The first I am sorry all about my bad English
All user Transfomer knew that when put tablet in the dock, the dock always charge for tablet and we can not control them. That why I do it. After do it everything ok and work. When you need charge from dock just witch ON if you do not want witch OFF. THAT IS ALL
That should be sent off to Asus, maybe they can work that into the design for the next revision.
Nice thought on the bypass switch!
What is the use of this? Why do you want your tablet drained, but not your dock?
This is great! Can you give a step by step? Where did you get the switch? Thanks!
Very clever modification, and nicely executed and documented. All I don't see is a reason to do this, especially since the ASUS TF automatically switches over from the dock battery to the tablet battery when the dock is drained downed to 3%, and basically does the converse on a charging cycle, charging the tablet, then the dock. That all seems ideal to me.
That's not to say there isn't a good reason for this change, I just don't get it.
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What is the use of this? Why do you want your tablet drained, but not your dock?
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It might be worse than we (you and me) think. I measured *increased* tablet drain with this mod. I used a magnet reed switch to open the circuit when the dock closed. Until the OP posts tablet & dock drain results of this mod with ON & OFF the assumed *benefits* are a wild speculation, in my opinion.
How to do that? Use Dual Battery Widget graph screen shots.
You might need to measure the tablet fully charged behavior and when tablet is below 95% because that is where the dock kicks in charging on a B6O dock. If you have a B6O dock, well, this is *not* the mod you are looking for. On a B5O or B4O dock the best mod, in my opinion, is an RMA to fix battery drain or replacement with B6O.
The B6O dock solved *all* my problems. Note: *all* means the B6O dock turns back on when tablet charge goes below 95% to keep my tablet charged, but otherwise the dock battery stays off. It is hard to explain, but easier to see with the chart from Dual Battery Widget.
But, I want to thank the OP for hard work and posting results here on the forum. This is a great way to learn and discuss pros and cons of various ideas.
The bezel or whatever that's called los thigh as if could cut someone pretty bad or cause snags in your clothes but otherwise very nice probably could being smoothed out but i may beywrong
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Hi fellow eee pad users:
After a month of issue-free usage, my keyboard battery finally experiened the "drained and sudden death" symptom yesterday and refused to recharge no matter how.
Last night I wrapped the keyboard up with a plastic bag and placed it in the freezer; took it out after an hour and let it sit and got back to room temperatures. After that, the dock re-charges normally and remains problem-free thus far.
Just FYI and YMMV.
Cheers.
Why would freezing it make a difference?
Not saying it doesn't, just dont understand the concept.
I don't undersstand why it should work neither. I just remembered reading on the net that some folks had revived their dead laptop batteries by putting them in the freezer and tried it for the dead dock. In fact, I am not sure how effective is the "fix" until it can be repeated on other dead docks.
Yeesh, that sounds like it's losing ionization at a much faster rate than it should.
Got to say, with a lipo battery that's potentially extremely dangerous if it has a charging issue, I won't be trying this any time soon. If you have an issue with condensation it sounds like a recipe for disaster. Glad to hear it worked for you, though.
Phone works just fine, but in my haste to flash a rom I didn't check my battery charge and screwed the pooch. So I hacked a USB cord to route power to the phone. In the process of doing so I somehow torched the ability to charge a battery. So I am thinking 50 bucks or something like that.
*sigh* so now I have a droid incredible 2
However, this means that for a small price someone could have this droid 2 to build on and know that it just needs soldered power conduit or if you are really $$ you could figure out how to fix the charging aspect of the phone.
Thoughts comments.
I have been stalking the forums here for quite sometime, make donations and generally keep my mouth shut.
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how much are you goin to sell it for and how extensive is the damage
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how much are you goin to sell it for and how extensive is the damage
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Honestly the phone is a paper weight really for anyone looking to get practical mobility out of it.
The only way the phone will power on is with the hacked USB cable I have made. Basically overrides battery and powers the phone.
Would be ideal for someone who wants to try and have verizon fix it. Or to build ROMs on.
