Looking for a car charger. Why doesn't Nokia sell one for the N900?

[Bondage Monkey]

I swear Nokia's website acts like the N900 does not exist! They barely acknowledge the phone even though its better than every phone they have out right now (yes even the N8 and its crappy OS). I was trying to find a car charger but didn't know which one I should get for the N900. Can someone help me find a good one?

[hawaii]

Uh. Any microusb one?

Buy a small USB adapter, jumper the data pins with a blob of solder and you can charge ANYTHING that plugs into USB. Costs maybe $2 on eBay and 10 minutes of your time.

[stlpaul]

Motorola P513 car charger works great with N900 and charges very fast. You can get it on Amazon for about 5 bucks. (if you get it there, be sure to buy from Amazon themselve and not the other marketplace sellers, many of them are fakes, the one from amazon themselves is real and works fine)

And no modification needed on this one, just buy it and use it :)

[shadowjk]

I have the Nokia DC-10 car charger. It's powerful, able to provide over 1200mA of current.
Nokia also has the smaller one, the DC-6. It's only capable of 600mA or so, I think.

[ossipena]

I swear Nokia's website acts like the N900 does not exist!

pssst what about N8's car chargers?

[strange1712]

I'm using a "mobo" car charger for Black Berry and my N900 hasn't blown-up... so I think it's not that hard to find one after all...

[JohnLF]

I use my old Nokia round pin charger and the microUSB adaptor that came with my N900.

[anandv76]

http://www.italkonline.co.uk/series-n900-c-1_2_145_148.html
i bought the first item on the list there, the holder is alright and adjustable and the car charger works and charges my N900. so far so good...

[Carlito]

Link (http://europe.nokia.com/find-products/accessories/all-accessories/car-solutions/car-accessories/nokia-micro-usb-car-charger-dc-6)

That will do the job

[Bondage Monkey]

Well I'm only saying cause I tried to charge my N900 with my friends BlackBerry car charger and for some reason...it didn't charge. Thanks for your suggestions though!

[AgogData]

whats th difference between DC-6 and DC-10 ?
i think DC-10 looks safer and more powerful

[mehulrajput]

get from ebay 1A microusb charger, would cost 3$ including shipping. I have got 2 and both work like a charm.

[shadowjk]

Yes, DC-10 is about twice as powerful. Has a retracteable cable, and an annoying blue glow.

[zimon]

Uh. Any microusb one?

Buy a small USB adapter, jumper the data pins with a blob of solder and you can charge ANYTHING that plugs into USB. Costs maybe $2 on eBay and 10 minutes of your time.

Actually no.
They tell, iPhones won't charge even with this trick (solder data pins together)

I have this 700 mA charger (http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.47757) coming. Will tell you guys then if it works with N900 without modifications.

[tgrim]

I swear Nokia's website acts like the N900 does not exist! They barely acknowledge the phone even though its better than every phone they have out right now (yes even the N8 and its crappy OS). I was trying to find a car charger but didn't know which one I should get for the N900. Can someone help me find a good one?

If you want a Nokia charger the dc-10 is definitively the one to get (it works great, annoying blue glow or not). The dc-6 is does not supply enough power and is useless with the n900.

[festivalnut]

I use my old Nokia round pin charger and the microUSB adaptor that came with my N900.

i really wouldn't rely on that. something went wrong when i was away from home and although it said it was charging it clearly wasn't. once my batt died it wouldn't come back to life and i was worried the phone had died. it was a very bad time to be let down this way. ended up stuck in the car for hours. in the morning went to a phone shop and bought a wall charger i could use to get my phone running again and ordered a proper in car one once i was home again.

[romiiio]

yeah i agree with you as i have been using the adaptor supplied in the phone box with an old big pin nokia charger and even after hours of charging in the car no improvement in the battery life! i need to find myself a good in car charger too.

[ddiscodave]

OKAY ..... if you are in the USofA then head on over to the wonderful world of Walmart. pick yourself up a charger made by VIVITAR. costs only 4.97 best part... it has a micro usb as well as a mini usb cable attached

http://casacena.com/CasaCena/wp-content/uploads/DSC09368.jpg

enjoy

[woody14619]

AVOID: Verizon android chargers. I've had two that I tried from a friend that didn't supply enough power to charge the N900.

I got one from Sprint that was rated for 1Amp, and that works fine. I think you'll find that if it says "rapid charger" or "1Amp" on the package, you'll be fine. Otherwise, I'd avoid off brands. The DC-10 is a nice option if you want a matching "Nokia" branded charger. :)