Okay so, this story is going to be really long and somewhat complicated. I'm hoping that someone kind enough will really read the whole story and shed light in the situation.
It all started when I was holding my MicroUSB cable and it hit a (moving) fan. I immediately got it out though it had some scratches. I went to check if it's still working, and it is. Later on, about a few weeks after, I noticed that my Nexus 7 is no longer charging. I tried adjusting it & positioning the cable and the tablet so it will charge, and fortunately it worked. A few more charges and it stopped working. I tried all of the outlets and extension cords in our house, yet it still doesn't work. My Nexus was running low on battery so I had to switch it off. Then I tried charging it with the USB ports on my PC. It worked for a week.
It stopped working, and I was really desperate in trying to make it work cause my tablet is running out of juice and I don't want it to be dead. I immediately bought a Samsung charger in a local store. It's output power is 4.75V and 0.4A. I tried charging with it and gosh, it worked. I settled using this low-output charger because I really could not find a new microUSB cable in here or a microUSB charger. It takes centuries to charge my Nexus completely, but I had to bear with it cause it's the only one I can use. I used it for a month or so.
Until then, I was pretty much contented with it. However, I noticed that it's not charging again. Like, it's been 2 hours and the battery hasn't moved up at least a percent up. I was scared because the battery only has 10% left, and I don't know what to do. I immediately shut it down and tried to think of something. I thought of buying a microUSB cable from eBay since I had extra money on PayPal (it cost me about $4) with free shipping. Of course, it came a month and two weeks after I bought it, what do you expect from free shipping?
I immediately plugged the microUSB into my charging port, and I panicked because it didn't work. The charging indicator didn't appear like usual, so I was really crazy, wanting to do something about it. I tried opening it and I think this is where the trouble came. I used a bread knife in opening the rear of the tablet. I tried pushing some stuff near the battery in, to check if they're compact and working. I put the cover back to the tablet and tried charging again. Nope, nothing yet.
I was up until 2AM and then I saw my tablet booting up. I became really happy then. I quickly did what the websites are telling me to, press power and then volume down, bootloader and then power off. I slept and let it charge overnight. I woke up around 12PM. The first thing that I did was to check my tablet. It was charged but not full. I was pretty happy, because you know, the feels. lol.
But anyways, that microusb cable only worked for a day. I was mad when I used my tablet and then when I went to charge it, the battery wasn't moving up again. I was worried, desperate and deeply sad inside at the same time, for my tablet has a real sentimental value to me. It's always like that, I mean, I've bought like $50 worth of microusb chargers, they all work in the start, but a day or so they stop working.
Finally, I've decided to make the decision of bringing it to a mobile technician. ASUS service centers here in the Philippines are crap, they don't work on tablets. I'm gonna cut it short, he replaced my battery (with an improvised battery composed of 3x phone-size batteries), but the thingy with colored wires that you plug into the motherboard is still the same. He also replaced my charging port. He reinstalled the OS and all that good stuff, but my files were saved. Thank God.
I went home and tried some of my latest chargers. A microusb cable with the original adapter worked for a while, but it never completed charging fully. A microUSB charger from DealExtreme with an individual adapter (5V, 2A) also worked, and it's the one that I'm using right now, but it's kinda weird that it never went up 38%. And take note that it took me 6 hours to climb up from 22% to 38%. The reason why I posted all of this is that it's not charging again, and I feel like I've wasted money on replacing parts that didn't really work at all. Or maybe they malfunctioned again because of my chargers? I'm really going crazy right now, I actually have no idea what's going on in my tablet.
Also, the battery is supposed to have 4325mAh capacity right? Why is mine only 3260mAh? I've noticed this before my batteries were replaced (when I was struggling on trying to make the microusb cable work). Since the battery and charging port has been replaced, what else do I need to do? I mean, I'm really freaking desperate right now. I don't know how it will ever be able to charge properly again. Maybe with a charging dock? Man, that costs $60+, excluding shipping. And I'm not even sure if it will work.
I want to buy the Nexus 7 2013 but I really don't have any money right now to spend on buying one, and besides I'd like to have my Nexus 7 2012 fixed first. So please help me out guys, tell me how I can fix this thing.
My ideas right now :
1. Buy an original microUSB cable from Asus (if possible), or probably including the adapter.
2. Buy a charging dock. But it's so expensive.
3. Check if there's some more broken stuff in the battery. This one was taken from the old battery, so it might be the one causing the malfunction.
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Please help me, I'm begging you all. :crying:
Being you're in the Philippines I can't attest to cost, but I recently purchased a pogo dock for 18$ with shipping on eBay through newegg. It may be worth a look
But I would highly consider an oem battery, did the tech allow you to keep your old one? I don't think it had any issues just you needed to resolder in the micro USB port, which you did
And finally, I bought the 2013 nexus7 for myself and gave the 2012 one and dock to my mother, figured a great first tablet for her and an excuse to get me a new one, in truth the upgrade is not drastic, the 2013 is nice but it is not that much better so you aren't missing out.
So my advice, skip 2013, try to get oem battery and pogo dock
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Throughout all this did you ever try backing your files up to a PC and then factory resetting?