The phone is in slightly used shape. Screen is protected and flawless. Keyboard is find as well. Small nick on one of the corners. The phone will not recognize any new battery. Phone loads a display of a battery with a ? inside of it. When a battery is inserted.
I am here to solve your problem my brutha Go to radio shack, they have a enercell universal charger for 40 bucks there that will let you charge ANY cell phone battery (did the same thing). Charge your battery and bring it back to the store for a full refund, or keep it like I did as I do stupid things regularly
I am considering purchasing the dock. I don't need HDMI or the audio port etc.
My plan is to use the A500 as a chumby-like device beside me at night time. So, clock, weather, etc. and a quick touch to dim or light it up.
That being said, is the dock worth it? Does it work well? Mostly I'm concerned about the remote, I'm sure I'll be using that a lot.
I have read that it never used to, but now works nicely in 3.2, but I'd like to verify that here before I drop 50 bucks on it.
Thanks.
If that's all you want it for, save yourself the money and just buy a cheap tablet stand...
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If that's all you want it for, save yourself the money and just buy a cheap tablet stand...
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And where do I find a remote that will work with it that's small and neat?
Unless you're willing to pay a lot of money just for a remote, I'd have to agree with FloatingFatMan.
While I really want a dock, paying $55 USD for the official Acer dock and another $20 for a power supply (because it doesn't come with one) is crazy, considering the limitations. It's really nothing more than an expensive piece of plastic with a power pass-thru and audio connector.
I think that dock would be good if they droped the price or released a version 2.0 with a power supply, USB, and HDMI (granted, you mentioned you wern't looking for those features).
A simple $5 generic tablet stand and nightstand app will do everything you're looking for... just without the cheap-feeling remote that the Acer dock comes with.
If you really want a remote there are several good Bluetooth versions that will work. I saw some threads with people using a Jabra 3030
Hell, I bent an old coat hanger into a DIY stand and it works great. Not aesthetically pleasing mind you, but it works amazingly for what its worth.
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I have to agree with the others...
As an owner of the dock, I'm very disappointed. Everything the others say about it is true. A basic tablet stand would likely serve you better. Note that I really don't use the remote, though.
Inexpensive tablet stand
Here's a link to an inexpensive, folding tablet stand. I don't own this, but it has many positive reviews.
http://www.amazon.com/Arkon-Portabl...TAB1/dp/B000CKVOOY/ref=acc_glance_e_ai_ps_t_4
Thanks for the responses. The answer is, yes I really do want the remote. I was only thinking about the dock on behalf of the fact that it would be 2 solutions in 1.
1. I'd get a remote. I haven't been able to source any neat/small bluetooth remotes
The only one I've seen for less than $40 is the PS3 remote and I doubt that's compatible with the A500 in terms of all the relevant functions. There's another, $40 by SMK-Link but again, not sure if it works with the A500 and it's too big anyway.
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2. The dock would serve as my charger so I didn't have to fumble for the cord to plug the tablet in every time. I could just drop it on the dock when I'm heading to bed. Afaik the tablet's charger works with the dock, so I wouldn't need to spend another $20, it's not like I need 2 anyway.
The dock isn't absolutely necessary. It just takes a few extra movements to plug it in anyway. I'd gladly save a few bucks on skipping the dock. The remote is the real issue at hand. While I want the tablet to be like a chumby, I also want it to be my music player as mentioned. After I'm done playing with it beside the bed and I've set my alarm, I don't want to have to stretch over to fiddle with it if I don't like the song being played. Likewise, I don't want to have to fiddle with it while manipulating/navigating the netflix app.
If you guys could recommend to me a good bluetooth remote control I'd be happy. I still haven't been able to source a good one. The Jabra 3030 is $60-90 and a bit more than I need but less than I want. I don't need a device to stream music through headphones to me, I already have a great bluetooth speaker system set up in my bedroom. The Street also is missing a directional pad.
I already own the Arkon. That's what I use to dock it now. It serves it's purpose as a dock nicely in terms of leaving it be, but in cases where you need to touch the tablet, it isn't as practical since if you're not careful, touching the tablet ends up fumbling your configuration/angles...even though the hinges are for the most part quite tight.
