"
model) and the other is an Audiovox CDM-8910 (an older VirginMobile "Flasher
V7").

I have a car charger for the Audiovox CDM-8910 (VirginMobile "Flasher V7")
and as I was getting ready to travel all over town searching for a car
charger for the new PCS1400 "Slice," I noticed that the tips of the chargers
are the same size.

Will the car charger for the older "Flasher V7" also safely charge the
PCS1400 "Slice," or are there technical differences that would prevent this
or discourage it?

I tried to compare compatibility using web sites for different kinds of
chargers, but got mixed results.

Thank you in advance for your help. Jim

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At 27 Jul 2007 23:40:57 -0500 Dowell wrote:
> I have two cell phones. One is a UTStarcom PCS1400 (a VirginMobile
"Slice"
> model) and the other is an Audiovox CDM-8910 (an older VirginMobile
"Flasher
> V7").
>
> I have a car charger for the Audiovox CDM-8910 (VirginMobile "Flasher
V7")
> and as I was getting ready to travel all over town searching for a car
> charger for the new PCS1400 "Slice," I noticed that the tips of the
chargers
> are the same size.
>
> Will the car charger for the older "Flasher V7" also safely charge the
> PCS1400 "Slice," or are there technical differences that would prevent
this
> or discourage it?


Generally manufacturers avoid selling two models with same size jack
unless the chargers are interchangable. This isn't set in stone, but
it's usually true.

Since your phones have the same manufacturer (UTStarcom is formerly
Audiovox) I'd say it's a 99% safe bet the charger will work.


> I tried to compare compatibility using web sites for different kinds of
> chargers, but got mixed results.

Do you have the home chargers for both? If so, compare their outputs.
If they're close, (within, say, 0.5 volts, and the same polarity) you're
all set.


--

"I don't need my cell phone to play video games or take pictures or double
as a Walkie-Talkie; I just need it to work. Thanks for all the bells and whistles,
but I could communicate better with ACTUAL bells and whistles."
-Bill Maher 9/25/2003

"Todd Allcock" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> At 27 Jul 2007 23:40:57 -0500 Dowell wrote:
> > I have two cell phones. One is a UTStarcom PCS1400 (a VirginMobile
> "Slice"
> > model) and the other is an Audiovox CDM-8910 (an older VirginMobile
> "Flasher
> > V7").
> >
> > I have a car charger for the Audiovox CDM-8910 (VirginMobile "Flasher
> V7")
> > and as I was getting ready to travel all over town searching for a car
> > charger for the new PCS1400 "Slice," I noticed that the tips of the
> chargers
> > are the same size.
> >
> > Will the car charger for the older "Flasher V7" also safely charge the
> > PCS1400 "Slice," or are there technical differences that would prevent
> this
> > or discourage it?
>
>
> Generally manufacturers avoid selling two models with same size jack
> unless the chargers are interchangable. This isn't set in stone, but
> it's usually true.
>
> Since your phones have the same manufacturer (UTStarcom is formerly
> Audiovox) I'd say it's a 99% safe bet the charger will work.
>
>
> > I tried to compare compatibility using web sites for different kinds of
> > chargers, but got mixed results.
>
> Do you have the home chargers for both? If so, compare their outputs.
> If they're close, (within, say, 0.5 volts, and the same polarity) you're
> all set.
>
>
> --
>
> "I don't need my cell phone to play video games or take pictures or double
> as a Walkie-Talkie; I just need it to work. Thanks for all the bells and
whistles,
> but I could communicate better with ACTUAL bells and whistles."
> -Bill Maher 9/25/2003
>

Todd, thank you very much for your help.

I had no idea that Audiovox had become UTStarcom.

I took your advice and compared the home chargers for both units.

On the jack end, the jacks are 100% identical in every way.

On the end that plugs into the wall, the casings, the output (5V - 1A), the
polarity, and UL listing numbers are *exactly* the same. The serial numbers
of the units are slightly different, which would be expected, but both begin
with "CNR."

You were spot on. It sounds like a match to me.

Again, thank you very much. I really appreciate your assistance and
expertise. Jim