Hi, I was how hard it is to replace the battery on the photon q.
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I would say next to impossible - even if you did crack the back open and "replace" the battery with a bigger one (feasible), you would have to put a bigger cover on it - as I assume you want to put in a larger battery?
I think they make one of those cases that has a battery in it for the Q... Other than that, I would say carry around one of those emergency recharger thingys.
Battery can be replaced easily, it just needs a T5 screwdriver and something thin and plastic to remove the back cover (of course, you don't crack it), if you want just to replace it with another stock one.
Skrilax_CZ said:
Battery can be replaced easily, it just needs a T5 screwdriver and something thin and plastic to remove the back cover (of course, you don't crack it), if you want just to replace it with another stock one.
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This.
If you peel the back off, its just plugged in and screwed down.
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The only thing that could make problems is that the nfc antenna is placed on the baterry. The rest is really simple, just two t5 screws and the back as said before
I guess I assumed he was trying to replace it with a physically and capacity-wise larger battery...
Obviously you can replace the battery with the same battery... lol. It does take a bit more work than a 'normal' battery replacement, but it's certainly not out of the question.
Now I would be interested to see how someone shoehorns in a larger battery!
actually what about a combination of the two? would it be possible to drill 2 micro holes in the cover and connect a second battery in paralleled to the first? (like i do in a n ebike, just soldier 2 thing wires and connect them the phone 's contact. ), i'll attach it to the cover somehow maybe via velcro. this way when it will be charged, both of them will be charged.
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actually what about a combination of the two? would it be possible to drill 2 micro holes in the cover and connect a second battery in paralleled to the first? (like i do in a n ebike, just soldier 2 thing wires and connect them the phone 's contact. ), i'll attach it to the cover somehow maybe via velcro. this way when it will be charged, both of them will be charged.
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You can't just put two batteries in parallel without additional circuits to prevent one sending current to another (which will happen whenever their voltages are not equal and is like shorting the battery (see Kirchoff's laws), because the internal resistance of the battery is low when charged). And then you have to secure the same thing for charging.
Also other issues like not knowing the current state of the both of the batteries etc.
I someone would be to "mod" the cover, I'd suggest checking out on RAZR MAXX 3300 mAh battery (the phone is 4.3"). Can't find the size of RAZR MAXX EB40 battery anywhere
Also looks like somebody did that for Atrix HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jql0jxpBpA), but that is using EB20 battery like the original RAZR, we have a different one (strangely, named EB41).
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Hi, I was how hard it is to replace the battery on the photon q.
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I took some photos a while ago with the back off.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1850305
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The only thing that could make problems is that the nfc antenna is placed on the baterry. The rest is really simple, just two t5 screws and the back as said before
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The NFC antenna comes off pretty easily.
Will it be possible to mod by screwing the 2 metal pins down to the position where EB41 was originally connected, then housing the similar looking but ordinary after-the-market batteries not EB**?
Then, we can easily replace batteries on the go.
AW: How integrated is the battery?
I have to say till now I am comfortable with the built in battery. It lasts a normal workday, so no problems.
But as always bigger battery would be better. Personally I wouldn't put another back on to increase battery lifetime, but exchanging the original one with a stronger one (maybe with some small 'mods' inside the original housing) is a way I would consider.
So if anyone has news on increasing lifetime without to strong mods I would appreciate suggestions.
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Gesendet von meinem XT897
We were looking on the size of RAZR (XT910/XT912) EB20 battery, it's sized:
96 x 56.5 x 2.5 mm and the MAXX battery (3300 mAh) is just thicker. Unfortunately, Photon Q battery is sized cca. 71 x 46.5 x 3.0 mm (measured roughly, didn't find it on the net). That's 1 cm overlap on side and 1.5 cm overlap on lenght, won't fit there, unlike on the Atrix HD
rats
that echoes my research
Related
http://www.proporta.com/F02/PPF02P05.php?t_id=952&t_mode=des
Yes, me. Yesterday was PDA-XMAS for me :lol:
Bought this Battery ( just in one word: WONDERFUL ) and my external keyboard.