I'm sad to hear that the dock is disappointing, but for what I want it seems I may not have a choice.
Thanks again for your responses and advice. I look forward to hearing your suggestions. I've searched up and down the net' and haven't been able to find a small, tidy control like the one that comes with the A500 dock.
Gentle Alarm's Night Mode + my 10 dollar Merkury Innovations Stand is more and adequate enough on my dresser, plus it looks sexxy .
The Docks current setup is just not worth the money, unless you need a 50+ dollar remote for the brag factor.
I have that stand it works real nice.
it's definitly not worth it !
i had one for another tab. save ur money, and just take a good case
Dock purely for charging?
So there are no cheaper docks purely for charging?
I know I can get a cheap stand and plug in the power cable, that's what I use now - A $3 business card holder from OfficeWorks and the original charger.
But I want a dock that I can throw my tab at, and have it slide in and start charging.
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So there are no cheaper docks purely for charging?
I know I can get a cheap stand and plug in the power cable, that's what I use now - A $3 business card holder from OfficeWorks and the original charger.
But I want a dock that I can throw my tab at, and have it slide in and start charging.
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I caved and got the Acer Dock. There are just no alternatives for the remote and being able to just sit the device on something and have it charge is a nice bonus over having to plug it in every time.
Not sure why so many are complaining about it. I half expected it to crumble while using it or that it just wouldn't work the way some owners complained of how cheap it was on Amazon. But I read some of the 4 star reviews and went ahead with the purchase.
But the dock works well, the remote works very well, better than I expected and the dock isn't that 'cheap' to me. Then I again, I don't equate something made of plastic to being cheap so that may just be me.
For what it does, allowing you to sit your tablet down to charge AND coming with the remote control (that I can find no alternatives for), it's well worth it to me...you just have to stomach the $50. If you consider the dock to be 20/25 and the remote to be 25/30 (that's what I did), it doesn't feel like a waste of money. Granted, if you don't want the remote then it would definitely feel like paying too much but I haven't found any charging bases either way, and I don't think you ever will since it's a proprietary slot.
I'm considering getting one of these docks.
Its handy to have an audio connection that doesn't use the 3.5ml jack, preventing the jack from getting worn down whenever you want to play music at home.
Let alone not wearing down the solder for the charging port (I hate the charging port, am really disappointed the tab cant charge over its micro USB, but thats a whole separate rant eheh)
I originally thought I should get a second charger and dock, but since using custom roms my battery life has gotten so good that I can leave my only charger at home on a dock and not have to worry.
My battery is usually on 70% ~ 65% remaining by the time I get home, including daily web usage, 2 hours of video playback, and general fiddling here and there.
If there was a cheaper stand that utilised the Dock port, i'd strongly consider it, but since this is the only one I know of that has the port for audio, remote control and charging. if I could get one for 50 bucks I would be very happy.
unfortunately in Aus they're price point is ****ty (aus retail sucks) so Its probably going to cost me $65~
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I'm considering getting one of these docks.
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Let alone not wearing down the solder for the charging port (I hate the charging port, am really disappointed the tab cant charge over its micro USB, but thats a whole separate rant eheh)
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If you could charge via the USB, you would wear it down twice as fast. That's because you can't charge it connected to a PC because its USB port simply cannot supply the needed current to charge the battery. So you would have to plug in a charger and unplug it every time you need to connect to a PC for file transfer. Not to mention that this would make developement of applications with A500a pain in the a## because you will be discharging the battery while connected unless you allow it to go to sleep and have to wake and unlock every time you run your app (which would still discharge the battery but slower).
Acer did not put the extra production effort/cost in having more ports just to make your life miserable
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When I plug my dock in I get resistance feedback on the surface of the dock. If I touch the dock by the mouce pad, it give feedback like there is a power leak or current running through my fingers a fuzzy feeling.
Does anyone else get that?
If my Tab is docked it has the same feedback if I touch the side edges. If I undock it only is on the Dock.
If I plug the power into the tab it doesn't have this issue.
My dock is B70KAS
This might be my power drain issue. As my dock battery drains fast from the first day I had it. Even when the power is off and the tab is undocked, the dock drains.
