THIS is what I've been waiting for. I know iPhone users who use these and they're great. May actually buy it as it's also wireless charging compatible:
http://www.mophie.com/shop/samsung-devices/juice-pack-galaxy-s8
Sooo.... The S8 is in stock, the S8+ is backordered 2 weeks. Not sure if I should just go ahead and get it. I was always envious of the iphone people who had these. Plus that it's wireless charging compatible is great.
Review of the mophie (first impressions):
tl;dr:
VERY slick. You WILL drop it from your hand
Will NOT allow NFC meaning NO Samsung/Android Pay, basic functionality doesn't work with this on your device
WILL NOT quick charge if you don't use their charger (cannot verify if this is true, don't have their charger, but will NOT quick charge using a Cheotech NOR a Samsung Quick charging Qi-enabled cradle)
DOES quick charge if you use a cable to plug it in directly that DOES do quick charging, if you try to use a fast-charging cradle the mophie will prevent fast charging even though the device supports it. I find this very unacceptable as the mophie is taking AWAY functionality that is inherent in the S8+ natively
Black, no other colors
Status button enables the device to charge from the mophie
No idea how long the mophie takes to charge from zero to 100 (mine showed up at zero)
Documentation is crap, don't bother using the documentation, they've adopted the ikea method of documentation, not at all useful
The review isn't going to include any photos until I can upload them, I'll walk through what I've got as far as initial impressions after just opening the packaging.
So, the case showed up today after a two-week backorder. It showed up about two weeks after I initially ordered it. It wasn't cheap, with shipping it was just a little under $110. The packaging was fine, the box was snug inside their shipping box.
The actual packaging the mophie came in was IMPOSSIBLE to open. It was one of those retail packaging boxes made to be hung from a hook. I tried sliding the inner container from the bottom. No good. I finally had to use a pen to pry open (aka rip) the top flap and take the inner case out.
So, the case is in two parts. a smaller top part and the battery case itself which covers about 90% of the device. It's slick. I don't mean in the way of ooh, cool, this is slick. This thing is going to slip from your hands. They should have roughed up or put some sort of grippy exterior on the outside of the case. It's REALLY slick. It's all black, apparently the only color they make it in.
IF you don't use their charger, they claim that no other Qi-enabled charger will fast charge. They're right. I have the Cheotech and that doesn't quick charge and the Samsung upright Qi charger and that doesn't quick charge. Plugging in the device into a cable made for quick charging, quick charges. Otherwise, not.
The unit came with no charge. I know this because as I plugged it in with my device inside the mophie, the mophie blinked and showed only one light. Not sure how long it's going to take to charge, even quick charging because the S8+ doesn't show the mophie at all as a secondary battery or case or anything. I tried an experiment where I unplugged the mophie with my device inside it and turned it on (you switch on the mophie by holding down the status button on the back). The device said charging at standard charge as though it were connected to a cable.
I wish there was an app or something that told me when and if the external mophie was charged or what the status was. Not sure if the device can even query the external mophie to find that information out.
If anyone knows of an app that will monitor the health of the mophie while in use and while charging, I'd be happy if you could recommend it.
Apologies for no photos but will upload them as soon as I can.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/accessories/mophie-juice-pack-t3607613
I had a long email exchange with Mophie about these, this is what I found out:
The Mophie for the S8+ is on backorder for 1-2 weeks. If you place your order now, they charge your card to make sure (they claim) that you get the first batch of the ones back in order. Guess the boat from Shenzen is taking a while.
The Mophie allows pass-through charging at standard rate if you're not using THEIR charging pad. It says universal wireless charging but only at standard and not quickcharge speeds. Also, on wireless charging the device charges first and then the Mophie
There is no other color other than black
The Mophie remains off and ready until you press and hold the button next to the indicator lights after which the Mophie starts trickling charge to the device
They charge sales tax
I ordered mine on backorder. Will be worth it to be able to get through a whole day without running down to nothing.
Hello
I have a question regarding battery cases : when using a battery case, does it use the main battery or does the phone draw directly the power from the battery case ?
