Today I obtained a XDA Mini S. I plugged it in with the charger they supplied with it and it seems dead, no charging light on the front. I'd been told it did power up.
When I checked, the charger is 5.2v but the battery is rated at 3.7v. I thought it might be down to this but I looked at my current Android phone and it is the same situation.
The charger has a standard mini-USB connector, the Mini S having a bespoke-shaped connector. I wasn't too worried about this as it was the same for my Touch Diamond when I had that a couple of years ago. The charger works, I tested it on another appliance
So what could be the problem? Dead battery? Dead phone? User error?
hi there, unfortunately I went through the same. Basically it's constantly discharging at moment. looks like theres a issue with some that don't keep charge in the lithium battery, it goes beyond a certain level and Bye bye Wizard.
I'm looking to upgrade my Wizard to latest rom and OS if I can, then I think this issue should be overcome. But for the moment, make sure you're charging with a decent ampage charger, something 1 Amp or over as the device can draw more and will eventually kill the battery.
Reg'rds.
Jon.
can i use iphone/itouch charger (change usb cable) for mini pro?
i busted my charger, i wonder if its ok to use apple charger
just exchange the use cable to charge my mini pro?
Yes, you can.
Olso i use the charger of an iphone 3g for my x10 mini.
Stai tranquillo
All USB chargers are compatible (ok, most of them. Sometimes its just better to check voltage of charger. From 4,2v to 5v it's ok)
The best thing with usb is you can plug it in anywhere. Xbox, pc and media player. Me and my wife share chargers, my x10mp upstairs and her htc downstairs.
The only exception seems to be my boss's blackberry which uses a molded cable and mini-usb... how inconsiderate of him!
As it has been said as long as voltages are within range they should be fine, though beware some have rediculously low 'mA' rating which may slow or even discharge your phone. But if the 'mA' is high its fine as the phone/battery will regulate it.
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but what about the Amperes?
i think SE charger has 850mA while iphone charger has 1Amp
but they have same voltage 5V
bugoink2 said:
but what about the Amperes?
i think SE charger has 850mA while iphone charger has 1Amp
but they have same voltage 5V
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As long as the mA is the same or higher than the SE charger its fine. The mA is the output capacity of the charger, you could in theory have a 10A 5v charger and it would charge the same as the phone would only draw 850mA.
However, if the mA is lower (say 100mA) then it could discharge the battery instead of charging it.
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thanks for the knowledgeable answer
I have been googling the issue but can't find any good answers.
I recently bought an Xperia Sola, but it won't charge from any of my car chargers.
Please note that I have systematically tried to eliminate error sources:
I have 4 different model of car chargers (I have two of a few of them, in total I have 6 USB car chargers), in 3 of them I have soldered to short D+ and D- to make my old HTC Hero use more than 500 mA (chargers can give 1 A or more). The model without the short can only give 500 mA so I haven't modified it.
Now, all four chargers will without problems charge the following devices: My old HTC Hero, my old Zen Vision: M, my daughters ZTE Blade, my sons X10 Mini Pro and my kids iPads. So, the chargers are working, the micro-USB cable works with the Blade and X10 Mini Pro (the Hero, the Zen and the iPads don't have micro-USB).
But my Sola won't even recognize it's connected to a charger.
But the Sola charges fine with half a dozen different wall socket chargers, as well as from the PC USB port and a solar cell battery pack I have.
But not any single of the car chargers I have tried...
So, what does the Sola expect from the car charger that the chargers I have are missing?? I bought car chargers with a USB port to be able to use them for all our stuff that can charger from USB with just different cables, it would really suck to have to buy yet another car charger that will have to be dedicated to the Sola...
I have the same problem! I have USB car charger from DX and it works great on Desire HD and Samsung Galaxy Mini. But Xperia Sola doesn't want even start charging!
Have you tried a car to usb adapter and then use the original cable that comes in the box for the Sola?
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I didn't try with Xperia's USB cable. I don't think that the cable can make any difference.
But I also tryed original charger from my Garmin Nuvi 205w and also it can not charge Xperia Sola.
I have tried both the original cable and half a dozen other cables. They all work with the wall chargers as well as the USB solar cell battery pack. But not with any of the car chargers...
