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US Charger for Motorola C123?
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Posted by: 8u5y 516n4L

I'm from the USA, and because I needed a cell phone while traveling in Germany, I bought an el cheapo Motorola C123. The charger has the Euro plug--two round prongs--and takes Euro current. I'd like to be able to recharge the C123 here before visiting Europe again.

Will chargers for other C series phones be compatible?

One place online lists a single car charger (not interested, I want a wall charger) that is supposedly compatible with all C series phones.

The Euro charger says 5.0V DC and 350ma. Chargers I have found at US sites for other C series phones, like this one for the C139 , are 3.8V and 350ma.

Anyone know if the whole C series will work with the same charger? Of if the whole C1xx series does? Thanks.

Posted by: xpat

Take a good look at the charger, it's likely rated for 100-240 V input at 50/60 Hz. That means it's good anywhere in the world. I've yet to see a cell phone charger nowadays that does not meet this spec. All you should have to do is go to a dollar store and get a plug that converts your euro plug to an american plug. You can also check rat shack but I bet they'll charge you 5-10 times the price than a dollar store would for that plug.