Thank you
As stated in my post directly above yours:
The Mophie remains off and ready until you press and hold the button next to the indicator lights after which the Mophie starts trickling charge to the device
You have to manually turn the Mophie on to have it trickle a charge to the device.
Whoo hoo, just got the shipment notification for the mophie. Probably take a week or so, but whoo hoo.
I haven't seen a Mophie for the S8 or S8+. I am angry with them. They got articles all over the net about the launch and all they did to me is to lose patience. Not Good. Not Good at all. Will there be any pictures of the case? I want to see one. I am seriously thinking of getting a chinese one for 40$. Or wait for Zerolemon or I-blades. But Mophie... no way!
levjaskulski said:
I haven't seen a Mophie for the S8 or S8+. I am angry with them. They got articles all over the net about the launch and all they did to me is to lose patience. Not Good. Not Good at all. Will there be any pictures of the case? I want to see one. I am seriously thinking of getting a chinese one for 40$. Or wait for Zerolemon or I-blades. But Mophie... no way!
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the pictures on their website are pretty accurate. I'm about to update the review with more information about charging.
Stay AWAY from the iblades, they're crap. Pure and simple marketing crap. Read the website, they're really crap.
Hello
Can the secondary juice pack charge the phone directly without the charge force case?
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Can the secondary juice pack charge the phone directly without the charge force case?
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huh? What does "without the charge force case" mean?
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This phone was supposed to come with wireless charging. It even states that in the boot up animation. However, I read through the books that came with the phone and nothing is mentioned. Did I miss it? I noticed the contacts on the inside of the back cover, but from what I saw in the manual, it might be for the antenna.
If you take the back cover of the phone off while it's powered on, it immediately loses cell signal. If you look under the battery though there is a little square with 4 contacts. Maybe that's possibly for the wireless charging battery?
Any thoughts?
I believe Verizon is waiting to release their wireless charging pad.
Verizon has the wireless charging pad: UNIWRLCHG which sells for 69.99
however the seperate battery door will sell for 29-49.99 when it comes out later this year.
You have to ask yourself if wireless charging is worth ~100.00
kiriuskris said:
This phone was supposed to come with wireless charging. It even states that in the boot up animation. However, I read through the books that came with the phone and nothing is mentioned. Did I miss it? I noticed the contacts on the inside of the back cover, but from what I saw in the manual, it might be for the antenna.
If you take the back cover of the phone off while it's powered on, it immediately loses cell signal. If you look under the battery though there is a little square with 4 contacts. Maybe that's possibly for the wireless charging battery?
Any thoughts?
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The back cover is a big part of the antenna that's why you lose your signal when its removed. The thunderbolt is the same way. You will need a different cover for wireless charging.
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I used this phone for about 2 days and admit I went back to the iPhone (waiting for an Android device like my good ole Nexus One to come on VZW). But one of the things I missed the most was my Powermat. I absolutely love the ability of not having to plug the phone in, just set down and not worry about it.
Wow! that's quite a mouthful eh?
It's not a charging/sync docking station, that's for sure, i was hoping it would've been for that price $40, but it's worth it.
The package content:
- The pretty Box itself (with the OEM Samsung hologram logo)
- Instruction Manual
- Warranty Info
- Wall charger, micro usb plug
- 1850 mAh spare battery with NFC
- Dual function charging battery base, that double as a phone stand
The battery charge stand can use either the original micro USB cable that came with the phone and plug it to the computer, or you can use the wall charger that came with the stand to plug it to the wall.
The stand will only charge the spare the battery, it will not dock & charge the phone.
However the phone stand is adjustable to sit the phone vertically, horizontally, or leaning over the dock in a variety of position, it sits well on most desk, and it has 4 rubber feet, so it wont slide around.
The phone sits nicely on that glove even when the case is on the phone, and is firm enough to not have to worry about it being knocked down accidentally.
it' makes it easy to work hands off, or make a very nice Clock/Alarm night stand, or even watch TV/Movies, combines well when plugged to the MHL to HDMI connector
The battery charge has a LED indicator that switches from red, amber, green, indicating the level of the battery charge status
the charging pad is very compact, so it's great for travel, and carry around with you for when you want to use both hands to work on the phone, and keep the phone standing up for easy typing, or any other alternative uses you can come up with.
