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Soldius 1 Solar Charger For $14.99 Shipped!!!

It doesn't list HTC as one of the brands that it works with but it DOES list Blackberry and they use a 5-pin USB also. You can see in the picture that the 5-pin connector is the main one they use and they have attachments that plug into it for other devices. The retail price of this unit is $130.00 !!!
I think I'm going to give it a shot and see if it works. I searched and couldn't find anyone here that has used it. Worse case scenario, I'll use it for my ipod.
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=209193158&adid=17070&dcaid=17070
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OK, I found a review online and in the picture, the charger is hooked up to an HTC device. I don't know why they wouldn't have HTC listed on their site.
http://the-gadgeteer.com/review/soldius_1_universal_solar_charger_with_ipod_kit

Looks cool indeed, was looking for me too, I would like a solar charger.
I found many interesting things like here. It seems it also delivers ~300mAh, but the price is much less that the one you spottedt. It is much probable though that the quality is also much worse .
I saw this French company too (sorry, no English version on the website but the figures are anyway the most important, like current output etc). They propose panels from 433mAh (129€) to 2800mAh (more than 1000€). These are water resistant (until a certain point of course, like everything).
EDIT: not sure it's french in fact, just found on an other website, for US costumers, here
Hell I'd like to buy it in USD and avoid VAT .
If somebody has good experience with solar charging, I'll accept comments and suggestions w/ pleasure .

deuzeff said:
Looks cool indeed, was looking for me too, I would like a solar charger.
I found many interesting things like here. It seems it also delivers ~300mAh, but the price is much less that the one you spottedt. It is much probable though that the quality is also much worse .
I saw this French company too (sorry, no English version on the website but the figures are anyway the most important, like current output etc). They propose panels from 433mAh (129€) to 2800mAh (more than 1000€). These are water resistant (until a certain point of course, like everything).
EDIT: not sure it's french in fact, just found on an other website, for US costumers, here
Hell I'd like to buy it in USD and avoid VAT .
If somebody has good experience with solar charging, I'll accept comments and suggestions w/ pleasure .
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Well, it isn't $20, but I LOVE my powermonkey xplorer.
Yes, that is really it's name.
The powermonkey is a rechargable battery that holds enough charge for three zero to full charges.... the xplorer includes a solar panel to charge it (or directly to your phone to charge it that wa).... this is in addition to being able to charge the monkey from the wall or USB port.
Me loves me some powermonkey.... nothing better on a long flight than to yoink out the monkey and charge up.
Why did that sound dirty?

how long it takes to get a full charge?

dvn2008 said:
how long it takes to get a full charge?
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It says 3-4 hours for a full charge in good sunlight.

OK, I got it yesterday and I'm very happy to report that it works!!!
So far, I got it working with my Tilt/Kaiser and my Jawbone headset. The main connection on the device is a 5-pin mini usb and I tested it both with a direct connection and also using the included USB attachment and a USB cable. This is great for making an extension as the main cable is pretty short. Obviously, I couldn't take a picture of my Kaiser with my Kaiser, so I took a screen shot of it charging and I took a picture of my Jawbone charging. Notice the red "charging" light on the Jawbone. The included ipod adapter didn't work with my 4th Generation ipod but I'm going to try again with the USB attachment and my white ipod USB cable.
This is a GREAT deal guys. Jump on this while it lasts!!!

I'm looking for something to take while hiking across the states for next year. So I can post updates and email and keep in touch with my people back home while walking, this looks like the perfect solution however the reviews on the site suck! Not many good things about it said, but you the topic starter said it's great so maybe I'll give it a go. Anything negative yet that you've found? I wonder what is perhaps a slightly more expensive yet better alternative.. What do other people use, is the powermonkey very much better review wise? Price wise?

JFX said:
I'm looking for something to take while hiking across the states for next year. So I can post updates and email and keep in touch with my people back home while walking, this looks like the perfect solution however the reviews on the site suck! Not many good things about it said, but you the topic starter said it's great so maybe I'll give it a go. Anything negative yet that you've found? I wonder what is perhaps a slightly more expensive yet better alternative.. What do other people use, is the powermonkey very much better review wise? Price wise?
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The problem is that the average buy.com shopper who picked this up isn't too technically savvy, compared to the people here at the XDA forums. Did you read those reveiws? The one person was actually UPSET that they left their PHONE in direct sunlight and the battery drained.
What an idiot. Just because the solar panel has to be in direct sunlight doesn't mean you should have your phone there also. That's why there's a cable, so you can hide it out of the sunlight.
Also, a lot of people don't understand how a solar panel works. They expect it to work as soon as you open it up and connect your device. You need DIRECT sunlight and you need to let the solar panels charge for a little while before you see anything happening.
Trust me, this thing is GREAT.

Thanks for the first impression -haze- . The price in the US is rally low, lucky you . I'll have a look around here in the EU for good prices.
The 320mAh (max) are pretty fair, that's enough for daily life.

It would be great if this model has an internal battery, so the phone can be charged during the night. But I guess that will make the price higher.

It seems that my 4th Generation ipod is not compatible with this unit. It makes my ipod turn on, but it doesn't charge it. I tried using the included ipod adapter and using the USB cable. On the attachment, it says "ipod mini & photo" and on the USB it says "shuffle", so I guess those are the 3 ipods this is guaranteed to work with. I don't care, as long as it can charge my Tilt and my Jawbone, I'm happy.
I was just reading the most recent reviews on buy.com, man are these people morons. One person said, "I waited a few minutes and I didn't get anything, so I put it back in the box and sent it back."
It doesn't work in a few minutes. First of all, you need direct sunlight. Second, you need to let the solar cells get a full charge, especially the first time. I left mine sitting in the sun for a few hours and checked on it and it was charging like a champ. Have some patience.

