Re: Slow charging of 8" tablet, any way to improve?

Subject	Re: Slow charging of 8" tablet, any way to improve?
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
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From	AL <noemail@none.com>
Message-ID	<vLIvz.5704$PY2.994@fx37.iad> (permalink)
Organization	Forte - www.forteinc.com
Date	2016-08-25 13:43 -0700

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On 8/25/2016 10:55 AM, Chris Green wrote:
> We have a couple of Argos Bush Spira 8" LTE tablets, they work pretty
> well and are good value for their price.
>
> However they have one rather annoying issue, they are incredibly slow
> to charge.  Whatever charger I try the charging current is never more
> than 0.6 amps and most of the time it sits around 0.45 amps.  I have
> chargers which can provide 2.5 amps and they do so with other devices.
 > When the tablets are in use the charge rate is very close to zero
 > because the power is being used at the same rate as the charger is
 > providing it.

My Samsung Tablet only charges at full current if I use the charger that 
came with it. Any other charger and it will still charge, but at a much 
slower rate. Then much like yours it only just keeps up when in use and 
will only fully charge it when left sleeping. Could that be the problem 
with your phones?

  The only way to get the tablet charged seems to be to
> turn it off and leave it to charge overnight.

FWIW even though my Motorola phone came with a 25 watt (12V) charger for 
quick charging I've never used it. I find it more convenient to just let 
it normally charge overnight while we both sleep. Course that only works 
if your phone (or tablet) will last through the following day.

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Slow charging of 8" tablet, any way to improve? Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2016-08-25 18:55 +0100
  Re: Slow charging of 8" tablet, any way to improve? Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2016-08-25 19:14 +0100
    Re: Slow charging of 8" tablet, any way to improve? Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2016-08-25 20:00 +0100
      Re: Slow charging of 8" tablet, any way to improve? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-08-25 21:32 +0200
        Re: Slow charging of 8" tablet, any way to improve? Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2016-08-26 09:43 +0100
  Re: Slow charging of 8" tablet, any way to improve? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2016-08-25 14:11 -0500
    Re: Slow charging of 8" tablet, any way to improve? Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2016-08-26 09:47 +0100
  Re: Slow charging of 8" tablet, any way to improve? AL <noemail@none.com> - 2016-08-25 13:43 -0700

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