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car charger

Has anyone managed to find one yet?
I've tried a number of places (ever since expansys sent me what they thought was a touch pro charger but turned out to be for the old htc phones - new connector on Touch Pro and Diamond)
I hate to get caught with a flat battery.

Erm... The Touch Pro connector is the same as every other HTC phone I've come across (i.e. the Hermes and Kaiser) and is charged by mini USB.
I'm using the car charger I had for an old Motorola V3, it's actually an official Morotola branded charger but it works fine on the Raphael - all usb power is a standard 5V after all, so I knew no harm would come to it!
I've also ordered a solar charger with built in 2000mAh emergency battery too, it came this morning but nobody was in to take delivery, so I've got to go and get it from the royal mail place tomorrow!

looks like I might have been wrong, the connector shape is different, but my old charger still fits...
apologies all

you can use any 5v mini usb car charger. need not be an htc branded charger

My brother had one for his motorola krazr back in the day, it's a wall and car charger in one (you can flip out the different attachments)... He now has a samsung, so I swiped his.

I'm using the original one from HTC, the HTC CC C100.
Since my TyTNII I faced problems that other carchargers didn't provide enough power to load the TyTNII.
The original loader didn't face this problems.
And in Holland it was €20.00 so not much more than an unbranded one.
Now I'm using it with my Touch Pro

twisted-pixel said:
looks like I might have been wrong, the connector shape is different, but my old charger still fits...
apologies all
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Mogul is same way. You can use regular USB, but modified has other sound features or whatever

OK I received the solar charger I mentioned in post #2 today. It's working now but I had a couple of issues with it! Here's a copy of the e-mail I sent to the company I bought it from:
ukdj78 said:
My solar charger has now arrived. First off I should like to point out that the information on your web site is incorrect as the instructions for my product say that the internal battery is only 1350 mAh not 2000.
Secondly, I could not get the internal battery to charge from my PC's usb port at first. I noticed the led light flickering very faintly so I prised apart the plug which connects to the unit and noticed that it had been soldered in such a way that two of the connections inside the plug were touching each other! I lightly bent them apart and plugged it back in and it works fine now.
Thirdly, I noticed that the product was also shipped with a mains adaptor to charge the internal battery (which I can't use in the UK as it has an American mains plug). My one rattled! Seeing as I wasn't planning to use it anyway, I thought I'd investigate what was causing the rattle and I found a piece of loose metal wire about 3 cm long inside the adaptor! As you would understand this was potentially very dangerous!
I do not wish to return my product as it is now working satisfactorily, but I thought you might like to pass my comments on to the product manufacturer. There was a card in the box that says QC Pass #06. Obviously this quality checker isn't very good at his job considering I found two potential short circuit issues!
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Here is the rather quick response I got:
David from Donba.com said:
Hi, ukdj78:
Luckily we have customers like you who knows about things and understand that ultimately we do not have control of the product's quality as we are only the seller. I have forward your email to our purchaser and we will never order anything from the same manufacturer again. Poor quality products not only make us lose money, but our own company image. And like what you said, a risk for our customers.
As for your order. I will refund you the shipping charge to make it free shipping as a compensation for all the inconveniences you experienced.
Again, we are very much appreciated your understanding and your comments.
David
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By the way, if anyone does like the idea of a solar charged emergency battery there's also this one from Handtec. Looking at the specs and dimensions and the fact that Handtec have added a note saying it's black not silver as pictured makes me think it's the exactly the same product as the one I've got. The only reason I ordered from Donba is that they were cheaper. I didn't realise at the time of ordering that even though Donba have their prices in £'s they're actually based in the US and ship directly from the manufacturer in Hong Kong, so it took quite a while for mine to arrive. Handtec are UK based, so you should get a UK power adaptor (if you get one at all) and it should arrive much quicker, they're reliable too, I bought my Touch Pro from them!
Obviously considering my experience though, it may be wise to find a different model that does the same thing just to be on the safe side!

I'm gonna buy a originally adapter 4 sure!
So I know 4 sure it's working correctly!

Note 3 N9005 Mainboard Replacement

Hi there I have a note 3 Sm-n9005 that was accidently charged with the cable from another device. I think the mainboard is gone. Its the international unlocked version and because of that I can't send it back to samsung.I was wondering if there was any other mobo I can use instead of the N9005(LTE version)? And if I can what would be required. By the way am outside of the US.

