{"id":37312,"date":"2014-10-16T03:17:45","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T02:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=37312"},"modified":"2014-10-16T19:49:37","modified_gmt":"2014-10-16T18:49:37","slug":"check-your-chargers-with-the-micro-usb-voltage-detector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/10\/check-your-chargers-with-the-micro-usb-voltage-detector\/","title":{"rendered":"Check your chargers with the Micro USB Voltage Detector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s surprisingly hard to tell how much power your smartphone or tablet is drawing from a charger. There&#8217;s no simple and accurate way to make it work by installing an app; in order to truly measure things you&#8217;ll need some extra hardware. Today we&#8217;re introducing the hardware you need: the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/micro-usb-power-current-voltage-detector-50100\">Micro USB Power \/ Current Voltage Detector<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/micro-usb-power-current-voltage-detector-50100\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"View larger images of Micro USB Power \/ Current Voltage Detector\" src=\"http:\/\/images.mobilefun.co.uk\/graphics\/300pixelp\/micro-usb-power-current-voltage-detector-p50100-300.jpg\" alt=\"Micro USB Power \/ Current Voltage Detector\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/micro-usb-power-current-voltage-detector-50100\"><img src=\"http:\/\/images.mobilefun.co.uk\/graphics\/productmisc\/50100\/2.jpg\" alt=\"Micro USB Power \/ Current Voltage Detector\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Detector takes the form of a small module attached to one end of a micro USB cable. This module calculates the\u00a0voltage\u00a0being drawn through the cable and the device&#8217;s operating current and voltage. With these figures, you&#8217;ll be able to see how fast your device is charging &#8211; quite useful to find out which of the chargers you&#8217;ve got provides the most power and therefore the fastest charging.<\/p>\n<p>This useful tool is compatible with all micro USB devices, including smartphones, tablets, accessories and even a few laptops. This includes most modern Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry devices; Apple devices can be made compatible with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/kit-lightning-to-micro-usb-adapter-black-45223\">a Lightning to micro USB adapter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/micro-usb-power-current-voltage-detector-50100\"><img src=\"http:\/\/images.mobilefun.co.uk\/graphics\/productmisc\/50100\/SMICB001500_1_edit.gif\" alt=\"Micro USB Power \/ Current Voltage Detector\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/micro-usb-power-current-voltage-detector-50100\"><img src=\"http:\/\/images.mobilefun.co.uk\/graphics\/productmisc\/50100\/SMICB001500_2_edit.gif\" alt=\"Micro USB Power \/ Current Voltage Detector\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Micro USB Power Current Detector requires only nominal power, which it can take from the power source it&#8217;s connected to. It&#8217;s entirely plug and play &#8211; just plug the cable into your micro USB device and a power source. The display will shift between each available data point automatically. The Detector is also quite portable, making it easy to take with you wherever you might need it.<\/p>\n<p>The Detector is available for pre-order right now. For the latest pricing and availability data, please visit the product page linked below. You&#8217;ll also find additional information on the device&#8217;s specifications.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/micro-usb-power-current-voltage-detector-50100\">Micro USB Power \/ Current Voltage Detector<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks for checking out the article. Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below, or speak to us on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mobilefun\">@mobilefun<\/a>\u00a0or on Facebook at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/loveyourmobile\">Love Your Mobile<\/a>. Thanks again and have a good week ahead!<\/p>\n\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.27.4 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px 0 0px 0;text-align:center;\">\n<div id=\"bari-widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s surprisingly hard to tell how much power your smartphone or tablet is drawing from a charger. There&#8217;s no simple and accurate way to make it work by installing an app; in order to truly measure things you&#8217;ll need some extra hardware. 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