Just ordered one. Thanks for the tip!

just ordered one ... so does it charge the tilt?

yes, it charges the Tilt. You have 2 options, you can plug it directly into the mini-usb or you can use the included usb atachment and a usb cable to act as an extension if you want to store the Tilt in a console or glove compartment so its not in direct sunlight.

Ahhhh! No longer on buy.com? Anyone have another source for these for $14.99?

Hi,
For Battery status today plugin, there is an option to show the current. Can any of you enable that and show how many current it could charge to Kaiser?

Yes for ipod - no for tilt
Ordered two of these from buy.com. Works great for ipods. Initially charged my tilt (orange charge light did not come on but on power screen it said it was charging). Tried a few days later on tilt and nothing. Completed the following to isolate issue with tilt:
connected to nano to see if it was getting any power - it was
connected to second soldius charger to see if first one was defective - no charge
connected to old 8125 - charged
swapped cables - no charge
put tilt in flight mode - no charge
any ideas?

firstly here you go
http://www.paramountzone.com/solar-mobile-phone-charger.htm
for someone wanting to go hiking or something like that
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one thing i have noticed with my tilt is this......
the wife has a motorola that uses USB to charge. her phone charger WILL NOT charge my phone but will charger her phone fine. but my charger does fine for her phone and my phone. i have tried about 10 other chargers from motorola and other name brands and couldnt get them to work with both phones. but i finally found a 12v car charger at target that did the trick.....
does anyone know why this is

Evo 4g Touchstone wireless induction charging mod.

I recently got a HP Touchpad bundle and while the Touchpad is pretty darned decent and definitely worth a hundred bucks, what really impressed me was the touchstone charging dock. Its brilliant.
I looked into it and found the the palm pre also had this and some chap on the net had figured out how to shoehorn the unit into an evo.
I did the mod to mine and its amazing. No more charging cables. Yay!
This is my take on it - tutorial with pictures: http://asmd.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/evo-4g-wireless-induction-charging-modification/
This should come standard in all wireless devices!

Nice mod! Looks better and I'm sure doesn't fail as bad as the powermat charger.
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Nice mod. Thanks for sharing.
via EVO.

Hi, this is a great mod!
Noob question: I noticed the charging light but the charging icon does not change on your screen. Just curious if once that the battery is completely charged, the icon will turn green. If so I wonder if the charging unit from the Pixi will stop charging the battery once it's full.
Also, compared to charging it directly from the AC Adapter, how long does it take to get a full charge? Is it the same aprox?
I'm planning on taking a look at my Inspire and see if the back cover allows me to put the charging unit there.
Thanks in advance

I did this about a week after launch. Very cool...but over time the novelty wore off.
I got sick of the bulge and ripped it out.

Nice! I wonder if I do the same with the Powermat case...
I have the Powermat, but the only caveat is that it requires a bridge connector between the case and micro-usb port.

haroldgv said:
Hi, this is a great mod!
Noob question: I noticed the charging light but the charging icon does not change on your screen. Just curious if once that the battery is completely charged, the icon will turn green. If so I wonder if the charging unit from the Pixi will stop charging the battery once it's full.
Also, compared to charging it directly from the AC Adapter, how long does it take to get a full charge? Is it the same aprox?
I'm planning on taking a look at my Inspire and see if the back cover allows me to put the charging unit there.
Thanks in advance
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Im running MikG v2.5 Rom and the charging icon flashes between the lighting bolt charging icon and % so you can see at what % the battery is at while charging. When i took the picture, it was showing %, but rest assured it flashes between the two just as if it was plugged in the usb cable.
The Induction charging puck is dumb, it only supplies power much like a usb cable. The charging circuit in the Evo decides when the battery is fully charged and stops charging. The Evo for all intensive purposes acts and behaves exactly as if the usb cable was plugged in. It cant tell if power is coming from the puck or the usb cable. I wouldnt plug in the cable while its on the puck though. Although the voltage will remain the same, about 5 volts, the amperage will increase, a doubling in amperage shouldnt break anything but i havent found out the hard way.
The puck takes the same amount of time to charge as the usb cable. I havent seen any significant difference between the two.
There really isnt much of a bulge of the back case with using 30 awg wire. Just seat it flat and make sure nothing from the cover crimps on it, and its pretty much neat and tidy.
Ive seen this mod done with flat ribbon cable which would work just as well, although in not sure how it was routed through the phone.
regards,
asmd.

uniquenameevo said:
I did this about a week after launch. Very cool...but over time the novelty wore off.
I got sick of the bulge and ripped it out.
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30 awg wire or flat ribbon cable solves the bulge problem. Ive got pucks everywhere, several at home, several at work... and its great not to have to plug it in.
It serves as my phone holder and charging unit. i've set the phone screen not to go to sleep while charging, so it makes for a nice display as well. With the screen left on, it does take longer to charge though.
regards,
asmd.

