Hey guys, what's up?!
First and foremost, I want to say, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE TO WHATEVER MAY HAPPEN. This method is working smoothly for me and I hope it helps you two.
Ok, so recently, I found out that my phone isn't charging with the normal USB cord anymore. Like I put it in, and the LED lights up, but it's not charging at all. After trying many different chargers and USB cords, I realised that the problem is with the phone. I would keep it in charging for hours, and not a single percent goes up, it goes only down. So I wanted a new way to charge my phone and so I came up with this. After figuring it out, I realised that it charges my phone sooo much faster than with the normal cord. PLEASE FOLLOW EVERYTHING I SAY, AND MAKE SURE TO READ THE TROUBLESHOOTING SECTION AFTER THE GUIDE.
___--NOTE--___
1. You may want to have a backup USB cord. But if you follow this guide precisely, you won't need it.
2. Have patience and and time
3. Again, I am not responsible for anything that may happen to you, your phone, your house, your life or your mental state.
___--THE GUIDE--___
1. Unplug your USB cord from the charger.
2. Hold the end of the USB cord that actually goes into your phone.
3. Cut it off with a pliers as shown below
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4. Peel back the rubber coating for approximately three quarters of an inch
5. Cut off this rubber coating
6. Move all the little wires to one side and cut them off with the pliers aswell
7. Remove the aluminium coating around the coloured insulated wires.
8. Move the white woollen string to one side and cut it off
9. Move the white insulated wire to one side and cut it off.
10. Move the green insulated wire to one side and cut it off.
11. Now you should be left with a black insulated wire and red insulated wire.
12. Cut off three quarters of a centimeter of the red insulation of the red wire. This is hard, make sure you cut only the insulation and not the wires inside.
13. Cut off three quarters of a centimeter of the black insulation of the black wire. This is hard, make sure you cut only the insulation and not the wires inside.
14. Roll up the little metal wires of both the black and red wire so they look like this:
15. Now the cord is ready. Take the back cover off your phone.
16. Take out the battery to see this ( note, the phone I am showing this on is not an xperia M, because I was taking the picture on the xperia M. However, it still looks similar and this tutorial works for pretty much all androids!!)
17. Note that there is a + and - on the battery. The two small pins in front of the + is where you will put the red wire. The two small pins in front of the - is where you will put the black wire. SO REMEMBER, RED IS + AND BLACK IS -
18. Now push the battery back into place onto the wires
19. Plug the USB cord back into the charger and turn it on
20. After about 40-50 minutes. REMOVE THE CORD FROM THE CHARGER, take out the battery, remove the wires, reinsert the battery and turn the phone on. VOILA
___--TROUBLESHOOTING--___
1. You will notice that your charger will be very hot. This is normal and ok. Just let it be
2. You will know that your phone has reached 100% when the charger begins to cool down or has already cooled down
3. You can use your phone while it's charging, just make sure not to tangle the wires at the back.
4. I cannot stress this enough, make sure to take the USB cord out of the charger when finished charging.
Ok guys, if this helped you don't forget to hit that thanks button!!
lol this tutorial is like a fix it macgyver style. If you still have the warranty of your phone you may want to take it to a service centre to get your connector/motherboard replaced. Try running this to check out the problem and what is causing it.
@Remorcer It's not about just fixing the phone anymore. As the title says, this method charges the phone at least three or four times faster than normally. So personally, I still prefer this!
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Does the battery get hot?
Remorcer said:
Does the battery get hot?
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Nope. Just the actual charger
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Anyone wild enough to try it?
No, thanks.
I'm pretty sure this will damage battery in the long term:
1) Since you're feeding the battery directly, there's no circuit to cut off power after the battery is fully charged and most chargers will keep a low current, even after the battery is fully charged. Forget your phone plugged and bad things may happen.
2) If something goes wrong during the charging, your phone would interrupt the charging process to prevent issues, that won't happen here since you're feeding the battery directly.
