[g12]

Just bought the pearl yesterday, loving it so far. hated suretype the first few hours, but getting used to it fast.

quick question: the store rep told me that my moto razr v3 car charger would work fine to charge the pearl. is this true? can someone confirm this is true, and usign it will not damage the pearl?

TIA.

[StanSimmons]

I have been using the Motorola branded car charger for a couple of weeks w/ my Pearl. It charges it fine.

[gsxr150]

Yep...works just fine!

[andrews240]

awesome!! was wondering about this one myself.

[odnerd]

Doesn't the RAZR home charger damage the BB batteries? Why not the car charger?

[undemi]

A charger is a charger, what matters is only the output volt # (occasionally input volt #)...
It is a no brainer, i like the size/weight of the RAZR charger better

undemi

[g12]

thx for the input.. i've been using the oem moto razr car charger with the pearl for 2 days now, works great

[mas90guru]

Amazon used to have the Razr charger dirt cheap too... I have been using it on my 8700 with no ill effects.

[cristian1la]

So, 7100 car/home chargers should be okay on the Pearl?

[GMK]

Originally Posted by cristian1la

So, 7100 car/home chargers should be okay on the Pearl?

Yep. Been using my 7105t charger at home and in the car.

[cristian1la]

Originally Posted by GMK

Yep. Been using my 7105t charger at home and in the car.

I read the power label on both 7100 and 8100 adapters and the voltage is different. Could this harm battery life?

[Tuan209]

The OEM 8100 charger charges much quicker than my old Motorola L7 charger.

[SanFrancisco]

Originally Posted by cristian1la

I read the power label on both 7100 and 8100 adapters and the voltage is different. Could this harm battery life?

No, in fact the 7100t chargers, which I use on the 8100, are actually less voltage output than the 8100, but not by much, I think 1/2 a volt. So a lower voltage 7100t charger cannot hurt the 8100.

And the difference in voltage is so low between the two that the 7100t won't charge the 8100 slower.

Isn't it nice to have mini USB as the the connector for the charger. Sure ended all of us having to buy extra chargers because of proprietary connectors.

[heespharm]

I've been using the razr car charger on my blackberries ever since i had the 7100t almost 2 years ago... doesn't harm it at all...

[Pizzle]

Folks...do a quick search for "RAZR Charger" or the like...you'll see that it's been explains pretty frequently...and it's even gotten into the specifics of voltage vs amps, etc.

But the bottom line is, yes, you can use a RAZR charger on a BB. I wouldn't however, do the other way around.

[brianlamar]

Now what I want to know is why can't I charge my Razr on my blackberry charger?

[dooks88]

my razr charger doesnt seem to charge my BB