Yeah,
I did this a Loooooong Time ago using the Palm Pixi touchstone cover.
http://doesitpew.blogspot.com/2011/03/htc-evo-4g-mods-beyond-stock-and-one-of.html
Here is what it looks like with a custom clear back cover.
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The Pixi cover is substantially thinner than the Pre cover and can be fit easily without bulge.
It actually held my phone up hovering in the car while driving.

jdgiotta said:
Nice! I wonder if I do the same with the Powermat case...
I have the Powermat, but the only caveat is that it requires a bridge connector between the case and micro-usb port.
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Its been done. Apparently its quite easy to replace the powermat induction unit with the pixi unit. and the cover fits perfectly.
I opted not to get the powermat case as i wasnt keen on the bridge with the usb dongle sticking out the bottom.
Ive havent heard many good things about it, pretty much nothing but complaints about the powermat induction charging unit which is why i decided on this mod and i can tell you it works, it simply works, perfectly every time.
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asmd.

What about adding a diode to prevent damage from accidentally plugging in USB while charging on the puck? I really like this mod great stuff...

Childofthehorn said:
Yeah,
I did this a Loooooong Time ago using the Palm Pixi touchstone cover.
http://doesitpew.blogspot.com/2011/03/htc-evo-4g-mods-beyond-stock-and-one-of.html
Here is what it looks like with a custom clear back cover.
The Pixi cover is substantially thinner than the Pre cover and can be fit easily without bulge.
It actually held my phone up hovering in the car while driving.
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Nice work!!
I would love to know hwere you wired the pixi induction charger to?
Im really curious about what you said "Inductive charging back was wired into the test points for the USB power as opposed to attaching directly to the resistors as it is safer and easier to remove if there is an issue with the phone otherwise and needs servicing."

Well, this post finally got me moving on modding my Nexus S to charge via induction. I just got my HP Touchpad with the touchstone charging dock and it is very very cool. Can't wait to get my Nexus S that way too. And the Palm Pre/Pixi covers are pretty cheap. The Touchstone dock is only $8 too. I can have multiple units for work, home, relatives and will probably mod it to be in my Car phone holder. The possibilities are endless. Wish me luck.

Ok this power thingy(name doesnt come to mind) uses a cord to power it right so doesnt it defeat the purpose of being wirless if you know were im coming from. But hey I maybe wrong its probably battery powered? So dont sun me.

Awesome mod and comes in handy for me since my USB chord is lost most of the time lol

I have mine fitted with this case. It's a TPU plus hard plastic back. I have great phone protection and touchstone charging.... It's no more bulkier than any case out there.

asmd6230 said:
Nice work!!
I would love to know hwere you wired the pixi induction charger to?
Im really curious about what you said "Inductive charging back was wired into the test points for the USB power as opposed to attaching directly to the resistors as it is safer and easier to remove if there is an issue with the phone otherwise and needs servicing."
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Actually...
This is easy to do since the screw hole surrounding areas are grounded = ground since its pretty universal in this phone, like most mobile devices.
There are a few test points next to the Micro USB port that you can directly test by simply plugging in a USB cable and "buzzing" for the connection of the 5v line.
I get your concern, but there really need not be one and these are the best spots to attach because they are the easiest and safest to remove later. Also, there is a regulator onboard with a shutoff/on ciruit within the inductive charging circuit. It will not turn on or allow voltage to pass under 4.5V (shuts off) from the outputs. Connecting the inductive charger to the 5V input line of the USB directly means that it treats it like USB charging. The onboard current and voltage regulators and charging circuitry of the Evo make it pretty darn hard to ruin it. At any rate, the inductive charger won't ever get up to 1Amp anyway because of power loss due to physics. It is pretty much 500ma in most circumstances from the Pixi receiving end.
The test points are far enough for skilled hands to hit with s solder braid or suck up after a rework airing anyway.
For those who skipped the technical mumbo jumbo, they basically made it impossible for you to screw up (unless you decided to connect your inductive charger at 5V to your Li-Ion battery at 3.7V - DO NO DO THAT!). The picture shows the wire going at the edges of the battery because that is the best place with room, they both route to the same hole at the back of the battery. Use 28AWG or 30AWG teflon-coated stranded wire for slimmest results. Great quality wire will mean that you don't have power loss (the traces are thinner than the wire is anyway so its not an issue).
If you have some detailed questions, post them up or send me a message. I will try to be prompt!

I remember last year when this mod first showed up, the addition of the Palm induction coil screwed up the evo's internal compass which then caused problems with navigation. Is this still an issue?

DroidFreek said:
Ok this power thingy(name doesnt come to mind) uses a cord to power it right so doesnt it defeat the purpose of being wirless if you know were im coming from. But hey I maybe wrong its probably battery powered? So dont sun me.
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Ha. You are totally right, simply switching one wire for another. Then, if you need to usb mount or sync or whatever, you still need a regular micro usb cable to do so...
1 cable for plug/charge/sync
or
1 Charging stone for power
1 Regular cable for das syncing/usb mount/charge.
Hmmmm

jjvw said:
I remember last year when this mod first showed up, the addition of the Palm induction coil screwed up the evo's internal compass which then caused problems with navigation. Is this still an issue?
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the induction coil and the metal discs in the phone are not magnetic. When off the charging puck, everything works like it should. Truth be said ive never used the compass app. (im not sure if i even have one), i exclusively use gps which works just fine.

