On Fri, 31 Jan 2014 09:01:09 +0000, Danny D'Amico wrote:

Does any of this make sense to you?

Another quote from the same thread, which is instructive:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sam...ml#post2997829

Most batteries can handle a charge rate of 1xcapacity.
In the case of the Samsung S3 the battery is 2100mA capacity.
Therefore, the S3 can be safely charged at 2.1A.

The battery has no regulator in it and it not smart in any way.
The S3 has a circuit built in to properly charge a lithium ion
battery and can regulate the source current as needed.