I have about 8 different USB chargers, from many different devices, including some chinese tablets, I use them all with Note 3, no problem, so either the charger was faulty, or wasn't designed for your voltage (like running 110 volt charger on 220V)? Anyhow, If the charger caused the problem I think you can replace just the USB port with tiny circuit board, since the damage should have been limited to that area. I'm not sure about MB, but they may have slightly different layouts and different radios, probably best bet would be to call shops selling those and ask, but again I would try to replace USB board first. Also MB won't come with USB port anyway and if damage was caused by charger, USB port is first in line to get damaged.

Thanks for your help pete. I didnt mention it but i got a friend to charge my battery for me in his phone, but its still not coming on. Thats what convinced me that its the motherboard.

Specs for the micro USB connector? -need to replace it

I've got two Simple Touches with loose charging ports. I was as careful as I could be for years, but eventually the not-very-durable attachments broke and they are unusable.
I've taken one of the Nooks apart, but can't find any numbers on the port or the board, or specs on the details of the port to buy some more. So far the best I've come up with is: Micro USB port type B, female, 5-pin, 4-leg. The pics I've found on these show variability of the leg shape and the spacing, and whether the bevel on the male connector faces up or down relative to the legs.
Can anyone help me with further specs for these ports or where to get them? I've spent hours researching this (right now I have more time than money) and no luck so far. My hope is I can mess around with a friend's hot air soldering station and get at least one of these to work again. And beef up the attachment so it doesn't break again.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
Bake

WWBaker said:
I've got two Simple Touches with loose charging ports. I was as careful as I could be for years, but eventually the not-very-durable attachments broke and they are unusable.
I've taken one of the Nooks apart, but can't find any numbers on the port or the board, or specs on the details of the port to buy some more. So far the best I've come up with is: Micro USB port type B, female, 5-pin, 4-leg. The pics I've found on these show variability of the leg shape and the spacing, and whether the bevel on the male connector faces up or down relative to the legs.
Can anyone help me with further specs for these ports or where to get them? I've spent hours researching this (right now I have more time than money) and no luck so far. My hope is I can mess around with a friend's hot air soldering station and get at least one of these to work again. And beef up the attachment so it doesn't break again.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
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Sorry to hear about your nook problem.
I am not a technician but the micro Usb port is a pretty common one, So I think a common Micro USB port will work
If you can please contact a professional technician .They will do the fix quickly. If not post this in mobileread forum
(http://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=231) The technical genius in here seems to absent
these days.
Check out these ebay links.
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/micro-usb-connector
You can contact the sellers with your orginal port(picture of the port) and get verified. Also check local phone
hardware sellers or even Amazon.com.
Wish you all the best.
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Thanks. I couldn't keep the link I had to the different variations on the 4-leg placement (because I'm new) but I originally had a similar link included. There doesn't seem to be a way to clarify what exactly matches the Nook port except maybe as you say, with ultra close-up pictures. Ebay had a bit more detail in general than Amazon, but still unable to narrow it down sufficiently. There were probably ten different types that were close-but-no-cigar.
I did contact a local cell phone repair place that gets raves for replacing phone ports, but they won't do a Nook, and if it cost more than $20 or 30 wouldn't be worth it. I also have spent hours sifting thru stuff on the mobilereads site (it's how I felt able to take one of the Nooks apart and start messing around) which has some great details, but not this exact one.

Hay, don't be so concerned about this port.
I personally use 3 phones and my sister got 2 phones.
So we use different mini Usb cables to charge or transfer files to our devices.
But we never had problems.
So the lesson is most of the devices use same or identical mini usb ports.
Therefore just use the most common port and just experiment.I know Nook use safty steps to prevent short circuits. So don't be so worried but be careful with the soldering.
(Use the ebay sellers to get the port you want.Most of them are very helpful.)
Best Regards

WWBaker said:
Thanks. I couldn't keep the link I had to the different variations on the 4-leg placement (because I'm new) but I originally had a similar link included. There doesn't seem to be a way to clarify what exactly matches the Nook port except maybe as you say, with ultra close-up pictures. Ebay had a bit more detail in general than Amazon, but still unable to narrow it down sufficiently. There were probably ten different types that were close-but-no-cigar.
I did contact a local cell phone repair place that gets raves for replacing phone ports, but they won't do a Nook, and if it cost more than $20 or 30 wouldn't be worth it. I also have spent hours sifting thru stuff on the mobilereads site (it's how I felt able to take one of the Nooks apart and start messing around) which has some great details, but not this exact one.
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There is a place in San Diego that advertises NST repairs (among others), including the micro USB port. Obviously they are in the repair business, but you might get lucky if you contact them. Maybe they can give you specs on the port. Heck, since they are in SD, they might even be able to give you a Mouser part number!

