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I was surfing the net when i come across this:
.verizon-cellphones.org/motorola-xoom-usb-and-pc-charging-driver-download(dot)html
does this mean that you now can charg the xoom throug the usb interface(i dont own a xoom myself )
No. you cannot charge the Xoom over USB.
Why do people want to use the usb to charge. It would take forever to do that.
Being able to charge over USB in a pinch would be better than nothing if you're without your charger. Plus, my USB car charger can put out 1A, and you can buy iPad specific USB chargers that put out 2A, so it actually wouldn't be much different than the regular charger. It certainly doesn't hurt to have the capability. For all the crazy stuff we hackers add to our devices on XDA, I am blown away that people still ask "why would you want to do that"... Why not?
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Just-in-time said:
Why do people want to use the usb to charge. It would take forever to do that.
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My car has a USB port built into the stereo, on my Droid when plugged in via USB I could play my music and also have the phone always topped off with a charge... With the Xoom I'd need a charging cable too... Hassle. Guess that's a part of why I keep my Droid around...
Somebody should try it out
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Somebody should try it out
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Plenty of people have rooted their Xoom's using those charging drivers, they don't do anything for the Xoom other than allow it to work with adb.
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Being able to charge over USB in a pinch would be better than nothing if you're without your charger. Plus, my USB car charger can put out 1A, and you can buy iPad specific USB chargers that put out 2A, so it actually wouldn't be much different than the regular charger. It certainly doesn't hurt to have the capability. For all the crazy stuff we hackers add to our devices on XDA, I am blown away that people still ask "why would you want to do that"... Why not?
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From what I have noticed I have yet to have wished that I had a charger SD or the one that came with it as it has a great battery and is more than enough to get me througn the day and i have been neglecting my droid Inc and macbook pro while using my Xoom for 6-8 hours a day plus a gppd 10-15 stand by time
Battery life is so good you don't even need to charge during the day
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Battery life is so good you don't even need to charge during the day
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When you're at 1.5ghz you might
Guys, there are lots of reasons to want to charge over USB. Like, say, when you're on a road trip and won't be spending much time around an outlet. Even if it doesn't charge quickly, if it provides enough juice to keep it from dying, that may be enough. I'm sure motorola sells a car adapter but I'd rather just use the USB chargers I already have.
Can we not make this discussion about if we *should* be able charge over USB, and keep it purely about *how* to charge over USB? I think we all understand that not everyone cares about this feature, but some people do.
So, I heard that there is an official dock that charges it over USB? Or does it use contact points or something else?
If the official dock charges it over USB, it may be simple to mod a USB charger to work with the Xoom.
-Taylor
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Guys, there are lots of reasons to want to charge over USB. Like, say, when you're on a road trip and won't be spending much time around an outlet. Even if it doesn't charge quickly, if it provides enough juice to keep it from dying, that may be enough. I'm sure motorola sells a car adapter but I'd rather just use the USB chargers I already have.
Can we not make this discussion about if we *should* be able charge over USB, and keep it purely about *how* to charge over USB? I think we all understand that not everyone cares about this feature, but some people do.
So, I heard that there is an official dock that charges it over USB? Or does it use contact points or something else?
If the official dock charges it over USB, it may be simple to mod a USB charger to work with the Xoom.
-Taylor
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The docks use a pair of contact points, those 2 gold spots next to the HDMI plug.
I get over 12 hours use over clocked baby, 24 hours between charges
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When you're at 1.5ghz you might
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Facegarden said:
Guys, there are lots of reasons to want to charge over USB. Like, say, when you're on a road trip and won't be spending much time around an outlet. Even if it doesn't charge quickly, if it provides enough juice to keep it from dying, that may be enough. I'm sure motorola sells a car adapter but I'd rather just use the USB chargers I already have.
Can we not make this discussion about if we *should* be able charge over USB, and keep it purely about *how* to charge over USB? I think we all understand that not everyone cares about this feature, but some people do.
So, I heard that there is an official dock that charges it over USB? Or does it use contact points or something else?
If the official dock charges it over USB, it may be simple to mod a USB charger to work with the Xoom.
-Taylor
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Agreed. Why does it seem like everyone has such a pissy attitude on this forum? It seems like 75% of all OPs in regards to do something new are negative and completely non-constructive. "No, you can't do that" "why the hell would you want to?" "That sounds useless. I have my phone/laptop/TV/mother for that"
I don't think that I would need the USB trickle charging ability because the battery lasts plenty long (yes, even at 1.5Ghz), but why get on here and make the OP feel like an idiot for trying to spur some innovation?
