So, I've added a 500 gb hard drive to the dock while keeping the battery.
That's right, all batteries, all parts are still there! The only difference is I've rearranged all the inner crap around to make the 500 gb fit. Asus, if you're reading this, take notes
Anyway, here are the pictures. Remember that all I've removed are some plastic pieces that serve no other purpose than to keep things in place. All electronic parts are still there. It's like trying to work out a piece of puzzle. Well, I've finally found a combination that works!
Well, here are some pictures. Now, I have a laptop-tablet hybrid with a 500 gb hard drive and 16 hours of battery life!
A side note, I really really tried to figure out a way to add more battery on top of this. No possible way.
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By the way, constructive negative feedback are welcome. Non-constructive vague, misleading generalizations are also welcome but with an attitude of annoyance. I did this hardware mod fully aware that I voided my warranty. What can I say? I'm adventurous like that.
Like some people have mentioned before while doing a tear down of the dock, there's just a lot of unused room in there. The problem is those unused room are scattered all over the place. What I have done is move the electronics around so that everything is still there + a 500 gb hard drive.
I highly recommend against this hard mod for everyone else but me. If you're going to do this, I take no responsibility if you screw up. The mod requires some very delicate soldering. So, please, don't follow my foot steps.
Anyway, as far as I'm concern, I'm the only person in the world as of this moment with a tablet-laptop hybrid that has a 500 gb hard drive. Damn, I feel special
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So, I just added in a tiny switch to turn on and off the hard drive. Here are some pictures. Those of you who want to do this mod, glean what you can from the pictures
Edit.
I am now offering to do this mod for people. If you want me to do this for you, you need to buy the hard drive (hdd or ssd, doesn't matter, make sure it's usb), send your dock and drive to me + $75 via paypal + a return stamp. I promise I will be extra careful with your stuff. Hit me a pm if you're interested. Also, you have to tell me if you want me to put in an on/off switch for you. I live 2 minutes from radio shack. If you do want the switch, add $2. In the package, there should also be a letter with your name, address, and exactly what you want. And please if you're going to send me the keyboard dock, make sure you send me a functional one. I will test out every aspect of the dock before I do anything. If anything is wrong with it, I will send it right back to you. So please, do not try to scam me into buying you a replacement dock.
If you're poor, like a college student, talk to me. And if you're that guy who introduced himself as a businessman and then went on to try to negotiate down to $40... really?
For those who are handy dandy with your hands, I have posted more than enough info for you to replicate what I've done. If you cannot do this mod with the current info, then it's best that you don't try.
I do ask people 5 things, though.
(1) Make sure you consult me first about the hard drive you want. Don't just send it to me. I need to make sure it will fit!
(2) I need you to be absolutely sure you want this mod done to your keyboard dock. This mod will void your warranty.
(3) I need you to not regret after it's been modded. I take no responsibility for any buyer's remorse from you.
(4) I promise you that I will be extra careful with your dock. After experimenting with my own dock, I have developed much safer ways to do this mod. I'm almost 100% sure I can do this without messing up your dock, since I now know the dock inside out. I know every little part that's involved. I know exactly what wire goes where. However, there's still a risk involved. I need you to understand that.
(5) Don't be a whiner. I hate whiners. This is a transformer. It will never become an ipad. Jesus christ, if I hear one person complain that this mod did not turn their transformer into an ipad...
Anyway, think it over and if you still want this mod done, hit me a pm or email. If I don't respond to pm, then try again with email.
And by the way, this is not a business I'm doing. This is more like a favor. You try getting best buy or some other store to do something similar to this for you and see how much they charge. In other words, I have no money. Please don't try anything funny to scam me. Trust me, I've nothing for you to scam out of.
Before you guys send off your dock to me, I need you to check if your sdcard is still in the slot. There are 2 reasons why you should take your sdcard out before you send to me.
There are some things on your sdcard you'd rather not have me or anyone else see. For instance, someone just sent me 16 GB of gay porn. Not going to mention any name *ahem* . Next time this happens, it could be you and your spouse in a naughty video.
If I take the dock apart with the sdcard still in there, the sdcard slot will stop holding in the sdcard. There is a little tiny pin in the sdcard slot that's responsible for clicking and keeping in your sdcard. When I first took my dock apart, I forgot to take out the sdcard. The pin flew out. It took me a whole saturday to put the pin back in there.
In other words, I now officially hold myself NOT responsible if I absentmindedly take your dock apart before checking the sdcard slot. And I absolutely do not want to spend another saturday putting another one of these tiny pins back into the sdcard slot.
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So, to recap. Here's what you need to include in your package.
(1) Your docking station. I can't mod it over the internet yet. Still working on it.
(2) HDD.
(3) Shipping label.
(4) A letter stating the following:
[a] What you want me to do.
Do you want an on/off switch or not?
[c] Which usb port do you want me to use? If you are right handed, then I'd hook it up to the left so you can use the right usb port all the time. The usb that is hooked from will only work when you have the HDD turned off.
[d] Your porn collection. Be like one of the users here and send me a dock with an sdcard card inside that has 16 GB of gay porn. Sharing is caring!
Awesome! great work- Any pix of how you soldered the connectors?
insight76 said:
Awesome! great work- Any pix of how you soldered the connectors?
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Yeah, since I had 4 arms, I used 2 to solder and 2 to take pictures
Actually, no I don't have any picture of the soldering. All I soldered was the usb connector from the inside. This is one of those hard drives that doesn't need an extra power connector. All it needs is a usb connection.
The other reason I'm not putting anything up regarding the soldering job is because I don't want newbies to screw up their dock. If you know a thing or two about soldering, then you should know what and where to solder. If you don't already know, you could end up burning the board and chips.
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Between the OP and this post, I opened up the dock and put in the magnet for the auto sleep and auto wake thing. Almost forgot about putting that thing back in. I had to remove it to move other things around.
Nice mod, what is the battery life like with the drive in place?
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Nice mod, what is the battery life like with the drive in place?
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Don't know. Still testing it out.
Nice mod, but I dont think you'll have 16 hrs battery life.
As long as he doesnt have it mounted all the time right?