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Being you're in the Philippines I can't attest to cost, but I recently purchased a pogo dock for 18$ with shipping on eBay through newegg. It may be worth a look
But I would highly consider an oem battery, did the tech allow you to keep your old one? I don't think it had any issues just you needed to resolder in the micro USB port, which you did
And finally, I bought the 2013 nexus7 for myself and gave the 2012 one and dock to my mother, figured a great first tablet for her and an excuse to get me a new one, in truth the upgrade is not drastic, the 2013 is nice but it is not that much better so you aren't missing out.
So my advice, skip 2013, try to get oem battery and pogo dock
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Hmm.. things seemed to be fine until now, that it wouldn't charge again. I am using the microUSB cable from the charger which I had bought on DealExtreme. I installed Battery Monitor Widget to check things out, and the maximum charging it had was only around ~400mA which is pretty bad for a 2A adapter (the OEM). I'll try checking the pogo dock although I don't really have any money right now.
The technician gave me the old battery, and had that thingy which you plug into the mobo removed. How exactly do you resolder this microUSB port? It seems to me that nobody knows how to do that here, lol.
Hmm..what about the sharpness of the screen in 2nd gen? I know I'm crazy for asking for more but I wanted it because I want a tablet that can outdo the iPad mini in every aspect. What about the new processing power and all that good stuff? You mean it didn't really bring any great difference? What about KitKat, is it good? I'm using SmoothRom v5.3 and it's still on 4.2, so yeah I haven't used 4.3 nor 4.4. yet.
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I don't know how to backup my files on PC, I did it on TiBu though. Yes, I think I've done that twice or thrice already (updating my custom rom).
Let me put it this way, the only improvement i care about has been the speakers. Sure it has a better screen and more processing power and a 5$ camera slapped on the back, but the 2012 is an awesome, capable device and depending how you use your tab you wont see too many differences, at least for me.
Oh and inductive charging is awesome because you can keep a case on it
Anyone familiar with fine soldering can do it, if they have to ask dont let them touch it
As for kitkat, its fine, but will be the same on 2012, remember the 2013 will probably only get one major android version then the 2012 but being a nexus youll always get the same amount of custom roms for years
So if you want the absolute best, 2013 hands down. If you want something hardly noticeably weaker stick with the 2012 for $100 less
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Let me put it this way, the only improvement i care about has been the speakers. Sure it has a better screen and more processing power and a 5$ camera slapped on the back, but the 2012 is an awesome, capable device and depending how you use your tab you wont see too many differences, at least for me.
Oh and inductive charging is awesome because you can keep a case on it
Anyone familiar with fine soldering can do it, if they have to ask dont let them touch it
As for kitkat, its fine, but will be the same on 2012, remember the 2013 will probably only get one major android version then the 2012 but being a nexus youll always get the same amount of custom roms for years
So if you want the absolute best, 2013 hands down. If you want something hardly noticeably weaker stick with the 2012 for $100 less
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Alright, thank you for replying.
I'm sticking to the decision of buying a pogo dock. You know why? Well, it was all working again, but this time we went on a vacation. I plugged the charger on an old extension cord in my aunt's house. I let it stay there for a couple of minutes, then I checked back later, noticing that it has gone DOWN by 2% (well, it was only 14% back then so every single percent matters) and I immediately plugged it out and tried other outlets/extension cords.
Nope, it wouldn't charge anymore. Nothing works now, repositioning, replugging, all of those -- nope, not working. I just lost faith & hope in it :crying: so I just put it in my bag WITH THE MICROUSB CABLE STILL ATTACHED (okay, I'm crazy T_T) and it was there for 2 days, then our trip to home, then we're finally home. Goddammit, I realized that the microusb cable was still attached to the charging port and now it's all bent. I tried bending it to position, I mean to correct it but the plug itself got detached, so basically I wouldn't be able to charge using microusb again.
Do you think that buying a pogo dock can solve all of this? Well, considering that the battery was replaced with 3x 1600mAh batteries, will it charge the same way like before (~2000mA)? If not, at least probably faster because it's charging via pogo pins now?
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It doesn't list HTC as one of the brands that it works with but it DOES list Blackberry and they use a 5-pin USB also. You can see in the picture that the 5-pin connector is the main one they use and they have attachments that plug into it for other devices. The retail price of this unit is $130.00 !!!
I think I'm going to give it a shot and see if it works. I searched and couldn't find anyone here that has used it. Worse case scenario, I'll use it for my ipod.
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=209193158&adid=17070&dcaid=17070
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OK, I found a review online and in the picture, the charger is hooked up to an HTC device. I don't know why they wouldn't have HTC listed on their site.
http://the-gadgeteer.com/review/soldius_1_universal_solar_charger_with_ipod_kit
Looks cool indeed, was looking for me too, I would like a solar charger.
I found many interesting things like here. It seems it also delivers ~300mAh, but the price is much less that the one you spottedt. It is much probable though that the quality is also much worse .
I saw this French company too (sorry, no English version on the website but the figures are anyway the most important, like current output etc). They propose panels from 433mAh (129€) to 2800mAh (more than 1000€). These are water resistant (until a certain point of course, like everything).
EDIT: not sure it's french in fact, just found on an other website, for US costumers, here
Hell I'd like to buy it in USD and avoid VAT .
