Has anyone tried buying an extended battery for Evo 3D and using the Sensation extended door?
Sensation Door+Extended battery
Oh yikes, I didn't see this thread a few months back.
Yes, I did. Unfortunately, I didn't consider that while the EVO3D and Sensation use the same batteries, they may be oriented differently... So a double battery for the EVO 3D ends up being backwards for the Sensation.
That said, I simply soldered two Ankers together and am using it with a supposed Mugen door I got on ebay for $20 shipped. Works great.
Lazas are cheaper, and while not as good as the Ankers, well worth it for the cost, and if you're doubling up, will still be great.
The only problem I ran into was that there's a little gap between the double battery and the Mugen case it seems, so if I'm walking around, the battery might move a little and lose contact for a split second, causing the phone to shut off. I taped some folded up paper and it hasn't been a problem since.
I originally used a quarter, but it was a little thick and caused the case to bow out a little so the volume buttons are off alignment.
I just taped the two batteries together with scotch tape and soldered the + and - of the two batteries.
I am imterested, can you post a picture of how you soldered them? Thanks
cH33zBurGer said:
I am imterested, can you post a picture of how you soldered them? Thanks
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I ended up melting an excessive amount of plastic by the battery terminals because I did it a bunch of times (thought it was a bad connection, but it was because of the gap between the batteries and the cover) and I just plain suck at soldering (it's disgusting considering how much soldering I do).
I don't have a picture of my first go at it, but it looked "great."
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Basically I just bridged the + and -. I used some thin gauge solid copper wire. Fluxed and tinned the terminals / wire and dabbed it on.
I taped a quarter on there and it prevents the phone from shutting off. But it's a little too thick. It causes the cover to bow a little so the volume buttons don't line up unless I press the cover in. A dime/penny may work better, or just fold up some paper.
My original plan to "deal" with the slight gap was to fit in a powermat module. I still might. Tap it into the usb port or maybe directly onto the battery if I can (and have space) to implement a charging circuit (maybe take apart a standalone charger and use that). Qi is the future, but the proprietary powermat stuff can be had on amazon for dirt cheap (I picked up a full unit for a droid of some sort for like $5). I got sidetracked and went back to juggling batteries and now have a N4. I gotta take the mainboard out and see if I can repair the usb port anyway, so maybe I'll tinker before selling.
Again, I'm extremely embarrassed by the absolute ****job soldering
I like it, nice, Thanks!
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Hi all,
I have the following isue: after I gave my qtek 8310 to my sister, it seems the back cover is somewhat broken or malformed because I cannot close it. My sister told me she hasn't done anything but it is possible she forced the back cover in some way. When I try closing the back cover, it doesn't fit well to the phone's body and doesn't make a click sound as usual. As a result it cannot be attached to the phone's body and fully closed. This happens even when there is no battery installed.
Visually I cannot see anything broken and the plastic seems OK. There are no obvious malformations.
Has anyone had such similar issue? Maybe I have to buy a new cover, however I haven't found any website to purchase spare parts for the qtek 8310.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
yo! post here snapshots of the "unshut" back cover so that we may see how can we help ya
10x for the reply.
I will make the shots tonight with my camera and post the links.
even if u dont post, i suspect that either of these slots of ur cell phone are blocked:
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Large image lol
here is the link for image if it doesnt fit in on post: http://i38.tinypic.com/2ep7bk6.jpg
Same problem
Hi, I have got the same problem. I have found, the back cover get broken because the battery was old and become "bigger" (got inflated by gas produced in battery by chemical reaction). I have changed the battery, but have not found way to repair the back cover. Maybe just use some hot temperature...
Got the same problem here: seems like the battery has curved (!) it has got a slight bump...
the battery doesn't fit properly anymore - same with the back-cover!
Also my battery drain is quite high... well, it's an 3 year old tornado
on the grey cover, inside, theres the 2 clips, one of them was bent downwards touching the surface, and thus i couldnt slide the cover on without it lopsided or loose. I just lifted the clip a little and fixed it. Be careful its like cheap plastic, felt like it would break easily
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on the grey cover, inside, theres the 2 clips, one of them was bent downwards touching the surface, and thus i couldnt slide the cover on without it lopsided or loose. I just lifted the clip a little and fixed it. Be careful its like cheap plastic, felt like it would break easily
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Hi again, it seems my problem was exactly the same like lmf's. I just lifted the clips and now the cover fits and slides correctly.
Thank you very much 'dark_prince' for the picture and advice and 'lmf' for further tips. Now I have a happy working tornado with a back cover If we ever meet in real life I owe you many, many beers
Lol that strange maybe you cellphone is pregnet by a noki or a sonyerricson
I just saw this, maybe its of interest to the chubby chasers
Fatten up your Nexus One
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I just saw this, maybe its of interest to the chubby chasers
Fatten up your Nexus One
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Awesome. I might get one, use this in the empty space created by the new battery panel and use the older battery. Cheap 32GB SD card (BTW: SD cards are ALWAYS cheaper then MicroSD cards and higher speeds )
that looks so much better than those ugly backpacks they had for the g1. I may actually purchase one of these.
when and where can we get these?
