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Old 06-28-2014, 03:52 AM   #1332
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Originally Posted by Fascist Fish View Post
Phone battery. Your car doesn't have the ability to regulate the power going to your phone like your residential electrical system does. It has a higher likely hood of power spikes. Most of them also work at a higher hertz rate than a wall charger which can shorten your phone battery life.
And that is why you don't buy cheap car chargers! A good branded charger will manage those spikes correctly. They are NOT all the same. :-)
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