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please help with my MDA Vario..

i have an MDA Vario which doesn't work anymore.
it won't turn on or do anything .
it was working fine before i let the battery run out completely, as i forgot to charge it.
i don't have a proper charger, instead i was using a USB cable for a digital camera which had the same plug that fit in the Vario. it used to charge it when the phone was switched on.
does anyone know how to fix this?
do i have to buy a new charger or a new battery?
thanks.

seansean said:
does anyone know how to fix this?
do i have to buy a new charger or a new battery?
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Search here for the 9volt battery trick. There used to be an issue with older ROMs on like the Cingular 8125 where it wouldn't charge once the battery dropped to a certain point. There was a trick to "jump start" the battery with a 9v battery. Then it would charge again via USB or wall charger.
Once you do get it charged, you probably need to make sure you are on your carrier's latest ROM.
Note that while Razr chargers also use the mini-USB plug, I've heard some of the off brand Razr chargers will not give a good charge to a Wizard.

I used to have a hp pda and left it in the draw for a few months and couldnt charge mine, i had to buy a new battery.
Dont get a Razr charger it wont work.

seansean said:
does anyone know how to fix this?
do i have to buy a new charger or a new battery?
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Another possibility since the battery is completely dead is to plug in a charger (really should be a wall charger and not USB from a computer) and just let it sit for about 5 mins. Then press the on button (with it still connected to the charger) to see if it will turn on. If so it should then charge on up. If it doesn't I'd suspect the battery may be damaged.

thanks for the replies, i'll try the things you said

Charging batteries simultaneously / at the same time

Okay. So I want to buy a minimum of one 1600 mah extended battery (in addition to the O.E.M. battery which came with it) for my Tilt, but I need a way to charge it at the same time as the other battery that will be installed in my Tilt. I have seen at least a couple of third-party cradles / docks (they struck me as cheap / poorly made) that do have a charging slot for said additional battery in addition to the connector for the bottom of the tilt, so yes they will both charge at the same time. Here's the problem: I bought seidio's slim rubberized case for my tilt, & I'm unaware of any other cradle / dock that will fit the Tilt with that case on it besides the InnoDock cradles that are on their website, & those do not have a charging slot for an additional battery.
So, do any of you guys know how I can charge an additional battery?
Are you guys aware of any other options available to me besides purchasing one of those cheap-looking third-party docks / cradles with the charging slot for an additional battery?
That would mean I would have a dual dock / cradle charging solution.
I hope there are other options.
Thanks in advance for your help, guys.

[Q] battery bay charging terminal pinout?

Hi guys, does anyone know the order of the pins under the battery cover for charging? my usb port is very close to death but I don't want to pay to get it fixed when i've got my upgrade in less than a month so I figure i'll just adapt a charger to charge via these.

Same here, bad usb port. I have looked everywhere trying to find out what voltage/polarity to apply to each of the 3 contacts under the battery cover, and even tried applying all possible combinations of polarities to the 3 contacts with a low voltage, all to no avail. My best advice to you, which has worked very well for me, is to buy an external battery charger and an extra battery. I got the battery and charger for 16 usd for both from ebay and they work fine. Good luck to you

someone must know the pinout, I mean the phone is so old someone must have played with it successfully.

Well, you can't just put power to the battery directly, it probebly will explode (Li-ion).
You can buy an external charger (look on ebay or phone shops) or fix the power part of the usb port:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=930412

[Q] broken micro usb port (direct charging)

hi,
well i managed to snap my charging port inside my hd2 and well, i get nothing when my charger/usb plugged in... im wondering about directly charging the battery whilst being able to use the phone at the same time... ie having the charger contacts on the phone and battery at the same time... wondering if this is possible as i dont want to damage the battery/device...
also what would i need to hook to each contact? i know positive n negative poles but is what the middle contact??
any help with this would b much aprieciated... thanks
luke
p.s i couldnt see anything that would help me in the other forums i looked at

Yuor best bet is to buy a 2nd battery and a battery charger from ebay then use 1 battery whilst the other charges.
Its not to expensive to repair, if thats the only fault

i see ur from england too so do u know any cheap places that can repair this fault? links if possible... thanks

any joy? I found the following two websites but am now weighing up my options.
htcphonerepairs.co.uk/HTC-HD-2/Charger-Port-HD2.html
simtekworld.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=529

I have a similar problem. Don't know how or why but for some reason it suddenly stopped charging on Friday night. £50 to get it fixed is a bit excessive.
I wonder if a battery charger might be a better option?
EDIT: the answer to my own question (so far, at least) is "YES". Bought a cheap charger and battery off ebay and both are working well (touch wood). It's a pain in the butt having to change battery and not being able to charge it in my car but it's also quite useful having 2 batteries.

Help needed: Replace factory battery with 18650 battery

Hello Team,
As my battery died and i dont want buy another without any kind of warranty that battery will work fine i want to replace it with 2x 18650 battery.
I have question if someone from you did this before? how to connect them?
I saw that battery are connected parallel to power connector but between them i see 2 blue cables and i dont know for what they are used.
So please help me with this issue
Thanks!