I sometimes get that, too. but only when connected to the charcher and only in the edges of the dock.
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I think there is a short or something else. I have felt this before when I was younger our stove had a short/leak and if you where touching the stove and opened the fridge you get this feed back.
Does your dock battery drain fast? system on or off?
Can't say that I've ever felt any issue with the dock but I do have the battery drain. If I leave it off the charger for a day or two, even if it is completely shut off both the dock and tablet batteries will be dead. A few months ago I sent it in for RMA. Took several weeks for them to send it back. I had a horrible experience getting it into Asus for repair. They replaced one part but was very vague at what they found. Now the only difference is that it drains just a little slower. I can probably get three days off the charger now.
If that Samsung Nexus 10 becomes reality next week this tablet will be given to a family member!
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TF101 eee pad dock issue
I have the same issue .When i plug it in i feel current flow with the edge of my figures like a pulse.
I feel it either connected or not .In the second occation only from the dock.
Now to drain issue . When the dock and the tablet is fully charged ,connected and turned off , the battery goes out into 3 days . If they are apart there is no drain issue to any of them.
Also the tablet turns on every time i plug in the charger, by itself no matter if it is connected to dock or not.
There are several threads according to this issue and the conclusion is that responsible is an IO chipset in the dock.
Normally Asus had should announce a repair report with no warranty limits.
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P.S Excuse me for my syntax (no native speaker)
Anyone try these? I ordered a couple along with a couple different tops, they'll be arriving in a couple days but I wanted to see if anyone else uses them. With such a big phone I wanted to get something that would give me some more grip (I'm a clumsy person by nature), but would also allow me to charge wirelessly without too much hassle. Hoping that the base doesn't stick out too terribly far from the case when the top is off...
They work well, but with the Ringke Air clear case wireless charging was terrible. (It would start and stop charging constantly). If you go naked wireless charging should be fine but there might be trouble with a case on.
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They work well, but with the Ringke Air clear case wireless charging was terrible. (It would start and stop charging constantly). If you go naked wireless charging should be fine but there might be trouble with a case on.
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Even when taking the top off? That's pretty disappointing as they claim to be better suited for wireless charging with the new generation of swappable ones. They arrive today, hopefully I'll have a better experience.
Yeah that was even when taking the top off, and honestly taking the top off is more hassle than just plugging in the charging cable.
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Yeah that was even when taking the top off, and honestly taking the top off is more hassle than just plugging in the charging cable.
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For me it's less about the hassle and more about the durability of the charging port. I've had too many phones wear out the charger port, so I try to stick with wireless charging when I can and only use the charger port when I need a top-off from a portable battery pack.
Update after an hour of playing with them:
I can get wireless charging to work by placing the bottom one low on the phone and the top one high enough that the ridge on the base doesn't come into contact with my charging stand. This also allows me to only have to take one of them off to charge wirelessly, with the top one popped out and "hooked" over the top of the base. This works for both my Samsung 2018 fast charge stand I use at home and my cheap stand I use on my desk. Decided to use two for the sake of using them as a horizontal stand (and the top one can be used to prop it up a little vertically as well).
Comfort-wise, I find it to be a lot better than relying solely on my pinky. I do find that I am resting my pinky along the bottom of the phone when I'm swyping to type, but the popsocket takes most of the weight off so I can just use my pinky to brace instead of bearing the whole weight of the phone. Overall I'm pleased!
I reused the pop from my S10+. I feel that it allows me to take pics one handed without worrying about dropping the phone. Like you said, it's a big device and mistakes happen.
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I reused the pop from my S10+. I feel that it allows me to take pics one handed without worrying about dropping the phone. Like you said, it's a big device and mistakes happen.
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For one handed photos you have the s pen!!
Not trying to promote but the company i work for sell pop sockets and make custom designs etc I thought they were just a fad to begin with but a guy in work was using one and telling me how great it was and i gave in and tried one. They are so handy. They pretty much just aid in using ur phone in one hand really and can act as a prop / stand also. The only negative of using one that i can think of would be wireless charging