Oh my good ness I am so fed up! I recently purchased on Siemens SX56 it didnt come with anything but th Stylus and the phone. I didnt think finding a charger would be this hard! I went to stores the chargers did not fit into the slot. I bought one off of ebay and that didnt even fit!! is it a special charger or something? I really hope fomr trying so many times thatthe charger thingys are not damaged. I can;t even turn the phone on thats how dead it is.
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all htc chargers should work i think
at least i can use my xda1 charger with my xda2
all power sources works as long as the connectors are correct
5 volts in the right pin
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Connectors
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=WallabyCradleMod
you can make any 5volt chager work yourself
Does anybody charge their TyTN in car via a usb car charger. I use a usb car charger for different devices: Bluetooth headset, gps reciever...
I also used it to recharge my Blue Angel.
Unfortunately I can't charge the TyTN. Has anyone had the same issue?
The charger says that it can charge 1Ampere. The original home charger is also 1 Ampere, so I don't understand why it doesn't work.
Have tried it with two different usb car chargers and both have the same problem: It charges only if TyTN is turned off. When I switch it on then the red charging light turns off.
Lio said:
Does anybody charge their TyTN in car via a usb car charger. I use a usb car charger for different devices: Bluetooth headset, gps reciever...
I also used it to recharge my Blue Angel.
Unfortunately I can't charge the TyTN. Has anyone had the same issue?
The charger says that it can charge 1Ampere. The original home charger is also 1 Ampere, so I don't understand why it doesn't work.
Have tried it with two different usb car chargers and both have the same problem: It charges only if TyTN is turned off. When I switch it on then the red charging light turns off.
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I had similar problems except I didn't need to swithc the pda. I saw the usb charge couldn't charge completly or it was very slow to charge if I had screen with light or TomTom running.
I solved using a diferent charger, that generates 220 volts. It has 140W and costs around 40 euro.
Do you have a link, a picture or a brand name to this product?
Lio said:
Does anybody charge their TyTN in car via a usb car charger. I use a usb car charger for different devices: Bluetooth headset, gps reciever...
I also used it to recharge my Blue Angel.
Unfortunately I can't charge the TyTN. Has anyone had the same issue?
The charger says that it can charge 1Ampere. The original home charger is also 1 Ampere, so I don't understand why it doesn't work.
Have tried it with two different usb car chargers and both have the same problem: It charges only if TyTN is turned off. When I switch it on then the red charging light turns off.
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Same problem.
I was told by the dealer that it's a matter o cable (the pins in the cable)
the one sold with the device is fine just to sync and charge from pc, but can't charge through car adapter.
I'm bought a new cable (arriving next week): it's a double cable, one side for pc, other side for charging.
if it works, I'll post..
bye
I'm afraid to tell you that your new cable will not work. You were not well informed. I am sure that it is not a cable problem, but a charger problem. According to me the power output expressed in Amps (Ampere) is not strong enough even though it says that it's 1 Ampere as the mains charger. Those cheap chinese made chargers are not strong enough for the TyTN. That's why it charges when the TyTN is switched off but as soon as you switch it on, the power output from usb car charger is not enough.
Lio said:
I'm afraid to tell you that your new cable will not work. You were not well informed. I am sure that it is not a cable problem, but a charger problem. According to me the power output expressed in Amps (Ampere) is not strong enough even though it says that it's 1 Ampere as the mains charger. Those cheap chinese made chargers are not strong enough for the TyTN. That's why it charges when the TyTN is switched off but as soon as you switch it on, the power output from usb car charger is not enough.
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mmhhh, I'll wait the new cable, hoping it works ;.)
the fact is that with original cable the car adapter doesn't charge even if the device is off..
same thing with a 220V usb adapter.
only the original kit seems to work..
I'll tell you in a few days
btw: both adapter are chinese ;-)
Nope, Lio is right on this one. The car charger simply doesn't supply enough juice to charge the TyTN. O2 Exec users have had this problem for ages.
I use the charger bought from the Orange shop for the spv c500. Works fine, if a little slowly.
There are strange things happening!
The USB cable should not enter in to the equation as USB is USB and the pins should be wired correctly.
Here is what I have found.
If charging in the car all is ok until the power is cut, then it only charges whilst off until the TYTN is soft reset. This looks to me like there is a software / powercontroller confilct. It is a little confusing but see the scenarios below;
Soft reset TYTN, leave it off. Plug in to cigarette charger, turn TYTN on/off all is fine.
Turn off TYTN and unplug, all is fine, plug back in (TYTN off) will still charge when TYTN on.
