Hey guys,
Thought I might post about my HTC EVO Back-lit speaker mod and other things done to my phone physically.
My Blog does show it best:
http://doesitpew.blogspot.com/2011/03/htc-evo-4g-mods-beyond-stock-and-one-of.html
However, here are the Pics of the Speaker Mod!
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You can see that now my phone has a Back-lit Speaker port! This is made using a PCB using a simple Resistor/LED serial connection. For those without aa thicker cover, this is still possible because the LED circuit is the same size as the speaker port (though it will muffle with a normal back) or you can put it in the back area of the headphone port.
My reason for this is I am a girl, so I put my phone in my purse when moving about. DO YOU KNOW HOW IMPOSSIBLE IT IS TO FIND YOUR PHONE IN A DARK PURSE? This solves that without being too bright. Also, do not worry as it uses almost no battery and will continue to shine, even if the phone does not have enough voltage to run as this needs only 2.0v to have full illumination! Also, doe not violate the warranty as you do not have to crack open the phone to install, just wrap the wire around the spring loaded battery connections! To connect, just use the FAR RIGHT AND FAR LEFT of the 4 pins, otherwise your phone will get very angry with you and will not charge. Tape is used to diffuse the light.
The red is the base plastic of the phone (used to be covered with black rubberized paint). This has been initially removed by using the back of a razor blade and then finished with plastic polish using a dremel.
Finally finished off with a $7 shipped eBay extended battery with cover.
Nice work!
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ok, but why in the hell would you need a backlit speaker? edit: i see now that i read your whole post.
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Its cosmetic and slightly functional. great for those of us with shallow pockets and dark couches!
Kinda cool. Checked out your blog. Some nice engineering and creativity on there. Love the Link and Kirby post-it art.
Niiiiiiiiice !!!!!
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Childofthehorn said:
Hey guys,
Thought I might post about my HTC EVO Back-lit speaker mod and other things done to my phone physically.
My Blog does show it best:
http://doesitpew.blogspot.com/2011/03/htc-evo-4g-mods-beyond-stock-and-one-of.html
However, here are the Pics of the Speaker Mod!
You can see that now my phone has a Back-lit Speaker port! This is made using a PCB using a simple Resistor/LED serial connection. For those without aa thicker cover, this is still possible because the LED circuit is the same size as the speaker port (though it will muffle with a normal back) or you can put it in the back area of the headphone port.
My reason for this is I am a girl, so I put my phone in my purse when moving about. DO YOU KNOW HOW IMPOSSIBLE IT IS TO FIND YOUR PHONE IN A DARK PURSE? This solves that without being too bright. Also, do not worry as it uses almost no battery and will continue to shine, even if the phone does not have enough voltage to run as this needs only 2.0v to have full illumination! Also, doe not violate the warranty as you do not have to crack open the phone to install, just wrap the wire around the spring loaded battery connections! To connect, just use the FAR RIGHT AND FAR LEFT of the 4 pins, otherwise your phone will get very angry with you and will not charge. Tape is used to diffuse the light.
The red is the base plastic of the phone (used to be covered with black rubberized paint). This has been initially removed by using the back of a razor blade and then finished with plastic polish using a dremel.
Finally finished off with a $7 shipped eBay extended battery with cover.
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i notice u have one of those ebay batteries. how is it working for u?
Cheap Battery that does a good extra two and a half above stock out of the box. great deal
you're my kinda girl ;]
Cool mod.
Use your handy dandy DMM to check polarity & voltages?
On the battery or the LED?
Basically, the battery will keep the phone on from a peak of 4.2V and low of about 3.3-3.4 depending on what your setup is. Now, where the led is hooked up is after the battery charging circuit that brings down the voltage to 4.0-4.2V from 5V (again depending on if you have 002 hardware or later versions). That means that this battery will essentially show the same brightness from 3-4Volts and my choice of resistor for this was 103ohm as it was not too bright, but bright enough. The light will show down to 2V with decent brightness, at the limits of the discharge circuitry in your battery (stock cuts itself, the chinese ones do not and do allow overcharging).
You do not need a DMM or Scope for this (even though I love my DSO Nano V2, always in my purse for when I need it!)