3) You're feeding the battery with 5V while the charging voltage of most batteries (including the BA900 commonly used in Xperia M) is around 4.2V (and that may vary depending of the battery temperature). This voltage variation is correctly calculated by the phone accordingly to the temperature of the battery during the charging process and that won't happen when you feed it directly. In the long term, this also degrades your battery life and may render it unchargeable at all.
4) You're feeding 5V directly in the battery and in the phone board too, while most ICs have tolerable input voltages, in the long term this may also damage phone's board or other sensible ICs since it's expecting something around 3.7-4.2V and you're giving 5V.
mbc07 said:
No, thanks.
I'm pretty sure this will damage battery in the long term:
1) Since you're feeding the battery directly, there's no circuit to cut off power after the battery is fully charged and most chargers will keep a low current, even after the battery is fully charged. Forget your phone plugged and bad things may happen.
2) If something goes wrong during the charging, your phone would interrupt the charging process to prevent issues, that won't happen here since you're feeding the battery directly.
3) You're feeding the battery with 5V while the charging voltage of most batteries (including the BA900 commonly used in Xperia M) is around 4.2V (and that may vary depending of the battery temperature). This voltage variation is correctly calculated by the phone accordingly to the temperature of the battery during the charging process and that won't happen when you feed it directly. In the long term, this also degrades your battery life and may render it unchargeable at all.
4) You're feeding 5V directly in the battery and in the phone board too, while most ICs have tolerable input voltages, in the long term this may also damage phone's board or other sensible ICs since it's expecting something around 3.7-4.2V and you're giving 5V.
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I know you're probably right about everything you just said. However. I leave my phone to charge in this method over night. It charges to full and stops after that, normally. It may have longterm effects on the battery, however, I cannot charge my phone and other way. My warranty has ran out, so this is pretty much all I have. I've been using this method for around 3 months now. I don't have battery drainage. My phone works completely fine.
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It Works
Thanks. It works.... I am wild enough to do.:highfive:
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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!
Childofthehorn said:
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.
Childofthehorn said:
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!
Childofthehorn said:
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?
DONE! (kinda, still waiting on my magnets)
Behold, wireless charging in your car! No more tacky wires(well, in a way), no weird looking dock.
Items Needed for this exact project
Lexus IS300, any year, without navigation
Nexus 5 (or pretty much any other QI enabled device)
Soldering iron
Qi Charger
Lots of patience, 30 minutes to an hour of time
Small amount of soldering skills (just 2 soldering points)
A power source behind the "scenes" (panels), in this case, a GROM Audio device with a 5V output USB (female)
Micro USB cable that you are fine with leaving in the car
I think that's it.
Now, here's how I did it.
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This is a wireless charger($11 cheap one off eBay, they have tons on there, output is 1A), torn down to its bare essentials. No more plastic. With the help of a soldering iron, I desoldered the plugs from the charging area to the middle piece that has the light to fit into...
This!
Well this, my Center console vent that is in my IS (No navi )
Top View.
Bottom Views, last one with the cable plugged in.
Now, it is installed! Notice that the panel fits on top without any modifying to the panels, except for the actual charger itself.
Now how does it power up you ask?
With the help of my Grom audio device (which also gives me aux on my stock Lexus Stereo.) I left the USB plug in access in the glove compartment, just incase anything bad happens, or to not waste energy on the charger when I don't need it. Trying to figure out how to make my glove compartment less messy, but so far this is the best that I can do.
Note, no video. I will have that posted sometime, I just recorded it off an iPhone, so I will need to edit it so you get the full effect. Or not, I will probably just upload it, it will just take a few days.
Now, I want someone to do this, but even better than I did! Anything is possible!
Best of luck m8! That does sound amazing
Make sure the magnets are strong, otherwise a simple speed bump will toss away your nexus
You could try some HDD Neodymium magnets taken out of a HDD.
daniel_loft said:
You could try some HDD Neodymium magnets taken out of a HDD.
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Turns out the magnets I ordered are Neodymium, so I shall see how it works in a few days.
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Bumping because it is pretty much finished.
iLikeTurtuls said:
DONE! (kinda, still waiting on my magnets)
Behold, wireless charging in your car! No more tacky wires(well, in a way), no weird looking dock.