If somebody has good experience with solar charging, I'll accept comments and suggestions w/ pleasure .
deuzeff said:
Looks cool indeed, was looking for me too, I would like a solar charger.
I found many interesting things like here. It seems it also delivers ~300mAh, but the price is much less that the one you spottedt. It is much probable though that the quality is also much worse .
I saw this French company too (sorry, no English version on the website but the figures are anyway the most important, like current output etc). They propose panels from 433mAh (129€) to 2800mAh (more than 1000€). These are water resistant (until a certain point of course, like everything).
EDIT: not sure it's french in fact, just found on an other website, for US costumers, here
Hell I'd like to buy it in USD and avoid VAT .
If somebody has good experience with solar charging, I'll accept comments and suggestions w/ pleasure .
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Well, it isn't $20, but I LOVE my powermonkey xplorer.
Yes, that is really it's name.
The powermonkey is a rechargable battery that holds enough charge for three zero to full charges.... the xplorer includes a solar panel to charge it (or directly to your phone to charge it that wa).... this is in addition to being able to charge the monkey from the wall or USB port.
Me loves me some powermonkey.... nothing better on a long flight than to yoink out the monkey and charge up.
Why did that sound dirty?
how long it takes to get a full charge?
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It says 3-4 hours for a full charge in good sunlight.
OK, I got it yesterday and I'm very happy to report that it works!!!
So far, I got it working with my Tilt/Kaiser and my Jawbone headset. The main connection on the device is a 5-pin mini usb and I tested it both with a direct connection and also using the included USB attachment and a USB cable. This is great for making an extension as the main cable is pretty short. Obviously, I couldn't take a picture of my Kaiser with my Kaiser, so I took a screen shot of it charging and I took a picture of my Jawbone charging. Notice the red "charging" light on the Jawbone. The included ipod adapter didn't work with my 4th Generation ipod but I'm going to try again with the USB attachment and my white ipod USB cable.
This is a GREAT deal guys. Jump on this while it lasts!!!
I'm looking for something to take while hiking across the states for next year. So I can post updates and email and keep in touch with my people back home while walking, this looks like the perfect solution however the reviews on the site suck! Not many good things about it said, but you the topic starter said it's great so maybe I'll give it a go. Anything negative yet that you've found? I wonder what is perhaps a slightly more expensive yet better alternative.. What do other people use, is the powermonkey very much better review wise? Price wise?
JFX said:
I'm looking for something to take while hiking across the states for next year. So I can post updates and email and keep in touch with my people back home while walking, this looks like the perfect solution however the reviews on the site suck! Not many good things about it said, but you the topic starter said it's great so maybe I'll give it a go. Anything negative yet that you've found? I wonder what is perhaps a slightly more expensive yet better alternative.. What do other people use, is the powermonkey very much better review wise? Price wise?
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The problem is that the average buy.com shopper who picked this up isn't too technically savvy, compared to the people here at the XDA forums. Did you read those reveiws? The one person was actually UPSET that they left their PHONE in direct sunlight and the battery drained.
What an idiot. Just because the solar panel has to be in direct sunlight doesn't mean you should have your phone there also. That's why there's a cable, so you can hide it out of the sunlight.
Also, a lot of people don't understand how a solar panel works. They expect it to work as soon as you open it up and connect your device. You need DIRECT sunlight and you need to let the solar panels charge for a little while before you see anything happening.
Trust me, this thing is GREAT.
Thanks for the first impression -haze- . The price in the US is rally low, lucky you . I'll have a look around here in the EU for good prices.
The 320mAh (max) are pretty fair, that's enough for daily life.
It would be great if this model has an internal battery, so the phone can be charged during the night. But I guess that will make the price higher.
It seems that my 4th Generation ipod is not compatible with this unit. It makes my ipod turn on, but it doesn't charge it. I tried using the included ipod adapter and using the USB cable. On the attachment, it says "ipod mini & photo" and on the USB it says "shuffle", so I guess those are the 3 ipods this is guaranteed to work with. I don't care, as long as it can charge my Tilt and my Jawbone, I'm happy.
I was just reading the most recent reviews on buy.com, man are these people morons. One person said, "I waited a few minutes and I didn't get anything, so I put it back in the box and sent it back."
It doesn't work in a few minutes. First of all, you need direct sunlight. Second, you need to let the solar cells get a full charge, especially the first time. I left mine sitting in the sun for a few hours and checked on it and it was charging like a champ. Have some patience.
Just ordered one. Thanks for the tip!
just ordered one ... so does it charge the tilt?
yes, it charges the Tilt. You have 2 options, you can plug it directly into the mini-usb or you can use the included usb atachment and a usb cable to act as an extension if you want to store the Tilt in a console or glove compartment so its not in direct sunlight.
Ahhhh! No longer on buy.com? Anyone have another source for these for $14.99?
Hi,
For Battery status today plugin, there is an option to show the current. Can any of you enable that and show how many current it could charge to Kaiser?
