Anyone seen a cable converter to allow me to charge the Raphael from a 12V car battery when there is no access to a cigarette lighter socket?
Thus, aligator clips (or similiar) that connect to the +/- terminals of a 12V battery, and then the other end has the mini-usb connector that plugs into the Raphael. Seemingly in the middle between the two would be a 12V to 5V step down.
Anyone seen such a cable? I guess I could get a standard cigarette lighter style and break it apart and solder on some aligator clips?
um.. that would most probably result in a mini explosion that will cause your fuze to go up in flames and clouds of dark ozone destroying smoke... and maybe for you to lose a hand in the process.... I highly suggest you find a different alternative...
just my 2 cents..
go to walmart and find something like this. plugging directly to a battery is a very bad idea.
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Get a cigarette lighter extension and cut off the male end. Put gator clips on the wires to the female end. Works awesome.
Be careful to get hot and ground correct.
Try one of these adapters "Lighter Socket Alligator Clips". Obviously you'll still need a HTC (or suitable) cigarette lighter charger. Only about USD6.00.
Cheers!
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hi, just got x10 but i have for it 2 car chargers and both not working, does anyone know do i have to change some settings in phone? cheers for any help
Is your car lighter ok?
i have a similar problem,.... i have a USB cigarette lighter adapter that i used on my previews phone,....
it doesnt work when i try to charge my X10,... (im using the original SE data cable,....)
A lot of the standard car chargers won't work for X10 for some reason.. they must be wired slightly differently.. you need to order one which is X10 compatible. I had a Jabra adapter which I tried with my USB cable and it didn't work..
Also - This thread should be in the Accessories section. MOD - can you please move?
Thanks.
Just a note of advice here... Make sure you're using a USB POWER cable instead of a DATA cable. If you're using a cable other than the one supplied with the X10, it may not work for charging.
FYI: The Motorola microUSB chargers work perfectly fine with the X10
There is a fix for your problem in this forum. Take yourself a digital meter or something like this and check if there is resistance.
If they are not connected (I bet they aren't) just solder the two data pins in your charger together (middle pins). Then it should
work!
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ya, my blackberry car charger works perfectly with the x10
I bought 2 chargers the other day. They both worked. Only paid $3.50 per charger too and got free shipping because I have amazon prime:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003EYVJHC/?tag=bttech-20
I'm using the Nokia charger and it's working great so far.
I have bought a usb charger on ebay, but it doesnt work with X10, any solution? Why?
The charger:
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1. This belongs in the Accessories section
2. The answer to your question: because the SE charger has the pin 2 and 3 (the data pins) of the USB pinout shorted. Normal chargers does not have these shorted. Don't ask me why, it just seems stupid and proprietary to me.
Can you explain better? I cant use others chargers? I cant use others microusb cables?
anjo2 said:
Can you explain better? I cant use others chargers? I cant use others microusb cables?
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You can use a charger from a blackberry 9700, for sure and the 9000 I think. The bit about pin 2 and 3 shorted is true. I have a cigarette usb charger that came with my bluetooth gps and it would not work with my Iphone/ipod nor with my X10, I shorted or joined pin 2 and 3 ( the middle 2 pins ) and now it works just fine. That unit you bought is it not for the iphone? So you can open up the charger and short out pins 2 and 3 or modify the cable. I suggest you label the cable for charge only as I think it will not allow data to flow.
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I have bought a usb charger on ebay, but it doesnt work with X10, any solution? Why?
The charger:
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Because it's white.
Hi people. I got hands on this thing
I think it can be usefull in someway..
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I don't understand about electronics that much.. my field is medicine
My question is, can we build it?
Cheers.
Unfortunately that is not all we need. As far as I know, there is some additional circuitry in that little box.
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Unfortunately that is not all we need. As far as I know, there is some additional circuitry in that little box.
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That's definitely the case; I've read that MHL devices switch between MHL & USB modes based on the resistance across two pins on the 5-pin microUSB connector. So you'd need to duplicate that, and there's also some circuitry to convert the MHL video out signals to HDMI. SiliconImage makes a family of such chips.
Also, there's probably some magic involved in integrating the +5V from the microUSB charger input into the MHL connector, so as to keep the SGS2 charged while it's playing video. You'd at least want some current/voltage limiting circuitry to protect your expensive TV & phone from being zapped by a bad charger.
atomikpt said:
Hi people. I got hands on this thing
I think it can be usefull in someway..
I don't understand about electronics that much.. my field is medicine
My question is, can we build it?
Cheers.
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Here is a far more detailed description of the mhl adapter: http://www.wilder-tech.com/pdfs/Tektronix_MHL-TPA_User_Manual_Rev-A.pdf
:good:
MHL Cable is an active cable, meaning that there is an active circuit (Controller) within the cable, there are ways to home manufacture it, assuming that you have the required equipment and knowledge . but it just doesn't any sense. Unless you are doing it as a study case.
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Just got this done. I had a V1.3 charge port board. Tried a replacement V1.4 board ($55) without success. Sent my V1.3 board to Pomeroy Computing in Pompano Beach. FL. Charged me $30 and returned the board with a new jack within a week. Can't ask for better than that!
I replaced my USB connector with one i bought off ebay for a little over $1
removed old one with solder wick and solder on new.
search ebay for:
Charger Port Connector For Asus Google Nexus 7
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I just heated up the old solder and touched up the contacts with some new solder. My port that wasn't charging is now charging. I guess over time the solder contacts break from pushing in and out the usb cable.
Just in the interest of being thorough, the N7 jack itself (not the solder points) may also be "too loose" so to speak. I've found that the majority of USB micro connectors are smaller than my N7's USB jack, so they do not seat securely once plugged in.
One fix, dismantle the N7 and bend the jack itself. Another solution: bend your cables' connectors -- the trick is to expand a cable's USB micro connector slightly with a jewler's screwdriver. Still another, some nylon cables I've bought from China fit snugly.
-Pie
I have a project where I am making a tablet wall mounted (and removable) together with wireless charging (QI Charging).
The tablet is purchased, which I selected specifically because it has a plastic back, and it is also easy to open up.
I bought this QI Receiver:
https://www.amazon.com/CUSORIENT-Wireless-Charger-Receiver-OnePlus/dp/B0713ST47Z
It has the best reviews about power output (the bad reviews on Amazon is about the connector breaking off which doesn't matter to me, as I will solder it internally).
This is the internals of the tablet, the red ring shows where I will place the the QI Receiver coil, and the blue is the cable routing.
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I have tested the QI receiver with the tablet using a USB cable and it works fine, it charges. But there is a heat issue. The coil gets really really hot, to hot to touch with your hand. And this worries me, as I will place the QI receiver directly on the battery inside the unit.
I have seen several projects with phones and internal qi receivers and they are all placed above the battery so it seems to work.
Still the battery inside the tablet has warning labels not to exceed 60 degrees celcius.
So I am thinking if it is possible to use either copper tape or aluminum tape on the battery to shield it from the heat, and then place the QI coil above this.
Any ideas?