BTW: Here is the cheapest on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...921654&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_2524wt_998
Shipping was MUCH faster than listed, arrived in less than a week!
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BTW: Here is the cheapest on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...921654&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_2524wt_998
Shipping was MUCH faster than listed, arrived in less than a week!
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You said you are getting 2 hours above stock... how many hours are we talking because usage varies from user to user. Just curious.
Mostly data usage. I am a data user more than talk. This means web-surfing and internet connected games/apps.
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Mostly data usage. I am a data user more than talk. This means web-surfing and internet connected games/apps.
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right, but what i mean is what did you get stock (now is stock +2hrs). So, I understand you are getting increased battery life but I am still wondering what you are getting, on avg.
Thnx!
Nicely done.
I likey! I have some extra SMD's laying around from when I changed the lights on the dash of my car to all be one color. I have to take my phone apart anyway to change my cracked digitizer and replace the exterior housing, so I may just do this in the process.
Thanks for the info!
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You do not need a DMM or Scope for this (even though I love my DSO Nano V2, always in my purse for when I need it!)
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The Nanos are very cool
Ordered my e bay battery a few days ago. Once it arrives I will be doing this.
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Do you notice a difference in battery life?
Related
Went to 2 diff stores here in orange county non of them knew what I was talking about till I showed them this article.
http://www.tmonews.com/2010/12/new-mytouch4g-and-galaxy-tab-accessories-arrive/
Hope to find out more about it and see if its worth it!
I went to the TMO store with the intent of buying one and changed my mind once I saw the size. They add a lot of thickness and they have a lump on the side where the USB connector hooks up to the phone.
btmec said:
I went to the TMO store with the intent of buying one and changed my mind once I saw the size. They add a lot of thickness and they have a lump on the side where the USB connector hooks up to the phone.
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could you go back and get a picture of it next to stock phone, so we can see the size comparison?
I'm really amazed at how reluctant manufacturers (HTC?) are to utilize the damn charging contacts on the side of the phone! Seriously, what moron thought it would be a better idea to have a skin with a huge lump on the side to house a USB plug instead of simply wiring three small contacts into side of the skin? Come on! Pull your head out of your a$$es HTC!
Psyclism said:
I'm really amazed at how reluctant manufacturers (HTC?) are to utilize the damn charging contacts on the side of the phone! Seriously, what moron thought it would be a better idea to have a skin with a huge lump on the side to house a USB plug instead of simply wiring three small contacts into side of the skin? Come on! Pull your head out of your a$$es HTC!
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This is pretty much the correct answer.
I don't understand it either. The pins were one of the reasons I decided to keep this phone over the Nexus S. I assumed we would get all kinds of cool accessories that made use of them. Alas, nothing.
Depressing, indeed.
I was excited about this accessory, until I saw that giant lump on the side. It's pretty ridiculous, if you ask me.
The Nexus One had the pins as well, during the life of the phone the only two items to use them were the HTC desk dock and car dock. Manufacturers seem to forget about them.
Whats so great about the pins anyway?
Saw it and I'll pass on this too...wth were they thinking on this one!
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The Nexus One had the pins as well, during the life of the phone the only two items to use them were the HTC desk dock and car dock. Manufacturers seem to forget about them.
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I love my nexus dock granted it didn't come issue free (won't dock right if not seated properly) but it automatically goes to clock mode and I had it hooked up to my stereo where I streamed/listed to my music docked/undocked.
ArcticWolf91 said:
Whats so great about the pins anyway?
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Pins are great, you don't have to plug in your phone to charge your phone. All you do is just set it to the dock. Now for pins on a car dock, it automatically goes to carmode. I just hope if tmobile makes a cardock they learned from the mistakes of the nexus ver and add a 3.5mm jack in the back.
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Whats so great about the pins anyway?
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The pins are larger, and can allow for greater amperage depending on the internal circuitry. The Nexus One car dock would charge my phone *incredibly* fast; it was awesome. It was the one charger that could keep up with (and easily surpass) the discharge rate of the battery when using Google Navigation.
Here's a photo
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Aloha from beautiful Hawaii
We only got 3 in stock....sucks bc its awesome!
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wonder wats up with the lump on the side ?
The lump is to cover the micro USB connector
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It's the connector. And I heard that this case is bad for the battery cuz its always charging....