Any heat issues?
Awesome mod, I want to do it. Which hard drive did you use?
Also is that a big dent in the top half of the dock I can see in the last picture?
Any tips on opening the dock in a way that avoids avoid damaging it? I'm an expert at soldering but I'm OCD about my dock looking untouched when I am finished.
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Any heat issues?
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I can't see it being too good for the drive in the long run.
Sent from my Leedroidified Htc Sensation.
dr.m0x said:
I can't see it being too good for the drive in the long run.
Sent from my Leedroidified Htc Sensation.
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I'm already thinking about this. It's would be a simple mod to hook up a small switch that sits where the obsolete USB connector is. This could be used to turn the drive off when not required.
Yes... Heat is my only concern (hence why I mentioned it).
The space the drive takes would also lessen the flow of air.
A lot of testing would have to be carried out for it to be deemed safe.
Definitely needs something to monitor the drive and switch it off when not needed.
What about the battery life? especially when you undock the tab... or does it stop spinning when you undock, or when it's idle for some time?
Nicely done. I seriously doubt it still gets 16hrs battery life though. Also it's interesting to see what's actually inside the keyboard dock. These are the first pics I've seen of it. I never could figure out how to pop mine open without removing those bottom rubbery feet so I could always return it if needs be, so gave up trying to open mine up.
Also those bits of plastic you removed, well I'd assume you have lost the rigidity from any flexing/contortion of the unit, but looks like it all might be worth it for the extra capacity. Nice job.
well its possible to throw in an SSD instead of a HDD. mind checking on how long the battery life will last? and just wondering its a 2.5" or 1.8" hdd was used?
Wonder and I bet you could install hard drives from ipods or other mp3 players. They would be smaller, lighter, less power, but maybe a little slower. Not sure how the power, data connections would work though
What about using a SSD? LOL!!
Im really good with a soldering iron- rewired my whole computer PSU and custom cables for it. Please PM me with how to do this.. Id be interested in checking the mod out for when I get my TF
Dear all, I ain't telling nobody how to do this. Again, this is way too dangerous and I wouldn't want anyone to risk it. I really don't want to be responsible for something that might happen. Especially when this ivolves taking the battery cells apart and solder them together in such a way to fit the design. If you want to do something similar, you figure it out.
No, I'm not being a jackass. I just don't want to be reponsible for the extinction of the human race.
You guys are right. I doubt I have 16 hr of bat life. that said it still beats my laptop.
Roach2010 said:
I'm already thinking about this. It's would be a simple mod to hook up a small switch that sits where the obsolete USB connector is. This could be used to turn the drive off when not required.
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Again I'm a civil engineer not an electronic. Could you give me an idea on how this is done? I'm already this far.
Beards said:
Yes... Heat is my only concern (hence why I mentioned it).
The space the drive takes would also lessen the flow of air.
A lot of testing would have to be carried out for it to be deemed safe.
Definitely needs something to monitor the drive and switch it off when not needed.
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Heat actually isn't a problem in this case. The hard drive was in 2 layers of air tight casings when I took it out. Before I opened up the dock, it was also air tight.
Don't think of the hard drive as a conventional hard drive. This one uses a lot less power and produces a lot less heat. In fact, I purposely left it on for hours and still haven't felt any heat.
Before I did the mod, I tested the hard drive out with the connections. What I found was that the hard drive only goes on when (1) the tablet is docked and (2) the tablet is on. If either one of these conditions is not met the drive is off. Even if the tablet is docked but it is sleeping the hard drive would still be off.
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Hi guys,
Just incase you havent heard.
Powermat support the HD2 now.
http://www.powermat.com/us/receivers/htc/receiver-door-for-htc-hd2.html
Bad news is that its sold out!
you can but the bundle for $59.99 which included the battery door and a powermat
that is not bad at all considering with the tp2 you had to add this bulky backpiece. Might be a good x-mas investment seeing how we have 3 hd2's laying around.
Hi,
Does anyone know if its work with a cover , you know, I mean a hard cover for HD2 ? No interference ?
I just don't get why ppl like this kind of stuff. Don't we get enough RF/EM around us already ? Why add some more, needlessly ?
i want one!!! gimme gimme gimme!!!
I just don't get why ppl like this kind of stuff. Don't we get enough RF/EM around us already ? Why add some more, needlessly ?
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Don't worry mate.. That tin-foil hat you are undoubtedly wearing will protect you...
just a gimmick item. people will realize this sooner (or later)
richteralan said:
just a gimmick item. people will realize this sooner (or later)
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kind of like booting android on a winmo phone?
what's gimmicky about it? Being able to charge up to 3 hd2's through 1 plug means less cords on my desk which will make my wife very happy. I have the energizer mat for the wii remotes and it's easy to throw them on the mat after playing to have them recharge.
Airborne Aircrew said:
Don't worry mate.. That tin-foil hat you are undoubtedly wearing will protect you...
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That's my head, but what about my balls ?! Nobody invented a tin-foil balls protection yet. Hmmm , maybe i should start selling that
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But, actually, my post wasn't a joke. Those things work like a transformer, the mat got the primary winding, the phone part got the secondary one. Even if nothing is charging, it's just a damn coil plugged into the wall, 'transmitting' the mains frequency into the air, pointlessly. Maybe it is completely harmless, but maybe it isn't. And since i usually charge my phone at night, and keep it nearby, this would mean putting this stupid field emitter just next to my head, just for the sake of not plugging a connector in ? Sorry, but no thanks.
InfX said:
That's my head, but what about my balls ?! Nobody invented a tin-foil balls protection yet. Hmmm , maybe i should start selling that
But, actually, my post wasn't a joke. Those things work like a transformer, the mat got the primary winding, the phone part got the secondary one. Even if nothing is charging, it's just a damn coil plugged into the wall, 'transmitting' the mains frequency into the air, pointlessly. Maybe it is completely harmless, but maybe it isn't. And since i usually charge my phone at night, and keep it nearby, this would mean putting this stupid field emitter just next to my head, just for the sake of not plugging a connector in ? Sorry, but no thanks.
