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It's dead!

My battery went flat and I can't find my mains charger, so I connected it to my laptop using the usb cable, with the intention of recharging it. But it doesn't seem to be charging and I can't turn it on at all. Is that normal? Will it only recharge from a mains charger when the battery's dead? Finally, is it safe to by any odd charger off ebay etc.?

I do not know if that is normal or not. However with regards to charging, I have used a Motorola charger with USB connection successfully in the car and from the mains.

If it is all the way dead, you have to charge with original charger. USB charge will not work. Nor will a Motorola charger work. I think that as long as the charger is 5volts, you should be okay. My Motorola charger is like 3v or something.

Thanks

I had the same problem. It does not charge in the beginning, however, if you leave it connected to USB, it will start charging in an hour or so. damn long, but it's better than nothing...

Tried to keep it connected via usb for a few hours, no luck, guess I'll just have to wait till I've bought another mains charger. There seem to be plenty of cheaper ones on ebay etc., is it safe to buy any usb charger?

This happened to me, and I nearly had a heart-attack until I came to these forums for a solution. Apparently, the phone has to be on for the charger (mains or usb) to actually charge the phone. This is because the operating system of the phone controls the charging of the phone. If the battery is completely dead, the operating system cannot control the charging, and so no matter what kind of charger you use, and no matter how long you leave it plugged in, you won't be able to charge the battery.
The only way to get it to work is to get a bit of charge into the battery directly - not through the phone. In other words, you need to jump start the battery (almost like you would jump start a car's battery). What I did was take the battery to a phone repair shop, and asked them to boost the battery using boosting equipment. Their battery testing equipment will be able to tell you when there's sufficient charge to get it going. Then turn on the phone and plug in the charger immediately once it's booted up (in other words, when the operating system can kick in and start controlling the charging process).
Hope this helps.
PS, there's a post on this forum somewhere on how to do-it-yourself, but in the long run, I found my way to be the easier way.
PPS. Once your phone is back up and running, never let the battery run down completely.

Same happens to Motorola V3.
It is ridiculous design flaw.

This is really annoying, I was hoping to sort this out with a new charger (in the post now) but looks like I'm going to have to go to a t-mobile shop. Will they definitely have something to charge the battery a bit, or should I start looking into buying something to charge the battery at home?

Yes you need the main charger.
I was using my other phones charger(motorola) with my cingular 8125 and battery is completly empty it doesn't charge it.
Didn't wait for a hour but if that works.It's good i love my wizard

motorola V3 chargers do work. used the missus' when battery ws completely dead. interestingly, doesnt work the other way around...... :?:

help with my dead battery
Bdcol
Could you direct me to that post on how to charge a dead battery - I have searched but can't find it. This is a really annoying problem - does anyone know of a commercially available battery charger which doesn't need the phone OS (the battery looks pretty standard to me).
Many thanks
Chris

please help with my MDA Vario..

i have an MDA Vario which doesn't work anymore.
it won't turn on or do anything .
it was working fine before i let the battery run out completely, as i forgot to charge it.
i don't have a proper charger, instead i was using a USB cable for a digital camera which had the same plug that fit in the Vario. it used to charge it when the phone was switched on.
does anyone know how to fix this?
do i have to buy a new charger or a new battery?
thanks.

seansean said:
does anyone know how to fix this?
do i have to buy a new charger or a new battery?
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Search here for the 9volt battery trick. There used to be an issue with older ROMs on like the Cingular 8125 where it wouldn't charge once the battery dropped to a certain point. There was a trick to "jump start" the battery with a 9v battery. Then it would charge again via USB or wall charger.
Once you do get it charged, you probably need to make sure you are on your carrier's latest ROM.
Note that while Razr chargers also use the mini-USB plug, I've heard some of the off brand Razr chargers will not give a good charge to a Wizard.