The only thing what i have to do now is to create a small leather pocket for the keyboard and the extra battery to fit on the throwsers :shock:
This battery can also be recharged seperately in the cradle without the XDA II.
Cheers,
Scorpion
Normally after watching movies ( 320 x 240 ) with full speaker sound the XDA Battery went down after one movie ( around 1 and a half hour ) with that battery you can watch almost the whole night
Because of that i was using the headphones earlier to save battery power - this is now obsolete.
However, this is maybe a stupid question, but does anybody know if there does exists some kind of portable solar energy recharger ? It would be good if the empty battery could be recharged during the usage of the 2nd battery without any 110/220V recharging modul. ( Even if it takes some time longer )
Cheers,
Scorpion
That sure is one expensive battery :shock: One could probably buy 3 XDA II batteries
Scorpion...
This isn't that oversized, bulging battery that comes with a special backplate is it? I can't tell from the picture... The picture seems to imply it's the same dimensions as the standard XDA battery. Is it? Ie, will it simply pop in as a replacement, without requiring a special/new battery backplate?
-Kevin.
Poporta PDA Extended Battery (XDAII) 2600mAh
I have one simple question about this battery. Does it fit in the standard himalaya battery place under the backplate or does it add to the volume of the device? I don't want to have a enormous thing in my pocket.
Thanks !
This website sells it cheaper and said something about comes with back cover.
http://www.gethightech.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?&Screen=PROD&Product_Code=XX1686&Category_Code=BATT
More news on that battery: It's probaby the same as the topic, which means it comes with a bulge on the back cover. Too good to be true as a slim 2600mAh.
http://getconverged.com/xoops/html/modules/news/article.php?storyid=32
Edit: Somebody is making 2000mAh battery: Go to the first page.
http://www.mtekk.com.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4034&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30
I noticed a small current leakage when charging my Sensation with a 1730mAh battery, and some strange effects if I handled the phone for extended periods while charging - like the power menu popping up when I hadn't pressed the power button.
It only happens when charging on mains (direct AC), not when charging on the PC, probably due to the increased amperage.
The battery is about 1mm thicker, and I suspected it was somehow causing something to make contact with the case. I could feel the leaking current by lightly rubbing the metal case with my finger and feeling a sort of 'fuzziness'. This only happened when it was charging, and I was able to reproduce this problem with both the HTC OEM Evo 3D 1730mAh battery and the 3rd party Anker / Chichitec battery (all about 1mm thicker than the stock 1520mAh battery).
After reading this thread, it dawned on me that the slightly thicker battery was probably separating the contact between the case and the grounding pin. The battery fits perfectly and snugly into the Sensation, but the increased thickness was just enough to reduce the case's contact with the grounding pin.
I was very careful to bend the grounding pin out slightly with a tiny screwdriver as described/pictured in the first post of the thread.
Now there's no more current leakage!
Have been using an Anker for about 3 weeks now and have not noticed any type of issue like this.
Thanks for the info though I'll take a look into it.
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Have been using an Anker for about 3 weeks now and have not noticed any type of issue like this.
Thanks for the info though I'll take a look into it.
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The issue only arose for me when charging on mains, and I held the phone in my hand and was using it for extended periods. If the phone wasn't plugged-in to the charger, I never had any problem.
You can detect if there is a potential for the problem by checking for the current leakage while it's charging, as I describe above. While charging your phone, place it on the desk and lightly rub your finger along the top of the metal case... If you feel a sort of 'fuzziness' (which disappears when you unplug your phone), then you have current leakage and might want to consider checking the solution I link to above.
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I noticed a small current leakage when charging my Sensation with a 1730mAh battery, and some strange effects if I handled the phone for extended periods while charging - like the power menu popping up when I hadn't pressed the power button.
The battery is about 1mm thicker, and I suspected it was somehow causing something to make contact with the case. I could feel the leaking current by lightly rubbing the metal case with my finger and feeling a sort of 'fuzziness'. This only happened when it was charging, and I was able to reproduce this problem with both the HTC OEM Evo 3D 1730mAh battery and the 3rd party Anker / Chichitec battery (all about 1mm thicker than the stock 1520mAh battery).