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um, you do know that the way these pads work is thru electro-magnetic induction right? basically a oscillating magnet (a magnet that moves or "vibrates") in the pad produces a electric charge in a wire in the cover that coverts the magnetc field into a charge... from my understanding its the oscillation rate that prevents it from affecting anything else but the wire in the cover.. if your afraid of this you might as well be afraid of refrigerator magnets too.. or hell, any electro-magnetic device.. the speaker in the phone, the alternator in your car, your fan...
You have a strange way of representing it (an oscillating magnet ? well, fair enough, an oscillating magnet would certainly create a similar magnetic field).
You are actually correct here, I would NOT want to have an electric motor, a big transformer, alternator, or anything similarly powerful, that emits strong magnetic fields, at about a meter from my head, for an extended period of time, and thats exactly where my phone usually is at nights. Nor i would like a strong DC magnet right next to me all the time. Would you like to be in an MRI room, needlessly ? And, btw, the fact the 'receiver' is tuned to the transmitter frequency doesn't prevent the transmitter from affecting everything else around. Wanna see for yourself ? Try dropping a small metal object on that mat, it should start buzzing on it like crazy, lol. And if it doesn't, the thing probably operates on RF frequencies, that's even worse
PS: The phone speaker and fridge magnets are off the list here for obvious reason, having a very 'low power' fields.
Looking at PowerMat's FAQs, looks like it won't work if you have it in a case. Too bad. Wish it'd work with my otterbox.
Check out the review of the powermat cover for a BlackBerry. Shows it works with a silicon cover
http://www.youtube.com/user/howardchui#p/u/5/5i36QBcZBb8
Anybody able to get their hands on one for the HD2 yet?
Got mine from Walmart - $49.97. Kinda touchy about where you place your HD2 on the mat. Plus I can't use my clear case with it because the door is too bubbled out. The good thing is, I can still use velcro on the door. It will make sufficient connection through the velcro.
MartyLK said:
Got mine from Walmart - $49.97. Kinda touchy about where you place your HD2 on the mat. Plus I can't use my clear case with it because the door is too bubbled out. The good thing is, I can still use velcro on the door. It will make sufficient connection through the velcro.
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Hello my friend!
Could you take some real photos of the product and put here??
I would like to buy one, but i doubt that if fits with the Otterbox Commuter Case..
Thanks!!
digao100nocao said:
Hello my friend!
Could you take some real photos of the product and put here??
I would like to buy one, but i doubt that if fits with the Otterbox Commuter Case..
Thanks!!
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I could be wrong, but I doubt that it would work through the rubber and plastic of the OtterBoxes.
I wish they had some type of conductive filament that you could put on the inside and outside of the case.
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I could be wrong, but I doubt that it would work through the rubber and plastic of the OtterBoxes.
I wish they had some type of conductive filament that you could put on the inside and outside of the case.
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I think it would charge, but will disconnect more easy..
Well.. I would like to try it anyway..
If someone have one of these units, please take some pictures of it in the HD2.
It would be great to see how it is in real..
Thanks!
Hello, I want to buy it but I'm in France and the official site does not send to France (and in the French version of the site this product doesn't exist!), on ebay is the same thing!
Someone have another site who can ship it in my country please?
Thanks, I want it!
InfX said:
But, actually, my post wasn't a joke. Those things work like a transformer, the mat got the primary winding, the phone part got the secondary one. Even if nothing is charging, it's just a damn coil plugged into the wall, 'transmitting' the mains frequency into the air, pointlessly. Maybe it is completely harmless, but maybe it isn't. And since i usually charge my phone at night, and keep it nearby, this would mean putting this stupid field emitter just next to my head, just for the sake of not plugging a connector in ? Sorry, but no thanks.
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It's transmitting only a magnetic field. Are you really worried about that?
Reminds me of the NIMBYs who cried about having power cables nearby, then I see 'health magnets' advertised in magazines
What about the phone signal?
And WiFi? TV and Radio transmitters? EMF from power cables? There are many things throwing radio/light/radiation signals at us all day.
EDIT: I just saw your more recent post. Electromagneteic Conduction is the technology used, as stated by the company themselves
Anyone know if it is possible and where to get the Australia (AU) type head for the power adapter?
I mean the thing on the left:
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Ebay australia aught to do it I guess.
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Those who help noobs go to heaven. True story.
I can't seem to find anything on there.
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See if this helps. It's called a converter.
http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_....TRC1&_nkw=power+converter&_sacat=0&_from=R40
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Adapter mod
Take a pair of pliers and carefully twist the pins to match an Australian plug.
The pins are usually quite soft.
The secret is to grab them right up near the plastic before twisting them.
If you do it right the plug with fit in fully flush with the powerpoint.
I did my Nexus 10 adapter no problems (exactly the same as the one in your photo,and shown below).
I've done it with over 10 different chargers-adapters over the years and never had any issues at all,as long as the transformer is dual voltage (120v - 240v)
I don't like the adapters,they make the adapter too long and look dodgey.
SacGuru said:
See if this helps. It's called a converter.
http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_....TRC1&_nkw=power+converter&_sacat=0&_from=R40
Sent from my GT-N7100 or the Nexus 10, heaven knows.
Those who help noobs go to heaven. True story.
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Mine came with a converter. I'm trying to get away from using it as it is too bulky.
whitey66 said:
Take a pair of pliers and carefully twist the pins to match an Australian plug.
The pins are usually quite soft.
The secret is to grab them right up near the plastic before twisting them.
If you do it right the plug with fit in fully flush with the powerpoint.
I did my Nexus 10 adapter no problems (exactly the same as the one in your photo,and shown below).
I've done it with over 10 different chargers-adapters over the years and never had any issues at all,as long as the transformer is dual voltage (120v - 240v)
I don't like the adapters,they make the adapter too long and look dodgey.
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This was my last resort. I have done many in the past with this method. But I failed once (because the plastic around the metal, for the cheap adapter i a had, cracked), But I think I will have to do the twist method. I cannot find anyone online selling just the au style prong.
whitey66 said:
Take a pair of pliers and carefully twist the pins to match an Australian plug.
The pins are usually quite soft.
The secret is to grab them right up near the plastic before twisting them.