Items Needed for this exact project
Lexus IS300, any year, without navigation
Nexus 5 (or pretty much any other QI enabled device)
Soldering iron
Qi Charger
Lots of patience, 30 minutes to an hour of time
Small amount of soldering skills (just 2 soldering points)
A power source behind the "scenes" (panels), in this case, a GROM Audio device with a 5V output USB (female)
Micro USB cable that you are fine with leaving in the car
I think that's it.
Now, here's how I did it.
This is a wireless charger($11 cheap one off eBay, they have tons on there, output is 1A), torn down to its bare essentials. No more plastic. With the help of a soldering iron, I desoldered the plugs from the charging area to the middle piece that has the light to fit into...
This!
Well this, my Center console vent that is in my IS (No navi )
Top View.
Bottom Views, last one with the cable plugged in.
Now, it is installed! Notice that the panel fits on top without any modifying to the panels, except for the actual charger itself.
Now how does it power up you ask?
With the help of my Grom audio device (which also gives me aux on my stock Lexus Stereo.) I left the USB plug in access in the glove compartment, just incase anything bad happens, or to not waste energy on the charger when I don't need it. Trying to figure out how to make my glove compartment less messy, but so far this is the best that I can do.
Note, no video. I will have that posted sometime, I just recorded it off an iPhone, so I will need to edit it so you get the full effect. Or not, I will probably just upload it, it will just take a few days.
Now, I want someone to do this, but even better than I did! Anything is possible!
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Pircture links are broken. Try imgur album.
Update on pics please
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Update on pics please
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So I have some info to offer that may help people with this project. I did the same in the center console of my Miata, and here's a few things that may help people. First my setup.
Qi charger laying flat in center console, foam around the edges to keep the phone from moving (with a hole in the foam at the bottom, this is important). Immediately behind it I installed a fan because the phone would otherwise overheat because: I'm also running appradio unchained to an appradio head unit AND using a netgear push2tv for wireless display to the head unit.
This is a very nice setup, with a few flaws and considerations:
1. Phone likes to get hot and either barely charge or just maintain charge: the fan certainly helps, but also the phone being in a closed space with very low auto brightness helps keep this manageable
2. Must QI chargers will not accept straight vehicle voltage. My energizer pad would stop working as the voltage varied up to 14.3v when the car was running. As a result I added a simple few dollar voltage regulator inline to keep the voltage as close to 12v as possible. I should have tried to add in a delay as well since sometimes restarting tthe car will cause a momentary voltage drop big enough to confuse the charger, but it won't restart after the car does, leaving it flashing at me in error. This can also be solved by just going straight from off to start, and it doesn't happen all the time, so I'm dealing with it till I open it back up again.
Hope this helps someone
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Pircture links are broken. Try imgur album.
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Fixed, thank you for the idea.
compuw22c said:
Qi charger laying flat in center console, foam around the edges to keep the phone from moving (with a hole in the foam at the bottom, this is important). Immediately behind it I installed a fan because the phone would otherwise overheat because: I'm also running appradio unchained to an appradio head unit AND using a netgear push2tv for wireless display to the head unit.
This is a very nice setup, with a few flaws and considerations:
1. Phone likes to get hot and either barely charge or just maintain charge: the fan certainly helps, but also the phone being in a closed space with very low auto brightness helps keep this manageable
2. Must QI chargers will not accept straight vehicle voltage. My energizer pad would stop working as the voltage varied up to 14.3v when the car was running. As a result I added a simple few dollar voltage regulator inline to keep the voltage as close to 12v as possible. I should have tried to add in a delay as well since sometimes restarting tthe car will cause a momentary voltage drop big enough to confuse the charger, but it won't restart after the car does, leaving it flashing at me in error. This can also be solved by just going straight from off to start, and it doesn't happen all the time, so I'm dealing with it till I open it back up again.