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Oh and it almost tripled the thickness and adds a good amount of weight. I just got one...gonna see how extended it really is...
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It's the connector. And I heard that this case is bad for the battery cuz its always charging....
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Ive wondered about this myself. I have one (got it for christmas), and while my battery life has increased, it seems to be getting worse and worse, especially if I ever go without the skin (ie, to charge the skin and still be able to use the phone). I swear, I was in the car on the way to college and had half the battery drain in oon hour powerskin was depleted. Mind you, that skin lasted a good 7+ hours, but then my phone nearly died before i got to school to charge it.
this thing is quite epic fail. i dont even mind the bulge its the fact that it keeps charging the battery at all times which scares the crap outta me. price is cheap at 40 but still not worth it. returning it tomorrow.
My Review
I have had this power skin for a week and I overall Like it. One thing this doesn't help is from not shattering the screen.. Because I shattered mine day 2 I had this powerskin, but I overall enjoy it and I don't even worry about the battery anymore.
A trick and something I noticed to make it not to always charge your device is if you charge just the powerskin by itself and unplug it then put your phone in it. It will not charge your phone until you turn it on by pressing the button on the back.
If you need more battery juice and longer battery life I suggest you get you will notice a difference.
I dont even know which tmobile stores are selling powerskins for this phone
just call and ask. alot of stores have them cause of the cancer lump on the side of the phone lols.
After reading about someone else trying this I decided I'd give it a go too.
I'm writing this up for anyone else with enough skill who would like to try it themselves.
Before I continue, disclaimer time
I WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE TO YOUR PHONE, BATTERY OR SELF FROM FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE!
If you do it correctly, however, you will probably get really good battery life, if you bought a quality item.
I have chosen a claimed 3500mAh battery designed for an HTC HD7.
You can get these batteries direct from china, or alternatively (like me) you can source them through our well known friendly auction site.
I chose this battery as it is the same form factor and similar design specs as the HTC Wildfire S original battery. The only difference between them is that the battery contacts are on the wrong side of the battery (right instead of left).
So to begin, I remove the sticky film from the battery, to get to the cells inside.
If you are careful enough you could remove this film without ruining it (like I did!) but its not essential. The more important thing is to not damage the cells inside, keeping your craft knife blade flat to the battery helps prevent this.
Once you are in, the cells need to be removed from the plastic skeleton that gives the battery unit its solid shape, battery contact cutouts and battery retention notches (that keep the contact end locked in place).
I found with the battery I had bought, the two cells were connected with thin metal strips. These made it easy to realign the contact PCB (and foam pads) to the other cell (which would effectively make contact with my phones battery bay possible), the foam pad was glued into place and the contact PCB is just resting on it.
By moving the PCB and turning the plastic skeleton, the original holes for the contacts (four of them) were now on the wrong side, it was a simple case of cutting a new hole for this contact plate to show through.
When trying to retrofit the case back into the phone, I realised the notches that keep the contact end in place didnt fit correctly, this meant I had to cut away the edges on the new battery contact side for it to fit.
Once the cells were back in place in the skeleton, it was just a case of replacing the sticky-backed film and fitting a silicone case to prevent the battery from falling out!
I havent had time to test the full life of the battery, so the 3500mAh is only "claimed" and not confirmed for now.
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Those pictures are the biggest I've seen, what camera you used?
Sorry for the large pics! I just IMG linked from photobucket...
They were taken with a Nokia X-6 8Gb (the wifes).
I can confirm that the battery must be either low quality twin 1750mAh cells or high quality twin 1230mAh cells.
Voltage has ranged from a normal 3.7v to 4.2v, I've had no bad side effects from this.
Temperatures have been better than with the normal cell. It sticks at a steady 25c and 26c while charging.
I have been getting 6 days standby/very light use (two calls a day, data mostly off) and two days extremely heavy use (calling, SMS, full data incl. WiFi 802.11n unrestricted plus regular GPS use).
So all in all, a healthy increase on standard battery life. I've gotten used to the extra thickness and the silicon case holds it in very well, with no restriction on the camera lens or flash (I presumed with stretching it, it may obstruct the camera and flash).
Just thought I'd add, I've rooted and stripped back the OS and I'm getting even better battery life.
