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[INFO] "Dying" Chargers Solved?

Hey everyone,
Before my Transformer arrived at my door-step...I started reading around a bit more about spare chargers and such - and came across a few threads that people had had trouble charging their TF101 because the AC Adaptor was fried/dead/whatever.
I own the B60 version and all seemed to be going well until late today. I plugged in my charger as per usual...and no charging icon. I did a few plug ins/outs and swapping the polarity of the plug to no avail. I also tried an iPad 10W charger and that did nothing; proving to me that only the supplied charger or a 12V molex rail can charge the thing.
I then thought of any changes I had done to my TF101 over the course of the last 24 hours. I remembered. I had installed Clemsyn's kernel v9 on the Revolver 2.5 ROM. So...I thought about reverting to Netformer 1.6 kernel I was using before.
After flashing, it started to charge again. (Note: I did reboot the TF101 a few times before this to see if it was a Honeycomb issue).
This is a theory anyway....if the chargers are failing on stock ROMs and kernels...well that's ASUS' fault.
Hoped I helped anyone.

i don't know about this. I got a b60 also. The charger didn't work the first night I got the transformer. Stock rrom stock everything. I played around with the charger and it worked again. Now sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Im on custom rom now and its still the same.

thebigham said:
i don't know about this. I got a b60 also. The charger didn't work the first night I got the transformer. Stock rrom stock everything. I played around with the charger and it worked again. Now sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Im on custom rom now and its still the same.
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I was completely stock when my charger just stopped charging both the dock and the tablet. A few days later it started charging only the tablet and only doing that occasionally. It never did charge the dock again. It was the impetus I needed to finally RMA everything back to Asus for which I am waiting its return. It seems to me that this charger just can not be trusted and that is a big problem with a proprietary charger!

Susido said:
It seems to me that this charger just can not be trusted and that is a big problem with a proprietary charger!
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How many chargers have you owned, and how many of them have died? If it's a sample size of one, it's pretty-much meaningless. You only hear complaints from people who have a problem, after all.
Personally, I've used three chargers (mine, my wife's, my fathers) with three tablets and three docks, and none have had problems as yet (several months).

I have a B4O TF (fantastic BTW) and my charger died ...stock rom etc.
sent to asus...week later they still can't find my RMA (and I thought Dells customer service was bad)
I had already bought a charger for spare so I can wait
I bought a 5mm DC Female Barrel to USB Female cable - EBAY $2.99 and I'm always looking at chargers for it when I see one... Bought a I home 120V AC to 15VDC adapter at goodwill this weekend for 1.99 total cost of my new charger (others gonna stay in the drawer) 5 bucks and some change
find the Barrel to usb connector link and info about it in DevCake's thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1087321

i had the same problem with my charger month back when i got my pad. i called asus. it is a known problem. they sent me a new /replcemnt part for the charger. no hassles . ive been fine since

I experienced this same thing last night. I had flashed to Clemsyn's kernel Elite v12a kernel. I did a reboot however and charging resumed. I was having a hard time connecting to the computer as well. Perhaps, the kernel or settings still thought that the Transformer was connected to a PC because it will not charge from a PC unless the screen is off. There must be some script that is being interfered with here. Your theory may have some traction.

I was rooted when mine decided it didn't want to charge anymore, I had only had it for 5 weeks. I unrooted and even back to stock it still didn't want to charge. I sent it back to them and they fixed it after a week. Everything's been good so far.

My charger was working intermittently and I was near the point of returning the TF w/ dock or buying another charger. Then I tried running the charger thru a car power converter in my car and it seems that did the trick. Now it charges everytime, its worth the try.
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okay so im not the only person here. my charger just stop charging yesterder. never rooted, always stock rom. i did factory reset, and still no good. now it only charges very slow, no charging icon showed. the cable is good, i can still connect to laptop.