Yes for ipod - no for tilt
Ordered two of these from buy.com. Works great for ipods. Initially charged my tilt (orange charge light did not come on but on power screen it said it was charging). Tried a few days later on tilt and nothing. Completed the following to isolate issue with tilt:
connected to nano to see if it was getting any power - it was
connected to second soldius charger to see if first one was defective - no charge
connected to old 8125 - charged
swapped cables - no charge
put tilt in flight mode - no charge
any ideas?
firstly here you go
http://www.paramountzone.com/solar-mobile-phone-charger.htm
for someone wanting to go hiking or something like that
[URL="http://www.buy.com/prod/av-lab-solar-backpack-charger/q/loc/111/207872417.html[/URL]
one thing i have noticed with my tilt is this......
the wife has a motorola that uses USB to charge. her phone charger WILL NOT charge my phone but will charger her phone fine. but my charger does fine for her phone and my phone. i have tried about 10 other chargers from motorola and other name brands and couldnt get them to work with both phones. but i finally found a 12v car charger at target that did the trick.....
does anyone know why this is
I'm on my phone now so I can't find the thread on this if there is one. I thought i was the only one with the issue, but I found an article on engadget.
I have a best buy protection but no best buy has any, anymore.
I'm going to make this quick, which was the best solution for getting a replacement? My 30 day ran out, and no best buys have any atm. I'm going to call like once a week and hope some get some in, and hope they don't lie about it.
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Go to the store...
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I'm on my phone now so I can't find the thread on this if there is one. I thought i was the only one with the issue, but I found an article on engadget.
I have a best buy protection but no best buy has any, anymore.
I'm going to make this quick, which was the best solution for getting a replacement? My 30 day ran out, and no best buys have any atm. I'm going to call like once a week and hope some get some in, and hope they don't lie about it.
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Take it to the store to at least set them in motion to get you another. Also, another store might have one. Possibly a drive, but worth it. In any case the best thing to do is to let them see it and know about the problem.
my brothers and my phones were doing this as well. turned out it wasnt the usb port but it was his cable. the cables htc sends are pretty weak. ive gone through 2 so far. you could try a new cable. my evo has bungee jumped off my night stand a few times...wont charge right unless i put side pressure on cable...after new cable charges fine.
ive had the same thing just recently happen to me. i bought some cheap cables off of ebay and they worked for a week or so then my phone stopped charging and being recognized as being plugged in then i tried the cable supplied by HTC and same thing! Now, its very sporadic. None of the cables i have work in the front usb ports (1 in a separate installed card reader and 2 infront of the case), SOMETIMES the HTC cable will work with the ports in the back and the only time i can get a consistent charge and data signal to the computer is through a powered usb hub(power cord to the wall) with the HTC cable, one of the cheap chinese cables i shortened fro 3 feet to about 2 and another small cable (maybe 1-1.5ft) cable i got in desperate times at microcenter. The fact that in consistently works in the powered hub tells me that somehow, something with the amperage needed to register as plugged in or charged has changed or gone wrong on the Evo side because my machine is a well built custom build computer and i tested it in 2 other high-end custom builds i did for friends of mine and i have the same problem through all of their usb ports as well, so i know its not my motherboard giving me lip. i would like to here another statement from HTC soon about this as more people start becoming more vocal about this issue.
BTW, this literally started happening to me 2 days ago and i got mine on release day. HW REV: 02
It seems all too strange to me that this little incident surfaces on the internet basically the EXACT same time i experience it. Sounds like a little quality control in some parts used in the charging circuit got over looked and we have the same part going at about the same time for alot of people.
Wow, you are the first person that I have seen complain about this:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/23/htc-evo-4g-suffering-occasional-micro-usb-port-issues/
I must change the comment I made there now.
Evidently on the last update they changed something vital. Mine won't charge via the computer at all. It just stays at whatever percentage it's presently at. It won't drain either though. I've tried three different batteries too. All the same thing. The only way I can charge is by plugging it into the wall socket.
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my brothers and my phones were doing this as well. turned out it wasnt the usb port but it was his cable. the cables htc sends are pretty weak. ive gone through 2 so far. you could try a new cable. my evo has bungee jumped off my night stand a few times...wont charge right unless i put side pressure on cable...after new cable charges fine.
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Ditto the included cable stopped working within 2 weeks, and I've gone through 3 car chargers. I have yet to get a good micro usb charger/cable they are all junk
Wouldn't you know it... As soon as I post something about it, it starts charging again. It charges really slow though. It's taken four hours to charge from 62% to 82% via the computer. It's not even worth it. I'll just have to charge it via the wall plug.
I kind of had the same issue today after installing a new ROM. I removed the HTC Sync earlier to get Revolked 3 working. But after that my phone USB cord wouldn't charge, or even connect. It would for a few seconds, then it would just act like it wasn't plugged in. But installed the HTC Sync again, and was back to normal where my PC would charge the phone.
Hopefully this insight helps someone.
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Wouldn't you know it... As soon as I post something about it, it starts charging again. It charges really slow though. It's taken four hours to charge from 62% to 82% via the computer. It's not even worth it. I'll just have to charge it via the wall plug.
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Thats because it "trickle" charges via the USB.. This is why they say if you are having battery issues to charge your phone this way.