After reading this thread, it dawned on me that the slightly thicker battery was probably separating the contact between the case and the grounding pin. The battery fits perfectly and snugly into the Sensation, but the increased thickness was just enough to reduce the case's contact with the grounding pin.
I was very careful to bend the grounding pin out slightly with a tiny screwdriver as described/pictured in the first post of the thread.
Now there's no more current leakage!
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Did you try with the stock battery if there is any "fuziness" feeling?
I'm using stock battery and had fuzziness feeling when charging through wall. But its not a big deal for me anyway.
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Did you try with the stock battery if there is any "fuziness" feeling?
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The stock 1520mAh battery didn't have the fuziness feeling, because the grounding pin was making contact. The slightly thicker 1730mAh batteries (about 1mm thicker) separated the contact.
That said, some people experienced screen issues with the stock battery, because the grounding pin wasn't making contact even with the stock 1520mAh battery.
Most people don't have the problem with the regular battery, but I expect more people will experience the problem with the slightly thicker batteries.
Either way, same fix.
I get this fuzziness on my phone with the stock battery!
I'd been wondering what was causing this for the past few weeks.
Thanks for the tip about the grounding pin, I'd seen it but hadn't made the connection.
I wasn't too worried about it because my Hero also had the same feeling around its metal screen border when charging. Is it bad for the phone?
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I'm using stock battery and had fuzziness feeling when charging through wall. But its not a big deal for me anyway.
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The fuzziness means your phone's case is not grounding properly. You may not have a problem now, but it can cause touchscreen issues (including slow degradation of response). It especially arises if you use your phone while charging (so you ground the case to the screen with your hand).
Anyway, the fix is easy, but it's up to you.
Crazy. Thanks for sharing (rushes off to check my sensation)
I used a knife to do this
I didn't have any problems but I am using anker 1900mah
so I feel best to be safe, ground problems can be dangerous
hope this helps
Yeah i get it too with the stock battery too. What every happened to quaility control with products these days?
This is because of improper EARTHING of electic connection/supply at your place.
I face this problem too sometimes, no matter which battery i use. You can feel a slight electric current on the centre back portion only because that is metal....
Does anyone know if we can do what the tegra one x users are doing and replace our batteries with the 2100mah one x+ battery? Looks like it should work from what I have been able to dig up, but not 100% sure. 2100mah One x+ batteries are going for around $35 on eBay.
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What exactly have you dug up? More than likely the increase of the battery size is a physical change.
From my research, the batteries are the same size across the X, the XL and the X+ except the X+ has a different chemistry (you can tell since it's 3.8V instead of 3.7V) so it holds 2100mah instead of 1800mah.
The XL doesn't seem to overheat as badly as the X does so we already get better battery life than the X. It seems the X+ battery heats even less so not only do you get more battery because it has more mah, it also lasts a bit longer because there's less heat.
I made a thread about this a month or so ago. One s people report no problems with it. Try it for us!
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Not worried about the .1 volt it shouldn't be an issue, was more concerned about the physical size. I will be ordering one tomorrow.
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Not worried about the .1 volt it shouldn't be an issue, was more concerned about the physical size. I will be ordering one tomorrow.
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Nice! Report back on the battery life improvements when you get it back. If you have time, run Nova Battery Tester (long mode) after using it for a week to break in the battery.
I want to get the battery myself since I know it'll fit but I'm unsure on how much extra battery life we'll get on the HOXL since we already had less warm and better battery life than the HOX. There's also a small chance the HONE will have the same battery size again (with larger capacity) so I'm hoping for that too =D
As a side-note, if anyone else is feeling brave, this is the part: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-HTC-35H00197-00M-Battery-One-X-/350717040129
If c5satellite2 succeeds I'm thinking of doing this too haha.
Perhaps when the warranty runs out, I'll give it a shot...
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As a side-note, if anyone else is feeling brave, this is the part: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-HTC-35H00197-00M-Battery-One-X-/350717040129
If c5satellite2 succeeds I'm thinking of doing this too haha.