Nexus 4 charging overheating

Hi everyone,
Last night I started to notice a burning smell in my room, I couldn't figure out what it was until I picked up my nexus 4 while it was charging. The bottom back of the phone was extremely hot, I almost dropped it when i grabbed it because of the heat.
The burning smell was coming from the phone, so I immediately unplugged the USB cable from the charger. The charger seemed fine, however the micro-usb that goes into the phone was "brownish", like it had got on fire. Also, the micro-usb port on the phone was brown too.
A few hours later, I tried to charge the phone with the nexus 7 charger and all seemed fine again, until this morning. I woke up and tried to charge the phone with almost all the chargers and cables I found in my house and none of them work. The phone doesn't want to charge anymore.
I was wondering if anyone had experienced something similar with their nexus, or has any clue why this happened. I couldn't find anything online.
The weirdest thing is that my phone at that time was being charged with the ORIGINAL nexus 4 charger and cable.
I bought the phone in the USA, however I am currently not living there and according to LG this violates the phone's warranty.
Any help or suggestion will be appreciated
Thanks

Did the phone ever get wet?
My laptop had the same or problem, the charging port ended up getting bent (freaking kids) so while it was charging the power wasn't being channeled to the right area and ended up actually getting so hot that it burnt the motherboard.
From the sounds of it something like that happened to your phone. So one of two things will have to happened.....
Best case - Charging port is damaged and you will need to replace it.
Worst case - You fried the whole board and it will need to be replaced, could have also killed the battery once and for all too.
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fmac said:
Hi everyone,
Last night I started to notice a burning smell in my room, I couldn't figure out what it was until I picked up my nexus 4 while it was charging. The bottom back of the phone was extremely hot, I almost dropped it when i grabbed it because of the heat.
The burning smell was coming from the phone, so I immediately unplugged the USB cable from the charger. The charger seemed fine, however the micro-usb that goes into the phone was "brownish", like it had got on fire. Also, the micro-usb port on the phone was brown too.
A few hours later, I tried to charge the phone with the nexus 7 charger and all seemed fine again, until this morning. I woke up and tried to charge the phone with almost all the chargers and cables I found in my house and none of them work. The phone doesn't want to charge anymore.
I was wondering if anyone had experienced something similar with their nexus, or has any clue why this happened. I couldn't find anything online.
The weirdest thing is that my phone at that time was being charged with the ORIGINAL nexus 4 charger and cable.
I bought the phone in the USA, however I am currently not living there and according to LG this violates the phone's warranty.
Any help or suggestion will be appreciated
Thanks
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It overheats when u charge it to much... u should unplug it after 10-20 min it reaces 100%

darkness4every1 said:
It overheats when u charge it to much... u should unplug it after 10-20 min it reaces 100%
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That is not true at all. I have left my nexus charging after it has hit 100% more times than I can count and it stays the same temperature as always. If your phone starts to overheat to unsafe levels after it hits full capacity then you need to RMA your phone as something is very wrong.
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Kindatired said:
That is not true at all. I have left my nexus charging after it has hit 100% more times than I can count and it stays the same temperature as always. If your phone starts to overheat to unsafe levels after it hits full capacity then you need to RMA your phone as something is very wrong.
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i've experienced this with Optimus Black, Galaxy Nexus, Optimus 2x, i let my phone charging over night it burns in the morning

darkness4every1 said:
It overheats when u charge it to much... u should unplug it after 10-20 min it reaces 100%
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Exhibit A of how an "experts" guessing and blabbering conjecture on the internet becomes factual gospel.
It's amazing at the absurdity that people take as fact and start repeating it.
Sent from my Nexus 4

Kindatired said:
Did the phone ever get wet?
My laptop had the same or problem, the charging port ended up getting bent (freaking kids) so while it was charging the power wasn't being channeled to the right area and ended up actually getting so hot that it burnt the motherboard.
From the sounds of it something like that happened to your phone. So one of two things will have to happened.....
Best case - Charging port is damaged and you will need to replace it.
Worst case - You fried the whole board and it will need to be replaced, could have also killed the battery once and for all too.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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Hey,
No, the phone never got wet.
I've messed around a little bit with the charging port and now it seems to charge with only one of my cables. However, I need to move the cable a little bit and leave the phone in my table without touching it, otherwise the charging will stop.
So, from what you've said, supposedly I am in the 'best case' and only the mini-usb charging port is damaged, right?
Thanks !

darkness4every1 said:
i've experienced this with Optimus Black, Galaxy Nexus, Optimus 2x, i let my phone charging over night it burns in the morning
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Unless you have your phone hooked up to a lightning rod and you only charge it during big storms none of these phones should be "burning" after you have left it on the charger. It might be time to look into the wiring in your house/office. Something is very wrong and its has nothing to do with the phones.
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darkness4every1 said:
i've experienced this with Optimus Black, Galaxy Nexus, Optimus 2x, i let my phone charging over night it burns in the morning
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i leave mine one the charger all night, and sometimes all day. ove done this with a g1, og droid, mytouch, nexus one, nexus s, galaxy nexus, nexus 4, and nexus 7. never have they gotten hot after sitting on the charger at 100%. at 100%, its not even charging anymore. where is your phone when its being charged? is it on something that insulates heat? someone wrote last week that there phone gets hit while charging, then wtote that they keep it on the charger all night under their pillow.. is yours under your pillow when charging?

I let it in my bed near me, i no longer keep my phones under my pillow, now while i'm writing, my N4 is charging and it,s hot
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Best thing to do is switch off Wifi & Mobile Data as your fone always tries to update - thus meaning your fones working hard using data all the time when in Standby Mode.