Yeah I have the same problem with my phone not charging I was transferring files back and forth and after that it started messing up and I have to put the phone In a weird position for it to charge...very slowly might I add...very weird though that this started at the same time endgadget posted up the article
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I recently got a HP Touchpad bundle and while the Touchpad is pretty darned decent and definitely worth a hundred bucks, what really impressed me was the touchstone charging dock. Its brilliant.
I looked into it and found the the palm pre also had this and some chap on the net had figured out how to shoehorn the unit into an evo.
I did the mod to mine and its amazing. No more charging cables. Yay!
This is my take on it - tutorial with pictures: http://asmd.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/evo-4g-wireless-induction-charging-modification/
This should come standard in all wireless devices!
Nice mod! Looks better and I'm sure doesn't fail as bad as the powermat charger.
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Nice mod. Thanks for sharing.
via EVO.
Hi, this is a great mod!
Noob question: I noticed the charging light but the charging icon does not change on your screen. Just curious if once that the battery is completely charged, the icon will turn green. If so I wonder if the charging unit from the Pixi will stop charging the battery once it's full.
Also, compared to charging it directly from the AC Adapter, how long does it take to get a full charge? Is it the same aprox?
I'm planning on taking a look at my Inspire and see if the back cover allows me to put the charging unit there.
Thanks in advance
I did this about a week after launch. Very cool...but over time the novelty wore off.
I got sick of the bulge and ripped it out.
Nice! I wonder if I do the same with the Powermat case...
I have the Powermat, but the only caveat is that it requires a bridge connector between the case and micro-usb port.
haroldgv said:
Hi, this is a great mod!
Noob question: I noticed the charging light but the charging icon does not change on your screen. Just curious if once that the battery is completely charged, the icon will turn green. If so I wonder if the charging unit from the Pixi will stop charging the battery once it's full.
Also, compared to charging it directly from the AC Adapter, how long does it take to get a full charge? Is it the same aprox?
I'm planning on taking a look at my Inspire and see if the back cover allows me to put the charging unit there.
Thanks in advance
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Im running MikG v2.5 Rom and the charging icon flashes between the lighting bolt charging icon and % so you can see at what % the battery is at while charging. When i took the picture, it was showing %, but rest assured it flashes between the two just as if it was plugged in the usb cable.
The Induction charging puck is dumb, it only supplies power much like a usb cable. The charging circuit in the Evo decides when the battery is fully charged and stops charging. The Evo for all intensive purposes acts and behaves exactly as if the usb cable was plugged in. It cant tell if power is coming from the puck or the usb cable. I wouldnt plug in the cable while its on the puck though. Although the voltage will remain the same, about 5 volts, the amperage will increase, a doubling in amperage shouldnt break anything but i havent found out the hard way.
The puck takes the same amount of time to charge as the usb cable. I havent seen any significant difference between the two.
There really isnt much of a bulge of the back case with using 30 awg wire. Just seat it flat and make sure nothing from the cover crimps on it, and its pretty much neat and tidy.
Ive seen this mod done with flat ribbon cable which would work just as well, although in not sure how it was routed through the phone.
regards,
asmd.
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I did this about a week after launch. Very cool...but over time the novelty wore off.
I got sick of the bulge and ripped it out.
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30 awg wire or flat ribbon cable solves the bulge problem. Ive got pucks everywhere, several at home, several at work... and its great not to have to plug it in.
It serves as my phone holder and charging unit. i've set the phone screen not to go to sleep while charging, so it makes for a nice display as well. With the screen left on, it does take longer to charge though.
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asmd.
Yeah,
I did this a Loooooong Time ago using the Palm Pixi touchstone cover.
http://doesitpew.blogspot.com/2011/03/htc-evo-4g-mods-beyond-stock-and-one-of.html
Here is what it looks like with a custom clear back cover.
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The Pixi cover is substantially thinner than the Pre cover and can be fit easily without bulge.
It actually held my phone up hovering in the car while driving.
jdgiotta said:
Nice! I wonder if I do the same with the Powermat case...
I have the Powermat, but the only caveat is that it requires a bridge connector between the case and micro-usb port.
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Its been done. Apparently its quite easy to replace the powermat induction unit with the pixi unit. and the cover fits perfectly.
I opted not to get the powermat case as i wasnt keen on the bridge with the usb dongle sticking out the bottom.
Ive havent heard many good things about it, pretty much nothing but complaints about the powermat induction charging unit which is why i decided on this mod and i can tell you it works, it simply works, perfectly every time.
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What about adding a diode to prevent damage from accidentally plugging in USB while charging on the puck? I really like this mod great stuff...
Childofthehorn said:
Yeah,
I did this a Loooooong Time ago using the Palm Pixi touchstone cover.
http://doesitpew.blogspot.com/2011/03/htc-evo-4g-mods-beyond-stock-and-one-of.html
Here is what it looks like with a custom clear back cover.
The Pixi cover is substantially thinner than the Pre cover and can be fit easily without bulge.
It actually held my phone up hovering in the car while driving.
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Nice work!!
I would love to know hwere you wired the pixi induction charger to?
Im really curious about what you said "Inductive charging back was wired into the test points for the USB power as opposed to attaching directly to the resistors as it is safer and easier to remove if there is an issue with the phone otherwise and needs servicing."