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I just got my battery today, and installed it... and it was a success!... kind of.. our internals are slightly different from the international One X, but the basic of the design is the same. You just pop the screen off, take off some screws, pull off the battery. Some of the key differences from the international one x is the plastic cover over the motherboard near the camera. it hides the screen cable and the volume key cable is also hidden next to the battery. I recommend pulling off the volume keys out when trying to take off the battery cable. they are glued onto the side and can be easily peeled.
I had my fair share of scares and had to open my phone quite a few times.... and as a result, the housing got bent and i ended up breaking the micro usb part of the housing. Not a big deal since I have my TPU case on at all times... I also managed to break the pressure pins for the wifi antenna... ended up using some solder and fixing that up... luckily i'm getting great wifi reception now.... be careful when prying the screen off near the left side... if u stick something in there, don't push in your prying tool too deep.... there are about 4-6 pressure pins on that side. but after all that, I got the one X+ battery in my AT&T One XL!!!!
I gotta run it for few days to see if it's stable enough... I really hope it's okay lol... but if it breaks I'm also due for an upgrade plus have a nexus 4 as a back up so no biggie
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I just got my battery today, and installed it... and it was a success!... kind of.. our internals are slightly different from the international One X, but the basic of the design is the same. You just pop the screen off, take off some screws, pull off the battery. Some of the key differences from the international one x is the plastic cover over the motherboard near the camera. it hides the screen cable and the volume key cable is also hidden next to the battery. I recommend pulling off the volume keys out when trying to take off the battery cable. they are glued onto the side and can be easily peeled.
I had my fair share of scares and had to open my phone quite a few times.... and as a result, the housing got bent and i ended up breaking the micro usb part of the housing. Not a big deal since I have my TPU case on at all times... I also managed to break the pressure pins for the wifi antenna... ended up using some solder and fixing that up... luckily i'm getting great wifi reception now.... be careful when prying the screen off near the left side... if u stick something in there, don't push in your prying tool too deep.... there are about 4-6 pressure pins on that side. but after all that, I got the one X+ battery in my AT&T One XL!!!!
I gotta run it for few days to see if it's stable enough... I really hope it's okay lol... but if it breaks I'm also due for an upgrade plus have a nexus 4 as a back up so no biggie
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happy to hear that. looking for your feedback soon.
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happy to hear that. looking for your feedback soon.
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+1 I am very interested in trying this out if there are no issues and it boosts my battery
joshuadjohnson22 said:
+1 I am very interested in trying this out if there are no issues and it boosts my battery
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For those interested... Here's a picture of what the phone looks like inside... this was before installation and stressing out. The left is the one x+ battery. sorry for the crappy quality pic.
idealz said:
For those interested... Here's a picture of what the phone looks like inside... this was before installation and stressing out. The left is the one x+ battery. sorry for the crappy quality pic.
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Do you have battery life stats yet?
Not the greatest battery life I've seen. My set up is cm10.1. Mostly stock. Stock cpu/kernel. I charged my phone and calibrated my battery. Wiped battery stats. Calibrated again for good measure. I have wifi on at all times. Auto brightness that's adjusted to low brightness. Tasker running at all times only controls volume (according to time) and 2g only when connected to wifi. I also use greenify to hibernate maps. I'm mostly on wifi all day. So far no problem.. Thinking of doing a clean wipe and restore.
I'm sure sense roms will do much better. I will run nova battery tester when I charge my phone tonight. Most likely my battery will last til the end of the day. (over 24hours with 3+ hour screen on which is probably 1hour more screen on time than before)
it's only day 1 with the new battery so i'm hoping after a week i'll get the full benefit of the battery... I may need to try a sense rom.
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Here's another one from today. 4.5 hr screen on with netflix draining the battery.
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Here's another one from today. 4.5 hr screen on with netflix draining the battery.
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thats pretty friking awesome. maybe about a 15% to 20% battery life increase.
ethantarheels123 said:
thats pretty friking awesome. maybe about a 15% to 20% battery life increase.