Difference between "Hot" (ie: perfectly normal and more like "warm) and "OMG [email protected]#"...
When you initially charge your phone it does a rapid charge.. Which is going to heat the battery up.. This is normal and happens with any battery from a smart phone to a laptop. Once the battery reaches a certain percentage it slows down to a trickle charge for the remaining 10% or so.. There used to be a technique called bump charging people did when Google stopped the battery charging at 95% to prevent over charging. People would just unplug, and replug in the charger over and over again to fast charge (over charge) the phone for a bit longer before the trickle charge kicked in.

darkness4every1 said:
I let it in my bed near me, i no longer keep my phones under my pillow, now while i'm writing, my N4 is charging and it,s hot
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thats normal, heat while charging and using. whats the battery temp?

simms22 said:
thats normal, heat while charging and using. whats the battery temp?
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41c is cold. It's 4 degrees above normal body temp.. You're overreacting.

styckx said:
41c is cold. It's 7 degrees above normal body temp.. You're overreacting.
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From NEXUS logo and up it burns now, in the morning the bottom, my dads N4 doesn't overheat... Maybe i should charge it somewhere else
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styckx said:
41c is cold. It's 4 degrees above normal body temp.. You're overreacting.
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yea, 41C is very normal, and even cool while charging. the battery safety temp is 60C, so you have a a lot way to go before it nears overheating. it could "feel" hot if your body is inside in air conditioning. but feel doesnt give you a temp, it just says if something is warmer or cooler than the body part that you are touching it with.

If it's hot when you unplug it, i think you have some HW problems. I charge mine overnight and it is cold when i woke up (about 27 degrees).
The question that bothers me is how does the overnight charging effect the battery life in general.
I usualy plug it in at midnight, and unpulg it at 6am. Btw, i turn on the airplane mode to prevent consuming batery while it's being charged. I think that this can't be bad for batery life cycle...

Since the N4 houses LiPo Battery, I really hope that its able to manage charging correctly, even when exchanging roms/kernels/what have ya on a daily basis. Overcharging LiPo Batteries could result a catastrophe (same for extensive discharging).

You either have a faulty device, or you damaged somehow prior to charging it, most likely by dropping it in water.
I don't know why people insist on babbling about charging for a certain amount of time. Batteries in all current phones stop accepting a charge, or begin cycling when they are full. You can't overcharge them and they shouldn't get very hot when they are charging.
We have at least 8 Android devices in my house (phones and tablets), and none of them even change in temperature when charging.
I often go to bed at 2-3AM and wake up at 9 or 10 AM and when I go to bed, I shut my devices off and plug them in. They remain plugged in for basically 6-8 hours every night and more if I plug them in throughout the day. My Nexus 4 doesn't even warm up when it's charging while turned on or off, so I don't know why everyone else says theirs does.

[Q] Really Desperate in Fixing my Nexus 7

Okay so, this story is going to be really long and somewhat complicated. I'm hoping that someone kind enough will really read the whole story and shed light in the situation.
It all started when I was holding my MicroUSB cable and it hit a (moving) fan. I immediately got it out though it had some scratches. I went to check if it's still working, and it is. Later on, about a few weeks after, I noticed that my Nexus 7 is no longer charging. I tried adjusting it & positioning the cable and the tablet so it will charge, and fortunately it worked. A few more charges and it stopped working. I tried all of the outlets and extension cords in our house, yet it still doesn't work. My Nexus was running low on battery so I had to switch it off. Then I tried charging it with the USB ports on my PC. It worked for a week.
It stopped working, and I was really desperate in trying to make it work cause my tablet is running out of juice and I don't want it to be dead. I immediately bought a Samsung charger in a local store. It's output power is 4.75V and 0.4A. I tried charging with it and gosh, it worked. I settled using this low-output charger because I really could not find a new microUSB cable in here or a microUSB charger. It takes centuries to charge my Nexus completely, but I had to bear with it cause it's the only one I can use. I used it for a month or so.
Until then, I was pretty much contented with it. However, I noticed that it's not charging again. Like, it's been 2 hours and the battery hasn't moved up at least a percent up. I was scared because the battery only has 10% left, and I don't know what to do. I immediately shut it down and tried to think of something. I thought of buying a microUSB cable from eBay since I had extra money on PayPal (it cost me about $4) with free shipping. Of course, it came a month and two weeks after I bought it, what do you expect from free shipping?
I immediately plugged the microUSB into my charging port, and I panicked because it didn't work. The charging indicator didn't appear like usual, so I was really crazy, wanting to do something about it. I tried opening it and I think this is where the trouble came. I used a bread knife in opening the rear of the tablet. I tried pushing some stuff near the battery in, to check if they're compact and working. I put the cover back to the tablet and tried charging again. Nope, nothing yet.
I was up until 2AM and then I saw my tablet booting up. I became really happy then. I quickly did what the websites are telling me to, press power and then volume down, bootloader and then power off. I slept and let it charge overnight. I woke up around 12PM. The first thing that I did was to check my tablet. It was charged but not full. I was pretty happy, because you know, the feels. lol.
But anyways, that microusb cable only worked for a day. I was mad when I used my tablet and then when I went to charge it, the battery wasn't moving up again. I was worried, desperate and deeply sad inside at the same time, for my tablet has a real sentimental value to me. It's always like that, I mean, I've bought like $50 worth of microusb chargers, they all work in the start, but a day or so they stop working.
Finally, I've decided to make the decision of bringing it to a mobile technician. ASUS service centers here in the Philippines are crap, they don't work on tablets. I'm gonna cut it short, he replaced my battery (with an improvised battery composed of 3x phone-size batteries), but the thingy with colored wires that you plug into the motherboard is still the same. He also replaced my charging port. He reinstalled the OS and all that good stuff, but my files were saved. Thank God.
I went home and tried some of my latest chargers. A microusb cable with the original adapter worked for a while, but it never completed charging fully. A microUSB charger from DealExtreme with an individual adapter (5V, 2A) also worked, and it's the one that I'm using right now, but it's kinda weird that it never went up 38%. And take note that it took me 6 hours to climb up from 22% to 38%. The reason why I posted all of this is that it's not charging again, and I feel like I've wasted money on replacing parts that didn't really work at all. Or maybe they malfunctioned again because of my chargers? I'm really going crazy right now, I actually have no idea what's going on in my tablet.
Also, the battery is supposed to have 4325mAh capacity right? Why is mine only 3260mAh? I've noticed this before my batteries were replaced (when I was struggling on trying to make the microusb cable work). Since the battery and charging port has been replaced, what else do I need to do? I mean, I'm really freaking desperate right now. I don't know how it will ever be able to charge properly again. Maybe with a charging dock? Man, that costs $60+, excluding shipping. And I'm not even sure if it will work.
I want to buy the Nexus 7 2013 but I really don't have any money right now to spend on buying one, and besides I'd like to have my Nexus 7 2012 fixed first. So please help me out guys, tell me how I can fix this thing.
My ideas right now :
1. Buy an original microUSB cable from Asus (if possible), or probably including the adapter.
2. Buy a charging dock. But it's so expensive.
3. Check if there's some more broken stuff in the battery. This one was taken from the old battery, so it might be the one causing the malfunction.
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Please help me, I'm begging you all. :crying:

Being you're in the Philippines I can't attest to cost, but I recently purchased a pogo dock for 18$ with shipping on eBay through newegg. It may be worth a look
But I would highly consider an oem battery, did the tech allow you to keep your old one? I don't think it had any issues just you needed to resolder in the micro USB port, which you did
And finally, I bought the 2013 nexus7 for myself and gave the 2012 one and dock to my mother, figured a great first tablet for her and an excuse to get me a new one, in truth the upgrade is not drastic, the 2013 is nice but it is not that much better so you aren't missing out.
So my advice, skip 2013, try to get oem battery and pogo dock
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Throughout all this did you ever try backing your files up to a PC and then factory resetting?
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Thanks for your replies!
demkantor said:
Being you're in the Philippines I can't attest to cost, but I recently purchased a pogo dock for 18$ with shipping on eBay through newegg. It may be worth a look
But I would highly consider an oem battery, did the tech allow you to keep your old one? I don't think it had any issues just you needed to resolder in the micro USB port, which you did
And finally, I bought the 2013 nexus7 for myself and gave the 2012 one and dock to my mother, figured a great first tablet for her and an excuse to get me a new one, in truth the upgrade is not drastic, the 2013 is nice but it is not that much better so you aren't missing out.
So my advice, skip 2013, try to get oem battery and pogo dock
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Hmm.. things seemed to be fine until now, that it wouldn't charge again. I am using the microUSB cable from the charger which I had bought on DealExtreme. I installed Battery Monitor Widget to check things out, and the maximum charging it had was only around ~400mA which is pretty bad for a 2A adapter (the OEM). I'll try checking the pogo dock although I don't really have any money right now.
The technician gave me the old battery, and had that thingy which you plug into the mobo removed. How exactly do you resolder this microUSB port? It seems to me that nobody knows how to do that here, lol.
Hmm..what about the sharpness of the screen in 2nd gen? I know I'm crazy for asking for more but I wanted it because I want a tablet that can outdo the iPad mini in every aspect. What about the new processing power and all that good stuff? You mean it didn't really bring any great difference? What about KitKat, is it good? I'm using SmoothRom v5.3 and it's still on 4.2, so yeah I haven't used 4.3 nor 4.4. yet.
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Throughout all this did you ever try backing your files up to a PC and then factory resetting?
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I don't know how to backup my files on PC, I did it on TiBu though. Yes, I think I've done that twice or thrice already (updating my custom rom).