I used to have a hp pda and left it in the draw for a few months and couldnt charge mine, i had to buy a new battery.
Dont get a Razr charger it wont work.

seansean said:
does anyone know how to fix this?
do i have to buy a new charger or a new battery?
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Another possibility since the battery is completely dead is to plug in a charger (really should be a wall charger and not USB from a computer) and just let it sit for about 5 mins. Then press the on button (with it still connected to the charger) to see if it will turn on. If so it should then charge on up. If it doesn't I'd suspect the battery may be damaged.

thanks for the replies, i'll try the things you said

I Have Dopod U1000 Please Help I Have Problem For Charging Battery!!!!!!!!

Hi guys i have dopod u1000 the battery life is realy good and im charging it every 2 days but unfortunatly when the battery got empty i want to recharge it will takes about 8 hours to get full charge!!!!! yes almost 8 hour for full charge. this is realy bad for someone if realy want to carry this thing everythime to everywhere because if the battery got empty then you have to sit at hoe for 8 hour for full charge or got second phone when the dopod u1000 battery got empty swuch the sim card to the senderly phone when you put you dopod to charging. now this is the question i have . i need a external battey charger i mean put your second battery sepratley to he device and charge by itself as you know the other pda hav ethis kind of charge it have battery slot place you put battery on it and it will charge automaticly. now i want to know do you guys know where can i find such external batterycharger for my dopod u1000 ? let me know

Try charginf battery with the display Off

How about charging it every night when you are going to sleep?
In any case, turn off WiFi, LCD, GPS, bluetooth and any other data connections while not using it.
If you charge using the supplied USB cable, be sure to set the LCD brightness to minimum for a much faster charge.

It is much better to charge battery over travel charger, it must be just few hours for full charge

Are you, by any chance, charging the unit with a computer?

Are you, by any chance, charging the unit with a computer?
yes im charging my dopod by my computer. is it diffrense if i charge the dopod u1000 by computer usb or home wall charger? and my computer usb is 1.1 version not the 2.0 version doese it have diffrense? let me know which one will charge faster home wall charger or pc usb. and doese anyone know where can i find external battery charger? let me know guys.
thank you

emilnaeri said:
yes im charging my dopod by my computer. is it diffrense if i charge the dopod u1000 by computer usb or home wall charger? and my computer usb is 1.1 version not the 2.0 version doese it have diffrense? let me know which one will charge faster home wall charger or pc usb. and doese anyone know where can i find external battery charger? let me know guys.
thank you
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There is a significant difference in charging with the supplied wall charger compared to the USB cable. Just use the wall charger and your charge times will drop to about 3 hours from 10% battery to full charge.
If you have lost the wall charger, be sure to set the LCD brightness to minimum while charging through USB.

emilnaeri said:
yes im charging my dopod by my computer. is it diffrense if i charge the dopod u1000 by computer usb or home wall charger? and my computer usb is 1.1 version not the 2.0 version doese it have diffrense? let me know which one will charge faster home wall charger or pc usb. and doese anyone know where can i find external battery charger? let me know guys.
thank you
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Don't use USB for charging if you have a wallcharger at hand....it takes way too long!!
Wallcharger on empty battery 2 Full charge takes about 2 hours.

2 hour full charge with wall charger wow!!! i was thinking usb charger will be faster. and my other question is should i use my original dopod wall charger or other wall charger is fine? let me know

emilnaeri said:
2 hour full charge with wall charger wow!!! i was thinking usb charger will be faster. and my other question is should i use my original dopod wall charger or other wall charger is fine? let me know
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Of course the original charger is the best to use.
If you do not have the original charger, find a charger that outputs 5V and 1A.

Charging via USB seems to be a MS Windows Mobile issue, not necessarily an Anthena problem. Since WM5 Aku 3, most devices have issues charging over USB..