Good review. Looking at your pictures, you did the same thing I did - Use the phones charger instead of the included one.
The charger one looks cheap imo.
I did find that without a case, the stand didn't hold mine the way I would've liked it to. I felt that with it standing upright, it could easily be knocked over with a bump of the table.
yeah, you'r right it holds better with a case than without a case, it does feel a bit lose without a case
i guess when they designed it, they took that into account
it'll be waaaaay too much of a hassle to keep taking the case on/off whenever you want to sit the phone down
agreed, having an extra battery for this thing is great too, as my average phone use would be considered "heavy" according to others. when i leave for the day i grab the dock and my phone and never worry, at night i plug them both in.
I bought this a couple days after getting the phone and honestly don't know why I haven't done this before. Don't have to worry about carrying my charger everywhere with me now.
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I decided to go with this package 2 weeks ago and its awesome. It was $49.99 at a Tmobile Store but got 2 $1.99 lanyards for the 30% off swallow for 3 accessories. The D30 case fits sweet withe the stand. I highly recommended it!
AllGamer said:
yeah, you'r right it holds better with a case than without a case, it does feel a bit lose without a case
i guess when they designed it, they took that into account
it'll be waaaaay too much of a hassle to keep taking the case on/off whenever you want to sit the phone down
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Got a question for you, which charger are you using with this? the 1A? How quick is it charging?
I cant imagine you to get too quick a charge if your now charging 2 batteries with the stock charger and partially using the phone.
If it wont charge the phone whats the point of this thing? to just charge the spare battery?
Will it charge the phone once the spare is charged? Once its taken out?
the one at home is hooked up to my PC so 500mAh
the one in the office is 2A
the original 1A that came with the phone is in my night desk
I have 3 and just cycle them in order. If I know I'm leaving for the whole day, I'll just take an extra with me.
3 with an external charger seems perfect for me.
AllGamer said:
the one at home is hooked up to my PC so 500mAh
the one in the office is 2A
the original 1A that came with the phone is in my night desk
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Not sure if you saw my Edit ... i saw you said it will not charge the phone, only the spare battery. Does this hold true even when the spare is full? when the spare is pulled out of the charger? If so im kinda confused as to why it has a USB plug for the phone if it wont charge the phone too.
The amazing thing is... since I've moved to this T989
i hardly need to swap batteries at all now... i've only done it a total of 3 times so far since i got the phone, that's almost a month ago.
back on the Nexus S... LOL i'll probably go through 2 battery swap each day, that's why i always carried spare batteries with me
so now I carry 1 and is plenty.
this T989 is really incredible in battery life
The_Biz said:
I have 3 and just cycle them in order. If I know I'm leaving for the whole day, I'll just take an extra with me.
3 with an external charger seems perfect for me.
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Not sure if you saw my Edit ... i saw you said it will not charge the phone, only the spare battery. Does this hold true even when the spare is full? when the spare is pulled out of the charger? If so im kinda confused as to why it has a USB plug for the phone if it wont charge the phone too.
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the only time i charge directly to the phone is when i go to sleep
otherwise i'll just let it run down to aprox 14~15% when the Low battery alert pops up, then i switch the battery pack
Wareazy said:
If it wont charge the phone whats the point of this thing? to just charge the spare battery?
Will it charge the phone once the spare is charged? Once its taken out?
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it only charges the battery, it doesn't charge the phone
i just those stand, as a stand for easy access to the phone
is like having an extra hand
and it doesn't fall down, like those Cases with a build in Leg
I own this as well and can confirm its amazing especially when Android backuping or flashing a rom it holds your phone so you can see it from across the room its a portable stand for your phone that's tiny elegant and lightweight that also contains an extra battery and charges it. Recommended.
Sent from my SGH-T989
Are there different verisions of this external charger?