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Hey Guys,
I posted a long comment on the thread in the Moto forums. Hopefully we get a real response from Motorola. So far they have only said "you can't do that", but haven't explained if its a hardware limitation, or if it was just disabled in software (which is my hope).
Here's my comment:
https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/336752#336752
-Taylor
It's really pretty simple why you can't charge over USB. USB does not provide the correct voltage. The Xoom requires 12vdc to charge and USB is only 5vdc. It's like trying to charge your car battery with a charger made for 2 D cells. Amperage does play into charge time but can not be made to compensate for the lack of voltage. If the Xoom were to be modded pretty extensively inside it's possible. You would need to add a step up converter, make the respective connections from the USB port, and have to be willing to void your warranty. All in all it would be easier to carry a car charger. I have one and it works great.
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It's really pretty simple why you can't charge over USB. USB does not provide the correct voltage. The Xoom requires 12vdc to charge and USB is only 5vdc. It's like trying to charge your car battery with a charger made for 2 D cells. Amperage does play into charge time but can not be made to compensate for the lack of voltage. If the Xoom were to be modded pretty extensively inside it's possible. You would need to add a step up converter, make the respective connections from the USB port, and have to be willing to void your warranty. All in all it would be easier to carry a car charger. I have one and it works great.
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Its is very possible that they included a step-up converter circuit, but later disabled it because they decided it takes too long to charge. The circuit would add less than a dollar to the unit in volumes, so if they wanted to be safe they could have included it and made the decision later if they would use it. That is what I am trying to find out. The high resolution images of the teardown show what may be a stepup circuit by the USB connector, but it is too hard to tell:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Motorola-Xoom-Teardown/4989/1
-Taylor
what are all these USB chargers on eBay about?
My question is now (and I am sure I've seen it in another thread): How do sellers on eBay get away with advertising generic USB chargers to be used with the Xoom (e.g. this)? Of course, the USB cable has to be provided... I checked yesterday because I want to equip my car with a mount and charger in the future. Either the Chinese have found a way to charge the Xoom via USB or it's all a load of owl droppings! Has anyone tried one of these magic chargers yet?
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My question is now (and I am sure I've seen it in another thread): How do sellers on eBay get away with advertising generic USB chargers to be used with the Xoom (e.g. this)? Of course, the USB cable has to be provided... I checked yesterday because I want to equip my car with a mount and charger in the future. Either the Chinese have found a way to charge the Xoom via USB or it's all a load of owl droppings! Has anyone tried one of these magic chargers yet?
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They put the word Xoom in the auction listing, that's the only thing they did to make this Xoom compatible. Do not buy that.
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My question is now (and I am sure I've seen it in another thread): How do sellers on eBay get away with advertising generic USB chargers to be used with the Xoom (e.g. this)? Of course, the USB cable has to be provided... I checked yesterday because I want to equip my car with a mount and charger in the future. Either the Chinese have found a way to charge the Xoom via USB or it's all a load of owl droppings! Has anyone tried one of these magic chargers yet?
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A lot of people just assume things. I was readings specs for the xoom at another popular android forum. They had listed that not only did it support USB charging, but it supported flash 10.1 as well (which of course it never will).
I tried plugging in my mini usb cables I have used for other phones but it does not fit. It looks like the opening on the MT is larger then the standard. Is anyone else noticing this?
I've used all my other ones fine. I use a blackberry mini usb to charge while I sleep, another blackberry cable to hook to my laptop at work, and the one that came with it at my home desktop. No problems for me.
All my chargers work fine as well.
It uses microusb, not mini. The standard ones work fine.
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It's not the volts, it's the amps....
Just as an FYI, one thing to watch out for even though the USB plug is standard is that the power output can be different on different chargers. 5v is the USB standard, but the amperage can vary. I think the Max is 1A for the USB (2?) spec, but I'm not sure if or what the Min amperage is. The V/A output should be listed on the charger.
The plug that comes with the mt4gs is 5V-1A. When I've tried charging phones (e.g. Blackberry) in the past with a 5V-.2A charger, it has worked extremely poorly (half charge after 12+hours). I would expect similar results with the mt4gs.
websculling is right. Additionally, using the wrong amperage to charge significantly decreases the number of charges you get out of your battery before it fails. Stick to chargers that have the amperage the battery was optimally designed to accommodate.