If you do it right the plug with fit in fully flush with the powerpoint.
I did my Nexus 10 adapter no problems (exactly the same as the one in your photo,and shown below).
I've done it with over 10 different chargers-adapters over the years and never had any issues at all,as long as the transformer is dual voltage (120v - 240v)
I don't like the adapters,they make the adapter too long and look dodgey.
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Please dont ever recommend to someone to just "bend stuff till it fits" when dealing with electricity. While it may work out much of the time, someone reading and in a different voltage region of the world could have terrible things happen to their device, or it could cause other issues with someone being electrocuted and such. Its just a bad idea.
These power adapters should be the same between a lot of Samsung devices. I know my Galaxy Tab 2 has the exact same adapter as the Nexus 10. Most likely you could buy an Australian power adapter for a Samsung tablet (since these are all 2A output) or possibly a Samsung phone and get exactly what you need.
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Please dont ever recommend to someone to just "bend stuff till it fits" when dealing with electricity. While it may work out much of the time, someone reading and in a different voltage region of the world could have terrible things happen to their device, or it could cause other issues with someone being electrocuted and such. Its just a bad idea.
These power adapters should be the same between a lot of Samsung devices. I know my Galaxy Tab 2 has the exact same adapter as the Nexus 10. Most likely you could buy an Australian power adapter for a Samsung tablet or possibly a Samsung phone and get exactly what you need.
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Regarding the different voltage,if you read my reply fully you would have seen this "as long as the transformer is dual voltage (120v - 240v)."
I wasn't saying for anybody to just go bending the pins on any power adapter,I was saying it is quite safe to do it with this particular one.
In my opinion doing it this way is safer than using one of those cheap dual voltage adapters.
I'm an electrician by trade,I would not do this if it was anywhere near dangerous.
Regarding using another charger from a different Samsung device,that is more dangerous than doing the pin bend mod if the Milliamp rating is not the same (which you don't seem to mention).
whitey66 said:
Regarding the different voltage,if you read my reply fully you would have seen this "as long as the transformer is dual voltage (120v - 240v)."
I wasn't saying for anybody to just go bending the pins on any power adapter,I was saying it is quite safe to do it with this particular one.
In my opinion doing it this way is safer than using one of those cheap dual voltage adapters.
I'm an electrician by trade,I would not do this if it was anywhere near dangerous.
Regarding using another charger from a different Samsung device,that is more dangerous than doing the pin bend mod if the Milliamp rating is not the same (which you don't seem to mention).
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lol. I did see that, I even left it in the quote. But lots of people have no idea about voltage and such and your advice *could* seriously hurt someone who has no clue what they are doing. These "cheap dual voltage adapters" at least pass certification and are sold by someone who accepts responsibility for their design. You are just throwing advice out to modify electronics until they fit. I too am an electrician, and maybe we just do things differently in my part of the world but the way things are designed is for a reason and there is such a thing called "electrical code" where I come from. Maybe in your part of the world you can get away with "just bending stuff" but that kind of advice would get you either a massive fine or thrown in jail here. But whatever, people can do what they want. I was just trying to voice some sanity to this very bad advice.
EniGmA1987 said:
lol. I did see that, I even left it in the quote. But lots of people have no idea about voltage and such and your advice *could* seriously hurt someone who has no clue what they are doing. These "cheap dual voltage adapters" at least pass certification and are sold by someone who accepts responsibility for their design. You are just throwing advice out to modify electronics until they fit. I too am an electrician, and maybe we just do things differently in my part of the world but the way things are designed is for a reason and there is such a thing called "electrical code" where I come from. Maybe in your part of the world you can get away with "just bending stuff" but that kind of advice would get you either a massive fine or thrown in jail here. But whatever, people can do what they want. I was just trying to voice some sanity to this very bad advice.
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I'm not modifying any electronics,I just bent a couple of conductors to make them fit,there is a big difference.
There is nothing electronic in the adapter,it is just 2 conductors in a bit of plastic,nothing complicated here.
We have something in my part of the world called common sense.
So if you accidently bend one of your pins on one of your own power plugs do you throw it away?
Because straightening it again will weaken it and this will be bad in the eyes of the powers that be that will throw you in jail or give you a massive fine.
Like I said,this simple mod is safer than telling people to use any Samsung charger on their device without checking it's rating as you did.
So before you go picking at other peoples advice,maybe you should check your own.
Anyway,i'm not here to argue with you,I was just giving my input to help out the OP.
He can either take it or leave it,the same as anyone else reading it can.
Hey guys,
I took a quick look inside the G Pad and want you to show how to open it and what it looks like there.
How to Open
What you need is a pry-tool, a small screw driver and some plectrums. Something to heat would be perfect as well.
First, you should remove the screw that is inside the microSD-slot:
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Next, you take the pry tool and get the device out of the chassis. Apply the pry-tool to the gap between frame and screen. As soon as you lifted off one of the short sides a bit, you stick there one of the plectrums carefully. Then you go on with the other sides.
When all sides are lifted off the device from the frame, you still won't be able to get rid of the rear panel. Unfortunately there is glue in the middle between battery and case, so a bit of heat wouldn't be bad. I took a blow-dryer to avoid bad times with my battery
Internals
And here we are:
You can clearly see the adhesive pad in the middle.
The case:
At the top of the picture between the two speaker-holes there is the serial number label as it is on the bottom of our back side. Right, you can see a thermal foil for the powerful chips. On the left side there is a little blue box. It could probably be the vibration motor (thanks to Ardion)
Closer look to the controllers:
After taking of the heatsink we get a look at the controller-chips. On the left side there is a Qualcomm PM8921 who cares for the power-management. The middle chip is still covered, I will embrace it later. The last chip is our NAND flash, it's a Toshiba THGBM5G7A2JBAIR
The top side:
At the very high top of the picture there is the 3.5mm sound-connector. Below is our microSD-Slot.
The flat wire that is mounted by two screws is from our battery. I have even found a spare part, so it would be possible to replace the battery.
The connector at the bottom of the picture leads us to the next part:
Power button and volume rockers:
Between the two volume buttons there is even a label LGV500 on it. So it might be a V500 exclusive part
Blame my camera for the bad macro function..
