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Hold the Phone, D. Mease!!! | Palm 3173WW Vehicle Power Charger

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	• Palm 3173WW Vehicle Power Charger Palmers East Palmers East average customer review:based on 37 reviews view larger image
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Take your Palm with you

This makes your Palm something you can take with you on a trip; it'll charge many devices in the Palm stable, like the TX, which can use it for 12 volt power on your boat or car.

works well and IS made by PALM

This IS made by palm. It is not some generic, made in china adapter as someone else had posted. It comes in Palm retail packaging as well. Works just fine. Stays plugged in fine and charges without any issue.

Hold the Phone, D. Mease!!!

I don't know from whom you bought this, but I bought TWO and BOTH were Palm products, bubble-packaged and factory-fresh! I will admit that I voided the warranty (on a $10 product) by removing the stupid, ugly, "CE" sticker on the top (visible side with the glowing green...dumb, dumb, dumb by Palm...I also remove "'Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law' unless the ultimate consumer" tags that hang from my chairs), it works great. Maybe D. Mease should buy from Amazon and not from "Cellular for Less" with some outlet on 42nd Street in Manhattan??? Trust a real finicky consumer here...these are the real deal. Thanks, Amazon!!!

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Here's My Solution To The Connector Issue

I won't reiterate the other reviews, but I found the plusses to be:
1. Rapid charging - seems to get the Treo up to 99% quickly.
2. Really reasonably price.
The disadvantages are:
1. The cord is not very flexible in terms of stretching - it tends to coil tightly on cold mornings, which exacerbates disadvantage 2.
2. The power connector to the Treo is not up to the job.
I experienced the same problems reported by many of the other reviewers and decided to look at the connector more closely. The problem is that the connector is not durable enough for repeated insertions and removals. (Imagine that you are a Treo charger connector. Put your arms on your waist. Now have someone push you through a manhole. Your arms have to come in to your body to fit through. Eventually one wrist breaks. The Treo connector works the same way.)

You can do a couple of things to resolve this. It's possible to pull out the broken arm of the connector with a sturdy safety pin or awl. You have to do this periodically. The other approach is to use needle nose pliers to pull the connector out further, as it tends to sink into the handle (the part which does not go into the Treo) with use. Close inspection may also show that the handle halves are separating slightly as you insert the connector - sometimes just firmly gripping the handle part will keep the whole unit together enough to make a good connection.

So...I love my Treo. I think this power adapter is a good buy as long as the connector stays in good shape. But the connector is definitely the Achille's heel of this unit.

Note to Palm, if you ever read this: Replace the connector with one similar to the USB signal and power connector -- that is a much more stable design. And offer an upgrade for those of us who are suffering with this one!

SEPTEMBER 2006 UPDATE: I was travelling and needed to get a charger, so I bought an official Palm charger at a higher price than this one. I've found the connector on the original Palm to be superior to this unit. Other differences include a more flexible cable with a nicely designed integral clip, and a green backlit panel to indicate that it is on rather than the basic red LED in this unit. Even with the price savings, I can no longer recommend this unit - the official Palm product is worth the price difference.

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