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I would be worried about an overheating problem.
No over heating at all.
It still provides the same life as it did when I first hacked it.
I would never be able to go back to my original battery now.
Since updating the ROM I can control the clock speeds more effectively, giving me more than two days on heavy use (Its always being used as a hotspot for my A500 on the train and when local WiFi is crappy).
I've been able to live with the extra depth to the phone, worth the effort IMHO.
I've just taken an interim screenshot at 14 hours from 100% and will post it and the follow-up sometime after tomorrow. Gonna run it down to nothing to prove how worth it this hack really is.... well, for someone who cant afford a better/newer phone that is....
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Cool, will do after I've got the last screenshot as I dont want to interrupt the battery graph.
I've just taken the silicone case off and found the battery to be cold, nevermind hot.
I think its probably because of the lower drain on it. It was designed for a more powerful and feature rich phone after all....its probably only drawing 2 thirds the current that the HD7 requires at normal usage....
EDIT- Done. Photobucket allowed me to re-size online....
I think I might get round to making a more permanent back cover from my original too...
Phone screenshots attached.
This was from a standard early week usage scenario, I use my tethering on the train twice a day and when the studio's WiFi craps out or someone decides to stream. I call a few people here and there and text quite a bit.
Seems as though the major drain is the screen, I never think to turn the brightness down these days as the handset is that quick with Alquez' ROM and its OC that I'm seconds doing whatever....
forgot to click upload....duuuurrr!!
it is worth giving a try.Later will post the result
good job but LOL... that reminds me of teletubbies!
Sounds interesting right? yes, its very much true. I bought this type of cover from local market. I must say the cover has a brilliant design. Also, the way in which it functions is simply superb. I am also sharing some snaps of the cover here. Such type of cover really comes handy in case you are travelling and it is not possible to get charging point.
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Since my galaxy note is white in colour, I have a white flip cover. The small dots (5 of them) on lower left hand side is for speakers. The 5 bright dots slighly bigger in size at the lower center show the backup battery power level. This case itself contains a backup battery worth 3800 mAh inside.
The circular button on the lower right hand side is for charging the mobile. Press this button for 3 seconds and then it will start charging your mobile's internal battery using the power of the backup battery. If you want to stop charging, again press the button for 3 seconds.
When you use the external charger with wire, it charges mobile's internal battery as well as the backup battery simultaneously. The backup battery is sufficient enough to fully charge your galaxy note's internal battery once. This type of design comes very handy when you are traveling and you don't have any charging point anywhere.
See how Galaxy Note fits in the flip cover. The design is very nice and made keeping in mind the size of the phone. This flip cover acts as a protective case too.
This snap is extremely important. The mobile needs to be carefully placed inside the flip cover. See the silver colour charging pin in black circle. That needs to fit properly in the mobile's charging slot. Don't damage it.
The flip cover also has a stand from back side. This makes video viewing a brilliant experience. Overall, I liked this flip cover a lot and I can definitely suggest you all to buy it. Its really worth !!!
IMPORTANT POINT TO REMEMBER (my observation after use of this cover)-->
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Whenever the cover battery and phone battery are getting charged simultaneously, the preference is given to cover battery. Cover battery is worth 3800 mAh and Note's internal battery is around 2300mAh so overall charging time goes beyond 5 to 6 hours. Thats why I use this cover in case I am out of house for long time or I am travelling as it is not possible to get charging point. A day before going out, take the phone out of cover and charge the cover. This will be faster.
Do you have a name/brand or info on where it can be purchased ?
Yeah I ordered one like this that almost messed up my phone. Where did you get this one
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Do you have a name/brand or info on where it can be purchased ?
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Nope. I don't have that. Just ask for flip cover with inbuilt battery. I have updated my post above with my observations. Do check.
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Yeah I ordered one like this that almost messed up my phone. Where did you get this one
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How it messed up the phone? Its just a charging cover. Please let me know. I have not faced any issues yet. Also, I have updated my post above with my observations. Do check.
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Yeah I ordered one like this that almost messed up my phone. Where did you get this one
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Can you be a little more specific I'm thinking about getting a similar case.. and any real world user experience be it good or bad would be appreciated. .