You are the SoC, aren't you?
So there we have a Hynix memory with H9TKNNNBPDMA-ARNGM on it. I couldn't find any information about it, but it seems that there is our RAM combined with the Snapdragon 600?
Mainboard detached
There we have our two cameras. The left one as rear-facing and the right one front-facing.
Mainboard the other way round
Not much to see, but there is a black box at the right. There a two bulbs, one should be the brightness-sensor, but the other one?
Don't use the tab in the bathtub
The paper strip with crosses seems to be a indicator for the manufacturer. If you have a damage caused by water the crosses will disappear and LG won't be your friend any more. It is very clever placed at the SD-card-slot, where the water-cooling will first take effect
Sh1tty camera
There you have the rear-facing camera. I wasn't able to get it out of there, probably I have to dismount the board first..
Down left of the camera, there is our IR-blaster.
The Battery
There it is. 4.600 mAh
Worst speaker of the world
With my first G Pad I had trouble with one of the speakers. It sounded very muffled and vibrated a lot. The new one sounds better, but not more..
The whole speaker strip is attached by three screws. The one at the bottom right didn't want to go my way, so I had to stop disassembling
The bottom side
ATMEL controller in the middle. Could be the touchscreen-controller (thanks to Ardion)
USB connector
At the left side you can see the USB connector. At the right there seems to be the microphone. The two connectors between them are connected to the blue box that I have already mentioned.
Summing up, it's no easy job to get to the battery. There are a lot of flat wires that have first to be disconnected. A lot things have to be dismounted as well.
The mainboard on the other side is good accessible and can be replaced easily.
That's all, I hope you liked it.
Replacing the screen
Turn over to iruiz2's post to see additional pictures and get to know how to replace the screen:
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I think the Atmel chip at the bottom is a touchscreen controller.
The little blue box looks like the vibration motor.
Great job! If you discover a replacement battery somewhere, please update with that information.
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Great job! If you discover a replacement battery somewhere, please update with that information.
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Good news!
I just searched again and actually I found one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bateria-Bat...101-BL-T10-4600mAh-New-ORIGINAL-/161171869316 :good::good:
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It would be great if someone could make a battery replacement tutorial video. I mean when the time is right, I guess the batteries are too new to be replaced!
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It would be great if someone could make a battery replacement tutorial video.
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I will think about it. Cause it should be enough to detach the upper and lower wires. Though this is no easy intervention as there is a wire adhesived near the USB connector.
I added two pictures with the mainboard detached.
So that is a lot easier than the battery..
Perhaps there is enough space to adapt and inegrate a qi-receiver!
Cheers
Spock
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Perhaps there is enough space to adapt and inegrate a qi-receiver!
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I don't think that this is a good idea. The metallic backside would shield the magnetic radiation and you wouldn't get any power
Interesting thread thanks! If I were to take my tab apart I would never be able to put it back together again in working order
Must require a great deal of skill & patience to do this.
Great job. I was wondering how to open up this baby. Now I know this has a one piece back plate.
How long did your blow dry it? Have you tried to remove the glue and see if it loose or make any squeaky noises?
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How long did your blow dry it? Have you tried to remove the glue and see if it loose or make any squeaky noises?
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You don't need much heat. I just used it about half a minute and then the glue loses his power. With constant force to the back plate you can feel how the glue-strip is slowly peeling away from the back plate.
I haven't tried to remove the glue, cause it is attached to the battery..
Thanks for the reply.
Do you have the service manual before doing this or just found it out after tinkering for a while?
If you have the service manual, can you share the link? It seems I couldn't find them (including the GPE pad v510)
No service manual. I tried it myself
What a great man! Thank you for bestowing a good knowledge upon mankind especially lg g pad user
It would be more awesome if you can record the process of disassembling the case apart.
This thread needs to be in a sticky.
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What a great man! Thank you for bestowing a good knowledge upon mankind especially lg g pad user
It would be more awesome if you can record the process of disassembling the case apart.
This thread needs to be in a sticky.
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Thanks!
I will think about it soon. First, I have to order a tripod for my cam
Really interesting, thanks! I love people who risk bricking their device for the good of the community :good:
think there's space to hide a full-size SD card with a (SD->microSD) adapter inside?
eg:
http://www.dx.com/p/sd-to-microsd-transflash-card-converter-module-27001
https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1120&bih=612&q=SD+to+microSD
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think there's space to hide a full-size SD card with a (SD->microSD) adapter inside?
eg:
http://www.dx.com/p/sd-to-microsd-transflash-card-converter-module-27001
https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1120&bih=612&q=SD+to+microSD
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The only possible space would be between battery and back-cover. But I dunno whether 0.16 in are free there, it might be less.
I could measure it for you when I am shooting the video.
USB connector replacement?
Can anyone advise if it's possible to replace the USB connector?
I spilled a tiny amount of water my G Pad. I didn't think it got to the internals, but after charging it overnight the cable was stuck in the connector (like really stuck) and had obviously baked itself in.
I got it loose after spraying with isopropyl alcohol, and it somehow still charges, but the connection is bad and getting worse.
Any clues?
Now I know that I'm new to this device and it's forum but I'm so used to having a random place to post literally anything that was on my mind about my current device in it's forum that I thought it would be a great idea to start a replica thread for this device
I hope this proves to be useful and helps strengthen the OnePlus One's community and get users acquainted with each other and their various views and opinions.
And please, remember the forum rules and always remember to be respectful to each other.
Have a great day :fingers-crossed:
The USB/charging cable is funny-looking and a bit short
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The USB/charging cable is funny-looking and a bit short
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I actually like the USB charging cable, wish it longer in length though. A bit short and just long enough to put it on my desk. I like how the package was uniformly red
I actually like it too, just wish it was longer also. Yeah, the entire box and packaging is nice!
How are your liking the phone overall? I like the hardware, and the software too tho I think overall it needs some polishing.
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I hate to say, but. That's what she said.
I'm done for the night.
