[4Real]

What chargers a safe to use with the BTR3, I'm assuming 5V only but what about amps?

5 V / 1 A
5 V / 2.1 A
5 V / 2.4 A

 

[ClieOS]

What chargers a safe to use with the BTR3, I'm assuming 5V only but what about amps?

5 V / 1 A
5 V / 2.1 A
5 V / 2.4 A

They are all safe to use with BTR3.

 

[4Real]

They are all safe to use with BTR3.

Ok, thanks.

 

[dazzerfong]

What chargers a safe to use with the BTR3, I'm assuming 5V only but what about amps?

5 V / 1 A
5 V / 2.1 A
5 V / 2.4 A

Just a small tip: voltage is the one that determines if it's safe or not. If the voltage is too high for your device, it'll destroy it. If the amps is too small, it'll either not charge or just charge slower. If the amps is higher than what your device needs, it simply draws as many amps as you need.

 

[4Real]

Just a small tip: voltage is the one that determines if it's safe or not. If the voltage is too high for your device, it'll destroy it. If the amps is too small, it'll either not charge or just charge slower. If the amps is higher than what your device needs, it simply draws as many amps as you need.

Thanks, I was 99% sure on this already, just checking.

 

[ClieOS]

Just a small tip: voltage is the one that determines if it's safe or not. If the voltage is too high for your device, it'll destroy it. If the amps is too small, it'll either not charge or just charge slower. If the amps is higher than what your device needs, it simply draws as many amps as you need.

Actually, in the case of cheap charger that has no protection circuit (which often is the case on many low-amp-rating chargers), plugging in a device that required high current can cause the charger to overload, heating up and possibly burn-out. In worst case scenario, the charger can catch fire or explode.

 

[sidecross]

What chargers a safe to use with the BTR3, I'm assuming 5V only but what about amps?

5 V / 1 A
5 V / 2.1 A
5 V / 2.4 A

Products like btr3 regulate their incoming voltage and amperage power by themselves from powerbanks or wall chargers.

 

[dazzerfong]

Actually, in the case of cheap charger that has no protection circuit (which often is the case on many low-amp-rating chargers), plugging in a device that required high current can cause the charger to overload, heating up and possibly burn-out. In worst case scenario, the charger can catch fire or explode.

Much rarer with USB-C chargers which include a resistor pull-up in the cable as part of the standard.

Of course, in that case, the onus is on the cable to have the proper resistor fitted. There's loads of crap cables out there which will fritz your devices if your charger is too high-powered, no matter how good it is.

 

[sidecross]

Much rarer with USB-C chargers which include a resistor pull-up in the cable as part of the standard.

Of course, in that case, the onus is on the cable to have the proper resistor fitted. There's loads of crap cables out there which will fritz your devices if your charger is too high-powered, no matter how good it is.

I would agree, I would have thought on this forum a certain basic understading of the market and how electricity works would include an understanding of cables, chargers and how they work. My error for an assumption misplaced.

 

[dazzerfong]

I would agree, I would have thought on this forum a certain basic understading of the market and how electricity works would include an understanding of cables, chargers and how they work. My error for an assumption misplaced.

Don't sweat it - in my days at uni, til around my 3rd year as an elec engineer student, electricity didn't make sense to me.

That being said, USB-C is a smorgasbord of implementations, all in the goal to achieve a single standard til kingdom come. Complicated enough as it is, and with these changes came a lot of early adoption grief. Hell, even USB-C audio in Android phones is a minefield to navigate!

 

[minimalist82]

Hi guys and @FiiO

I'm not sure if anyone can help please. When using my BTR3 connected to my Samsung S8 and using the LDAC codec I've started to notice some distortion. I've had this combo for well over a year now and it has always been perfect until recently. I don't have another Android device to test so i'm not sure if this is something related to the phone or the BTR3. To be fair the performance of the S8 is pretty poor now, so could it be a processing power issue?

I have an iPhone and connecting the BTR3 to this using AAC I don't have the issue.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated, it has been a great little device!

 

[FiiO]

Hi guys and @FiiO

I'm not sure if anyone can help please. When using my BTR3 connected to my Samsung S8 and using the LDAC codec I've started to notice some distortion. I've had this combo for well over a year now and it has always been perfect until recently. I don't have another Android device to test so i'm not sure if this is something related to the phone or the BTR3. To be fair the performance of the S8 is pretty poor now, so could it be a processing power issue?

I have an iPhone and connecting the BTR3 to this using AAC I don't have the issue.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated, it has been a great little device!

Hi,

Please try to clear the pairing record by holding the volume+&- button at the same time for about 5s then reconnect? Can you borrow another player/mobilephone support LDAC for check as well?

Best regards

 

[minimalist82]

Hi,

Please try to clear the pairing record by holding the volume+&- button at the same time for about 5s then reconnect? Can you borrow another player/mobilephone support LDAC for check as well?

Best regards

Thank you Fiio, i'll give this a try. I'll also see if I can get hold of another Android device to test further. Kind regards!

 

[minimalist82]

Thank you Fiio, i'll give this a try. I'll also see if I can get hold of another Android device to test further. Kind regards!

@FiiO. I tried your suggestion and and unfortunately it didn't help. However I was able to test the device with a Samsung S3 tab and the issue is not present. I guess this means it is something to do with the S8 handset rather than the BTR3. I'll continue to try and find a solution. Thanks!

 

[BenF]

Hi guys and @FiiO

I'm not sure if anyone can help please. When using my BTR3 connected to my Samsung S8 and using the LDAC codec I've started to notice some distortion. I've had this combo for well over a year now and it has always been perfect until recently. I don't have another Android device to test so i'm not sure if this is something related to the phone or the BTR3. To be fair the performance of the S8 is pretty poor now, so could it be a processing power issue?

I have an iPhone and connecting the BTR3 to this using AAC I don't have the issue.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated, it has been a great little device!

Go into Developer Options and lower the LDAC bitrate to 660 or even 330. I have a similar problem when using 990kbps when my smartwatch is connected to the smartphone too, but not at lower bitrates.