Let me put it this way, the only improvement i care about has been the speakers. Sure it has a better screen and more processing power and a 5$ camera slapped on the back, but the 2012 is an awesome, capable device and depending how you use your tab you wont see too many differences, at least for me.
Oh and inductive charging is awesome because you can keep a case on it
Anyone familiar with fine soldering can do it, if they have to ask dont let them touch it
As for kitkat, its fine, but will be the same on 2012, remember the 2013 will probably only get one major android version then the 2012 but being a nexus youll always get the same amount of custom roms for years
So if you want the absolute best, 2013 hands down. If you want something hardly noticeably weaker stick with the 2012 for $100 less
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demkantor said:
Let me put it this way, the only improvement i care about has been the speakers. Sure it has a better screen and more processing power and a 5$ camera slapped on the back, but the 2012 is an awesome, capable device and depending how you use your tab you wont see too many differences, at least for me.
Oh and inductive charging is awesome because you can keep a case on it
Anyone familiar with fine soldering can do it, if they have to ask dont let them touch it
As for kitkat, its fine, but will be the same on 2012, remember the 2013 will probably only get one major android version then the 2012 but being a nexus youll always get the same amount of custom roms for years
So if you want the absolute best, 2013 hands down. If you want something hardly noticeably weaker stick with the 2012 for $100 less
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Alright, thank you for replying.
I'm sticking to the decision of buying a pogo dock. You know why? Well, it was all working again, but this time we went on a vacation. I plugged the charger on an old extension cord in my aunt's house. I let it stay there for a couple of minutes, then I checked back later, noticing that it has gone DOWN by 2% (well, it was only 14% back then so every single percent matters) and I immediately plugged it out and tried other outlets/extension cords.
Nope, it wouldn't charge anymore. Nothing works now, repositioning, replugging, all of those -- nope, not working. I just lost faith & hope in it :crying: so I just put it in my bag WITH THE MICROUSB CABLE STILL ATTACHED (okay, I'm crazy T_T) and it was there for 2 days, then our trip to home, then we're finally home. Goddammit, I realized that the microusb cable was still attached to the charging port and now it's all bent. I tried bending it to position, I mean to correct it but the plug itself got detached, so basically I wouldn't be able to charge using microusb again.
Do you think that buying a pogo dock can solve all of this? Well, considering that the battery was replaced with 3x 1600mAh batteries, will it charge the same way like before (~2000mA)? If not, at least probably faster because it's charging via pogo pins now?

Special MicroUSB cable(custom made) - specifically for charging(ONLY)

Hi there guys,
Although active in the rom part of the 1+1 forum, I rarely spend any time in the general section and I thought why not post something? so a little backstory on the cable.
I want the fastest way to charge my phone and what can I do to improve that?
- Get a better charger
- Get a better MicroUSB cable
Our stock charger is capable of 5v 2.1A well the actual amperage it can give is less than 2A, I can't draw more than 1.8-1.9A on my phone even with my custom cable
So I got a quickcharge 2.0 charger just to try it and have a spare one, finally it became my main charger as it's rated at 5v 2A but actually can output 2.1A!!! phone is drawing that much, ranging from 2 to 2.1A - with stock cable it's a bit less than 2A but pretty close(around 1.97A to be precise)
So how's this custom cable I've build? it's like this:
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So it's a 18AWG and it's rated for "Maximum amps for chassis wiring: 16A" and "Maximum amps for power transmission: 2.3A" ..so it's capable of sustaining 2.3A without any problem(heat or power loss), if you use a very cheap microusb cable it can take up to 6 hours to charge your phone(as you can imagine the cable can play significant part) - Cable wire is of course copper so you know

Nice work, I've also noticed I get 1.6 to 1.8 amps on stock cable and charget

evronetwork said:
So it's a 18AWG and it's rated for "Maximum amps for chassis wiring: 16A" and "Maximum amps for power transmission: 2.3A" ..so it's capable of sustaining 2.3A without any problem
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Very nice. Maybe a photo tutorial or youtube vid on construction?

naeem76 said:
Nice work, I've also noticed I get 1.6 to 1.8 amps on stock cable and charget
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I'm close on stock(cable+charger)
pbergonzi said:
Very nice. Maybe a photo tutorial or youtube vid on construction?
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I'm too lazy to do that hhahaa(as a computer tech guy I do many stuff and I have record many of my actions but I'm too lazy to edit my videos and post them online), but honestly trying to fit an 18AWG cable in a usb and microusb jack is pain in the a** because the wire is quite thick but it's an one time hassle, I permanently fix the wire(can't be removed even if I wanted to, the only way to fit new microusb and usb jacks is to cut the wire) - Trimming plastic inside the jacks without doing any damage just to fit the cable can be time consuming :crying:
Something that I didn't mention is the size of the cable, its the same size as stock
P.S. At best you'll find 20AWG cables in the market and some cost quite much

evronetwork said:
I'm close on stock(cable+charger)
I'm too lazy to do that hhahaa
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Thanks. Really I was simply wondering to which contacts the wires went, but I'm sure the layout is on the web, and I'm probably not gonna do it anyway.

pbergonzi said:
Thanks. Really I was simply wondering to which contacts the wires went, but I'm sure the layout is on the web, and I'm probably not gonna do it anyway.
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If you were close to me(same town or next one) I could do it for you for a small fee but don't do it if you're not very capable with ur hands and soldering iron
P.S. soldering them wrong can actually damage the phone permanently or even make the batter explode and/or charger(it's basically a short circuit) - you've been warned
My jacks are filled so after I solder the connections they can't be removed ..there are airtight also this cable is suitable if you use public chargers as no data would be "stolen" if one of the public chargers is modified - this uses only two wires and it's for charging

evronetwork said:
If you were close to me(same town or next one) I could do it for you for a small fee but don't do it if you're not very capable with ur hands and soldering iron
P.S. soldering them wrong can actually damage the phone permanently or even make the batter explode and/or charger(it's basically a short circuit) - you've been warned
My jacks are filled so after I solder the connections they can't be removed ..there are airtight also this cable is suitable if you use public chargers as no data would be "stolen" if one of the public chargers is modified - this uses only two wires and it's for charging
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Nice work. Thank you. The data security is a nice feature.