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websculling is right. Additionally, using the wrong amperage to charge significantly decreases the number of charges you get out of your battery before it fails. Stick to chargers that have the amperage the battery was optimally designed to accommodate.
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So amperage is what matters with USB charger compatibility and not the voltage?
My wife's old feature phone came with a micro-usb charger so I'm trying to figure out if it will damage by MT4GS or the MY3GS I handed down to my wife.
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So amperage is what matters with USB charger compatibility and not the voltage?
My wife's old feature phone came with a micro-usb charger so I'm trying to figure out if it will damage by MT4GS or the MY3GS I handed down to my wife.
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Both are important.
Too high of a voltage and you'll burn up the battery or damage the charging circuit.
Too low of an amperage (blackberry chargers) and you'll wear out the battery much more quickly. Trickling in power like that to these kind of batteries that weren't designed to handle it that way 'ages' the cells and reduces their already less then impressive lifespan.
Battery tech is better then it was even a few short years ago, but these kind of batteries in this small of a package are barely efficient enough to be useful. A few more years and things will be a lot better, but for the time being you should really try to care for your battery as best as you can and not abuse it.
I'll post the link here to the XDA battery writeup I linked to in both the anker and mugen threads later on when I get back to a real computer and am not using a phone app to browse the forums.
(Because babysitting a door you just painted and can't close right away is such an engaging task...lol)
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Both are important.
Too high of a voltage and you'll burn up the battery or damage the charging circuit.
Too low of an amperage (blackberry chargers) and you'll wear out the battery much more quickly. Trickling in power like that to these kind of batteries that weren't designed to handle it that way 'ages' the cells and reduces their already less then impressive lifespan.
Battery tech is better then it was even a few short years ago, but these kind of batteries in this small of a package are barely efficient enough to be useful. A few more years and things will be a lot better, but for the time being you should really try to care for your battery as best as you can and not abuse it.
I'll post the link here to the XDA battery writeup I linked to in both the anker and mugen threads later on when I get back to a real computer and am not using a phone app to browse the forums.
(Because babysitting a door you just painted and can't close right away is such an engaging task...lol)
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This particular adapter is 5.1V and .7A.
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This particular adapter is 5.1V and .7A.
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That's not too far out of spec, but I would rather let my battery die then use it, personally. Finding an AC adapter that is in spec is very easy and very cheap.
Something to note here is the doubleshot does not have a hardware regulated charging circuit inside the phone - this is the reason why it was rough with the early unofficial ClockworkMod recoveries and the source of their charging issues.
Knowing there is no hardware failsafe, it makes it that much easier to do permanent damage to the battery, device or both.
Do what you think is best, but just want you to have as much information as possible to base your decision on.
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That's not too far out of spec, but I would rather let my battery die then use it, personally. Finding an AC adapter that is in spec is very easy and very cheap.
Something to note here is the doubleshot does not have a hardware regulated charging circuit inside the phone - this is the reason why it was rough with the early unofficial ClockworkMod recoveries and the source of their charging issues.
Knowing there is no hardware failsafe, it makes it that much easier to do permanent damage to the battery, device or both.
Do what you think is best, but just want you to have as much information as possible to base your decision on.
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That's good info to know. Do you know if Espresso is also lacking that hardware failsafe?
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That's good info to know. Do you know if Espresso is also lacking that hardware failsafe?
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Unsure - this is my first smart-phone, so I don't have the history of knowledge a lot of people don't realize they possess and am playing catch-up as quickly as I can.
I know a lot about this device, and the Nook Color, but anything else is pretty foreign to me at this time.
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Unsure - this is my first smart-phone, so I don't have the history of knowledge a lot of people don't realize they possess and am playing catch-up as quickly as I can.
I know a lot about this device, and the Nook Color, but anything else is pretty foreign to me at this time.
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Since you're new to Android, download and read this guide.
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Since you're new to Android, download and read this guide.
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That looks like a pretty helpful download. I don't have any social media accounts anywhere, so sometime later on i'll subscribe to get the link.
Thanks, I really appreciate you sharing that!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=669497
XDA write up on these types of batteries - the link I said i'd drop in this thread before.
Sorry, been busy around here, trying to find time to clean up all my loose ends.