The real question is: Is it the pad or the adapter? Because if it's the pad, that sucks big-time, if it's the adapter it is irritating but not a real problem, you could charge it via USB on your laptop/PC

I finally contacted Asus regarding to the faulty charger. And they told me to return the whole thing to the my retailer, because im still within the 30 day return period.

michd2 said:
The real question is: Is it the pad or the adapter? Because if it's the pad, that sucks big-time, if it's the adapter it is irritating but not a real problem, you could charge it via USB on your laptop/PC
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yes, i hope it's only the charger, im buying a new one. hope its not the pad

michd2 said:
The real question is: Is it the pad or the adapter? Because if it's the pad, that sucks big-time, if it's the adapter it is irritating but not a real problem, you could charge it via USB on your laptop/PC
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Charging via a PC is very limited. It will be very slow if it works at all. The charger provides higher voltage (15 vs 5) and higher current (1.2 vs. 0.5 amps). The charger and pad also expect the current on non standard pins association with USB 3 connectors.
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Gotta be the adapter. I tried everything to get it working again, I noticed that when the screen was off, and I plugged it in, nothing would happen. But If I plugged it in to a smaller charge adapter, it would show the screen (as if something were connected), but not charge. So I tried my friends charger and it instantly started charging. However, After I charged it, I went back to my old charger, and it worked again. WEIRD! I have a backup adapter now just in case it happens again. Same thing happen in the past, It wouldnt charge (and I didnt have my friends), so I let it die, and charged it with my smaller adapter (which took like 1-2 hours to get 7%). Then I plugged it in again to my old adapter, and it charged it. It's almost like the charger reads it as full, and wont allow it to charge anymore. Then when some other adapter start charging, then it realizes it does need battery. No idea. Just my 2 cents.

Clemson Blades v.17 fixed it for me
Charging required a reboot after a certain amount of uptime. But, I also use Battery Monitor Widget's circle battery status icon. What was wierd is that sometimes the ASUS battery icon wouldn't show charging, but the circle battery status icon would.
Anyway, everything works for me now with Clemson Blades v.17. He specifically added in usb forced charging with v.17.

I saw the same problem with both ac adapter and computer's usb, but it was fine for a while after reboot but would stop working again after a while.
michd2 said:
The real question is: Is it the pad or the adapter? Because if it's the pad, that sucks big-time, if it's the adapter it is irritating but not a real problem, you could charge it via USB on your laptop/PC
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If anyone did a search, you would know that this is a common problem.
The trick is to unplug it for 5 or so minutes and it'll work again. Also, the writing on the plug should be facing up.

Fast charge not working after most recent OTA update

Hi, since I installed the most recent Verizon OTA update for my S7 Edge, fast charge has not worked. When I plug the phone in the included samsung fast charger, it charges over 6 hours. However, wireless fast charging does continue to work.
Any ideas of why this is? Fast charge is enabled in my settings.

Go to Settings-> Battery-> Fast cable charging ON
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Then make sure your cable is pushed all the way in your charger. Try another wall socket or another cable.

Yes, it's enabled. I've tried another wall socket and cable.

I tried resetting my phone, but the fast charge still doesn't work. Very odd.

Ockham1 said:
Hi, since I installed the most recent Verizon OTA update for my S7 Edge, fast charge has not worked. When I plug the phone in the included samsung fast charger, it charges over 6 hours. However, wireless fast charging does continue to work.
Any ideas of why this is? Fast charge is enabled in my settings.
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For me it's been the opposite. Wired still works like a champ, but wireless fast charge is very spotty and I have to pick up and set down the phone a few times to get "fast" to finally show up.

NebbyWan said:
For me it's been the opposite. Wired still works like a champ, but wireless fast charge is very spotty and I have to pick up and set down the phone a few times to get "fast" to finally show up.
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That might be case dependent. I have a thin case that works well with wireless charging, and another that is thicker and that one I have to position more carefully.

Ockham1 said:
That might be case dependent. I have a thin case that works well with wireless charging, and another that is thicker and that one I have to position more carefully.
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I have the Unicorn Beetle Supercase witch is thick and have no problems with the Samsung fast wireless charger. I go from about 20% to 100 in about 1 and a half hours.