Well, this post finally got me moving on modding my Nexus S to charge via induction. I just got my HP Touchpad with the touchstone charging dock and it is very very cool. Can't wait to get my Nexus S that way too. And the Palm Pre/Pixi covers are pretty cheap. The Touchstone dock is only $8 too. I can have multiple units for work, home, relatives and will probably mod it to be in my Car phone holder. The possibilities are endless. Wish me luck.
Ok this power thingy(name doesnt come to mind) uses a cord to power it right so doesnt it defeat the purpose of being wirless if you know were im coming from. But hey I maybe wrong its probably battery powered? So dont sun me.
Awesome mod and comes in handy for me since my USB chord is lost most of the time lol
I have mine fitted with this case. It's a TPU plus hard plastic back. I have great phone protection and touchstone charging.... It's no more bulkier than any case out there.
asmd6230 said:
Nice work!!
I would love to know hwere you wired the pixi induction charger to?
Im really curious about what you said "Inductive charging back was wired into the test points for the USB power as opposed to attaching directly to the resistors as it is safer and easier to remove if there is an issue with the phone otherwise and needs servicing."
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Actually...
This is easy to do since the screw hole surrounding areas are grounded = ground since its pretty universal in this phone, like most mobile devices.
There are a few test points next to the Micro USB port that you can directly test by simply plugging in a USB cable and "buzzing" for the connection of the 5v line.
I get your concern, but there really need not be one and these are the best spots to attach because they are the easiest and safest to remove later. Also, there is a regulator onboard with a shutoff/on ciruit within the inductive charging circuit. It will not turn on or allow voltage to pass under 4.5V (shuts off) from the outputs. Connecting the inductive charger to the 5V input line of the USB directly means that it treats it like USB charging. The onboard current and voltage regulators and charging circuitry of the Evo make it pretty darn hard to ruin it. At any rate, the inductive charger won't ever get up to 1Amp anyway because of power loss due to physics. It is pretty much 500ma in most circumstances from the Pixi receiving end.
The test points are far enough for skilled hands to hit with s solder braid or suck up after a rework airing anyway.
For those who skipped the technical mumbo jumbo, they basically made it impossible for you to screw up (unless you decided to connect your inductive charger at 5V to your Li-Ion battery at 3.7V - DO NO DO THAT!). The picture shows the wire going at the edges of the battery because that is the best place with room, they both route to the same hole at the back of the battery. Use 28AWG or 30AWG teflon-coated stranded wire for slimmest results. Great quality wire will mean that you don't have power loss (the traces are thinner than the wire is anyway so its not an issue).
If you have some detailed questions, post them up or send me a message. I will try to be prompt!
I remember last year when this mod first showed up, the addition of the Palm induction coil screwed up the evo's internal compass which then caused problems with navigation. Is this still an issue?
DroidFreek said:
Ok this power thingy(name doesnt come to mind) uses a cord to power it right so doesnt it defeat the purpose of being wirless if you know were im coming from. But hey I maybe wrong its probably battery powered? So dont sun me.
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Ha. You are totally right, simply switching one wire for another. Then, if you need to usb mount or sync or whatever, you still need a regular micro usb cable to do so...
1 cable for plug/charge/sync
or
1 Charging stone for power
1 Regular cable for das syncing/usb mount/charge.
Hmmmm
jjvw said:
I remember last year when this mod first showed up, the addition of the Palm induction coil screwed up the evo's internal compass which then caused problems with navigation. Is this still an issue?
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the induction coil and the metal discs in the phone are not magnetic. When off the charging puck, everything works like it should. Truth be said ive never used the compass app. (im not sure if i even have one), i exclusively use gps which works just fine.
...Play dead.
We all know how brilliant a design the charge cord adapter is, I myself am on to my third one in almost two years. Well, the tablet stopped charging today and no matter which wall outlet I used or how much I wiggled the lead I could not make the light come on. Seeing that my Verizon contract is all but done at the end of this month and rather than buy another charge cord I decided to buy a new tab. I just picked up the new Asus Transformer Infinity, not too bad so far. Anyways, about 20 minutes after getting home with neither tablet charged to a useable level, the power goes out for a couple hours- just my luck too. When the power came back on suddenly the light on the Xoom came on. I hadn't touched it since I gave up on trying to get it to charge. Now here I am with two tablets and a $500 hole in my pocket. I know I was bound to get a new one eventually so I'm going to hang on to it but I never saw it happening like this.
Has anyone else had any issues regarding their chargers? Or anything unusual occur in general? I'm sure I'm not alone.
Ouch I would hate to folk out another $500 dollars for a new tablet even though my old one still works. I don't use my tablet for any intensive apps like games, so a new one would be pretty pointless for me. I never had any issues with my charger, well one time one of my charger did blow up, but that's because the battery was faulty for my jump charger for my car. Other than that, you might have some dust in the charger pin hole? Just a guess really.
I'm on my third charger since March. Original Motorola one died, second one (off eBay) burnt out, current one (off eBay) still working but I can't use the touchscreen while unit is charging.
I live remote using an off-grid power supply so this may have something to do with it.
Chelseablue said:
We all know how brilliant a design the charge cord adapter is, I myself am on to my third one in almost two years.