My droid charge has made itself essentially useless in the last two weeks as the USB port no longer functions and I cannot charge it.
I had purchased the verizon inductive battery door and a powermat and discovered that they aren't compatible. I had heard the Energizer mat was compatible with the verizon door but I haven't had a chance to look into buying one yet- nor do I really want to spend 40+$ just to charge my phone.. Especially since I've already wasted $24 on a powermat that does me no good.
Thus I've determined that I'd like replace the usb charging port on the phone itself. I have 2 friends that work at sprint stores that repair these types of things all the time, and I'm pretty good at electronics stuff like that myself (having fixed multiple blackberries I used to have).
My question is, where can I find a replacement part for this particular phone? I haven't bought a replacement part for a phone in some years, and google searches aren't coming up with any good results. Ebay also doesn't have anything besides screens.. When all I need is a charging port.
Any leads would be greatly appreciated. I'm doing a lot of business traveling lately and I feel seriously crippled not having my cellphone to even make basic phone calls.
Is the USB connector physically damaged? It may be the circuitry that's behind it, in which case the repair process could be way more difficult, unless the Charge has a separate board that handles the charging function.
Does the USB port work for data connection when you connect it to a computer?
Might be easier to buy the desk cradle that comes with a spare battery and a battery charging slot. I hardly ever plug in my phone anymore. I simply replace the battery with a fully charged one.
The USB port is integrated into the board if I remember right-you're SOL unless you are somehow magical at de/resoldering. Other than that, I would assume you could just buy any microusb port and throw it on as long as that port has no bracket or anything (and that you connect the right leads).
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My usb connecton is crap too, always have to jiggle it n one ot finally connects i cant move it or it will lose connection. But i really only plug it in to use odin. My suggestion would be to snag a wall mount battery charger and an extra battery. Go to ebay, they r dirt cheap.
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Buy a dock , it comes with a spare battery
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Dear XDA, i really need your help,
I am planning to make this (see thubnail)
i want to make a custom case for my htc one s. (I know it will be a little bigger but that's ok)
I want to charge my phone using a usb cable or a micro usb cable, and at the same time doing OTG. I don't know what resistor i will use yet (tips?)
Also add an extra battery. It is an old phone battery. So if i want to charge from the battery i need to stop the solar cell and guide the electricity through the 5v regulator to charge. What ya think?
I am new to modding so please comment cause i need a lot of help to make this one succeed!
Greetings, pro-one1000
sent from htc one s ville
Don't mean to be negative but I see a couple issues right of the bat. First, where are you going to get a 5 volt charger? I would guess most dc chargers are going to be 12, 24, or 36 volts. I don't think they'll run on significantly less. The solar panel is only going to output about one half of one watt. Assuming no friction loss or inefficiencies that would hardly slow your phone's discharge.
If you want to power the phone and hub I would suggest a small sealed lead acid battery. They're available in 12 volts in many sizes. Easily enough power to keep phone totally charged. Will work with cigarette lighter car chargers so you won't need to customize that part. Depending on the size it'll last a week to a month non-stop. Unfortunately, it probably won't fit in your pocket but if you carry a book bag or briefcase you could hide it there... I use a battery like this at work when I'm using a lot of phone battery and moving around too much to plug in.
Good luck with which ever route you choose!
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Don't mean to be negative but I see a couple issues right of the bat. First, where are you going to get a 5 volt charger? I would guess most dc chargers are going to be 12, 24, or 36 volts. I don't think they'll run on significantly less. The solar panel is only going to output about one half of one watt. Assuming no friction loss or inefficiencies that would hardly slow your phone's discharge.
If you want to power the phone and hub I would suggest a small sealed lead acid battery. They're available in 12 volts in many sizes. Easily enough power to keep phone totally charged. Will work with cigarette lighter car chargers so you won't need to customize that part. Depending on the size it'll last a week to a month non-stop. Unfortunately, it probably won't fit in your pocket but if you carry a book bag or briefcase you could hide it there... I use a battery like this at work when I'm using a lot of phone battery and moving around too much to plug in.
Good luck with which ever route you choose!
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Thanks for your reply!
First about the charger, i will use my 5v 1amp charger (micro usb) or an usb male to male usb cable from my pc to charge. So i'll be able to get a charger.