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Well 15% is exactly what's expected =)
I will try viperxl over the weekend and see how sense does
btw anyone know apps that can measure our battery capacity? I tried nova and battery monitor widget.... nova doesn't seem to work and battery monitor widget says that I need more charge cycles.... or am I doing something wrong w/ transitioning to a higher capacity battery?
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Instead of Viper, try CleanROM or RebelROM. The first is a lighter Sense ROM, and the latter is a mostly desensed one with AOSP touches.
Viper is too bloated to get great battery life, but has tons of tweaks.
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Instead of Viper, try CleanROM or RebelROM. The first is a lighter Sense ROM, and the latter is a mostly desensed one with AOSP touches.
Viper is too bloated to get great battery life, but has tons of tweaks.
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I get 20 hours with 4 hours screen time on viperxl. What are you talking about?
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Do they make any aftermarket extended battery of any kind for this phone? I would really like an extended battery so i can last at least 12h on heavy use.
I too would want to know how hard it would be to solder in a new battery if its even possible
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I too would want to know how hard it would be to solder in a new battery if its even possible
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Battery is not soldered, there are two screws holding battery, so replacement is very easy. Don't know if you can buy one though.
An extended battery doesn't seem like it would work, as you would have no way to get a fatter battery on without a fatter back plate..
I would imagine they make (or will make?) a case which fits over the device and extends the battery life... much like they do for the beloved iPhone.
There's always those booster things that are like portable chargers.
Yeah I gave up and bought those portable USB battery, but I'm not sure where I should put it in my jean...
Would it be possible do modify the Photon Q's battery at all? Like replace it with a RAZR MAXX HD's battery? I can't find dimensions on either battery or anything like that.
I was also wondering if it'd be possible to maybe take apart a battery (perhaps two Photon Q batteries) and somehow put them all in sequence and have it work like that. I'm a noob when it comes to these types of things. Any help is greatly appreciated!
You would have to get the measurements of both batteries and compare the sizes to see if the RAZR batt will fit. It looks to be the same voltage and chemistry.
You cant use multiple cells without special circuitry for charging. The best option is to find a larger cell of the same chemistry and voltage then mod the phone to hold it. Also, you would probably have to sacrifice a working battery to get the connector.
I added a larger cell to my Motorola Triumph
androidforums.com/showthread.php?t=763108
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You would have to get the measurements of both batteries and compare the sizes to see if the RAZR batt will fit. It looks to be the same voltage and chemistry.
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It's not easy to get that info, but looks like the RAZR battery, altough surely electrically compatible is not the same size.
Razer's one is 1.5 cm longer, and is also narrower.
You cant use multiple cells without special circuitry for charging.
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Well, surely you can't put two "smart" batteries in parallel from the outside, but it's feasible opening the battery and connecting properly the cells, internally.
But this must be done by someone who really knows what should be done, to avoid risky situations.
You can connect multiple cells in parallel but it's not a good idea without a proper circuit to charge the cells. Over time the cells will need charged at different rates.
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You can connect multiple cells in parallel but it's not a good idea without a proper circuit to charge the cells. Over time the cells will need charged at different rates.
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On small batteries like the one you can find on a cellphone "Proper circuit" could be just a couple of resistors to balance the "neighbor" cells.
I'ts way different on bigger batteries, like notebooks' or electric cars' ones.
Given the increased energy stored (and the increased risk) in the latter cases the charging circuitry checks every single cell, not the whole battery as happens on cellphones.
So doubling the capacity of such batteries is a completely different matter, a complete redesign of the charging circuitry (and battery firmware) is needed.
Alright, so I'm pretty sure I've this all figured out except for one thing. What the crap is this green..... thing on the back of the battery? It's like superglued onto it and I'm thinking it's an antenna of some kind, perhaps for NFC.
BUT, I can basically just connect the RAZR Maxx battery like this to mah phone I'm thinking. (see image)
goldbolt said:
Alright, so I'm pretty sure I've this all figured out except for one thing. What the crap is this green..... thing on the back of the battery? It's like superglued onto it and I'm thinking it's an antenna of some kind, perhaps for NFC.