Turn TYTN on, unplug, will not charge whilst on anymore until soft reset but will charge whilst off.
This is the same if I turn the ignition to power the lightere socket.
However, another spanner in the works, if I pull out the charger even with the device off and re-insert it it stops charging until soft reset.
What seemd to work best was to do a soft reset whilst the unit is charging and powered on. After that I was able to unplug, plug in even when the unit was on, turn ignition off/on etc... It only reverted back to not charging when I removed the charger from the socket as it was charging.
These are my findings and I presume each charger will be different.
I presume whatever electronics are in the chargers also causes problems. I have tried 2 USB and one fully wired charger and it is the same with all. I know for a fact that at least 2 of them have overcharge circuitry built in but do not think the 3rd has, I also presume the TYTN also has so perhaps there is some conflict here also.
I do know that there are car chargers specifically for the TYTN so will try one of those and see if it solves the problem. (anyone tried one?)
Anyone with more ideas please let us know.
What seemd to work best was to do a soft reset whilst the unit is charging and powered on. After that I was able to unplug, plug in even when the unit was on, turn ignition off/on etc... It only reverted back to not charging when I removed the charger from the socket as it was charging.
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Thank you for this tip. Now I can recharge in car thanks to u! :lol: I tried it and it works.
Great Lio,
Glad it worked. When you get a chance, could you pull out the chrger from the lighter socket as it is charging and let me know if it then stops charging again. I just want to see if the same happens to you as it did to me. It will work again once you soft reset whilst plugged in.
Thanks.
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What seemd to work best was to do a soft reset whilst the unit is charging and powered on.
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I believe this trick should go to FAQ.
A week ago I visited a lot of shops trying many mains-to-USB charges to no avail. I already had one for MP3 player that didn't work too.
After reading your post, I connected the original charger and SRed. Now that another charger works!
Can't imagine what's the reason but it really works.
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could you pull out the chrger from the lighter socket as it is charging and let me know if it then stops charging again.
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Yes, it does exactly like you've described.
Originally Posted by cieplowski
could you pull out the chrger from the lighter socket as it is charging and let me know if it then stops charging again.
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Same here.
Is this a bug in the software ?
I found this : http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=138248
I think it should work fine, I am not sure.
"I found this : http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=138248"
Could you contact them and ask about its power rating and whether it is susceptible to the problem/bug?
here I am again.
finally I got the new cable and... surprise... IT WORKS
I used it without soft resetting the device and it worked
I tryed soft resetting the device and it worked
But the biggest surprise of all is that after using the new cable, also the old one started working ..
i guess there must have been a software bug that has gone (hope forever) away.
For those interested, the new cable is a double one: one side is usb, other two sides are charge connector and hotsync connector.
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here I am again.
finally I got the new cable and... surprise... IT WORKS
I used it without soft resetting the device and it worked
I tryed soft resetting the device and it worked
But the biggest surprise of all is that after using the new cable, also the old one started working ..
i guess there must have been a software bug that has gone (hope forever) away.
For those interested, the new cable is a double one: one side is usb, other two sides are charge connector and hotsync connector.
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have you got a web link for this one you now have?
friend of mine has apparently got a tytn, I'll pick up a 1.2A USB / Car adapter this weekend and see what happens, hopefully the extra .2A should enable the tytn / exec to charge normally in a car.
Having had an exec for a while I will agree that most 12v/USB adapters struggle with the exec, but hopefully this will make the difference, if it works I will post the details of the company selling them (they are listed for the PSP)
I haven't had this trouble. Just got my new MDA Vario II and I've used it with my old MDA compact mains charger and the car USB charger and it works with no problems.
Tried it with the Vario II on and off and have a charging light on both.
It sounds odd that the Prophet won't take the chargers it used to have with WM5 while the hardware remains the identical.
Could it be that WM6 has a higher current requirement so other ordinary mini USB chargers won't work?
I haven't really upgraded mine to WM6 if the charging problem happens so often that I need to soft reset or do other tricks.
Could anyone please advise:
1. The original Dopod/iMate (1000mA) chargers works fine without any trick?
2. Only the generic chargers need a soft reset/other tricks to get it work? If so, what's the voltage & current of the adapter?
3. I know it probably won't work well with car chargers. But anyone tries a 1000mA or even a 2000mA car chargers? I know most in the market are 500/850mA.
Thanks guys for all your inputs.
You cant charge your device with more then ~800mAh. Not the Charging Adapter limit it ... its the Device! The Charging Controller cant charge faster.