Are there different Versions of this charger or are they the same.
Will the AT&T GS2 version of this charger or maybe the Verizon Galaxy Nexus version work for our TMO T989 GS2?
On ebay they all look the same and most are for the AT&T ver.
This is the one I am thinking of getting. The description says it works with either but all the other docks/chargers like this on ebay specifically say it will not work for our t989.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SAMSUNG-GAL...610792?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a6fe87e28
Thanks,
JK
minoch said:
Are there different Versions of this charger or are they the same.
Will the AT&T GS2 version of this charger or maybe the Verizon Galaxy Nexus version work for our TMO T989 GS2?
On ebay they all look the same and most are for the AT&T ver.
This is the one I am thinking of getting. The description says it works with either but all the other docks/chargers like this on ebay specifically say it will not work for our t989.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SAMSUNG-GAL...610792?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a6fe87e28
Thanks,
JK
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Please report back and tell us if it works. I'm looking for a cheap way to charge my extra GN battery
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Decided to buy the T-Mobile Spare battery charging system from my local TMO store. The one on ebay might have worked but it was in China. I did not want to wait a month for their shipping. Got 3 batteries now. Nice to have the power problem covered. The external charger is nice it charges very fast too.
JK
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Does it fit with the galaxy nexus extended battery
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I only have the oem 1850mAh batteries. The Galaxy Nexus battery should fit but the little lid on the charger may not close completely but it should charge fine.
JK
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Put battery in external charger when it dropped to 15% on phone
It fully charged in under 2 hours.
JK
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Recently successfully replaced the LCD screen on my Acer A100. Device worked fine for some time after that repair. Wanting to get a secondary charger for use at work I went to radio shack. Sales "tech" tried several different adapters, found one that fit inside he port, but wiggled. She plugged it in but device wasn't showing a charge. Decided to order one from online. At home the device still would not charge with its own charger. Thought maybe the charger was faulty. Ordered two more. Still the A100 turned off when charger plugged in. Figured tech had burned out the a/c port. Ordered and installed a new one. Still A100 turns off immediately when charger is plugged in. I have 3 chargers now - same results with all 3. Have now ordered a docking station to utilize (hopefully) charging ability through 40 pin connector.
If this connection creates same shut down am I looking at a battery replacement? AM sitting at 33% battery level now, device shut down completely.
Acer wants 199.00 prepaid to submit to them for repair - this is more than I paid for the device! Not really an expense I am willing to pay if all it needs is a battery. There is no erratic behavior , just immediate shutdown as soon as a charger is connected. Any ideas?
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Recently successfully replaced the LCD screen on my Acer A100. Device worked fine for some time after that repair. Wanting to get a secondary charger for use at work I went to radio shack. Sales "tech" tried several different adapters, found one that fit inside he port, but wiggled. She plugged it in but device wasn't showing a charge. Decided to order one from online. At home the device still would not charge with its own charger. Thought maybe the charger was faulty. Ordered two more. Still the A100 turned off when charger plugged in. Figured tech had burned out the a/c port. Ordered and installed a new one. Still A100 turns off immediately when charger is plugged in. I have 3 chargers now - same results with all 3. Have now ordered a docking station to utilize (hopefully) charging ability through 40 pin connector.
If this connection creates same shut down am I looking at a battery replacement? AM sitting at 33% battery level now, device shut down completely.
Acer wants 199.00 prepaid to submit to them for repair - this is more than I paid for the device! Not really an expense I am willing to pay if all it needs is a battery. There is no erratic behavior , just immediate shutdown as soon as a charger is connected. Any ideas?
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If its doing it on 3 chargers its sounding more like a board charging circuit issue. You could remove the battery and then see if it behaves normally, that'll be battery or board right there. Or if you have a multi meter test output at the battery connector.
Tapatalked from my HTC DNA - ReVolt
Tried connection without battery
pio_masaki said:
If its doing it on 3 chargers its sounding more like a board charging circuit issue. You could remove the battery and then see if it behaves normally, that'll be battery or board right there. Or if you have a multi meter test output at the battery connector.