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Huh. I have four of them, from the original back in Feb '11 to one I was given a few months back, and they all work perfectly- and most of 'em are used every week (two at home, one in the office, one for travel).
agreed with kcrudup, ive been through 2, the only reason being i snapped the connector on the first one when i pulled it out at a bad angle
The charger that came with my refurbished Xoom lasted almost through the first charge. I thought I was going to have to send the whole thing back until I took it into the Verizon store and verified that it charged with a different charger. I've since got one off eBay and another with the standard dock. Both have been holding out so far.
Oh and my Xoom touch screen doesn't respond while charging either. Somewhere I read that a factory reset will fix that... but I'm waiting until my 90 day warantee is up to put EOS on it since my BT mouse works while it is charging.
ByteWrencher
My original charger is still working and I got my tablet 8 months back. I think the charger has lasted pretty well. How long did peoples original ones seem to last?
ByteWrencher said:
Oh and my Xoom touch screen doesn't respond while charging either. Somewhere I read that a factory reset will fix that
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That's an electrical problem (noise and/or grounding issues with the charger raise the "noise floor" so the touchscreen controller has trouble determining what's a valid touch) and can't be cured by any reset, factory or full or ...
Your issue is your charger- try another.
xoom chargers
Chelseablue said:
...Play dead.
We all know how brilliant a design the charge cord adapter is, I myself am on to my third one in almost two years. Well, the tablet stopped charging today and no matter which wall outlet I used or how much I wiggled the lead I could not make the light come on. Seeing that my Verizon contract is all but done at the end of this month and rather than buy another charge cord I decided to buy a new tab. I just picked up the new Asus Transformer Infinity, not too bad so far. Anyways, about 20 minutes after getting home with neither tablet charged to a useable level, the power goes out for a couple hours- just my luck too. When the power came back on suddenly the light on the Xoom came on. I hadn't touched it since I gave up on trying to get it to charge. Now here I am with two tablets and a $500 hole in my pocket. I know I was bound to get a new one eventually so I'm going to hang on to it but I never saw it happening like this.
Has anyone else had any issues regarding their chargers? Or anything unusual occur in general? I'm sure I'm not alone.
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Just a quick note.. I've had the ebay sourced chargers fail on my xoom ( and other devices). I found that the power ratings on some of them are rather optimistic... they simply are running at the outer limits to charge the tablet and failure can be internal to the power unit...best case.. or worst case failure dumps overvoltage or raw AC power to the tablet.
Fortunately my failed units were of the internal power supply version.. and aside from bad smells no real damage was done.
I have successfully built charger/power units after scavenging the connector from my failed power supplies and using a minimum 1.5 amp 12v dc supply... they seem to work fine.. and keeping one handy is much more convenient than wondering where I last used it :fingers-crossed:
as always.. your mileage may vary
Hmm, that's interesting. Unfortunately this charger is from Verizon and i would surely hope that their stuff work to the correct specs. I wonder sometimes that maybe the problem could be with the contact inside the tablet. Could that have something to so with it?
Chelseablue said:
Hmm, that's interesting. Unfortunately this charger is from Verizon and i would surely hope that their stuff work to the correct specs. I wonder sometimes that maybe the problem could be with the contact inside the tablet. Could that have something to so with it?
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I think the Motorola/Verizon chargrs are good. I think the earthing issue is with the cheap chargers from China.
When I lost my cellphone charger I had to buy a Chinese one, well, when charging it looked like possessed by the Devil itself lol! The screen started acting strange and I wasn't able to control it... Then I found my original charger and the exorcism was complete lol^2! BTW, a guy on X10 mini pro community (one of the best developers I ever met - my favorite one ) lost a cellphone with a Chinese charger, so what can I say - be careful with it!
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I've been trying to look for qi wireless charging back cover for the Note 4 but haven't really seen anything for sale yet. Anyone here interested in wireless charging for the Note 4 as well? I mean I love the fact that it charges so FAST with the fast charger but whenever I'm not needing to charge in a rush I want the option to charge it wirelessly.
Yes I'm very interested in wireless charging as well. I don't believe there's anything out for the note 4 at the moment. But I'm positive that there will be some really soon . for now I'm good with just fast charging
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shpotik said:
Yes I'm very interested in wireless charging as well. I don't believe there's anything out for the note 4 at the moment. But I'm positive that there will be some really soon . for now I'm good with just fast charging
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QI charging receivers which fit under stock back cover have just started to hit Ebay.
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Wireless charging s view cover
I ordered a S View cover from Verizon. There are two different S View covers though. One is normal and one is for wireless charging.
deathshead said:
QI charging receivers which fit under stock back cover have just started to hit Ebay.
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I'm interested in buying one of those since I don't even want to have something like an S-cover (or any other case for that matter) on my Note 4. I'm only held back because I'm thinking of getting an original Samsung qi enabled wireless back (just the back) cover to avoid any damage to my N4. Do you have any experience using such receivers? Problems like overcharging? Does it affect the NFC?
FuzzRaven said:
I'm interested in buying one of those since I don't even want to have something like an S-cover (or any other case for that matter) on my Note 4. I'm only held back because I'm thinking of getting an original Samsung qi enabled wireless back (just the back) cover to avoid any damage to my N4. Do you have any experience using such receivers? Problems like overcharging? Does it affect the NFC?
