want to make a simple charging cable.. help needed plz - Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hello ... m kind of fed up with my data cables messing up .. its like they work good for a month n then they charge the slowest in the world n have to change it n the new one charges good ... i keep cables with utmost care like very delicate objects but still my last cable got bad in 3 months n now i got xiaomi original cable n it didnt even lasted a month ....
from getting bad i mean the cables charge very slow and when connected with lappy i have to place it at particular angle to access my fone files ...
so main thing .. i want to make a charge only data cable myself by using cable from a old nokia charger ... now i got cable, usb n micro usb connectors but dont know the wiring like to which points i should solder the wires .. so plz help me

Perhaps it's your micro USB on the phone that's the issue? Im still using the stock cable that's 2 years old now. I've replaced USB ports several times on other devices as they do go bad.

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Request: mini USB pin layout

Hi I'd like to know whats the USB pin layout on the O2 Atom as my mini USB plug fell off and I'm trying to solder it back to gather.
So far i manage to get it charging again but I cant get data through it.
Also I wonder if anyone can tell me how to make a USB charging cable so that i can plug it into the PC and charge without activesync(without using WM5storage, just plug and charge) or I can charge via car charger(I know this can be done with a special adaptor but I'd like to make my own)
Help is very much appreciated Thx.
well i suppose that no one really know about it so if possible for those who already have thier Atoms opened up, take a high ress pic of the USB plug showing the pins and post it for me.
thx
akromatic said:
Hi I'd like to know whats the USB pin layout on the O2 Atom as my mini USB plug fell off and I'm trying to solder it back to gather.
So far i manage to get it charging again but I cant get data through it.
Also I wonder if anyone can tell me how to make a USB charging cable so that i can plug it into the PC and charge without activesync(without using WM5storage, just plug and charge) or I can charge via car charger(I know this can be done with a special adaptor but I'd like to make my own)
Help is very much appreciated Thx.
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Switch off the device (remove battery) and use PC to charge , thats the only way
udayrulz said:
Switch off the device (remove battery) and use PC to charge , thats the only way
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actually i have a cable(which came with a universal battery pack) that allows me to do what i want but its in a bad shape hence I'd like to make another.
usb is pretty much usb htc's carry audio too but people report that normal miniusb in 1 end and usb in the other works just fine
and any device connected to usb's 5volt and ground get power even if the pc dont see it as a usb device it still provide 5volt and 0.5amps to them
thats how usb cup wamers and plastic dogs humping the usb port works
See here @ Wikipedia for details on pin-outs

Mini USB broken (cant charge or anything) WING

now I know for a fact my mini usb is broken, tried several different chargers (oem, igo's, and others), and i replaced the battery. I still cant charge my phone, so I know that the mini usb is broken, i no longer have warranty, so can some1 please tell me where to buy a mini usb to put in my wing, i dont mind soldering if thats the case, i work at radio shack and have all the resources necessary except for the actual mini usb part.
persianprez said:
now I know for a fact my mini usb is broken, tried several different chargers (oem, igo's, and others), and i replaced the battery. I still cant charge my phone, so I know that the mini usb is broken, i no longer have warranty, so can some1 please tell me where to buy a mini usb to put in my wing, i dont mind soldering if thats the case, i work at radio shack and have all the resources necessary except for the actual mini usb part.
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Well, prob your easiest bet would be getting a broken wing from ebay and yanking that one out, but you could resolder the connection and then use hot glue to help hold it to the board. That's what we did when I worked in the service center at Micro Center (computer store). There is a lot of force put on that part from plugging and unplugging the cable.

HD2's data cable.. is it micro USB?