Tapatalked from my HTC DNA - ReVolt
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Don't have a multi meter. Tried connection via new docking station, got same response: device immediately shut off. Tried your suggestion, disconnected battery connected to docking station, got immediate shut off. Same with charger via a/c port. :crying: Mainboard is out? But Device responds and acts normal when in battery mode - or is this isolated to the charging circuit part of the main board?
Thanks for the suggestion!
PocketFuzz said:
Don't have a multi meter. Tried connection via new docking station, got same response: device immediately shut off. Tried your suggestion, disconnected battery connected to docking station, got immediate shut off. Same with charger via a/c port. :crying: Mainboard is out? But Device responds and acts normal when in battery mode - or is this isolated to the charging circuit part of the main board?
Thanks for the suggestion!
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Sounds like its tripping on the charger circuit and cutting out, like a breaker tripping. IMO look carefully for any shorts on the boards, even something stupid like dog hair can cause strange things to happen. A good blasting with air wouldn't hurt either. It could even be the dock port as it does charge from there and is subject to debris also.
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one more try
pio_masaki said:
Sounds like its tripping on the charger circuit and cutting out, like a breaker tripping. IMO look carefully for any shorts on the boards, even something stupid like dog hair can cause strange things to happen. A good blasting with air wouldn't hurt either. It could even be the dock port as it does charge from there and is subject to debris also.
Tapatalked from my HTC DNA - ReVolt
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Thanks again for more suggestions. Yup I have been over the board and all connections with a looking glass. Changed out the A/C dock port. My suspicion is that when the Radio Shack tech powered up the "Almost fits" adapter it blew whatever breaker the board has.
When I had it connected to the docking station with the battery disconnected, it powered on, then immediately shut off. So this definitely sounds like a "blown fuse". I completely disassembled and reassembled it again (except for the LCD screen) and checked all connections and plugs. Nothing visible to indicate a burnout or cross connection.
No odd smells either. Probably some teensy weensy transistor or resistor or something. I am not an electrician - just good at R & R.
Another visit to ebay and I am parting with 50 bucks for a "factory refurbished" motherboard. In the mean time, my beloved tablet will await further surgery. Will keep you posted. Board should be here by Saturday. I hope so - battery is down to 27%. Thanks again for weighing in!
PocketFuzz said:
Thanks again for more suggestions. Yup I have been over the board and all connections with a looking glass. Changed out the A/C dock port. My suspicion is that when the Radio Shack tech powered up the "Almost fits" adapter it blew whatever breaker the board has.
When I had it connected to the docking station with the battery disconnected, it powered on, then immediately shut off. So this definitely sounds like a "blown fuse". I completely disassembled and reassembled it again (except for the LCD screen) and checked all connections and plugs. Nothing visible to indicate a burnout or cross connection.
No odd smells either. Probably some teensy weensy transistor or resistor or something. I am not an electrician - just good at R & R.
Another visit to ebay and I am parting with 50 bucks for a "factory refurbished" motherboard. In the mean time, my beloved tablet will await further surgery. Will keep you posted. Board should be here by Saturday. I hope so - battery is down to 27%. Thanks again for weighing in!
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To bad considering the crappy battery life so its not like you can charge some other way and swap the battery around.
Example, I have a bricked unit that charges but doesn't otherwise work, so I mean using my bricked board to charge it and the non charge board for use. The a100 isn't really a good setup for swapping around lol. I may actually be interested in that board now that I think about it...
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hmmm an idea for the brave
pio_masaki said:
To bad considering the crappy battery life so its not like you can charge some other way and swap the battery around.
Example, I have a bricked unit that charges but doesn't otherwise work, so I mean using my bricked board to charge it and the non charge board for use. The a100 isn't really a good setup for swapping around lol. I may actually be interested in that board now that I think about it...
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If I could figure out a way to charge the battery OTHER than through the board - I would! Which got me to thinking. One COULD get a second rear panel, cut a door in it, install teensy weensy hinges or create a hinge with cloth tape. then make some sort of extension cord for the battery charging cord, plug it in to the "external" charging board and refill the battery that way.