Hope this helps someone
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The cable that I bought from grom audio outputs 5v (does not list the Amps.) Knowing a little bit of info about car chargers and how it pretty much rushes the power to the device before calming down after a second or 2, I made sure the USB is accessible in the glove compartment, as shown in picture 10. The wiring is a little messy, but I barely had time to install the unit.
Regarding the heat, I have an iPhone that I used for music (it was cheaper for me to buy it than buying an iPod), and a stock stereo so I don't have to worry about the heat too much, but being on the dash will definitely heat it up, along with the charging itself, especially during the heat. I'll most likely be using it at night, or on long trips, mainly because I have not got magnets to hold it down. I tried the hard drive magnets, however the ones I received were too small (the said 1x3, so I assume CM but it was MM.) I have a dead hard drive, which I might use for the magnets. I am looking for a magnet thats like the size of a quarter and 1mm thin, so pretty much a magnet quarter or penny hahah. If the magnet from my HDD don't work, then back to eBay again!
Hi all
Continuing on my new found hobby of tech reviewing I wanted to share with you my thoughts on a new Lumsing product ive got my hands on.
Unboxing
The powerbank comes in a fairly well packed in a cardboard box with a little handle and minimal product information on the front of the box.
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On the back there is a good list of features:
Size 4.88 x 2.64 x 0.51 inches
capacity 6000mAh
Weight 6.49oz
Input Mirco USB 5V / 1.5A
Output 5V / AA & USB 5V / 2.1A
Service life 500 charge cycles
compatible with all 5volt input required devices.
Security protection design
protection for overcharge
protection for overvoltage
protection for overcurrent
protection for short-circuit
And one of the other product features I thought important to point out:
Made with grade A cells and premium microchips.
The fact that this device lists 4 different protection methods is really important to me. I know it basically just a battery but its a lithium product which im planning on plugging my expensive devices into and I dont plan on having it explode or overvolt and break my phone or tablet. Having all 4 listed puts my mind at rest somewhat. I also like the fact that they have pointed out that they are using premium productions and a first for any battery pack I’ve reviewed - they call out the service life! Finally a company that will state how long these things should last. 500 cycles feels like a good bit of usage, I dont tend to use these things a lot and seeing as it can recharge my phone 3 to 4 times I could actually get 2000 phone recharges out of it before it starts to give up. I do a fair amount of travelling and I think it will be a number of years before I use up this product service life.
Hands on
Anyway enough about the box and the outer packaging, lets open it up already and take a look inside. I have to say the box felt a little cheap, being printed basically on brown card so I wasnt holding out high hopes when I opened it up for the quality of the product. How wrong I was!! Inside the battery is really well packed in a solid foam insert and in a little bag. Included under the powerbank is a nice little coiled USB lead. Again not something I’ve seen from the other powerbanks I’ve reviewed, this to me, although a simple little thing makes all the difference, seeing the little coiled lead was a moment of “oh thats good” in my head. I tend to use these powerbanks on the go, usually on holiday or when im out and about on a long day out (shopping with the girlfriend!), so i tend to have the powerbank in my pocket and as my phone starts getting lo I just plug it in to my powerbank and have the whole thing charging in my pocket while im walking around. Some of the companies seem to think you need a 2m lead with these things! So this for me is a big plus! It is worth noting that no Apple leads are included but these can be purchased separately.
One thing that did let me down with the lead is that it is charge only, there are no pins for syncing so straight away meaning that if you are traveling you need this lead for the powerbank and another lead for syncing with a PC. Feels a little mean…
Ok continuing to unbox, there is also included a lovely feeling little bag for the powerbank with drawstrings and a Lumsing logo. This also impressed me as I havent had any others which included a bag to keep it in. Also included is a simple instruction manual with how to use the product.
The powerbank itself is covered in brushed aluminum and is pretty solid feeling and it looks lovely (it was a pain to take a picture of because its so shiny!!) On the top there is a USB input port for charging and 2 USB output ports labelled 2.1A and 1A. Having a parent who needs reading glasses for everything a potential improvement would be to colour code the ports to prevent you plugging a 1A device into the 2.1A port by mistake and damaging it.
