AC Adapter for Charging Sansa Clip w/o Connecting to Computer

MP3 players Sansa Clip | Clip+
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Here’s an Accurian complete charging kit for both wall outlets & your car lighter, on sale for 20 bucks.  If it says “iPod charger”, then it should work with Clip, right?

(link removed - this charger wouldn’t work with the Clip - the end that goes to the player was too wide, not the small USB type that goes into the Clip)

I guess I’ll end up ordering the Zip Linq. 

Message Edited by RickH on 01-07-2008 07:20 PM

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i said it did, you wanna run a poll or something?

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FWIW, a Blackberry charger will work with the Clip, too.

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Okay, another question - will any USB charging cable work with the Ziplinq charging adaptor, that is in Greig’s post? (page 1, post #5)  I see there are phone charging cables available - I just don’t want to buy something that won’t work. Do I use the regular USB cable like I use for transferring files from the computer or is it specifically a charging cable?  (I don’t want to fry my Clip!)

Message Edited by RickH on 01-08-2008 09:52 AM

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Can I use my Motorola phone charger? Outputs 5V 850ma

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yep

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Sorry to bring up a slightly older topic but this one had most of the info I wanted to know. However one question I have is this. When using a Motorola phone charger, can I still listen to the music? My company wants to use an MP3 player for it’s on hold music and that would require it to be constantly plugged into a power source so it never dies. Would this be a viable solution?

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Thanks for the quick reply Miikerman. Exactly what I was hoping to hear.

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I bought an A/C wall charger on Ebay that had a reported 5 VDC/ 500ma output but it would not work with my 2GB Sansa Clip.  The charger works good with my Sansa E270 player.  The Clip charges OK using the USB port on my PC.  When using the usb port on the PC the Clip’s charging light blinks.  When I use the A/C wall adapter it does not blink or charge ??

Does anyone know if the charging light should blink when using a wall adapter???

/jds

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eBay is a convenient acronym for Caveat Emptor.

Either return the charger, or purchase one from a known vendor.

Bob  :smileyvery-happy:

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@bigjohnl wrote:

and this car cigarette lighter adapter
http://store.bargaincell.com/B000CRFDEO/M/B000CRFDEO.htm

 

80 cents plus shipping???  That’s crazy!

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Now that’s inflation for you! I paid a penny (plus shipping) for mine 5 months ago. Less than $10 in total for the car charger plus the wall charger and both are working great today.

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@bigjohnl wrote:
Now that’s inflation for you! I paid a penny (plus shipping) for mine 5 months ago. Less than $10 in total for the car charger plus the wall charger and both are working great today.

That’s crazy.  How can anybody sell anything for a penny?

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The answer to that is easy…they get their money in the inflated shipping.  I had one Ebay vendor explain this to me.  Their fees are based on the selling price, so the fees they pay based on a penny are v…e…r…y small, but they profit in the shipping charge.

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@melodyh40 wrote:
The answer to that is easy…they get their money in the inflated shipping.  I had one Ebay vendor explain this to me.  Their fees are based on the selling price, so the fees they pay based on a penny are v…e…r…y small, but they profit in the shipping charge.

I ordered the car charger and it’s $3.78 shipped.  I still don’t see how a profit can be made.

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The old joke is “they make up for it in volume.” Maybe they bought a crate of them for a dime apiece. Shipping costs less than a buck apiece including materials. They’re still making a couple of bucks. Not much, but if it’s some guy running a business out of his dorm room, it’s extra beer money. Or it could just be someone who’s bad at math.

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Perhaps they pay their labour, like, $0.20/hr and use cheap components, I don’t know.  If it works, I think that’s great!  Incidentally, I ordered a PDA case for $10 shipped and got a piece of cr&p.  Sometimes you get the bear and sometimes it gets you…

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I use the Motorola 5V 550mA charger which came with my phone. It accepts full range input (for world use) and is compact with foldable plugs. It is great being able to use the same mini-USB chargers and cables. It also made choosing a car charger easy since I could just get one intended for the same phone -plus they are very cheap and can be found everywhere.

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is it possible to use a 800ma 5v output charger ?

 (i dont get how u can tell whether an adapter is compatible or not, could anyone please explain ?)

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Here’s a question that I cannot find an answer to.  I am wondering if when plugged into an ac adapter, such as the adapter for the Motorola Razr, the Sansa Clip turns itslef on and starts charging.  Can I turn the clip off with the power button on the unit and have it still charge, or does it need to be on and playing a song or radio station or whatever?  Please someone let me know.  Also, did anyone get any software with their clip, I just got the 2gb model for my birthday and it didn’t have any software in the box.

Thanks,

Kevin