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zephiK said:
I actually like the USB charging cable, wish it longer in length though. A bit short and just long enough to put it on my desk. I like how the package was uniformly red
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Have to agree on the cable; the S III cable was a 3ft cable, so i abused it...now I'm like a good dog on a short leash.
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Have to agree on the cable; the S III cable was a 3ft cable, so i abused it...now I'm like a good dog on a short leash.
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And it looks like the USB cable that OnePlus supplied makes the phone charge faster too otherwise I would use one of my USB cables from prior phones. Although I should really run my own GSam test and test it for myself using previous cables to see if I'd come up with the same results
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/oneplus-one-charging-cable-alternative.68517/
I actually like it too, just wish it was longer also. Yeah, the entire box and packaging is nice!
How are your liking the phone overall? I like the hardware, and the software too tho I think overall it needs some polishing.
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If they included Beats by Dre headphones it would make the package even better. Although, I don't really like Beats by Dre headphones since I personally find them to be expensive and not worth paying for with the audio quality it produces. I can definitely say that it would look really nice with the rest of the red though.
I love the phone, I have the yellow tint here and there on the bottom but its not that bad and not really noticeable. Feels good in the hand, using the Diztronic TPU case right now. Not as nice as the sandstone but still very nice to hold in the hands and I love the fact how the case hides the chrome bezels to make OPO a purely black phone. Battery life is so amazing on this phone.
My one complaint is that the phone is pretty difficult to see outdoors in direct sunlight. It gets easier to see when using a white background instead of black though.
I really hope they take this invite system off soon as the specs are still great in terms of other flagships. With this invite system off, it will probably bolster the accessories available for the OPO.
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THERE IS SOMETHING ON YOUR PHONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! KILL IT! KILL IT!
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I think someone has had a go at your phone with a screwdriver, did you get the phone like that or did you do it?
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I think someone has had a go at your phone with a screwdriver, did you get the phone like that or did you do it?
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Looks like he tried to get the back cover off and damaged it.
Looks like this thread is doing it's job I'm glad.
I think the USB cable is a bit short too.
And the packaging is awesome, but my red ribbon to pull the red box out of the white box kinda came off when I applied force to it.
My device is weird though, because it would go from 35% battery to 100% in about an hour.
I havent been able to kill it at all lol
OH Yeah! This is my 400th post to XDA, so kill that thanks button if you want
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Looks like this thread is doing it's job I'm glad.
I think the USB cable is a bit short too.
And the packaging is awesome, but my red ribbon to pull the red box out of the white box kinda came off when I applied force to it.
My device is weird though, because it would go from 35% battery to 100% in about an hour.
I havent been able to kill it at all lol
OH Yeah! This is my 400th post to XDA, so kill that thanks button if you want
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When I was unboxing it and was putting the box back together, the white tray (holding the phone) wasn't fully into its spot and I put it back in and I had troubles pulling the box back out so theres some tear on the box but I eventually forced it back out. Not sure if this happened to anybody else.
Well thats what the amazing charger does ... its nice because a lot of the older Android phone took at least 2 or more hours to charge unless you had a charger with higher amps.
Congrats on ur big 400!
zephiK said:
When I was unboxing it and was putting the box back together, the white tray (holding the phone) wasn't fully into its spot and I put it back in and I had troubles pulling the box back out so theres some tear on the box but I eventually forced it back out. Not sure if this happened to anybody else.
Well thats what the amazing charger does ... its nice because a lot of the older Android phone took at least 2 or more hours to charge unless you had a charger with higher amps.
Congrats on ur big 400!
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Lol Thanks buddy! I just looked at the charger, 2A 5V as opposed to some of the older chargers with 5V 450mA lol no wonder it just powers through charging like that.
Though the Oppo's charger (should be deemed as the "SuperCharger" of phones) takes the cake. I haven't tried it personally, but the reviews says that it goes from 0- 100 in a matter of minutes (I'd guess about 30 minutes? Give or take a few). But that's what's expected from a 4.5A charger lol
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Lol Thanks buddy! I just looked at the charger, 2A 5V as opposed to some of the older chargers with 5V 450mA lol no wonder it just powers through charging like that.
Though the Oppo's charger (should be deemed as the "SuperCharger" of phones) takes the cake. I haven't tried it personally, but the reviews says that it goes from 0- 100 in a matter of minutes (I'd guess about 30 minutes? Give or take a few). But that's what's expected from a 4.5A charger lol
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A lot of my old chargers were 1.2-1.3A, the aftermarket charger I was using before was 1.8A which still charges the OPO quite nicely. I read that Samsung also gives 2A chargers to their new phones as well. Its common for phones with large mAh. It is nice that Samsung uses USB 3.0 though.
As nice as wireless charging, it can't deliver the same speeds as wired charging. So for me, wireless charging doesn't matter. Plus its not really wireless, you're just paying for a dock pretty much.
Can I make a suggestion? Add "off topic lounge" to the title of the thread, it'll make its purpose a bit more clear and hopefully attract some more people.
Also, have you ever wanted to fill all of the clothes in your closet with pasta?
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Can I make a suggestion? Add "off topic lounge" to the title of the thread, it'll make its purpose a bit more clear and hopefully attract some more people.
Also, have you ever wanted to fill all of the clothes in your closet with pasta?
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That's a great idea! Thanks for the addition
And no, no pasta in my clothes please lol
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That's a great idea! Thanks for the addition
And no, no pasta in my clothes please lol
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Well where else would you put your pasta? Silly man. I've added your thread to my brand new and extensive compilation roll-up index thread too.
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What do I do when the clothes in my closet can't hold any more pasta??
Eat the pasta, rinse, repeat.
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Well where else would you put your pasta? Silly man. I've added your thread to my brand new and extensive compilation roll-up index thread too.
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Thank you! It's greatly appreciated lol
And I guess I would put my pasta in a plate? But I mean, that's just me. Idk bout anybody else
The battery in my XT1575 finally gave out, so I ordered a new on on eBay. When I went to swap it out, I found that the original had a slight curve that helped it form properly to the case. The new battery is perfectly flat. All the markings are identical. I'm afraid to try to bend the battery to take form because I don't want it to blow up in my face. Any experienced user have a clue what to do?