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Of course the original charger is the best to use.
If you do not have the original charger, find a charger that outputs 5V and 1A.
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thank you i will try it tomorrow . you dont know friend charging with usb it tooks me almost 8-9 hour to get full charge. thanks for your advise i will use wallcharge. and do you know or anybody where can i find external battery charger because i want to get extra battery when the main battery got empty then i can switch to senderly battery. do you know where can i find second battery charger?

emilnaeri said:
thank you i will try it tomorrow . you dont know friend charging with usb it tooks me almost 8-9 hour to get full charge. thanks for your advise i will use wallcharge. and do you know or anybody where can i find external battery charger because i want to get extra battery when the main battery got empty then i can switch to senderly battery. do you know where can i find second battery charger?
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Let's hope someone invents a docking cradle with this facility like the old HP PPC's.

emilnaeri said:
thank you i will try it tomorrow . you dont know friend charging with usb it tooks me almost 8-9 hour to get full charge. thanks for your advise i will use wallcharge. and do you know or anybody where can i find external battery charger because i want to get extra battery when the main battery got empty then i can switch to senderly battery. do you know where can i find second battery charger?
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After using U1000 for almost a month now, I don't feel that the battery life is any better than my Universal. If it's better, perhaps, a little bit better.

Battery charger

I received my HD yesterday and did what it says in the book: charge the battery right away. Within a few hours the battery was fully charged. So far so good.
But much later in the day after heavy use of the phone, the battery was again drained and when I attempted to recharge it the charger simply would not work.
Has anyone encountered problems with the charger?
Im sending the phone back to the supplier Play.com
Johannes,
Cambridge, UK.

Maybe you just need a new battery....ofcourse if you don't mind the wait..send it back for a whole new unit. New batteries can be funny. Its best to leave it charging even though it says its fully charged. Let it charge for more than an hour after it says its full on a brand new battery. Battery performance will get better after a week of charging.

Dont think battery is at fault
Thanks for reply utvol06.
Dont think the battery is at fault. When I connect the phone to my PC the battery charges OK.
Johannes.

I had same prob....
Make sure the 3 pin adapter is FULLY pushed into the charger and try again

Fully clicked into place
Yes it is fully clicked ito place. No luck.

Sounds like the charger is banjaxed
I had the same but by resetting (i.e. unplugging & replugging) the 3 pin adapter from the charger fixed it.
I would send it back

Hi!
I sent my charger back to Clove and they will send a replacement.
USB connector to charger was wobbly.. and I had apply traction to the cable to make the contacts work.
I tried a different cable in the charger and also tried the charger in my Kaiser.
Conclusion, USB connection on charger unit was duff.
Ofiaich

JASJAR charging time

Hi. Got my hands on slightly used JASJAR and I was just wondering how long does it usually need to fully charge using USB and wall charger.
I left it overnight on the wall charger (which I doubt is an genuine one) and for 6-7 hours it charged to about 60-70%. The second time I connected it on my desktop USB 2.0 port but the result was same.
The battery seems to last OK, there are no sudden dropdowns etc. The device is freshly formated, flashed with TML WWE 6.1 (D.08.20) no applications installed etc.
Here is the pic of the wall / travel charger

Welcome to forums
Charging time may vary from original charger to another one.
Normally I left my Uni to charge before I go to sleep and when wake up is fully charged, and last me 28hr aprox.
USB charging I read somewhere it´s not recommended as shortens battery life (not sure if this is actually true but I have USB charging disabled)
Enjoy your great Uni!!

Thanks for replying.
What do you mean disable USB charging. Is there some other way to charge this thing? All I can see is the mini usb port on the back
I reflashed Tomal 8.9 and I bought the USB to mini USB with two USB A plugs that go in the PC. It is supposed to provide 1000 mAH and it kind of charges faster now.
Oh btw, I checked the battery and its not OEM battery, maybe replacement I don't know, but it works ok.
1590 mAH 3.7v

I was going to say in your original picture (charger) is only 500mA. The original Uni charger is 1A (1000mA). To 'fast-charge', you need the 1A charger, which I see you now have, so that's alrighty!

Yup it sorted out. Great device btw.