charger cable misplaced - any way to charge using mobile phone charger cable until original found

[arlo-user-001]

Our charger cable has been misplaced. can we use another (mobile phone charger) cable until the original cable is found?

The battery level of out arlo device is below 25%. 

Is there anyway we can charge the device (AVD2001Aer1.2 Wirefree) with a mobile phone charger cable for example temporarily?

[jguerdat]

That should work fine. Cables can be a bit of an issue since some have more plastic around the connector making it impossible to seat properly so verify all is well when plugged in.

[arlo-user-001]

It worked out fine.

Actually, the charger was also misplaced along with cable, so we needed to use a charger and cable from mobile phone. 

My sister did the charging. From what she said, it was a bit slower than using the charger (and cable - does the cable affect charging time? I don't know) that came with Arlo device. Took 1 hour to charge from about 20% to 48%. 

ANyway, all good. Thanks for the response.

[StephenB]

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@arlo-user-001 wrote:

(and cable - does the cable affect charging time? I don't know) that came with Arlo device. Took 1 hour to charge from about 20% to 48%. 

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The charger certainly can make a difference.  You want a charger that delivers about 10 watts (2 amps @ 5 volts).

The cable also sometimes matters.  The resistance is one factor - thin internal wires or a long cable length will make resistance higher.  That results in more power loss in the cable, and therfore a slower charging time.

FWIW, The gen 2 essentials use USB-C cabling.  The USB-C spec is complicated, and USB-C cables don't all support the fast charging feature, or might have a charging power limit.  Not sure that matters with the Gen 2 cameras, and it doesn't apply to the AVD2001.