Is It Safe To Use A Different Usb Cable In Another Brand Mains Plug?

[pidget]

It seems that most charging things come with a removable USB, I need to buy a new charger for my boys tablets and just buying the USB cable seems to be half the price of buying cable with mains plug. Is it safe to plug one of these cables into a mains plug of an apple/samsung product?

[boxtops]

I don't see why not, it's the shape of the end which goes into the phone which is important, though. OH and I have different brand phones but we both use the same charger, as the bit which goes in the phone is the same shape and size.

[Hypognosis]

You'd need to check the nitty-gritty detail in the product specifications (likely available online)

The Apple mains plug contains some circuitry, presumably to transform down from 230V/13A and also regulate the strength and rate of delivery of the charging current.

Assuming the tablet is not an Apple product, I would buy the correct brand & model of charger to go with it, rather than take the chance.

Beware of market stall fakes too - they're a known fire hazard.

[bazwillrun]

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/115251-how-usb-charging-works-or-how-to-avoid-blowing-up-your-smartphone

If the tablet can also be charged by plugging the USB cable into a PC to charge it via USB cable then yes any usb cable will be fine.

you may have to be careful though if it cant, even though USB hs some pretty finite specs its possible the original manafacturer has tinkered with things

[Lie-in King]

@methyl - scaremongering again? The link works for me on Firefox & Chrome - I use Windows Defender, got no warnings & everything is fine.

[bazwillrun]

@Methyl

must be a false positive on your system

i certainly wouldnt knowingly post a link to a site that was going to infect peoples machines