Also looking at the device from top (or bottom) profile shows an apparent bulge in the middle of the device. Im assuming this is just the battery cells but having had a galaxy S4 with bulging battery problems this made me worry slightly about what was going on under the skin! It charged and discharged fine so I wont dwell on this.
The top, side and bottom are a black plastic with a blue trim. Another nice little touch to add to the premium feel of this product was the fact that all the black plastic parts of the device are covered with that peel-away protection which always feels nice to peel and and makes it feel like they really care that this is in beautiful condition when it reaches you.
On the side is a single bottom (left hand side) along with 4 blue lights each of which indicates 25% of the battery capacity. towards the bottom is a dotted design which looks kinda cool. The right hand side is all aluminum (single sheet used to cover front, back and 1 side.
Overall it charged my Galaxy S4 fine. The 2.1A rating slightly confused me as my phone is 2.0A input and most of my other devices are 1.0A. I plugged it in and nothing blew up so I assume 0.1A isnt anything to worry about.
Positive points
+Really really premium feel
+Felt bag
+Coiled charging cable included (USB)
+Premium aluminum body
+stylish looks
+Premium lithium cells and circuitry used
+Well packaged and protected
+Two different charge outputs
Negative points
-Charge only lead included, so cant be used for phone sync
-Slight bulge in unit, not sure if it was just mine or if this is normal
-The aluminum body seems to scratch fairly easily
-Input for charging is only 1.5A so no fastcharge from 2A phone chargers
Conclusions
Feels like the manufacturer really cares about their product and the end user experience. There were a few very minor annoyances but these are easily overcome with the premium feel to the device. Lumsing is my new top choice for power accessories.
Score
My Score out of 5:
:good::good::good::good::good:
5 out of 5 - really premium quality and premium feel to this device.
Bottom Line
Top quality premium device with almost every detail well thought out.
Links
Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KV80WYA
Also available in black and orange
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lumsing-6000mah-Portable-External-Battery/dp/B00KT26W0G
Manufacturer Website
http://www.lumsing.com/product/ultra-slim-lumsing-6000mah-portable-power-bank/
This is a review of Anker Car Jump Start Battery and a Portable Charger. http://www.ianker.com/product/A1501011 , available on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00T2GT9L4/
After reviewing so many different Anker batteries, I'm more used to writing about their products that can save your phone. Here is the first one for me - a product from Anker that can actually save your car and perhaps turn into a real Life Saver if you are stuck in the middle of nowhere! After so many snow storms, last few months have been rough here on East Coast. As I mentioned in my previous Astro E7 review, I usually prepare for the winter with extra bags of salt, a few canisters of gasoline for our portable generator, and making sure all my external Anker batteries are fully charged! But one thing I didn't account for was my 8 year old original car battery that gave me trouble early one morning when temperature dropped below zero. Thank God it was in our driveway next to my wife's car, so I had access to jump start it, but a thought crossed my mind if I would have been away at work, stuck in the empty parking lot. I ended up replacing my car battery about a month ago, and when found out that Anker is releasing a jump-start battery for the car - I requested a review sample to learn more about this fantastic product. I do have to admit that I didn't get a chance to use this battery to actually jump start the car because you do need a car with a dead battery for that test. But I wanted to review this battery based on what it's capable of. Just think of it as insurance, something you have to invest into once to protect you in the future.
Let me first start with a packaging, something everybody will appreciate since it's a sturdy hard plastic case with a molded handle and two locking latches – a case intended to be stored away in a trunk of your car for emergency use. Even before you open it up, you know right away this is a tool box, not a toy. Once opened, you will see a top cover with a foam lining and a plastic form-fitted tray at the bottom partitioned with sections for the battery, jump start cable, and charging cables. Such partitioning is very important because you don't want anything to rattle or slide inside of the case when you are driving. In addition to the battery itself, you have a variety of cable accessories including 15V/1A wall charger, 15V/0.8A car charger, usb to micro-usb charging cable, jumper cable attachment, and a very comprehensive Manual/Guide.