A J
Yes send it back and see if the seller has a curved one.
My flat replacement battery fit in the space.
Pretty sure it should be flat... If it's rounded maybe it's bulging.
It is rounded, I've already replaced the battery and I am going to have to do it again for the 2nd time because of eBay junk.
The original batteries are rounded along the length of the battery. You will have to round the flat battery to fit it in otherwise you risk damaging the LCD panel as the pressure will screw it up.
I have not been able to find a battery that is pre-rounded and the correct grams in weight. So far I've got cheated on 2 batteries weighing in at 10 grams less than the original battery and they both last less than the depleted original so that has created a situation for me. Every time you take the phone apart you risk messing it up and those little tiny plugs can't take a lot of wear and tear before they snap and break.
The batteries from eBay are clones and they weigh about 36 grams, the original batteries weigh in at 46 - 50 grams.
The clone batteries are good enough to get a phone working but as they say, battery life is everything when you are mobile, and it is a mobile phone after all.
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If anyone knows of a good 50 gram battery source please let me know.
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I just wanted to add a note, rounding the battery is done at your own risk as it is dangerous!
I wore heavy gloves and eye protection to make sure I didn't get burned if I managed to screw it up.
Easiest way to bend it is to wedge the battery between two heavy boards bend and turn around and bend the two edges. about 30 degrees, as I stated before you can't install a flat battery as it will eventually kill your LCD screen because of pressure in the wrong places.
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Clever knockoffs or ordinary knockoffs?
Just out of curiosity, did any of your "featherweight" batteries look like genuine Motorola parts from the front?
How did you know the battery was done?
I've been troubleshooting my phone turning off randomly. It turns off while in use (if I leave it alone, it stays on). It refuses to turn back on or acts like it has a low battery until I plug it in. Then it acts like it had battery all along and turns on.
Is this my battery? time for replacement?
I was on MM rooted unlocked bootloader. Just updated to Nougat today to troubleshoot. On Nougat stock and Nougat rooted, same issue. Shuts off randomly.
Notes from doing an install of new battery -
Jjust completed install of replacement battery
Kit that purchased from Amazon :
https://tinyurl.com/y9cvldya
This is not a job for the faint of heart ; it has nothing to do with the quality of the battery or tools provided. Recommend you watch this video first - https://tinyurl.com/yc2wk7m2 - if you are willing to do this. Directions were great in the video - I had an issue with power / volume not working - reviewed this site - https://tinyurl.com/ycympu6y - and figured out that I had not seated the one ribbon cable properly
Tools that came with the kit worked fine - I found I used the 4 torx to unscrew / 3 torx to put back -- just go slow. Also - the two white strips have no explanation - they are double sided to keep the back cover on once you are done. That was the only "tool" in the kit I wasn't really clear about.
Zero instructions / hints come the kit - refer to the YouTube video posted and the Ifixit information
Really early - but from a couple of days ; this new battery gives me performance like the phone was when new - battery I replaced was discharging to about 80% within first hour of unplugging from charger
Please don't...
stevejohnson42 said:
Jjust completed install of replacement battery
Kit that purchased from Amazon :
https://tinyurl.com/y9cvldya
This is not a job for the faint of heart ; it has nothing to do with the quality of the battery or tools provided. Recommend you watch this video first - https://tinyurl.com/yc2wk7m2 - if you are willing to do this. Directions were great in the video - I had an issue with power / volume not working - reviewed this site - https://tinyurl.com/ycympu6y - and figured out that I had not seated the one ribbon cable properly
Tools that came with the kit worked fine - I found I used the 4 torx to unscrew / 3 torx to put back -- just go slow. Also - the two white strips have no explanation - they are double sided to keep the back cover on once you are done. That was the only "tool" in the kit I wasn't really clear about.
Zero instructions / hints come the kit - refer to the YouTube video posted and the Ifixit information
Really early - but from a couple of days ; this new battery gives me performance like the phone was when new - battery I replaced was discharging to about 80% within first hour of unplugging from charger
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Honestly, the procedure isn't too bad compared to other devices. If you care about your phone even a little bit though, don't buy those crappy knockoff batteries, as they're usually worse than a 3-year-old original battery. For the record, I keep it on my dresser as a monument to "why not to buy cheap batteries". It is currently twice as swollen as was pictured. If I had left it in my phone, it would have destroyed the device physically. I thought that because it was "curved," it'd be legit, but I was quite wrong.
For the record, the only remaining seller of genuine/OEM FX30 batteries for this phone is oem_liquidation. It's pricey, but well worth it. You couldn't even pay me to use one of those Amazon/ebay specials anymore. I've learned my lesson.
Bill720 said:
Honestly, the procedure isn't too bad compared to other devices. If you care about your phone even a little bit though, don't buy those crappy knockoff batteries, as they're usually worse than a 3-year-old original battery. For the record, I keep it on my dresser as a monument to "why not to buy cheap batteries". It is currently twice as swollen as was pictured. If I had left it in my phone, it would have destroyed the device physically. I thought that because it was "curved," it'd be legit, but I was quite wrong.
For the record, the only remaining seller of genuine/OEM FX30 batteries for this phone is oem_liquidation. It's pricey, but well worth it. You couldn't even pay me to use one of those Amazon/ebay specials anymore. I've learned my lesson.
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Thanks for the inputs - at this point I cannot really comment on the long term viability of the battery bought from Amazon -- basically have had it installed for about a week now.
My main objective was to get my thoughts posted -- this seems to be an unappreciated phone and not a lot out there. I tried to post the review on Amazon - but got rejected ; would assume because of the links I added to try and give someone some ideas of the resources that I found helpful.
The amount of glue really surprised me .. even though I had a bit of a warning from the video. I suspect it also has something to do with why it is listed as having some water resistance -- the way the glue was added would have provided a good seal for moisture incursion.
General commentary on the Pure Edition and repairs
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My main objective was to get my thoughts posted -- this seems to be an unappreciated phone and not a lot out there.
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I agree. It didn't have a lot of press to begin with, despite its epicness, and most of the phone snobs have moved on by now.
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I tried to post the review on Amazon - but got rejected ; would assume because of the links I added to try and give someone some ideas of the resources that I found helpful.