I can't seem to find a usb to "whatever it is" wire selling..
is it a standard micro USB port?
leobox1 said:
I can't seem to find a usb to "whatever it is" wire selling..
is it a standard micro USB port?
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yes... u r rite... itz a MICRO USB...
But it can't supply power to a USB device, so it can't be used like a PC USB port. It's only good for recharging and syncing.
so if i want to buy an additional wire, i look for a USB to MICRO USB wire right? no need to buy from HTC right?
cause i saw one usb that is smaller but it doesn't fit.. is there a MINI USB port too?
am confused
Stephen Selby said:
But it can't supply power to a USB device, so it can't be used like a PC USB port. It's only good for recharging and syncing.
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Erm yes it can,
Actually better take the device with you. Sellers here told me there is like 7 different very similar connectors. However this one should be the standard micro USB, which is supposed to be universal charger/sync cable in the future (at least in EU).
And yes, of course, there is mini USB. And there even are more versions of mini USB, for example HTC used their own.
You had better use HTC cables. HD2 is microusb, but not all microusb cables are good for HD2. Like iPhone, it takes a large charging current, and many no brand cables cannot do it. I've got a third party cable that syncs only, but if charged from the PC, the HD2 will say that the charging current is too small. Battery actually drops when I connect HD2 to PC using this cable (because my options set it that backlight is always on when HD2 is connected). Other combinations are OK:
original cable + AC plug: charging OK
original cable + PC: charging OK
third party cable + AC plug: charging OK
third party cable + PC: "insufficient charging current"
Be careful with cables- you'd be better to buy the genuine HTC version.
Many USB/MicroUSB cables are for charging only, and don't have the data pins connected. Thats OK if you just want to charge it while you are away from your main PC or power supply.
You can also buy a miniUSB/MicroUSB adapter for charging using and older miniSUB charger, but again these don't have the data pins connected.
I bought a number of 3rd party USB to microUSB cables a month ago for sync and charging (office, PC, bedside charging), so far so good... no issues (maybe I'm lucky). The OmniaII uses the same connector, so I'm using the HTC car charger to charge both.
I bought Nokia's cable (for E71,N97,etc.) and it work just fine with charging from laptop. much cheaper than HTC in here.
if you are going for the cheapo option...
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38&_nkw=MICRO+USB+SYNC%26+CHARGE+CABLE+for+HTC+HD2+HD+2+Leo+T8585
i got a couple from ebay - arrived the next day. - charge/sync fine.
charger from iPhone
The iPhone charger coud be used for charging HD2. Just plug the microUSB cord instead of iPhones and ... voila. The same outputs
N86-8megapixel cable doesnt work..
So I managed to leave my HTC cable at work (2 days after getting the Telstra HD2 in OZ) and now I am on 4-5 days leave from work and really want to tinker with my phone. I think I may end up having to go back to work to collect the HTC cable - as below... challenge to get non-HTC cable to work.
I found that my wife's N86-8megapixel nokia has a similar micro-usb cable.
When connected to the PC the phone starts charging and the PC does the "doo-doop" sound a "appears" to connect to the phone, but active sync cannot detect the phone \ sync.
I see others have had success with nokia cables - I am wondering if there is something wierd going on.

Tablet micro USB issue possibly

Hello recently I notice that when I plug the tablet in to my computer or through otg USB for data transfer it doesn't connect. However when I plug it in to for power to charge not charge s no problem. I fix it before thougt it was the electrical tape input over the speakers for good contact since I was having connection issue there. Any help would be great.
ave you tried using another micro usb cable? I have troubles to connect my N7 to pc with original cable but it works for charging fine aswell. I just use my phone cable to transfer files.
I have two other cables and they all do the same as well. Even when use otg with a USB it doesn't light up or shows up as working. Can anyone help me to were it may it the issue inside the tablet. Maybe a loose ground or somewhere. Just need the area where it may be the issue. Also maybe a website or eBay user you have used to replace the charging port with 3.5 mm audio jack since . preferably on eBay. Hope someone can help me out there.
There aren't many things that can go wrong. In the 2012 N7 (and many other devices) there are basically three possibilities:
- the USB cables (if you got multiple cheap cables, you may have multiple bad cables - I got two Monoprice cables a few years ago and they lost their snug fit within a year, they still work but I need to let the cord hang off the side of a table if I do not want the data or power connection to break. The original cable still works perfectly in any orientation)
- the USB port on the device (could be from wear or pulling/angling/torquing whatever is plugged in the USB port. You could theoretically buy an identical USB connector and replace the connector only, which is what people do with the 2013 N7 since the USB/power board assembly can cost over $100 to replace)
- the USB/audio ribbon cable being loose or broken, most likely at the motherboard connector for the 2012 model. If you want to replace that, the 2012's flex cable is relatively cheap at around $15
USB Port
I have replaced the USB port on my 2012 three times so far. They just seem to wear out, and this is without excessive use or abuse. I maybe should start buying them in bulk. They are only $* on Amazon.

note 4 version not connecting to computer or fast charging

ive replaced the usb port, fully updated the phone, tryed a friends battery, new charging brick and cords , tryed different
outlets and the phone will not fast charge or show up on the computer/any computer.
when i plug it into the computer i get a error message:usb device not recognized or malfunctioned (i shortend it)
much help needed please and thank you
With regards to the fastcharging part, are you also sure you are using an adapter that supports 2Amps at 5V ? This is also the spec of the original adapter that came with the phone (I also found that it works with different 2.1 Amp. adapters generally for tablets)
albanianagi said:
ive replaced the usb port, fully updated the phone, tryed a friends battery, new charging brick and cords , tryed different
outlets and the phone will not fast charge or show up on the computer/any computer.
when i plug it into the computer i get a error message:usb device not recognized or malfunctioned (i shortend it)
much help needed please and thank you
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I have the same problem. I changed the USB board but the problem was on the motherboard. I test all possibilities soft and we did. I changed USB card, USB cable and nothing. I went to a service and said that it is guilty USB chip on the motherboard. True or not I do not know but the man said he changed and now it works. It cost $ 50. He said it's a motherboard intervention more difficult.

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