Unit itself is a 10,000 mAh battery. If you need to quickly charge it up, using slow 5V input charger will not be enough. Utilizing 15V input reassures that your Anker battery will be fully charged and ready in no time! Also while keeping it in the car, the battery will stay "fresh" for about 3 months in standby, but you have to be sure to periodically check and charge it up if necessary. As a matter of fact, convenience of both wall and car chargers will give you a flexibility to be able to charge this battery even when you are driving. Once fully charged, you can always check the capacity by pressing Power button and checking 4-led indicator on the side. Right next to this led indicator you have 2 usb charging ports, rated at 1A and 2.1A, to be used for emergency charging of your smartphone or tablet. Next to that you have 15V/1A input port, and 12V/200A jumper cable port covered by a rubber flap to keep contacts clean and dust-free.
The battery housing is made out of sturdy plastic with rubbery side grips all around it. The size of the housing is not exactly pocket friendly measuring about 7.3" x 3.3" x 1.7" and with a weight of about 385g, but as I mentioned before this battery is intended to be stored inside of the case in your car trunk. It's clear this battery was designed with durability being its higher priority. Another very useful element of the design is a front facing powerful LED light. It gets activated with a long press of a power button to start with a solid light, and switched to slow and fast blinking with a follow up short press of the power button; another long press turns it off. The light is very bright and can come handy in different emergency or even everyday use situations.
Even so this is very capable high capacity rugged battery with a wide angle super bright LED, a real star of this product is Jump Start cable! Operation is VERY simple. First you need to be sure you have at least one solid LED indicating 25% of charge still available. Attach Jumper Cable, easy to do since one of the tips is keyed so connector goes in only one way, connect clamps to the corresponding car battery terminal (also easy since cables are colored red and black), wait for booster cable green light indicator (sensor located in series with a ground cable), and start your engine! Upon start up, battery should be able to provide 200A of the current with an in-rush peak current of up to 400A for a short duration of 3 seconds. Make sure to disconnect jumper cable clamps after about 30seconds of operation so you don't drain the battery. This is a very easy and convenient way to jump-start your car without depending on another car with a jumper cable next to you!
Overall, I can't think of a single reason why you wouldn't want to get this jump start battery for every car in your family. It's true that car batteries don't fail as often, but for a piece of mind keeping this battery in your car is priceless! Besides jump starting your car, this is a fully capable 10,000 mAh external battery with dual 2.1A/1A outputs to charge your phone and/or your tablet, and also to provide an emergency light. And if you are or someone next to you in trouble with their car battery, using Anker Car Jump Start battery will be the easiest and the cleanest way to mitigate this problem! This one definitely gets my high recommendation!
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When you tested this was the battery completely drained on the vehicle? I'm impressed with the compact size that it is capable of jumpstarting a vehicle. Nice review
Hi guys, 5-6 days ago i decided to swap battery on my htc one m8 (the battery was kinda weak with 3h SOT and I bought phone from aliexpress so i thought this was right thing to do), i bought a new one, went to internet for tutorials (watched bintek's one) and i disassembled my phone, took a picture which is kinda blurry, then replaced battery and reassembled everything to match the picture. I didn't put case back on, i wanted to test if everything was working and i plugged it in htc original charger (later tried atleast 3-4 others just in case), and i got flashing red LED light with battery icon and a bolt in it (i flashed google RUU and gpe rom so my icon is a bit different from original) and it doesn't start charging at all. I tried disconnecting the battery and putting it back onto the charger and i got the same reaction so I think the contact on battery is the problem, phone doesn't recognize it has battery but it gets warm (i tried leaving it for 24h and it got warm). I then tried putting original battery back into the phone and I got exact same reaction, screen that suggests battery is fully drained or not charging at all. Now I thought I messed something up in disasembly so I redone everything 3 or 4 times, carefully following the instructions on internet and still I get nothing. If you guys could help me identifying the problem, i just have no idea what it could be, i too tried holding all the buttons combination and when i hold power button- the red led stops flashing for couple of secs, the screen turns off, then it starts flashing again and the battery icon is there. Sadly i couldn't link pictures because i still don't have enough posts so maybe i can pm you guys if you need anything, thanks
Hello
Have the same problem
Did you find what is was?
