Cell Mobile Phones

Why are mobile phone car charger cords spiraled?

Aug 29, 2007 by John | Posted in Engineering

I always end up having a small fit when trying to untangle several of them.
One to charge my Verizon phone. One to charge my Nextel (work) phone. One to charge my blue tooth headset. Also have one of those converters that allows me to play music

A coiled cord (commonly used in TELEPHONE HANDSETS (anyone here remember those?) and other devices is commonly called a a 'self-storing" cord since it pulls itself into a shorter length when at rest. Also the coiled design reduces shock at the ends

Win S | Aug 29, 2007

Cell Phone Shop - Universal Battery Car Charger

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Note: The results come from a test drive, rather than repeated testing.

Car Charger

For a jolt of juice, it's hard to beat. One 15-minute round of errands usually takes my iPhone from dead to 10 percent charged, or more. Longer drives get you more charging. I asked the experts at

Edmunds.com if you could charge your phone by just turning the ignition enough to run the accessories rather than running the car. They advised against it because that first click is booting up other systems, too, and you could run down your battery. Retail: $20.

USB phone charger

The Duracell Instant Charger is a rechargeable battery you can use to charge mobile devices that come with USB power cords. It can be charged either off your computer or household current. You charge it up, turn it off, and then pull it out when you need to charge a phone or other device. It brought my dead phone back to life in a few minutes and charged it to 50 percent in an hour and a half. Impressive. Seems like it could get you out of a jam. Retail: $29.99.

Source: Bellingham Herald