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when and where can we get these?
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Link was in the first post?
Volker1 said:
I just saw this, maybe its of interest to the chubby chasers
Fatten up your Nexus One
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Mmmm, imagine that with a built in micro->sd adapter and sim switcher, that would be a _useful_ bit of kit
Really doesn't look that bad for all that extra bat power...
if only it still fit in the desktop dock...
Great find! just finished placing my order. Will compare it with my G1 phone size when my product arrives.
I just ordered one as well.
I'll post my findings and pics once I receive it.
Now all I have to do is find a case for it.
Too bad I already got the Innocase
With that backpack, It's not only that the case won't fit. I won't need a case at all. It will protect the back with the new back cover. The unprotected parts of my phone with that new cover would just be mostly metal and the screen.
Does this still allow you to use the desktop dock? or will I have to take out the extended battery.. put in the old battery and then dock it up?
Post lots of pictures for the rest of us that are still on the fence please!
yo
can u please give me a link where i can buy that sd corverter.. thanks in advance
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.27001
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Does this still allow you to use the desktop dock? or will I have to take out the extended battery.. put in the old battery and then dock it up?
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It works with their dock.
I'm not sure about the factory dock.
It won't work with the factory dock. ANY kind of case won't allow you to fit into the factory dock. There is zero room for additional padding.
I ended up putting my dock behind my dash in my car and just using it as a bluetooth receiver until A2DP works with the BlueStar module (Bluetooth Onstar replacement)
confirmed shipping 2 day. Double the battery power, can't wait. I aint had a phone last me the whole day wit out charging or changing the battery since my first gen razr
I think mine comes in tomorrow. I'll post pics once I get it.
It all depends if signature is required.
Mine arrived yesterday, only had a chance to do a charge last night, will take a closer look tonight.
First impressions are really about the replacement back cover:
It would reasonably easily unlatch and fall off from a bump or a short fall, which means the battery could, in turn, also fall out.
Unlike the original cover, there's no clear window over the camera or flash LED, which means dust/liquid splashes etc get in the holes a lot easier.
I'll have a closer look tonight, the microsd => sd reverse adapter might be a winner for the space in the back cover.
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Does anyone have an idea where to get the stickers like the one sown above (which is for a galaxy note). They should be avaiable because the stickers are already used in the official charging back covers.
anyone any clue if they will be made avaiable soon by some third party?
Why not just try one of the generic made-in-China ones available on ebay or alibaba?
Its the Qi standard, so as long as you match up the solder pads properly it will just work - doesn't matter that its made for a Samsung.
Typically you need to buy 100+ quantity from alibaba-listed companies, but if you setup a website or ebay store to make yourself look like a volume importer, you can request samples and can get 1-2 units at a time
http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search...&CatId=&SearchText=wireless+charging+receiver
Does anyone know if these stickers produce power to charge the battery when its placed on the charger, or is there additional hardware in the phone?
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Does anyone know if these stickers produce power to charge the battery when its placed on the charger, or is there additional hardware in the phone?
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The phone just needs to be compatible with the Qi standard like the 820 is. More info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi_(inductive_power_standard)
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Does anyone know if these stickers produce power to charge the battery when its placed on the charger, or is there additional hardware in the phone?
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The sticker itself produces enough power to charge the battery no additional hardware required... It's charging with 700 mAh
You only need to connect sticker to the right connectors... so you will need some wires..
You can buy them on ebay...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Qi-Wireless...872964?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a29709ec4
Charging Shell / Cover
Just Buy a charging shell for $25.00
http://www.nokia.com/us-en/products/accessory/cc-3041/buynow/
No work No pain
The topic of the thread is to enable wireless charging with the standard cover.. i think he is well aware of the wireless charing cover..
It's thicker than the standard cover, or maybe someone uses a third party cover with a different color where wireless charging isn't available...
XDA is all about hacking
Ikkari said:
The sticker itself produces enough power to charge the battery no additional hardware required... It's charging with 700 mAh
You only need to connect sticker to the right connectors... so you will need some wires..
You can buy them on ebay...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Qi-Wireless...872964?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a29709ec4
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When you meter the wireless charging case you get going from the phone left to right -,-,?,+
What it appears to be is the outer of the four contacts is power from the shell to the phone. The inner is signal from the phone to the shell to let the charger know its full.
I have attached a picture to show the outer connectors from the prospective of the wireless shell. Maybe this may help, I have been thinking about doing this as well, I just haven't found a Qi pad I like and good way to support it in the shell.
wireless charging without a charging cover
has any one tried this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc-o8qQBPSg doesn't look to hard
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has any one tried this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc-o8qQBPSg doesn't look to hard
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I have been working on this for a while with the 820, its harder to take the stock Qi pad from lets say a S3 or S4 then just to buy the 25 buck charging case. That being said I was too cheap, So I spent 18 bucks on a QI pad, had my original black case milled out to put in a Carbon Fiber insert and then mounted everything on top of that. However in my hast, I totally forgot that Carbon Fiber is 1. a conductor and 2. it pretty much is an RF blocker. So now after spending like 30 bucks on something in my head I thought would look cool it turned out to be not functional. I had to then buy a new black case for like 9 bucks on Ebay, to start the project over again.