Maybe the issue is the USB charge port. I have problem before phone not charge due to USB port not working. It need to be replace then charging work again. It cost about $20 to replace it (need to replace the part with USB which connect to motherboard).
Hi! I've this problem too today . After replacing my camera and reassembled my mobile I tried to charge the mobile but it was not charging .Showed battery sign and stuck on it .. So I again took the back case. On left side there is a jumper with screw . I took the screw . Pushed the jumper on the board (You'll hear click sound). Put the screw back and voilla charging again. Try yourself
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I can't find the jumper you are talking about? I see the two screws to connect battery. Is the jumper under that connector? Or, are you talking about the 6 line ribbon cable? I replaced the battery on my HTC one m8 and now it won't charge and I'm getting vertical green stripes down the screen, but I can still see the lightening bolt and the led is blinking amber, like it's charging. NOT! Help please if anyone knows?
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is there any solution looks like we all have the same problem... i also couldnt find that "bumper". problem is same, when put back phone in together... while on charger blinks batery light and theere's batery picture on screen not charging, just icon of battery. and cant turn on while on charger. when plug of charger it turn on. While turned on, plug back in charger phone goes off... any ideas?
The blinking orange light and 0% battery drove me ape **** until it finally dawned on me. The battery ribbon cable has the flat silver terminal with 2 screw holes. On the back side, in the middle, there is a minuscule connector that is supposed to GENTLY click in place. Once it is clicked in place correctly, the holes line up and the screws can be placed in easily - this fixed the non-charging issue.
Thankyou you just saved me a lot of headscratching, my original battery clicks into place but the replacement doesnt, will ask for a replacement battery
sr4381 said:
The blinking orange light and 0% battery drove me ape **** until it finally dawned on me. The battery ribbon cable has the flat silver terminal with 2 screw holes. On the back side, in the middle, there is a minuscule connector that is supposed to GENTLY click in place. Once it is clicked in place correctly, the holes line up and the screws can be placed in easily - this fixed the non-charging issue.
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Pure genius. Thank you all so much. I thought I lost everything on my phone. It was the CLICK!
sr4381 said:
The blinking orange light and 0% battery drove me ape **** until it finally dawned on me. The battery ribbon cable has the flat silver terminal with 2 screw holes. On the back side, in the middle, there is a minuscule connector that is supposed to GENTLY click in place. Once it is clicked in place correctly, the holes line up and the screws can be placed in easily - this fixed the non-charging issue.
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Thanks very much for your post. Your insight about the connector on the reverse side saved me the few strands of hair I have left on my head. I just could not figure out why the phone was behaving in the manner you described after painstakingly replacing the battery! I searched numerous posts and there was no answer. Then FINALY ... I came across your post & the lightbulb suddenly came on; I had missed that seemingly small step! Needless to say I am a very happy camper.
georgemb said:
Hi! I've this problem too today . After replacing my camera and reassembled my mobile I tried to charge the mobile but it was not charging .Showed battery sign and stuck on it .. So I again took the back case. On left side there is a jumper with screw . I took the screw . Pushed the jumper on the board (You'll hear click sound). Put the screw back and voilla charging again. Try yourself
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Didn't do **** for me. Still won't charge. Piece of ****. Folded this phone in half and got a Samsung.
When the Battery is discharged too low there is no Voltage on the output, try to charge the battery with a charger (remove isolation and connect direct to cell) and then put 3V (button cell with soldered short wires) on the output in correct polarity to "clear" the bms. Tada, you have Voltage on the output again. Some Batterys are stored a long time and lost charge and the bms tries to prevent deep discharge. On laptops this is often not possible to reset, because the bms deaktivates completely, then the battery is for the trash, although the cells are good. Its a business, sadly. Also that the mobile os gets outdated so quickly. Remember always charge your devices under supervision, when charging, fire can happen in rare cases, and then you want to be there to prevent bad things from happening.