Ockham1 said:
That might be case dependent. I have a thin case that works well with wireless charging, and another that is thicker and that one I have to position more carefully.
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Took my case off and tried it nude for a while, no difference unfortunately.

no cabled fast charge here?

fast wireless charging does not work
NebbyWan said:
For me it's been the opposite. Wired still works like a champ, but wireless fast charge is very spotty and I have to pick up and set down the phone a few times to get "fast" to finally show up.
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hey, i have the same exact problem, although I've never been able to get it to work with "fast wireless charging". I have a great charger, two samsung QI fast chargers and my S7E never ever charged fast when wireless. Did you figure this out by any chance?

i have the same problem. any solution?

pandastick said:
hey, i have the same exact problem, although I've never been able to get it to work with "fast wireless charging". I have a great charger, two samsung QI fast chargers and my S7E never ever charged fast when wireless. Did you figure this out by any chance?
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Unfortunately, no.; still have the issue. Sometimes have to pick up and put down the phone 5 times before it switches to fast charge.

Stock charger no longer work

stock charger stopped working and phone no longer turbo charge.. tried a replacement that worked for 2 months and stopped as well.. phone only chargers with regular usb/chargers.. I'm guessing it's a software problem or could be hardware as well but I'm not the only one with this problem I'm sure.. Anyone have a fix?

Highly unlikely it is a software issue... The Moto X is very finicky about Turbo Chargers and the cable, always use a high quality cable and power supply, I recommend Eversame microUSB cables and Aukey QC 2.0 chargers (car or A/C), I have used them for a long time with no issues at all. Come to think of it, my original charger is probably still in the box, don't think I have ever used it. lol

acejavelin said:
Highly unlikely it is a software issue... The Moto X is very finicky about Turbo Chargers and the cable, always use a high quality cable and power supply, I recommend Eversame microUSB cables and Aukey QC 2.0 chargers (car or A/C), I have used them for a long time with no issues at all. Come to think of it, my original charger is probably still in the box, don't think I have ever used it. lol
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Well I bought another charger off amazon and that didn't work as well.. Probably gonna give either chargers u mentioned a try... Just wanna hear everyone's views on this

I had a stock motorola charger stop working as well. I've moved on to higher quality cables like he said.

rossbeck said:
I had a stock motorola charger stop working as well. I've moved on to higher quality cables like he said.
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So it's safe to say it's a cable problem.. I bought a similar charger like stock on Amazon and same problem.. Probably need to change brand like u said.. Waiting for other inputs

Just had the same thing happen to me literally a few minutes ago. Turbo charger isn't working so I have to use a regular one. Just ordered the cable and charger in acejavelin's post.

A Samsung charger from like the S7 will quick charge the phone. At least mine does. It even gives the TurboCharge toast after plugging it in.

Spasticdroid said:
A Samsung charger from like the S7 will quick charge the phone. At least mine does. It even gives the TurboCharge toast after plugging it in.
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Interesting

Spasticdroid said:
A Samsung charger from like the S7 will quick charge the phone. At least mine does. It even gives the TurboCharge toast after plugging it in.
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Yes, because that charger is QC2.0 compliant, I have used on of my son's S7 Edge chargers on more than occasion with no problems and it gets "Turbo charge" just fine... So will most other OEM chargers that are Quick Charge 2.0 compliant.

Wireless Charging

Is there a special kind of wireless charger I am going to need to buy for this phone? It's my first of this kind.

Should work with QI or PMA wireless chargers. Qi is the more popular standard and has more options available.