With a working board and the right know how, one could just extract the board, put it in a box and make a charger out of it too.
But that is just my brain rattling around ideas. :silly: Hopefully this new "refurbished" mother board will do the trick and I will learn my lesson and NEVER let a sales "tech" attempt trial adapters! at 10 minutes to 9pm tonight it was in Texas....
Until I CANNOT use it, I didn't realize how MUCH I used this little tablet!
now it blinks orange?
Oh fer cryin out loud! The motherboard has arrived, I have installed it. Can plug n the charger and drop it onto the docking station and now I get the same response for both charging options: Charge LED lights up orange solid for just about 60 seconds, then begins blinking. Device doesn't respond when power button is pushed UNLESS it is plugged in, and then it just sits at the "ACER" screen.led changes to blue.
OK, wait a minute, this is the third time I have turned it on while plugged in. Acer screen has moved to Android, Device has started. Battery icon showing a question mark. 23%
Turned off, turned back on, now battery shows only 3%????
Think I saw something on the forums about that. will go on a quest.
Finally charging again!
Shhh, don't want to disturb my device....
Found folks on other forums with similar issues of the Acer A100 tablet showing only 3% charge. I removed and inserted the charging pin several times, the device would show solid orange led for about one minute then start blinking. Turned the device on when charger plugged in, unlocked the screen, then with device still plugged in I shut it down completely. Removed charger. Plugged it back in and so far the led is staying at solid orange.
Please keep your fingers crossed for me! This has been quite the roller coaster ride of discovery. Will leave it be for overnight (what is left of the overnight). Then peek at it in the morning. With any luck at all it will have accepted a full charge and I will be greeted with a functioning device! I almost want to learn a new trade..
well now that is weird, got up this morning to a nice blue charge indicator. Yay! Unplugged charger, press on button, hold, hold, hold, hold, hold and device does not start up. Dang it! Plugged it back in, led went solid orange, then started blinking again! Pressed and held on button. Device came on. battery meter shows 3% and a question mark! HUH?
have device plugged in, settings of course show android version 3.2.1 for this motherboard. Guess I need to upgrade it to ICS maybe that will resolve this weird battery issue? Hope soemone here has ideas, feels like I am soooo close to resolving this.
I read the upper posts.
Now I want to share my experience regarding battery load sharing:
I have allso problems to charge the battery.
I have on my tab, for example, 40% of battery power.
I turn my tab off.
When i plugged the charging cable in it shows me the orange led for load.
After two hours or more i turned the tab on.
It shows me not more than 40% but only 37% or so.
So not loaded. This was a bad sign....
I dont no was happend.
I get a little bit nervous but when the tab not get power it doesnt work....
After two/three hours the battery was empty.
Now i can only start my tab while plugged the charging cabel in because the battery will not load.
I have tried several options to find a solution (disconnect the battery, install a new battery, etc. ....).
My solution was fairly straightforward:
I open the tab. Look where the power comes in.
Of the charging socket go four (two red and two black) cable to the motherboard and from the motherboard it goes seven (two red, two black and for me not so important three other coloured cabels) to the battery.
I organized four thin wire and soldered it from the charging socket directly to the battery (of course red to red black to black ).
The result:
When i plugged the charging cabel in while android is running i get no information to load and it shows me not to.
But when i turned the tab off and on again it shows me that it has the battery charged :fingers-crossed: .
After on night while the charger plugged in the battery is fully loaded!!
And of course i get the information in android the discharging of the battery but this is an normaly thing!
So, the problem to load the battery for me is solved .
I hope it helps a little bit for everyone!
frischeis said:
I read the upper posts.
Now I want to share my experience regarding battery load sharing:
I have allso problems to charge the battery.
I have on my tab, for example, 40% of battery power.
I turn my tab off.
When i plugged the charging cable in it shows me the orange led for load.
After two hours or more i turned the tab on.
It shows me not more than 40% but only 37% or so.
So not loaded. This was a bad sign....
I dont no was happend.