You're i think right about the solar panel, i need to find a better one indeed, trying to get one cheap on ebay! If i try to search for a "smal sealed lead acid battery" i get 40 dollar + big cases of batteries, could you please give a example in the form of an ebay-link?
Anyway thanks a lot and when i have ordered the parts i will try to upload the stuff!
Greetings
I'm assuming the 5v charger you're talking about it a car charger; which means it would have an input voltage of 12 - 14 and won't run on 3.7 (and even if it could run on the lower voltage the amperage would go up dramatically draining the usable power in the battery in minutes. And I wouldn't connect anything to a USB port for two reasons: first, if you connect two batteries in parallel (red to red and black to black) and they're not identical one will usually drain the other as they try and equalize (unless you isolate them from each other). Second, I don't think most USB ports (USB 3.0 i believe has provisions to receive power) are designed to receive power on a computer and your schematic doesn't include anything to prevent back feeding power to the computer.
There are many solar chargers I've seen that would give you the output you need - I've seen them designed to trickle charge RVs, boats, cars, and motorcycles - but I think they would be way to larger for what your looking for.
And I guess I should clarify what I meant by small... Was a bad choice of words for a cell phone forum, I guess. I meant small relative to other lead acid batteries; i.e. car or boat batteries. This is similiar to what I use:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12VOLT-5AMP...US_Rechargeable_Batteries&hash=item589ef11aed
Attached is a pic of my batteries and the adapter that gives me a cigarette lighter type receptacle. And I use a spare motorcycle float charger to keep them charged. And because they're 12 volt batteries they'll power and accessory that is designed to run in a car.
I guess I should probably have asked what is your ultimate goal? And do you carry anything where you could stash the battery?
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Thanks for your reply!
First about the charger, i will use my 5v 1amp charger (micro usb) or an usb male to male usb cable from my pc to charge. So i'll be able to get a charger.
You're i think right about the solar panel, i need to find a better one indeed, trying to get one cheap on ebay! If i try to search for a "smal sealed lead acid battery" i get 40 dollar + big cases of batteries, could you please give a example in the form of an ebay-link?
Anyway thanks a lot and when i have ordered the parts i will try to upload the stuff!
Greetings
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Thanks for your reply,
After thinking I want to use a second1-5 volt boost regulator attached a small high capicity battery of 3.7 volt. (like a galaxy sIII battery or something. So if i put the switch to on the extra battery should charge with 5v my phone battery. Or i could charge my phone directly from a high efficient solar cell with 5v.
I indeed have no idea how to prevent backfleeding. Do I need diodes / light emmitting diodes for this? And indeed the batteries you mentioned are way to big. I am planning to use an old battery from an other phone with the 5v boost regulator mentioned above. Further i don't understand where you see a computer in my scheme?
Your mod ( i think i it deserves that wonderfull name) with the 12v battery is a good idea. Very handy when going out without a charge point. I usually go to school and am probably able to put the large battery in there, but as i mentioned i want to keep it a "phone case".
My ultimate goal is to make the tiniest possible case for the htc one s ville with,
- a very small usb hub 4 port for 3 female ports and inside a micro sdhc memory for more storage.
- Add the charge ability, so i don't need to take the phone out of the case to charge
- be in otg mode and charging mode at the same time (i guess the hardest challenge)
optionary:
- Add a battery so when i get the actual phone out of the case the solar cell can keep providing power to the battery
- Add a solar cell
- make it actual work with multiple switches
Really appreciate your help!
Greetings,
I misunderstood "First about the charger, i will use my 5v 1amp charger (micro usb) or an usb male to male usb cable from my pc to charge" to mean you might have a computer available to charge. I guess you just meant the cable itself. Understood.
I'm not an electronics expert by any means but yes I believe diodes will prevent the current from flowing in an undesirable direction but they won't prevent one battery from draining another. Two batteries connected in parallel can drain each other and the diode will slow that but I don't think it will eliminate it. Might be able to mitigate the affect by opening one of your switches when the auxiliary battery is not in use. When two batteries are wired in parallel they are frequently connected to an isolator that has three terminals (for a two battery setup). Terminals one and two go to batteries one and two and terminal three goes to the system it's connected to. Batteries one and two never 'see' each other and therefore cannot affect or drain each other.
Not sure I have anything else that can really help... GOOD LUCK! And post pics and details if you build a working prototype.
Thanks again!