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I used one of these on my N3. Having a small bump on the back where the qi receiver was.... Very annoying for me personally. Will wait to get the factory back from Samsung this go around
xtrandrix said:
I used one of these on my N3. Having a small bump on the back where the qi receiver was.... Very annoying for me personally. Will wait to get the factory back from Samsung this go around
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I can't wait till they actually release those! Thanks for the info.. Almost pulled the trigger for one of those cheap receivers to test it out.
Verizon has the wireless charging back in white for sale on their website. The black is out of stock at the moment. Question is it any thicker than the normal back? In the past the thicker qi back would prevent cases from fitting properly.
gcforreal said:
Verizon has the wireless charging back in white for sale on their website. The black is out of stock at the moment. Question is it any thicker than the normal back? In the past the thicker qi back would prevent cases from fitting properly.
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It looks like both are sold out now. Unfortunately you can't even place an order to get in line for when they get back in stock, which seems broken. I'm debating whether or not I should go with wireless charging again. I had it on my G3 and it was handy but with the fast charge on the Note 4, I may deal with the minor inconvenience of attaching a cable to get the super quick charge times, top it off and then unplug.
We should be seeing resonant wireless power systems coming within a year or so. Your phone will be charging when within range to the transmitter, similar to getting wifi when your in range of your router.
Ranges won't be as good as wifi of course, one or 2 rooms maybe.
For those interested google Strongly Coupled Magnetic Resonance. Or SCMR.
FuzzRaven said:
I've been trying to look for qi wireless charging back cover for the Note 4 but haven't really seen anything for sale yet. Anyone here interested in wireless charging for the Note 4 as well? I mean I love the fact that it charges so FAST with the fast charger but whenever I'm not needing to charge in a rush I want the option to charge it wirelessly.
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Hi. Yes I love wireless charging and have been using it for years.
I used it on a Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Note 3, and now I am waiting for my Note 4 to arruve and I will be using it on that too. However, the charging back cover is expensive, and it will make your phone thicker so gel cases etc may not fit.
If you do want one though you can find it at a few places, for example..
www.mobilefun.co.uk
What I use charging pad which is a thin squarish pad which fits over the battery. It has contact points to connect with the phone. When placed on any Chi charger it will charge the battery. I prefer this method but if you carry a spare battery and you like to swap them then this may not be for you.
NOW HAVING SAID ALL OF THAT I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU ALL TOO. I AM LOOKING FOR A CHARGING PAD FOR MY NOTE 4 SM-910F (DO NOT HAVE IT YET) BUT ALL I CAN FIND IS ONE FOR THE SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 4 N9100. WILL THIS WORK ON MY PHONE? THE N9100 IS A DUAL SIM SO THE CONTACT POINTS MAY BE IN A DIFFERENT PLACE. ANYONE KNOW?
THANKS.
If you get the sticker you can still use any case. I you get the Samsung wireless back it is slightly larger then the original back therefore limiting what cases you can use.
On my S5 both worked fine and I have both ordered for my note 4. I have not received the sticker or back yet.
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ericritou said:
Hi. Yes I love wireless charging and have been using it for years.
I used it on a Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Note 3, and now I am waiting for my Note 4 to arruve and I will be using it on that too. However, the charging back cover is expensive, and it will make your phone thicker so gel cases etc may not fit.
If you do want one though you can find it at a few places, for example..
www.mobilefun.co.uk
What I use charging pad which is a thin squarish pad which fits over the battery. It has contact points to connect with the phone. When placed on any Chi charger it will charge the battery. I prefer this method but if you carry a spare battery and you like to swap them then this may not be for you.
NOW HAVING SAID ALL OF THAT I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU ALL TOO. I AM LOOKING FOR A CHARGING PAD FOR MY NOTE 4 SM-910F (DO NOT HAVE IT YET) BUT ALL I CAN FIND IS ONE FOR THE SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 4 N9100. WILL THIS WORK ON MY PHONE? THE N9100 IS A DUAL SIM SO THE CONTACT POINTS MAY BE IN A DIFFERENT PLACE. ANYONE KNOW?
THANKS.
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The particular sticker I got for my S5 sticks to the back not the battery so I can still swap out batteries. You do have to make sure the contacts are lined up right each time which is no big deal you just need to be conscious of it when putting the back on.
I love wireless charging. I have 4 Itain charging docks. 2 for me and 2 for my wife. I have the s view wireless flip cover for myself. However i bought the wireless receiver for my wife for her to use until the s view wireless flip cover is available in white. I didn't notice any over heating while charging it on the Itain dock. I did notice that the adapter got hot the first use, but its been ok since then. I also noticed that the wireless receiver got warm from battery heat on my wifes phone., and started to slightly separate. I will continue to monitor this . Overall its a been a great experience. I keep the dock by the bedside and in the office. I have a flat charging mat in the living. I'm looking into getting the Itain car dock and mounting it in the armrest. The battery life has been so good I rarely needed to quick charge it. i have it off charge for as long as 1.4 days with moderate use.
FYI. I have not tried NFC on my wife's phone with the receiver I got on Ebay similar to the pictures in this thread.
Amazon has them....
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...ss+charging+cover&sprefix=note+4+wire,aps,463