I get a little bit nervous but when the tab not get power it doesnt work....
After two/three hours the battery was empty.
Now i can only start my tab while plugged the charging cabel in because the battery will not load.
I have tried several options to find a solution (disconnect the battery, install a new battery, etc. ....).
My solution was fairly straightforward:
I open the tab. Look where the power comes in.
Of the charging socket go four (two red and two black) cable to the motherboard and from the motherboard it goes seven (two red, two black and for me not so important three other coloured cabels) to the battery.
I organized four thin wire and soldered it from the charging socket directly to the battery (of course red to red black to black ).
The result:
When i plugged the charging cabel in while android is running i get no information to load and it shows me not to.
But when i turned the tab off and on again it shows me that it has the battery charged :fingers-crossed: .
After on night while the charger plugged in the battery is fully loaded!!
And of course i get the information in android the discharging of the battery but this is an normaly thing!
So, the problem to load the battery for me is solved .
I hope it helps a little bit for everyone!
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I really hope other isn't any voltage or amperage changes needed of that can blow that battery up real quick, plus it can't stop charging, you'll need to monitor that yourself.
Thanks for the info though, it does appear to be yet another somewhat common bug these have that can be addressed by a user if they feel the need to.
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Not switch the charger off when the battery is full?
I think the charger there is a shutdown would otherwise overload the battery, right?
Or do this the motherboard?
Anyway, for me the tab is fully working now and if the battery is broken, it is not a big expense to replace them .
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Not switch the charger off when the battery is full?
I think the charger there is a shutdown would otherwise overload the battery, right?
Or do this the motherboard?
Anyway, for me the tab is fully working now and if the battery is broken, it is not a big expense to replace them .
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I was saying the board is in charge of cutting the battery charge off, not the charger itself so maybe keep an eye on it, its a good way for an explosion or fire.
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A100 tablet not charging still
Frischies is much braver than I am.
Wiring the battery direct to the charging port- I would definitely worry about burning up the battery or causing a fire - especially while charging when I sleep. I have had more than my fair share of run ins with fire.
The Motherboard I ordered arrived and I installed it. It was listed as "factory refurbished", but unfortunately will not accept a charge. I thought it had charged overnight at one point, but all it does is blink orange and the battery reads 3% or 0%. Turning the device off when plugged in and doing a reset has not helped. The vendor has been gracious to do a replacement, so I will follow that route until I get a working motherboard.
I have discovered that the docking station will be a welcome addition to my Acer tablet paraphernalia! Although this model docking station isn't the one that allows HDMI throughput, it still will be nice for music, and other media. A Bluetooth keyboard and the tablet will offer yet another computer tool!
First things first though, get the tablet to accept a charge - until then it is a really wide flat paper weight! I am getting VERY adept at opening the tablet and removing the internals!
It is working again! The motherboard sent was defective but vendor issued an RMA. Received the replacement yesterday, installed it last night. Charged over night and fully functional this morning! Ahhh it feels good to have my little buddy back again. Didn't realize how much I used it, until I couldn't use it! Thanks to all for the help.
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Just picked up a Nokia DT900 plate and also what appears to be the fastech type qi receiver pad (blue sticker / 650ma) from ebay. Despite the "super thin" claims about the pad, it is still a tight fit in the case and definitely causes the back plate to bulge a bit. But the main thing I've found is that the charge rate is really slow (about 2% every 15 minutes - which means that it would take longer to charge the battery than run it down) whereas most experiences on the forums seem to indicate a 30% or so increase in charge time.
If this is the qi experience it seems rather pointless so I'm hoping to hear from others before I go back to the seller as it may well be a dud pad.
