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Old 06-28-2009, 02:05 AM   #1
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Cheap iPhone 3G car charger from eBay
Anyone has experience with it?

I found 1 review that the charger will make the iPhone heat too much and break it. Is it true? I know the iPhone got some heat when it's being recharged, even with the wall charger that comes with the phone.
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Old 06-28-2009, 12:06 PM   #2
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no never ever had that happened. i buy things from ebay all the time. im no cellphone wiz but do u mean heat it up till it melts? aluminum melts at 348 degrees if im correct?
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Usually car chargers have a fuse to prevent that from happening.
But remember, you get what you pay for. Getting a $0.01 car charger might not be the same as getting a $10 one.
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ived bought $.01 + free shipping cellphone stuff off ebay before. although i find that the hardware quality is not the best (cheap plastic that is broken easily.. but you have to be really hard on it), trust me it beats paying for $30 for something oem
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some of these chargers only have a fuse in them and no power regulation. beware. goto dealextreme or focalprice. both have free shipping and buyer reviews.
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Lol. DX takes like 8 weeks to ship.
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^free is free, i never said they were fast lol
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it will probably break easily, i highly doubt it will melt the iphone
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yea i my ex got me one i'm pretty sure it was dirt cheap from ebay. she is such a cheap ass.

I use it only occasionally and I find that it charges the phone very very slowly. I doubt it would melt it.
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