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Nice work. Thank you. The data security is a nice feature.
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On the bad side, if you need to transfer data you can't with this cable ..but I rarely use cable for data(I mostly use wifi connections to transfer data, or bluetooth) - Why? unessesary small-chargings will harm your battery, so if you connect the phone to your computer to transfer data better let it charge up rather than do your job and remove it, less than 1% charge frequent uses it will shorten ur battery life significantly
Even if I wanted to make it a full fledge cable with 18 AWG wire this is impossible, also it will become heavy for a usb cable. I barely fit 18 AWG cable(but it's capable of up to 2.3A(constant use)!! our phones can't draw 2.3A(no phone can ..at least not one I know) so it's great)
I wanted a wire with 2.1A constant use so it would have nearly no power loss(or voltage drop), putting a thicker wire won't make any different but 18AWG compared to stock, there's different. Especially if you compare a cheap 1 euro Chinese microusb cable with this one
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Although I'm really happy with my cable and it's my first pick when in hurry and need the faster charge available, two days ago the Chinese were celebrating something so I've bought cheaply(compared to original price) a Wsken magnetic micro usb cable(original), if you don't know whats that it's a microusb cable with magnetic tip. How does it work? check the picture:
I'll measure charging rates when received but I don't expect to be as good as my cable ..but in the night when in the dark a magnetic connection seems wonderful(also great if someones trip in the cable ..it won't make ur phone fall, it will be disconnected). If you put it backwards, it still works(but only for charging) so you can safely use it on public, just connect the cable in reverse. What's bad about this? well this comes with 2 microusb adaptors and one cable, you need that specific cable so if you have lots of devices you need to carry a cable with you(and it's not cheap) - Hope it has similar thickness as our stock cable so charging won't take long, can't wait 5 hours charging(as with some very cheap microusb Chinese cables)

Very good, thank you.

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Very good, thank you.
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No need, we're a community and we help each other, in the future I may need ur help and/or knowledge

I'm a big numb-nut in terms of electrics, but when you're pushing the capabilities for charging, is there also an increased risk of damage?

experience?
evronetwork said:
On the bad side, if you need to transfer data you can't with this cable ..but I rarely use cable for data(I mostly use wifi connections to transfer data, or bluetooth) - Why? unessesary small-chargings will harm your battery, so if you connect the phone to your computer to transfer data better let it charge up rather than do your job and remove it, less than 1% charge frequent uses it will shorten ur battery life significantly
Even if I wanted to make it a full fledge cable with 18 AWG wire this is impossible, also it will become heavy for a usb cable. I barely fit 18 AWG cable(but it's capable of up to 2.3A(constant use)!! our phones can't draw 2.3A(no phone can ..at least not one I know) so it's great)
I wanted a wire with 2.1A constant use so it would have nearly no power loss(or voltage drop), putting a thicker wire won't make any different but 18AWG compared to stock, there's different. Especially if you compare a cheap 1 euro Chinese microusb cable with this one
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Although I'm really happy with my cable and it's my first pick when in hurry and need the faster charge available, two days ago the Chinese were celebrating something so I've bought cheaply(compared to original price) a Wsken magnetic micro usb cable(original), if you don't know whats that it's a microusb cable with magnetic tip. How does it work? check the picture:
I'll measure charging rates when received but I don't expect to be as good as my cable ..but in the night when in the dark a magnetic connection seems wonderful(also great if someones trip in the cable ..it won't make ur phone fall, it will be disconnected). If you put it backwards, it still works(but only for charging) so you can safely use it on public, just connect the cable in reverse. What's bad about this? well this comes with 2 microusb adaptors and one cable, you need that specific cable so if you have lots of devices you need to carry a cable with you(and it's not cheap) - Hope it has similar thickness as our stock cable so charging won't take long, can't wait 5 hours charging(as with some very cheap microusb Chinese cables)
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Did you recieve this cable? I'd like to know your experiences. I know for a fact that the Znap cables are experiencing a lot of delay but there are a lot of Ebay clones on the market now.
Was going to buy this one but I have no clue if it works though.........

How do you measure the current drawn by the phone while charging?

BarnOwl said:
Did you recieve this cable? I'd like to know your experiences. I know for a fact that the Znap cables are experiencing a lot of delay but there are a lot of Ebay clones on the market now.
Was going to buy this one but I have no clue if it works though.........
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Yes I receive the cable(if ur talking about the magnetic one) and charges up to 2.1A ..max amps for our phone
gyanbhartip said:
How do you measure the current drawn by the phone while charging?
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Too many apps in the internet but I prefer the "Charger Timer", measures from 20% until 80% ..where the phone gets the "fastest" charging because when battery is low or way to high it draws less power(so battery will last longer)

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How do you measure the current drawn by the phone while charging?
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Thank you. I will give it a try for sure.
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gyanbhartip said:
How do you measure the current drawn by the phone while charging?
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I've been using Amphere for a while. It works quite well.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gombosdev.ampere&hl=en

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Yes I receive the cable(if ur talking about the magnetic one) and charges up to 2.1A ..max amps for our phone
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Thanks, that's what I wanted to know.....ordering one now.

Is this the magnetic one:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00VVJE6QS/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1453820974&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=Wsken&dpPl=1&dpID=31gh8cR4W7L&ref=plSrch
I've been after a new charger since my original one plus charger broke, been using a nexus 5 one instead.

Been using it for a while now, I got this one
I like it a lot! It even transfers data from and to my PC! I just have to make sure the led faces the bottom to transfer.
I do not know if it works on ALL oneplus ones as there seems to be a lot of difference in these devices, so don't take my word on it!
It also charges fast, just as fast as the original cable. I just ordered another one to use in my car.