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Probably worked like some cheap Chinese knock off charger and tried to fry his phone. That's the problem with these things - they often do have brilliant design but quality control and cutting corners in production simply sucks. Still, I want one *__*
Looks pretty good!
cool stuff, i found another version more then a year ago on brando with the stylus cut out hole so you can pull the stylus out even in the cover
This one does not have cut for removing spen. But still I find it helpful. Its very rare that i use spen.
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where can I get one of this please, europe
Found it on e-bay but a different one. From the pic it has s-pen hole
HTML:
http://www.ebay.in/itm/3000mAh-Backup-Battery-Flip-Cover-Case-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-GT-N7000-i9220-/271053076206#rpdId
HTML:
http://soonhua.en.alibaba.com/product/882092925-0/3000mAh_Backup_Battery_With_Flip_Cover_Case_For_Samsung_Galaxy_Note_GT_N7000_i9220.html
I tried this under a TPU case on my GSM GNex and it works!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Qi-wireless...S_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item2eca5c000c
Edit: there are cheaper listings for it, search and get it for less.
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Interesting.
No way to install it using the stock battery cover?
Well I'm sure you could, depends on how thick it is. Perhaps a stock extended cover. I don't know about the extended battery though. It's pushing stock cases as it is.
I'm not 100% sold on the USB port and flex cable. I guess if you use a TPU case, this would mostly be concealed but I've seen these where they actually attach between the battery and battery contact inside the phone (double sided flex cable with copper connections on both side). That would be ideal and I'm sure it would work.
Similar to this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Standard-Wireless-Charging-Receiver/dp/B00BCC2B1Q/ref=pd_sim_cps_16
It just bends to go in between the battery and phone contacts. These are also meant to go under the battery cover. Our batteries use 4 prongs, not sure if this one listed is compatible. I would buy one in a heartbeat if someone posted a link to one that works.
My N7 is Qi capable and I have a Qi Charger, but it goes largely unused. I'd use this in my bed room though for night charging. I'd like to keep the USB port open still for charging normally in my car or when traveling like normal.
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I don't see any actual easy way to do this. The one I posted before actually uses battery contacts under the battery cover that is specifically for this. The Galaxy Nexus does NOT have these. However with a little engineering, it should be just as easy. The battery has 4 contacts. The battery is labeled with (+) and (-) pins. One could probably grab one of these for the Galaxy S3, turn it sideways so the contacts are close to the battery pins, and use some kind of copper foil to wrap around the battery tabs and to the Coil leads.
I use an extended battery, which leaves me with little room. I have been wanting to experiment with cutting one of my backplates in half to just cover the top portion around the camera, giving me some additional room for stuff like this. Probably wouldn't work unless I used one of my stock standard batteries. Losing a few mAh for Qi might be a good trade off though.
The mod would actually adhere to the battery itself, thus no physical modifications are done to the phone. So I could always pick one of these up, hack a battery, and test it.
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Well I'm sure you could, depends on how thick it is. Perhaps a stock extended cover. I don't know about the extended battery though. It's pushing stock cases as it is.
I'm not 100% sold on the USB port and flex cable. I guess if you use a TPU case, this would mostly be concealed but I've seen these where they actually attach between the battery and battery contact inside the phone (double sided flex cable with copper connections on both side). That would be ideal and I'm sure it would work.
Similar to this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Standard-Wireless-Charging-Receiver/dp/B00BCC2B1Q/ref=pd_sim_cps_16
It just bends to go in between the battery and phone contacts. These are also meant to go under the battery cover. Our batteries use 4 prongs, not sure if this one listed is compatible. I would buy one in a heartbeat if someone posted a link to one that works.
My N7 is Qi capable and I have a Qi Charger, but it goes largely unused. I'd use this in my bed room though for night charging. I'd like to keep the USB port open still for charging normally in my car or when traveling like normal.
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I don't see any actual easy way to do this. The one I posted before actually uses battery contacts under the battery cover that is specifically for this. The Galaxy Nexus does NOT have these. However with a little engineering, it should be just as easy. The battery has 4 contacts. The battery is labeled with (+) and (-) pins. One could probably grab one of these for the Galaxy S3, turn it sideways so the contacts are close to the battery pins, and use some kind of copper foil to wrap around the battery tabs and to the Coil leads.