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That happened to me once before too (for a different item). Amazon lets me review most of my purchases, (the few that I do perform on that irritating website, as well as those of products that I didn't buy through their market) but does give me trouble every once in a while.
I'd wait a few months until you know if it's going to work or not before posting the review anyway.
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The amount of glue really surprised me .. even though I had a bit of a warning from the video. I suspect it also has something to do with why it is listed as having some water resistance -- the way the glue was added would have provided a good seal for moisture incursion.
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It is a bit annoying to service, but not nearly as bad as certain other devices. And if it contributes to water resistance, I don't mind too much. The real headache comes with repeated service due to having to replace a defective replacement battery. If I'd just gotten a good one right out of the starting gate, I could've probably kept the original adhesive and back cover.
Interestingly enough, the replacement back cover, while sized identically to the original, feels slightly different and attracts far more dust. It's almost like it's made out of a softer material somehow. The seller claimed it was OEM, but I'm not so sure. Either way, it works, so I'll probably leave it alone for right now.
At any rate, I hope the battery lasts long and that the phone serves you well. Congratulations on the successful repair.
I wish you the best for your battery lasting. I was lucky enough to get a good one and thus far it is going strong after nearly 7 months. I love this phone despite it having worse battery life when compared to some of its peers out there. Battery life is good enough for me.
Over the past two years I've done some sort of "surgery" on four XT1575s. Three were battery issues, one was the micro USB socket. While it feels weird to start a careful disassembly by ripping off a rubber back, the rest of the process was clear to see on any number of YouTube videos and fairly easy to do. My only caution -- at all times, as you separate any two pieces, check carefully to make sure you're not damaging the thin connector for the battery, the power, that sticky patterned copper thing, maybe something else. One tug too hard and you're dead in the water until the new part arrives.
My DD is an XT1575. So is my wife's. And my son's. And a close friend. I talked each of them into buying the phone and none of them regret it. I too am mystified that this excellently designed phone doesn't get more recognition.
Check out 'elecdude' on ebay, currently listing
Stock Battery
I've dealt w/ in the last 30 days - extremely GOOD communication, clarifications etc. both batt's I recieved (for different phone) were OEM original MFG date 2021 work excellent.
Since I've got 2 of these XT1575, am waiting to hear back on the mfg. date and whether the battery is CURVED - there's lots of reports of aftermarket battery being flat, causing faults on the screen.
virginwidow said:
Check out 'elecdude' on ebay, currently listing
Stock Battery
I've dealt w/ in the last 30 days - extremely GOOD communication, clarifications etc. both batt's I recieved (for different phone) were OEM original MFG date 2021 work excellent.
Since I've got 2 of these XT1575, am waiting to hear back on the mfg. date and whether the battery is CURVED - there's lots of reports of aftermarket battery being flat, causing faults on the screen.
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My guess is at one point the battery out gassed, inflated and that caused it to bend like that! The gases where vented out latter and it retained that shape. If so you came close to incurring major damage.
I can't tell for sure but the replacement seems thicker if so that won't fly.
Go with the OEM one only!
If you ever autopsied one you know what I mean. I call them bag batteries now! The only way it could be curved is to be bent after it was wound ie forced to bend.
You can see what appear to be stress areas on either end of the original. WTF?
I seriously doubt it's bend by design... that looks more like a failed Li.
*See if you can find some repair vids of it or at least tear down vids to confirm the cell is actually flat... as a bag battery can be.
Interesting observation... my 'body donor' (got on ebay like $25 for they didn't know to enlarge the screen to get the navigation buttons workin) may in fact have a bad board - but isn't doing too bad on batt....
If the "REAL Xt1575" (64mb) ever ships, would naturally consider replacing battery... it was new in 2017 (that's not new enough) before I go runnin' it as a DD.... THANK YOU for the input - I was seeing many reviews on Amazon for "flat" battery causing screen issues
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PS WHERE (please lord, where) is our Telegram channel? I've already killed an LG using outdated "Man-Pages" here on XDA
virginwidow said:
Interesting observation... my 'body donor' (got on ebay like $25 for they didn't know to enlarge the screen to get the navigation buttons workin) may in fact have a bad board - but isn't doing too bad on batt....
If the "REAL Xt1575" (64mb) ever ships, would naturally consider replacing battery... it was new in 2017 (that's not new enough) before I go runnin' it as a DD.... THANK YOU for the input - I was seeing many reviews on Amazon for "flat" battery causing screen issues
VW
PS WHERE (please lord, where) is our Telegram channel? I've already killed an LG using outdated "Man-Pages" here on XDA
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That's damn curious. It's always possible they pulled a "Sony" and did some creative post engineering during assembly. Check the actual space's physical dimensions.
Excessive pressure on the display can certainly damage it.
My Note 10+ recently had a battery fail and it was bulging the rear cover out. Didn't spot it because of the case as I obstantly and repeatedly charged it from 0 to 100% trying to get fast charging working
Erratic fast charging is a symptom of an Li failure so I learned.
I was fortunate not to have damaged the display.
So in your experience, avoid the upgraded batts - they'll not fit?
The dealer i found on ebay is definitely shipping OEM parts, and if I send a message am certain he'll respond with the mfr. date.
I use a cell shoppe here that's motorla certified, might simply go with what they provide they're not cheap but stand by their work.
Have reached the age hands shake too much for micro-surgury on delicate things
virginwidow said:
So in your experience, avoid the upgraded batts - they'll not fit?
The dealer i found on ebay is definitely shipping OEM parts, and if I send a message am certain he'll respond with the mfr. date.
I use a cell shoppe here that's motorla certified, might simply go with what they provide they're not cheap but stand by their work.
Have reached the age hands shake too much for micro-surgury on delicate things
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Go OEM.
Deprenyl stat. Protects the nigra substantia region of the brain.
Nicotine also has protective properties.
hi, if we started topic about battery replacement issues i will ask about my issue too, so few days ago i bought new battery for my moto x style that should be 3000mah but after few charges estimated capacity in accubattery is at around 2000mah, should i return this battery or should i try doing some calibration of it?