Try searching for the connectors on mouser.com or the like. You should be able to get a good description of the dimensions from the datasheets. You can order in quantities as low as one.

Finding parts for asian models.

Hello all.
My N910C's charge port has died, completely. So I'm looking for a good place to buy a replacement flex with the port... I know it's gonna be impossible or at least difficult to find an OEM part, but, I've been looking around and all "reputable" places like ifixit carry only the american models' parts.
I want to know if you can suggest a couple reputable-ish places to get as good as possible a replacement flex with port for the phone. I've though about just eschewing this, and getting a third party Qi adapter or try to find the elusive oem cover with Qi, but then I'd be left without usb data and OTG which are things I use eventually.
A few caveats:
* eBay is not easy for me to use.
* I've never used aliexpress as I distrust them deeply....
Thank you for any suggestions and feedback.

Battery, Charger, or Cable Issue with Fast Charging

Hi guys, greetings!
I'm a new member here
Apparently, I had issue with fast charging problem. Basically what I did was changing cable and charger over and over again. I had to change my cable to which can hold up to 2.1A and a charger that has same output with stock charger which is 5V at 2A and 9V at 1.67A. I even bought enough cables just to see whether it is working or not, yet it doesn't fix my problem. I haven't changed my battery since this issue, I assume that this issue don't came in the battery rather it is from cable or charger. So I changed my flexy charge, but still can't do such a thing.
I had to reset my phone and factory settings, and yet it doesn't fix my problem
For some reason I'm frustrated with normal charge because I had to wait my phone fully charge like around 6 hours. And it drain also around 6 hours on use continuosly.
But it's crazy that this phone can hold it reliable for 6 years without any issue. It still in better shape. My only issue that came up was camera focus, can't read my sim card, and fast charging issue. And a missing S Pen lol. The camera focus and sim card aren't a big issue, since I can use alternative phone. And I can wait longer for my camera to focus to one object.
My questions are :
1) Does the battery affect fast charging too? I have my stock battery here which is 3220 mAh. If it's true, then maybe I'm going to change my battery with a newer one.
2) Is it possible that the processor in it some tiny part (which it controls the fast charging) is broken and that's why fast charging is stopped working?
3) I need to upgrade my phone to a same note series, but it's hard to pick. I kinda like galaxy note 9 than a newer one. But I want you guys to give me opinion. I need a longer battery life and it said note 9 is a beast battery. And a compatible software updates in future.
4) Does the battery that comes up with custom battery capacity is safe? Like does it fast charging? (like a ZeroLemon 11000 mAh and some chinese product that doubles the capacity stock battery)
5) Does the OS affects too? (This is the reason I did factory settings so I can see if it's work or not)
Thank you guys!
I'm using my N910C

fahadnajed said:
Hi guys, greetings!
I'm a new member here
Apparently, I had issue with fast charging problem. Basically what I did was changing cable and charger over and over again. I had to change my cable to which can hold up to 2.1A and a charger that has same output with stock charger which is 5V at 2A and 9V at 1.67A. I even bought enough cables just to see whether it is working or not, yet it doesn't fix my problem. I haven't changed my battery since this issue, I assume that this issue don't came in the battery rather it is from cable or charger. So I changed my flexy charge, but still can't do such a thing.
I had to reset my phone and factory settings, and yet it doesn't fix my problem
For some reason I'm frustrated with normal charge because I had to wait my phone fully charge like around 6 hours. And it drain also around 6 hours on use continuosly.
But it's crazy that this phone can hold it reliable for 6 years without any issue. It still in better shape. My only issue that came up was camera focus, can't read my sim card, and fast charging issue. And a missing S Pen lol. The camera focus and sim card aren't a big issue, since I can use alternative phone. And I can wait longer for my camera to focus to one object.
My questions are :
1) Does the battery affect fast charging too? I have my stock battery here which is 3220 mAh. If it's true, then maybe I'm going to change my battery with a newer one.
2) Is it possible that the processor in it some tiny part (which it controls the fast charging) is broken and that's why fast charging is stopped working?
3) I need to upgrade my phone to a same note series, but it's hard to pick. I kinda like galaxy note 9 than a newer one. But I want you guys to give me opinion. I need a longer battery life and it said note 9 is a beast battery. And a compatible software updates in future.
4) Does the battery that comes up with custom battery capacity is safe? Like does it fast charging? (like a ZeroLemon 11000 mAh and some chinese product that doubles the capacity stock battery)
5) Does the OS affects too? (This is the reason I did factory settings so I can see if it's work or not)
Thank you guys!
I'm using my N910C
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Check your microUSB port and make sure the little flap in the port isn't bent and if it's dirty carefully clean the port. If you still have the original battery that came with your phone it will definitely need replaced with a new one. Lithium-ion battery degrade over time and have limited life span.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bu...ies-are-only-meant-to-last-a-year-2015-10?amp
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.androidcentral.com/how-tell-when-phones-battery-has-gone-bad?amp