I use an extended battery, which leaves me with little room. I have been wanting to experiment with cutting one of my backpates in half to just cover the top portion around the camera, giving me some additional room for stuff like this. Probably wouldn't work unless I used one of my stock standard batteries. Losing a few mAh for Qi might be a good trade off though.
The mod would actually adhere to the battery itself, thus no physical modifications are done to the phone. So I could always pick one of these up, hack a battery, and test it.
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I have broken my Gnex's micro USB port recently and I am going to change the whole part:
A broken usb port, believe me is very annoying and I am thinking of adding qi charging capability to my Gnex to reduce the workload my my new port.
I don't know if there will be a risk of overcharging if a qi coil is attached directly to the battery, as a qi receiver coil converts oscillating magnetic field to 5V only.
How about adding a LiPo charging circuit that will cut off when the battery is full:
This exact board measured 10mm(w) X 12mm(l) X 2mm (h), a minor back cover mod is need to install that.
I've waited so long fo this
Thanks for the tip!
I actually did this to my GNEX. Although not how I pictured before.
I actually took a soldering iron and melted the plastic under the battery door where the pogo pins come in. From there I soldered 2 balls of solder over the outer pin contacts. From there I just laid the Qi pad on it to make contact and taped in place.
I used a slim case, so it required I cut one of my battery doors in half and used a standard battery. Extended battery would kinda work but the case would buldge at the bottom making a poor fit.
In the end, I glued the Qi pad to my feather case with poxy. With the case on, it kept the contacts connected. All that was visible was a small hole under the battery door. Worked great. Don't even have to take it apart.
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Um, it's not bad. I charged at night. I used a 750mAh Qi Pad, so it was faster then a slow charge but not quite as fast as a quick charge.
It was super easy. I had pictures up on Swappa when I sold it. If I can find the listing I'll post the link. It was probably the only GNex with Qi.
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http://swappa.com/listing/WZV666/samsung-galaxy-nexus-verizon
There's my post with pics of the Qi mod. Took a soldering iron and melted some plastic under the battery door, exposing the 3 pins. 2 solder balls on the outer pins. I squeezed a small piece of toothpick over the middle pin to provide separation. Then just laid down the pad and taped it. Took 5 min.
I squeezed all mine down to fit into feather case. You'll see the pics in the post. Pretty easy to follow.
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I didnt know that that is even possible by an easy upgrade Thx! I will try it.
So I'm really missing wireless charging after having stuffed it into my GS3 and the Nexus 4 obviously having it built in. So... being that I still had 2 chargers and 2 pads left over, I've decided to begin modding the Moto X after seeing there was quite a bit of room in the bottom of the phone under the battery cover when I was replacing the woven black with a MotoMaker back. Here's the pre-fitting photos. I had to trim some of the foam away at the bottom, and still need to trace where exactly to place the wires for the charging. I'm guessing I'll have to solder directly to the back of the USB port. Where it sits will be a perfect angle, and should not interfere with NFC at all (Yay google wallet!)
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I'll be posting periodically with updates, although I don't know when I'll have more time as I have 2 infant daughters that demand much attention.
Awesome!
I've been missing qi charging as well, hopefully you get this to work.
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I'll be posting periodically with updates, although I don't know when I'll have more time as I have 2 infant daughters that demand much attention.
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Curious to see how this goes. Even though I am quite sure the results will be positive.
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I hope you don't abandon the idea and keep us updated. Seems like a worthy project!
Go OP! I can't wait to see success with this, so that I may be able to do this mod myself as well.
Exactly what I was hoping someone would do. Hopefully this works out and is simple enough to do. :good:
Looks awesome, OP!
On a side note - where did you get the MotoMaker back? I'd like to change my back to a custom-colored one eventually too, but I haven't been able to find any backs online.
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Looks awesome, OP!
On a side note - where did you get the MotoMaker back? I'd like to change my back to a custom-colored one eventually too, but I haven't been able to find any backs online.
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You can get them on ebay now. Been eyeing getting one but waiting for the wood backs.
