Looking for a newer longer cable for my nvidia shield tab for charging. Most ones I can find are only 1m to 2m. Preferably brick and mortar store for now as I still have my new credit card coming in the mail. Also if anybody knows where to get a good tablet table or wall mount so I can manoeuvre and watch my tablet without watching it in bed that would be great.
3m - 5m Micro USB Charging Cable (for Nvidia Shield Tab) preferably brick and mortar NSW katoomba region
AlienC on 13/09/2016 - 14:20
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How did you test the cables capabilities? App or hardware/tools?
Just the Ampere app on android, the result on ampere is apparently affected by the charging circuit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/2yanso/ampere_test…
Now that you've brought it up. It's definitely a good idea to get a usb passthrough multimeter thingy for measuring voltage and current. I'll look into getting one on the cheap - it'd be more useful for troubleshooting cables / chargers.
Ampere results using the Blitzwolf 5 port 3S charger thing from the latest deal from banggood:
OEM Cable that came with the Oppo F1:
http://i.imgur.com/sevGXO4.png
http://i.imgur.com/bttjsft.pngAukey 2M cable that was bought alongside the 30000 QC 3.0 powerbank:
http://i.imgur.com/cjCDR8l.pngVoxLink 5M cable:
http://i.imgur.com/cHiX85u.png5M unbranded cable via ebay/aliexpress:
http://i.imgur.com/Sf1clfe.png
http://i.imgur.com/MAEFnXe.pngThere might've been a Daiso yellow usb cable screenshot mixed in. But looks like all the cables outside of the unbranded one are pretty decent. Ampere does vary/jump around with the mA reading but the unbranded one has consistently lower readings.
You could check the shield tablet accessories forum on xda-developers and even ask the same question there.
I'd get a Power bank instead.
Any good current recommendations?
I can't comment on 5m from a brick and mortar store as I've never seen one in Melb. But I'll share with you some observations from the ones I've bought on online.
I previously bought a 5m cable from ebay ; turns on it was cheaper on aliexpress hence I bought 5 of them to mess around with.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/281909746225
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/5M-Micro-USB-Charging-Data-C…
I bought 2 of these as well:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/5m-Elbow-Micro-USB-to-Double…
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Voxlink-5V2A-Micro-USB-Quick…
I have a galaxy note 4 which came with a QC2.0 charger. It charges perfectly fine using the white cable (I'll test it with the 90-degree one later), I haven't observed the speed before/after, but even in use it will easily fast charge.
HOWEVER, Others in the family have noted that the white and 90-degree cable charges slower using their typical what I assume is a 2A charger. Not even enough to charge the phone when in use. I recall Ampere showing much less current going through.
The Voxlink cable definitely performs better than the white cable and the 90 degree connector one as it seems to at least allow ~600mA through.
Best to look for a thicker wire gauge, looking at other listings VoxLink were advertised as 21AWG for charging lines.
I will edit my post / try to follow up with screenshots later after doing a couple more tests.