******Earlier report in error. Either the charge pad or plate doesn't appear to like be jiggled while charging otherwise the rate slows right down, leaving it alone shows a charge rate of 5% per 15 mins. So if the phone is bumped while charging it needs to removed and replaced. And it does get warm, currently ambient =17C and the face of the phone is measuring 28C using my trusty IR thermometer
just line the bottom of your s3 to the bottom of the charging pad and you should be all set.
that seems to be the sweet spot for my phone
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rocketwiz said:
Just picked up a Nokia DT900 plate and also what appears to be the fastech type qi receiver pad (blue sticker / 650ma) from ebay. Despite the "super thin" claims about the pad, it is still a tight fit in the case and definitely causes the back plate to bulge a bit. But the main thing I've found is that the charge rate is really slow (about 2% every 15 minutes - which means that it would take longer to charge the battery than run it down) whereas most experiences on the forums seem to indicate a 30% or so increase in charge time.
If this is the qi experience it seems rather pointless so I'm hoping to hear from others before I go back to the seller as it may well be a dud pad.
******Earlier report in error. Either the charge pad or plate doesn't appear to like be jiggled while charging otherwise the rate slows right down, leaving it alone shows a charge rate of 5% per 15 mins. So if the phone is bumped while charging it needs to removed and replaced. And it does get warm, currently ambient =17C and the face of the phone is measuring 28C using my trusty IR thermometer
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I have the Fast Tech pkg. Yes it is slower by a lot. With the proper wired charger and stock rom, I measure 1100ma max charge rate using a meter. So if the pad is rated 650ma,that says it all. That is a max rating as well... so if for some reason, it is not charging efficiently, then then it will be even slower.
That said, I decided to buy 2 of them for my home for these reasons:
- easy to charge, no fumbling
- affordable
- accommodates cases
- nice to have around the house
- won't wear out usb port
I have one in my kitchen with a sound system with BT receiver, so I get easy wireless music and charging. It's great when you have guests in a kitchen and you want to keep changing songs manually because docking is so easy. It's still faster charging than through most pc usb ports. Just keep a normal wired charger for times when quick charging is necessary.
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mputtr said:
just line the bottom of your s3 to the bottom of the charging pad and you should be all set.
that seems to be the sweet spot for my phone
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The DT900 seems to be quite tolerant of phone position but I suspect that if the phone is moved about during charging this confuses the multi coil system on the plate which is why the charge rate slows further.
Also the light on the plate doesn't go off when the phone is charged, as it's claimed to. Hopefully this isn't an issue, although I'm not sure if the phone is able to switch to trickle when using qi.
if the small light doesn't go off, then it's not charging. simple as that. I line my phone up so that the usb port and the light is aligned.
never had a problem as long as the phone is in that position (this is also considering i have the ballistic SG case on it)
Today I received an LC-C6 wireless fast charging pad from Aukey. I’ll start by saying that I’ve had many Aukey products and have never been anything but happy with any of them. They all have worked for me and quite well at that. I’ve only had one of my products ever fail on me and they were very fast to replace it and they were pleasant about it as well. Anyway, back to the charger. Once I received it, I opened it up to get to testing. If you’ve been around wireless chargers you know that quite a few of them (at least in my experience) miss the mark or just downright suck. This charger works well, with a minor issue that seems to be a compatibility issue which I’ll get to later. I powered it up and charged my wife’s LG G6 for about an hour until it was full (it was about 60% charged to begin with and LG G6 doesn’t support Wireless Fast Charge) with no issues whatsoever save for my wife picking up the phone for something and not setting it back down correctly on the pad. Having said that, this particular pad is very forgiving as far as they go. If you’re a touch off center or up/down it still works. She simply put the phone more off the pad than on it. So far so good. I also attempted to charge my Galaxy Note 9. It went well for about 10 minutes, even entering wireless fast charge until the status LED started flashing red. The manual says this is a charging error so I took my phone off to let it reset, checked all my cables and charge adapters and tried again. Same as before 10 minutes or so in, I get a charge error from the pad and my phone stops receive charge. I should state at this point that my Note 9 lives in an Otterbox Defender which is quite thick, so I removed the case to further test this pad. It definitely did better without the case, but after 20-30 minutes I get the same charging error. Having done some looking now I see this is pretty normal between this charger and a Note 9 as I am not the only one seeing the problem. Overall I am still very happy with it, and I will likely buy another wireless charger from Aukey in the future when one of the many in my house need replacing.