By the way, no phone company would make a phone with real Carbon Fiber. 1. its about 100 dollars per sq foot and 2. your signal will be worse then the iPhone 4 when you held it the "wrong way".
I have a Nexus 5 that has run fantastic until just after the lollipop update. I began to think that somehow this update was responsible for several issues, one of them that the Qi charging had stopped working.
I read through all the threads on Qi charging.
Different chargers
Different USB cables
Different Wall Warts
People who had removed the cover, not getting it back on right.
Pressing to snap the cover contacts back into engagement.
None of it helped, that is until I decided the other night to push down on the whole phone while it was on the charger. I had to press pretty hard, but it would charge.
I noticed, that when I did this, it squeaked in the middle along the edge where the power button is, and there was a small gap between the case and body (not big enough for a finger nail to fit).
First I called Google today to see what they had to say. I got the "It's out of warranty. No idea what's wrong. Call LG".
So since it's not under warranty and they had no clue, I pulled the back cover. I expected a broken clip, bulged battery, something. I couldn't find anything that would press out on the case, and all the clips looked intact. (Pictures in a later post, don't have another phone / camera at the moment.)
I put it back together, made sure the clips were all lined up and snapped home properly. Same gap, same squeak when I squeeze the middle edge below the power button.
If I ONLY squeeze this portion together though, it doesn't seem to fix the Qi charging issue. I have to push down on the whole phone.
Looking for your input. I see Amazon has the back covers in stock. But I don't want to buy one just to find out that it's the battery. (I know, not much help without pictures. I'll get them posted tonight).
Thanks!
-Matt
If it is buldging it is probably the battery. I'd replace that.
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I didn't think it was bulging, but I have two of these, and I can feel the thing through the cover on this one.
So... where's the best source for a new battery?
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I didn't think it was bulging, but I have two of these, and I can feel the thing through the cover on this one.
So... where's the best source for a new battery?
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Bought one on eBay last night. Fingers crossed!
right way
I had exact the same issues Like you ., and your battery looks to me extreme swelled ,and is for me definitive broken and you can expect much better battery live after replacing this one :victory::victory::highfive:
When my battery looked like your' s it had only about 1300 mah instead of 2200
So good luck :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
Full disclosure, I was given this unit to review and give my unbiased opinion of the product. **Lots of pictures incoming**
Okay, lets start. I've used several ZeroLemon battery packs on different phones and this arrived packaged like all of them. The usual instruction cards in a plain white box. I wasn't sure what to expect when I opened the box, but I was glad to see this wasn't some crazy three part case that needed to be put together like the old one I had for an LG phone. If you've ever used a Mophie, you will be familiar with the way this case looks and feels.
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I plugged the case in and charged it up, it took about an hour to fully charge and I grabbed my phone and slapped it in the case. This is a one piece case, the top is quite flexible so you start at the bottom with the USB connector and then pull the top up a little and slip the phone in. The phone went in easily enough and you reverse the process to remove it. Pull the top up and push the phone out from the bottom. The case obviously adds some bulk, I mean, it's a 5000mah battery. It has a very nice matte finish so no finger prints is a plus. You'll notice that my edge to edge screen protector which I've not gotten around to getting rid of yet isn't playing very nice with this (or any case).
There is a deep well in the back but it wasn't difficult to reach the finger print scanner and it works fine. I did notice using gestures to pull the notification tab down was normal, raising it was a bit tricky due to the bulk of the case, but after figuring it out, it works fine. There is a small learning curve. The case does have a slight lip at the top and bottom to protect the screen when face down and the sides of the case are higher than the Samsung Rugged Case but do not interfere with the edge at all. I'm not a huge fan of the buttons to be honest. They are pretty flat, they work well enough, but they aren't exactly easy to find. The cutouts are all perfect and it's not terribly difficult getting the S-Pen out. I did not need an adapter to use my 3.5mm headphones.
Battery performance. So I charged the case fully and went to work with my phone at about 40% battery. I turned the case on at 5:40pm and let it do it's thing. Its not a fast charging battery, obviously, but after about 75 minutes I was at 80% charge (Where I pull my phone off the charger). I still had two bars lit up on the back of the case and the third was flashing when I powered it off. (Hold the button down for 3 seconds to turn the case on and off). I need to do more testing, but I'm sure I could charge my phone to full and have a little left over to top off without issue.
Final thoughts. Battery cases are the sort of thing that I usually have for situations when I am traveling or I am going to be out in the field for 12 hours or more. This won't replace my Samsung Rugged Case as my daily driver, but it's certainly going to be useful when I am flying or working long hours so it will always be charged and in my backpack. I'd recommend this case if you like the Mophie, especially, because its about 65 dollars cheaper and does exactly the same thing. Great job on this one ZeroLemon, maybe make the buttons stick out a bit more if you ever do a revision!