BUT, I can basically just connect the RAZR Maxx battery like this to mah phone I'm thinking. (see image)
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EB40 (Razr Maxx) and EB41 (Photon Q/Droid 4) batteries have completely different dimensions.
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EB40 and EB41 have completely different dimensions.
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Yeah, I know this. I'll just wire it like in my image similar to what the other dude in this thread did with his Triumph.
This is why I wish Samsung would've made an S3 slider.
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Yeah, I know this. I'll just wire it like in my image similar to what the other dude in this thread did with his Triumph.
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Wiring a different battery is definitely possible.
I did it on a HD2 clone, using a Mugen battery meant for the Palm PRE.
The hardest part is to find a battery with the correct dimensions, usually find the right one is just matter of luck, given is hard to know the exact dimensions of a battery before buying it.
There's finally an extended battery (3800mAh) available for Droid 4.
(Droid 4 comes with the same EB41 battery as Photon Q).
So there's a battery that should fit (apart from its thickness, obviously).
The main issue is that there's no back cover for Photon Q to fit this battery.
http://mugen.co/motorola/verizon-mo...rizon-motorola-droid-4-with-battery-door.html
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360809183555
We need 3d printer for back covers!
Or just wait a few month, I think that the back cover will come for the XT897.
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The main issue is that there's no back cover for Photon Q to fit this battery.
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The main issua, as usual for the mugen batteries, is the price.
89$ is more than what I paid the whole Photon Q.
Or, if you prefer, is 15x the price of the original extended motorola battery I'm using on the Phonton 4G
i just wrote to mugen power an email and asked if there is the possibility for a extended battery, as the droid 4 battery fits in the photon and only a bigger backcover is needed. this is what they replayed to me:
Thank you for your email!
I will pass it to our technology and marketing group to see will them make the cover for photon Q.
Will let you know later!
Please contact me if you need any additional info.
Best Regards,
Jan
http://mugen.co
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i just wrote to mugen power an email and asked if there is the possibility for a extended battery, as the droid 4 battery fits in the photon and only a bigger backcover is needed. this is what they replayed to me:
so maybe we have some luck
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Just got a Photon Q so I would certainly love if they made a back cover but am doubting they will. Thought of just buying a second cover on ebay and cutting it / using some epoxy to make my own with the Droid 4 battery.
Dual Battery Photon Q
I know, seems insane but I've been running my phone like this for the past year and have even made a second one which is also running fine. Reason why I did this was because I'd bought a Photon Q in the summer of 2014 (previously with Verizon). The phone was brand new but the battery has been on the shelf so long that it was crap by the time it got to me. So I went and bought a replacement batter on Amazon. It already being a two year old phone, the replacement batteries went for only about $8. So I bought two. Upon receipt, I inspected it an thought of possibly soldering the two together to see what would happen.
Initially, I soldered the primary contacts of both batteries to each other (including the PCB), which didn't work. On my second attempt, I disassembled the housing for the PCB and soldered just the leads of the cells together and kept the PCB of one of the batteries. It powered on and worked properly. In fact, with two batteries, it seemed as so the phone worked faster than it did prior. I'm assuming more stable voltage.
Anywho, if anyone wants a 16 hour Photon Q, this mod works. The only thing that's off though is the battery meter. Since I don't know how to reprogram the PCB, the phone will hit 3% battery life after eight hours of use but will continue on for another eight hours. I've been using my phone like this for about a year now and it also seemed to have learned the new battery life. In recent days, the phone would actually shut off soon after the 3% warning. The second phone came into play because the touch screen stopped working. I tried to fix it but ended up breaking my phone instead.
I know I know. I'm crazy for allowing a lithium cell to be that closely exposed to the atmosphere. Whatevers, yolo. Anyways, the antenna is sandwiched between the two cells, back cover chopped up with a razor, and if you're fans of the car dock, you can take off the top layer, chop off what you need to accomodate the battery, and glue the remainder of the top layer back to the base. Like a glove!
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Here are some close ups of the twin cell itself
Twin Cell Battery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/album.php?albumid=12422