I'll try to order a couple extra diodes with low consuption, that plus the switches will hopefully do the job. I ordered yesterday the parts out of China, so it'll take a month to get it in my hands. Now I have more time to consider how it can be assembled all together, but if i get anything i will post it directly!! If it works i may try to make a tutorial for other people so they could also enjoy more ports on their phone!
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Hello
Newish user of Note 4! Which is convenient to you, multiple batteries or extended battery? I plan to buy a second battery.
Thank you!
Multiple batteries for me. Easier to find cases that you will like from an already very limited selections.
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kickkit said:
Hello
Newish user of Note 4! Which is convenient to you, multiple batteries or extended battery? I plan to buy a second battery.
Thank you!
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Everyone is different it really how much do u need the battery and how good is ur memory to remember to grab the other when ya rushing out the door.
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I use multiple batteries on my phone.
i also use multiple batteries with the samsung external charger. never needed before lollypop update though.
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i also use multiple batteries with the samsung external charger. never needed before lollypop update though.
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I use the same setup. Like someone has already said above, this still let's you use all the cases. And your note 4 never has to be plugged in.
I use Multiple batteries as well.
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Is there an extended battery that fits the original case? I know of polarcell but any it otters? Thanks
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Is there an extended battery that fits the original case? I know of polarcell but any it otters? Thanks
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don't think so. there are batteries that claim to be at higher maH but in reality its usually the same or even less maH. I would just get another Samsung battery .
I use an external battery. I'm not getting another Note until the external battery option comes back.
I have spare batteries.
Spare batteries mean double or even triple or even more capacity without changing its form factor.
Extended battery can offer conveniences in battery capacity without restarting device but some of it change the form factor.
I have a Quick Charge 2.0 external battery pack that I just use to top up the phone. Easy and quick; works for me. Just put the phone on the pack for a little while and you can go for hours. You can also get a Quick Charge car charger that will quickly top up your phone. I wouldn't want to keep taking my phone out of its case to swap batteries or have to deal with a huge battery and case as part of the phone. Amazon has several Quick Charge 2.0 packs and car chargers. Plus these will still work when you eventually upgrade your phone.
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I have a Quick Charge 2.0 external battery pack that I just use to top up the phone. Easy and quick; works for me. Just put the phone on the pack for a little while and you can go for hours. You can also get a Quick Charge car charger that will quickly top up your phone. I wouldn't want to keep taking my phone out of its case to swap batteries or have to deal with a huge battery and case as part of the phone. Amazon has several Quick Charge 2.0 packs and car chargers. Plus these will still work when you eventually upgrade your phone.
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do you have a link for the quick car charger you are using? I'm curious to see it
I went with the aukey. Works great!
http://www.amazon.com/Qualcomm-Certified-Aukey-Charger-Included/dp/B00LJT2EPK
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do you have a link for the quick car charger you are using? I'm curious to see it
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Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0144S0PDK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
I own a small USB meter that can report both Volts and Amps. I have checked that this car charger is working correctly on Quick Charge with the Note 4 and it is. Both ports are QC 2.0 ports. One advantage of this charger is it is really small.
I used to use a spare battery, but it was always a pain remembering to recharge the one in the phone, then switching out. Eventually just bought an external battery (actually 2 different sizes) since that's really easy to recharge. I can top it up any chance I get and charge both phone and pack at the same time (with 2 chargers or course). Also I can use it for my tablets and win 8 tablet when I'm traveling with both. But I don't have a need for it very often since I can go most of the day without charging and then almost always am near an outlet or car charger. If I ran out of power mid-day every day, I'd go for an extended battery.
coolwater22 said:
do you have a link for the quick car charger you are using? I'm curious to see it
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I love my choetech dual usb quick charger 2.0 car charger. Works great![emoji106]
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I keep the spare charger in the center console of the car. If I'm low or dead I just swap and let the spare charge as I drive. Never worry about forgetting it. And it's almost always fully charged by the time I need it which is much more since the lollipop update. Thinking of going back to KK.
I use the spare battery kit. The spare battery comes with its own charger housing.
I can keep on using the phone while the other battery is charging in my bag or at the wall charger. Don't have to endure carrying the already large phone while connected to a power bank
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I like to use both. Spare battery is when I'm out and about and don't need to worry about a dead battery as I can swap it. When I know I'm going to a place where I will need my phone to be an entertain(For myself) for however long I need to stay at a certain place to kill time, I would use my extended battery. Can't go wrong with either IMO.