hymer1942 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Morning All, just a quick one, is it possible to charge a Kindle through the cigarette lighter. Thanks in advance Barrie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HymerVan Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Assuming Kindle (Amazon) don't make a dedicated car charger it might be possible using a Motor-monkey. Contact Power Monkey at www.powermonkey.co.uk and ask them if they have a solution. They are very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipsticks Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 We bought a Kindle charging kit via ebay from Currys/PC World for £6.66 delivered. Its a universal charger can be plugged into the mains or into the cigarette lighter socket in the van/car. It works fine. There are hundreds on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I charge our Kindle, mobile phones, laptop via a cheap Halfords inverter as we drive along...........saves draining the leisure battery ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tugga Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Hi Barrie If you buy one of these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/All-1-Universal-12V-USB-Car-Cigar-Socket-Lighter-Mobile-MP3-4-Charger-Adapter-/310366810848?pt=UK_MobilePhones_MobilePhoneAccessories_MobilePhoneChargers&hash=item48434db2e0 you can plug it into your cigarette lighter and charge it whilst travelling or not. You just plug your USB connector into it. Job Done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 If you have a TomTom with the cigrette/usb adaptor this does the job. If not they can be found on ebay for a couple of pounds as per cheryls post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Yes, Halfords flog fag lighter to USB adapters, get one of these and just plug your kindle lead into it. I can also say that my HTC Android phone uses the same lead so it charges both. C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyishuk Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Just a word of warning, some cheaper 12v plugin USB chargers can interfer with the radio reception or ipods' playback with hum or degraded sound. Also it pays to check that the output of the usb charger does not exceed the input values of the reciving device. Input values can range from 500ma to 2 amps. Otherwise crispy batteries may be on the menu. *-) Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinklystarfish Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 tonyishuk - 2012-03-19 6:01 AM... Also it pays to check that the output of the usb charger does not exceed the input values of the reciving device. ... Otherwise crispy batteries may be on the menu Other way around? I'm no electronics geek but understand the device will only draw the current that it needs at a fixed voltage (usually 5V DC for these things), the charger does not supply it's maximum rating by default. Output current rating of USB charger must equal or exceed input current rating of device otherwise charger will be destroyed as device tries to draw more current than charger can supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hymer1942 Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 Thanks to all, problem sorted, and the other half happy. Barrie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyishuk Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I note the comments re charge rates All I can recommend is do not use your IPad 2 charger for your Iphone ! (I did and learnt that "'ot and crispy" was nearly on the menu) Rgds *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hymer1942 Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Thats worth knowing Tony, I have both. Barrie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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