{"id":11498,"date":"2017-05-28T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-28T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=11498"},"modified":"2018-05-21T18:42:52","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T22:42:52","slug":"old-samsung-phone-charger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/old-samsung-phone-charger\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Using an Old Phone Charger a Good Idea?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider this scenario: you\u2019ve recently gotten a new phone, but you\u2019ve lost the phone\u2019s charger. Luckily, you have a couple of older chargers from your older phones. First, you should make sure your current phone\u2019s battery is operating efficiently. To do that, run PowerPro. PowerPro identifies apps that are taking up too much of your battery life so you can resolve energy consumption issues and make your battery stay charged longer. Click here to ensure your battery life is as long as it should be: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.psafe.powerpro&amp;hl=en\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11499\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Deeplink_powerpro-300x52.png\" alt=\"Deeplink_powerpro\" width=\"300\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Deeplink_powerpro-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Deeplink_powerpro.png 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/center><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might wonder for convenience sake, will it harm my new phone\u2019s battery to charge my device with an older charger? You want to consider several factors when determining if your old charger will effectively charge your new phone. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Read More:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/use-free-phone-charging-stations-safely\/\"><b>How to Use Free Phone-Charging Stations Safely<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Factors to Consider When Using Your Old Phone Charger<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your new phone and your old charger are likely different voltages. New phones will likely recognize old chargers at lower voltages than the charger designed to go with the phone. However, the phone will adjust to the old charger\u2019s voltage, meaning that the phone itself and the battery will not be harmed. However, since the phone is recognizing the voltage as low, it will also charge much more slowly than it would with its new charger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem with using an old charger, too, is that you\u2019ll have to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Measure-Voltage-of-Phone-Charger-using-a-Simple-Ba\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">test its voltage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you don\u2019t already know it. If you want to test your phone charger\u2019s voltage, you\u2019ll have to set up an experiment with a multimeter \u2014 an experiment that is likely more trouble than it\u2019s worth. It is recommended that if you lose your current charger, you replace it with the charger specifically designed for your phone model for faster charging.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what are you supposed to do with all those old phone chargers lying around? If you\u2019re a mechanically-minded person, you could wire up the old charger to power a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/A-Good-Use-for-an-Old-Phone-Charger\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">homemade thermostat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Of, if you don\u2019t want to work on a mechanical project, you could always head to Best Buy. Each location has a bin near the door where you can drop off old chargers or batteries, and they will recycle them for you. Before you go, check <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bestbuy.com\/site\/clp\/recycling\/pcmcat149900050025.c?id=pcmcat149900050025\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Buy\u2019s website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to make sure they\u2019ll take what you\u2019re trying to recycle. Be warned that you can only recycle so many electronic items per day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You have old chargers from all your old phones still lying around the house. 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