Fast Wireless Charging?
Does any one know if it supports Fast wireless charging?
I Have been trying to find the wireless charging specs on the phone no luck so far.

uacolon said:
Does any one know if it supports Fast wireless charging?
I Have been trying to find the wireless charging specs on the phone no luck so far.
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Does not support fast wireless charging. Ive tried 3 different fast chargers and the phone will only do standard wireless charging speeds. LG also stated they did not incorporate fast wireless charging and I believe it was due to the way the phone is being cooled.

wingzfan said:
Does not support fast wireless charging. Ive tried 3 different fast chargers and the phone will only do standard wireless charging speeds. LG also stated they did not incorporate fast wireless charging and I believe it was due to the way the phone is being cooled.
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Much thanks for the prompt reply.
I had remembered the Wifey Has the Samy quick wireless charger...and i was just going to have her dig for it at her work..
no need now... Darn LG..
Thanks Again wingzfan;

uacolon said:
Much thanks for the prompt reply.
I had remembered the Wifey Has the Samy quick wireless charger...and i was just going to have her dig for it at her work..
no need now... Darn LG..
Thanks Again wingzfan;
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No Problem. The sammy charger still works just not fast. I have one next to my bed so at night I drop it on and by morning its full. Thats about the only purpose I can see making sense though.

Just got a Samsung wireless charger
I got the Samsung circular stand charger that comes with both cable and plug and I'm impressed by how fast it charges. I am however a little concerned that the charging light doesn't change from blue to green when the phone reaches 100%. It stays lit and even the phone still indicates that it is still charging.
Should I be worried about this or is that normal?

kimragone said:
I got the Samsung circular stand charger that comes with both cable and plug and I'm impressed by how fast it charges. I am however a little concerned that the charging light doesn't change from blue to green when the phone reaches 100%. It stays lit and even the phone still indicates that it is still charging.
Should I be worried about this or is that normal?
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As far as I know, quality chargers would slow down the charging at the 99% and keep topping the phone up, that way it keeps the battery safe from overcharging and it maintains the battery. I don't have exact science in detail in my head nor have any article saved to provide the link, but I think that this must be it. Look up your particular's charger's specifications online.

OP5 with regular type-C charger is not charging ?

Guys I have found something strange.
Last night I had left my dash charger somewhere so I plugged in my OP5 in a regular charger for the night. The red charging led was on. The following morning, my phone was more or less on the same battery percentage. I installed Ampere from the playstore and the charger, that is supposed to output up to 2.4A or even more using QC3.0, was only charging my battery with 300mAh. I doubt it actually did this all night, considering my battery hadn't charged at all.
Since I've tried 4 other chargers, and it seems I can't get more than 400mAh out of them according to Ampere.
My 3T could be charged with any regular charger, although much slower than dash charging, but I could get 1-2A without problems.
Do you guys have the same? Or is my OP5 broken?
Could somebody please try?

Charging Ok here
With 830mA on an normal USB (1A) charger (Not great but OK)

Well i have a microsoft 3A usb c charger, works like a charm.. not dash but it charges!

Hm, thanks! So either a Quickcharge charger is a problem with th OP5, or my device is broken.
Let me find an old & simple charger to check this.

I've tested it with my QC 3.0 chargers all over the house and in my car and It works like it should.

TheFrozen4 said:
Since I've tried 4 other chargers, and it seems I can't get more than 400mAh out of them according to Ampere.
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have you tried other cables too ? cause they are the problem most of the time.

I charged with Samsung Galaxy S7's fast charger and another USB-C cable and it's working fine and without overheating phone or charger

kabauterman said:
I've tested it with my QC 3.0 chargers all over the house and in my car and It works like it should.
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Same for me, with this cable: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/TIE...on-Fast-Charging-Type-C-Data/32727882959.html ... and Zero problems

Hastaloego said:
have you tried other cables too ? cause they are the problem most of the time.
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I'm so happy you posted this.
Indeed, the issue is not the charger or my phone, but the cabling!
I have many cheaper and ultra-cheap USB cables, and some work and others don't. I now got rid of all cables that do not work. I'm a happy man.
Thanks all.

TheFrozen4 said:
I'm so happy you posted this.
Indeed, the issue is not the charger or my phone, but the cabling!
I have many cheaper and ultra-cheap USB cables, and some work and others don't. I now got rid of all cables that do not work. I'm a happy man.
Thanks all.
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you are welcome.
i also used the app ampere https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gombosdev.ampere
to test all my cables.. it was very surprising how many of the "quality cables" only provided usb charging while some "cheap cables" provided full power
(not dash power but way better than just usb current 200 - 500 mA)