Does the fast charge cables need the meter to get the most efficient charge or does the meter just show the efficiency of your USB cables?
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The meter just displays the amount of power traveling through it. The cable works with or without it.
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A cable cannot be made faster by the meter, unless the fast-charge cable has all of the data lines enabled. As long as your charging from a wall socket then you'll get the same charge with or without the meter. If charging from a computer port then the meter can actually speed things up by flicking it to the charge-only mode (the other choice is Charge/Data and normally when connected with a computer you will be put into Charge/Data mode, which is lower power). Also, USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 will have a difference when charging from a computer since the latter has a higher power output (USB 2.0 limits to 0.5A while 3.0 has 0.9A). A cable cannot be made faster by the meter, unless the fast-charge cable has all of the data lines enabled. As long as your charging from a wall socket then you'll get the same charge with or without the meter. If charging from a computer port then the meter can actually speed things up by flicking it to the charge-only mode (the other choice is Charge/Data and normally when connected with a computer you will be put into Charge/Data mode, which is lower power). Also, USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 will have a difference when charging from a computer since the latter has a higher power output (USB 2.0... » Read More A cable cannot be made faster by the meter, unless the fast-charge cable has all of the data lines enabled. As long as your charging from a wall socket then you'll get the same charge with or without the meter. If charging from a computer port then the meter can actually speed things up by flicking it to the charge-only mode (the other choice is Charge/Data and normally when connected with a computer you will be put into Charge/Data mode, which is lower power). Also, USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 will have a difference when charging from a computer since the latter has a higher power output (USB 2.0 limits to 0.5A while 3.0 has 0.9A). « Show Less
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The USB 3 charger will charge a device much faster than a USB 2 charger, if used with a high output charger.
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There should not be an issue the cable is usb2 speed. Load the software first then attach the meter to the pc. The software is not the best but its a start for what you want as results. rick
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The max output of a usb will widely vary depending on what you attach to it. If you are using this to just measure output from a non-usb thing, this meter may not work at all. For example, if I use a special charging cable that is not a data cable, this meter does not work.
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The standard does say that but it also specifies the quality of the cables. I do get USB 3 speeds with the USB 2 connector using the supplied cables but I do have more issues than I do with other cases that use USB 3 connectors so I wish they had used the USB 3 connector but it does work faster than USB 2.
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Not sure. The strips in the USB meter picture are all white. These strips have a pattern on them.
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It's charged with a usb cable that's included. For faster charging you need to purchase usb a/c adapter.
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There are many USB chargers, max 2 amps. The 1 amps give a better charge, the 2amps give a faster charge. I used the one that came with my cell phone. All USB ports are supposed to put out the same voltage which is around 5 volts. So anything that will charge through a USB port will work.
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It works well for testing cable resistance, you can measure the drop in voltage at a steady current measuring at the start and end of the cable with the same load. You can also check the voltage and current with a steady load with and without the cable being tested. Some well made long cables I tested performed much better than generic short cables for charging, appearances could be quite misleading. I found most cables badly affected charging performance especially with higher current draw devices like iPads. It was common to see charging rates drop by more than 30-50% even with shorter low performance cables. Make sure you power the USB Power Meter up for at least three seconds before plugging in the load to give it time to calibrate.
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since usb works off of dc current a longer cable will cause it to charge slower
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Yes, one's for power, the other for data. Whether you need both depends on your computer. If you have a recent Mac or a PC with a high-power USB port (one that can provide 1100mA at 5V rather than the standard 500mA [USB 1.1/2] or 900mA [USB 3]) then you just need the one data cable. Otherwise, use both.
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You won't need that. It has a USB cord. The only limitation is that it requires 2 amps. Some USB chargers only put out .5 amps.
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The amperage for charging would be base on the charger you're connecting the cable to. This just passes the info and power. I have connected to my Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 and a power bin charger outpotting 2.1 amps. If I use a lower amperage, it'll take longer to fully charge.
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I have a Gomadic car charger and a plug in wall charger and, of course, the USB cable. All three charge the Clix regardless of how much charge is left. You can see the three bars with a little lightning symbol flashing when it is charging. At first I thought the plug-in charger wasn't charging because I didn't see the little lightning symbol, but it is charging. I think it doesn't register on the screen because it is a quick charger. 10 minutes in the car charged it to about half-way.
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It comes with a meter attachment. If you plug something into this cord and it don't charge its not the cord fault. I have phones that most chartered won't work with and this voted allows me to charge on almost any USB port. Not sure how but it works.
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Hello. I had no problem with the cables (actually bought two) but was disappointed that I cannot use a USB device AND charge the computer at the same time.
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