I had come across the magnetic chargers where you simply put a suitable
phone on a charging surface, but I have just noticed there is another
type, which is a wired type. You fit a tiny adaptor in the phone socket
and either the adaptor or the new plug is magnetic and pull themselves
together to make electrical contact. Avoiding wear and tear plus damage
to the phone socket.

Anyone tried one, are they any good. It seems they rely heavily on the
magnetism being strong enough to pull the contacts together and both
being clean.

on 04/06/2020, Jethro_uk supposed :
My only grumble (and it may be lack of research on my part) is the fact
that the connectors appear to be rather proprietary, so getting a single
cable that will charge an Android and iPhone isn't possible.

SWMBO had one delivered yesterday, which came with three adaptors and a
I thought a neat idea if it works - I'm hoping the one I just ordered
for my Iphone, the cable will work with both. The cable part that is.
I'll see, when it turns up.

On 04/06/2020 15:24, Jethro_uk wrote:

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Just remembered that some cables merely charge, but you can get some
which are full on charge and data cables.

People who make USB cables which only charge deserve a special place in
hell.

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Cheers
Clive

On 04/06/2020 12:08, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
I had come across the magnetic chargers where you simply put a suitable
phone on a charging surface, but I have just noticed there is another
type, which is a wired type. You fit a tiny adaptor in the phone socket
and either the adaptor or the new plug is magnetic and pull themselves
together to make electrical contact. Avoiding wear and tear plus damage
to the phone socket.

Anyone tried one, are they any good. It seems they rely heavily on the
magnetism being strong enough to pull the contacts together and both
being clean.


I have several. magnets are strong. Only problem was after the a phone
with adaptor had gone through washing machine[*] the corrosion on the
adaptor did cause it to fail.

They work either way round for charging but only if the right way up for
data.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07XCD1DN9



[*] three phones in 18 months so far.

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No low-hanging fruit, just a lot of small berries up a tall tree.

In message , at 12:08:36 on Thu, 4 Jun 2020,
Harry Bloomfield remarked:
I had come across the magnetic chargers where you simply put a suitable
phone on a charging surface, but I have just noticed there is another
type, which is a wired type. You fit a tiny adaptor in the phone socket
and either the adaptor or the new plug is magnetic and pull themselves
together to make electrical contact. Avoiding wear and tear plus damage
to the phone socket.

Anyone tried one, are they any good. It seems they rely heavily on the
magnetism being strong enough to pull the contacts together and both
being clean.

I've had two MS Surface tablets, and they have a magnetic charging
connector, which I can't fault at all (although it's a shame it's
completely proprietary).

It also means that if you have the tablet charging on a coffee table,
and someone trips over the lead, it doesn't yank the tablet onto the
floor and/or fatally damage the socket.

ps Meanwhile, the Surface's non-replaceable battery is a disgrace,
and has led to me only being able to use the tablet while plugged
into the charger. [The replaceable batteries available online are
for the Surface 1, the Surface 2 and all subsequent models have non-
replaceable ones]
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Roland Perry