Well this is awesome man...!!!!! :good:
Wow, god speed. I don't yet have a Moto X (still holding out for a wood back) but I'm so used to using those Palm wireless chargers on my current phone (SGS)! I have one at work and one at home on my nightstand. It's a perfect angle of inclination for my preference and the wireless charging works great. Are you having any problems putting the phone back together? I know they don't leave much room in there for something as thick as one of these chargers. And I guess if I eventually get the wood back that probably wouldn't make for an easy time getting it off :-/
I'd like to do this too, which coil receiver do you recommend?
Thanks,
Danny
dhoppy said:
I'd like to do this too, which coil receiver do you recommend?
Thanks,
Danny
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The one he is using in the images uses the Palm Touchstone charger, you can find a bunch of applicable coils on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/bhp/palm-wireless-charging I am fairly certain that this coil will only work on that Touchstone and is not compatible with QI or Powermat.
edit: I also highly recommend buying some tiny magnets (I bought 1/4" by 1/32" circular ones) instead of the metal disks that are included so you can get it to snap a lot better to the stand.
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Anyone trying this should aim to have the charging coil as close to the camera as possible, the antennas are all in the lower back of the unit and you won't want to block them at all.
I have been looking at some wireless charging options myself. One of them is a small pad that should fit under most soft cases, it has a thin ribbon cable with a very low profile micro usb connector on the end. The better option is something like that but integrated internally. I haven't opened a Moto X yet to see how much space there is. What is the maximum thickness we can hope to have, is there anywhere near 1mm if we remove the silicone pad?
Everything I am looking at is Qi compatible.
I have also been studying high-res pictures of the inside of the Moto X looking for possible solder points for power, doesn't look too friendly at this point.
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Anyone trying this should aim to have the charging coil as close to the camera as possible, the antennas are all in the lower back of the unit and you won't want to block them at all.
I have been looking at some wireless charging options myself. One of them is a small pad that should fit under most soft cases, it has a thin ribbon cable with a very low profile micro usb connector on the end. The better option is something like that but integrated internally. I haven't opened a Moto X yet to see how much space there is. What is the maximum thickness we can hope to have, is there anywhere near 1mm if we remove the silicone pad?
Everything I am looking at is Qi compatible.
I have also been studying high-res pictures of the inside of the Moto X looking for possible solder points for power, doesn't look too friendly at this point.
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There is plenty of room towards the bottom and the silicone is maybe a mm in the thickest area. Insofar as blocking the antenna, I've never had issues with my sgs3 or note 2 with putting the coil over the antenna. However, with regards to solder points, you are right. This is not going to be easy without fully disassembling and finding either the microUSB solder points or the charging circuits entry points from the microUSB. I may be abandoning this if that's the case.
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Has anyone tried this (for the qi standard)? Thinking about giving it a shot.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Universa...faultDomain_15&var&hash=item27db52d3fa&_uhb=1
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Has anyone tried this (for the qi standard)? Thinking about giving it a shot.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Universa...faultDomain_15&var&hash=item27db52d3fa&_uhb=1
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That looks like it would be perfect to slip between the phone and a case, would bending it to conform to the back of the phone affect it's charging ability though? Or would it even be able to be bent?
"There is plenty of room towards the bottom and the silicone is maybe a mm in the thickest area. Insofar as blocking the antenna, I've never had issues with my sgs3 or note 2 with putting the coil over the antenna. However, with regards to solder points, you are right. This is not going to be easy without fully disassembling and finding either the microUSB solder points or the charging circuits entry points from the microUSB. I may be abandoning this if that's the case."
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So how would one check to see which of the 4 prongs connected to the ribbon going to the battery are the correct +/- terminals. I've been studying over the iFixIt.com images to come up with a plan and I think if I can get a random wireless charging coil from eBay then cut that ribbon to fit into the 2 needed ports for the battery ribbon, then the only thing would be size/fitment under the back cover.
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That looks like it would be perfect to slip between the phone and a case, would bending it to conform to the back of the phone affect it's charging ability though? Or would it even be able to be bent?
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It shouldn't matter. As long as the plug is in, and the pad is near the wireless charger.
This is kinda smart; can't believe this isn't widely known. I've never seen something like this.
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That looks like it would be perfect to slip between the phone and a case, would bending it to conform to the back of the phone affect it's charging ability though? Or would it even be able to be bent?
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Someone has to be the guinea pig on this.. I would love to be able to slide this under a case.