The WM6 Charging Problem ... uhm ... i think its a Rom Problem too?? The most WM6 Prophets have Wizard Roms. The Rom have a charging Patch. This Patch must setup the Charging Controller?? I am not realy sure how it works, but you cant charge faster your batterie in the device. If you have the Desk Charger ... they can :->
1. Turn off your hermes.
2. Plug car charger to hermes.
3. Turn hermes on. Phone is now charging.
This works everytime for me.
Place this on sticky?
My hermes charges off a el-cheapo USB charger I bought for my Orange C500 years ago... without turning on/off
Lucky you. But to many of us, our hermes do not charge but the way I describe, works for me on all those cooked Rom.
Hm. I just plug mine in too, and it has a cooked ROM....
this works for me on AC charger. Also sometimes works after going into and out of standby a few times.
same here. i just plug mine and im good to go..
Ditto. I think you might have a problem with your charger or phone.
hi guys,
don't know if you've seen it or not, but the car charging problems were explained here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=277742
It's to do with the 4th and 5th pins in the plug of the standard car chargers.
Thanks to PhilipZ and tadzio for figuring it out
They've saved me from the annoyance of constantly having to restart the unit while plugged in.
I PLUg it in then do a soft reset and if u use the speaker phone option u have to do it again i used cooked rom also the phone has a fu_ked problem with the car charger
I've yet to find a USB source that DOESN'T charge my 8525...
Currently used:
USB from PC / Laptop (duh)
USB from Playstation 2 and 3
USB from cable box
USB from HP Printer
USB from iPod adapter
USB from Razr charger
USB from blackberry charger
USB from HTC Charger
USB from Razr Car charger
I think the only USB I haven't tried is on my Nintendo Wii.
Hermes charging from car charger
I have a similar problem with my Arkon, powered car cradle, it charges if the screen is blanked off but if I try and watch my satnav it turns the charger off. I'll try turning off the Hermes before connecting the charger and let you know
I have x01ht, i plug charger on 220V AC to charge my Phone. My phone and battery is very hot( about 40 degree). Then i plug charger on 110V AC to charge my Phone and battery isn't hot. Now i understand why my phone is hot when i plug charger on 220V AC
i have this problem with an ebay car charger, if you dont restart the device before plugging it in it wont work.
ive seen the fix for it just too lazy to change it.
Weird Car Charger Problem
I'm running an i-Mate JasJam with Schaps 3.60a, and after reading all the posts about problems with power output and USB pin configurations, thought I would play it safe and buy the 'official' i-Mate car charger.
However, when I first used the car charger, it wouldn't charge. Then I found that after a soft reset, the charger worked perfectly but as soon as I had synched with my PC, the car charger stopped working again.
My view is that this is a software problem and my workaround has been to use bluetooth for synching, and the USB for charging only. I have been using this configuration for the last few weeks, with no problems either on the mains charger, or in the car.
Cheers
yea same here i just plug in and go
Tip for ALL HTC users as to what car charger to use
st3v3 said:
i have this problem with an ebay car charger, if you dont restart the device before plugging it in it wont work.
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I found out by accident that there is a modular car charger that works with HTC just fine. The beauty of this charger is that it has a modular design: the plug (body) itself that goes into your car socket (12V) and a standard USB cable that plugs on one end to the body and on the other end - to the phone.
It works without any problems on my T-mobile Dash, Cingular 8525 and HTC Artemis. The other important positive moment - it's just about $5 at the internet stores. For example here: http://www.cell-phone-accessories.com/usb-charger.html
There is no reason why a car charger would not power your Hermes. The Hermes does not recognize the difference between a wall charger and a car charger (there is NO difference).
car charger, Arkon cradle and hermes
Hi, well I can happily report that I can now use my satnav on my hermes, as long as I remember to turn off the device before plugging in the Arkon cradle and car charger, I'm a happy bunny now
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There is no reason why a car charger would not power your Hermes. The Hermes does not recognize the difference between a wall charger and a car charger (there is NO difference).
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Got the same problem. Every so often my jasjam will refuse to charge from the car charger and will need a soft reset. When it gets into that state it will:
Charge from the car charger while the display is OFF
Not charge from a car charger while the display is ON
Charge from a wall charger with the display on OR off
After a soft reset all is back to normal...
I flash my MDA Compact II to WM6 essential and i instal bateriiFIX and now i have a problem with charging my MDA in my car by charge 12V in my car. My MDA isn`t charge but show on screan charging.
sorry for my english
Read that
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1548598&postcount=237
Should help and explain you why...
Quick solution: connect the car charger and soft reset your charmer.
brgds
Andi