Mr. JAVI said:
Check your microUSB port and make sure the little flap in the port isn't bent and if it's dirty carefully clean the port. If you still have the original battery that came with your phone it will definitely need replaced with a new one. Lithium-ion battery degrade over time and have limited life span.
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Yes! I did that before I changed my flexy charger. It didn't fix my problem. It seems like there's some tiny part in processor is broken for some reason (like I told in this thread) or maybe some part an IC in the motherboard who controls it also damaged. I really don't understand how fast charging works.
I came up with a solution that I bought two new stock batteries and a desktop charger. So if my phone's battery is run out, I could change with my alternative battery. But I'm still frustrated for how it can't fast charging again.

1- Try cleaning the charging port with izoprophilic alcohol and some small brush (let dray the port 1-2 hours after, DON'T START the phone)
2- Make sure you have a quality charging cable (the 5$ from gas station or chinese cheap crap there are no good)
3-Same thing like at point 2 but with charger
I have like 3-4 charging flex with ports for note 4 and all are faulty so maybe this if you buy from china or ebay and its not from broken phones original.
If you have all good quality charger and cable and good charging port maybe IC power managament on motherboard is faulty, not CPU.
You can fix it but depends where you live will be more expensive than buying a second hand motherboard from aliexpress, its like 30$ I buy recently for a N910C
Me I don't use fast charging becouse its get too hot and is a secondary device
I want to buy and me a bigger battery I found on batteryUpgrade a 6900mAh but I don't know the quality and its almost 50$

Marian94 said:
1- Try cleaning the charging port with izoprophilic alcohol and some small brush (let dray the port 1-2 hours after, DON'T START the phone)
2- Make sure you have a quality charging cable (the 5$ from gas station or chinese cheap crap there are no good)
3-Same thing like at point 2 but with charger
I have like 3-4 charging flex with ports for note 4 and all are faulty so maybe this if you buy from china or ebay and its not from broken phones original.
If you have all good quality charger and cable and good charging port maybe IC power managament on motherboard is faulty, not CPU.
You can fix it but depends where you live will be more expensive than buying a second hand motherboard from aliexpress, its like 30$ I buy recently for a N910C
Me I don't use fast charging becouse its get too hot and is a secondary device
I want to buy and me a bigger battery I found on batteryUpgrade a 6900mAh but I don't know the quality and its almost 50$
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Yes, I also did that way before I change my flexy charger. I brushed it with izoprophilic alcohol on charging port.
I'm pretty sure all I have is a high quality charger and cable. I still have my stock charger. I think there's no issue with charger, I couldn't really tell, since I tried all possible different charger. But with the cable, yes, I tested it one by one, because the issue might come from cable.
I think after all I did what's possible, there's something wrong with my IC charging or processor. I couldn't understand it but, does it guarantee if I changed like I pull the broken IC and put it back a new one, will do the fast charging?
But really though, how does fast charging works? Is it include in processor by some tiny part transistor? or is it an independent IC in the motherboard?

100% is another chip on motherboard that do the charging
I have a similar problem with a samsung tab s t800 that charging very slow becouse of faulty IC power manageament
I'm opened my note 4 for many times until now and repairing it
I've been watching many board repairs I have some skills but no tools to repairs bords for now
Its not the CPU
I watch a similar board fix on note 9 and was a diferent chip on board that manage the charging
Go to a service if you want to repair, don't try to do something at home becouse you have hight chances to destroy much more the phone
Repairing you phone at a repair shop will be more than 30$ so better buy a "new" motherboard from aliexpress