Luckily I can use my old HTC Hero (running CoPilot) as a GPS in the car. But it would be nice to be able to charge the Sola in the car too... Now I have to charge the USB solar cell battery pack from the car and then the phone from the battery pack. Not a very neat solution.
I had the same problem with my Sola. Then I bought original Sony Ericsson charger and it works now.
Try this one: Sony Ericsson Micro USB Car Charger AN401 (1200mA, price 12EUR)
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Nerre said:
I have been googling the issue but can't find any good answers.
I recently bought an Xperia Sola, but it won't charge from any of my car chargers.
Please note that I have systematically tried to eliminate error sources:
I have 4 different model of car chargers (I have two of a few of them, in total I have 6 USB car chargers), in 3 of them I have soldered to short D+ and D- to make my old HTC Hero use more than 500 mA (chargers can give 1 A or more). The model without the short can only give 500 mA so I haven't modified it.
Now, all four chargers will without problems charge the following devices: My old HTC Hero, my old Zen Vision: M, my daughters ZTE Blade, my sons X10 Mini Pro and my kids iPads. So, the chargers are working, the micro-USB cable works with the Blade and X10 Mini Pro (the Hero, the Zen and the iPads don't have micro-USB).
But my Sola won't even recognize it's connected to a charger.
But the Sola charges fine with half a dozen different wall socket chargers, as well as from the PC USB port and a solar cell battery pack I have.
But not any single of the car chargers I have tried...
So, what does the Sola expect from the car charger that the chargers I have are missing?? I bought car chargers with a USB port to be able to use them for all our stuff that can charger from USB with just different cables, it would really suck to have to buy yet another car charger that will have to be dedicated to the Sola...
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From my post: "it would really suck to have to buy yet another car charger that will have to be dedicated to the Sola..."
I had the same problem: when I connected the USB cable to the 700mA car charger, the orange LED on Sola blinked and it didn't charge.
Now I am using a 1000mA car charger and up to now it seems to work fine.
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Now I am using a 1000mA car charger and up to now it seems to work fine.
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Interesting, since my 1000 mA chargers don't work... I wonder what the difference is...
d+ ,d-
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Interesting, since my 1000 mA chargers don't work... I wonder what the difference is...
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I know this isn't the thread for my device but it's still a sony and I'm just trying to help. My xperia m charges fine when connected to a computer. As an experiment, I slipped a bit of paper between the two inside pins on the computer side(D+ and D-). No charging in xperia m, but charging in Galaxy mini. Is this a software limitation or hardware limitation. I am guessing hardware.
Old thread, but I finally bought a Sony charger and it works. Still can't understand why the other ones didn't. At least now I am able to charge my phone in the car.
Nerre said:
Old thread, but I finally bought a Sony charger and it works. Still can't understand why the other ones didn't. At least now I am able to charge my phone in the car.
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Could you share with me the charger? I've made myself homemade charger from 4AA bateries it works with all other devices except my Xperia L(Might be the same problem)
If I recall correct it's called AN401 or AN402 (I think they are the same charger, only different cable).
Turns out, Sony implemented restrictions in the kernel. Google something called float charging, of you're interested.
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Hello there.
I bought a xperia z2 to replace my lg g3 . The phone is great. At the box it had a ep880 charger which not only was ugly but it was charging my phone slow (compared to my g3 at least).
I decided to buy a better charger and i bought the samsung EP-TA20EWE . The problem is that the phone is not charging with this charger at all.
I tested it at other devices and the charger works great. I replaced the usb cable and still nothing.
The phone charges fine either with its own charger or if i connect it to a computer.
Is there any idea why is this happening ??
PS. i do not own the official usb cable of samsung's charger, dont know if that matters..
Just use the Sony charger. Xperias are very very picky about chargers.
That is what i am doing. But i was really curious about why is this happening
Dears, as the title i want to know is there any harming in charging my mate 10 pro with charger for laptop with 4.8 a. Knowing that it demands 2amp
As longas it is a Power Delivery charger or its a standard 5V USB there won't be any problem.
Yes It might have a problem.. i wouldn't do it.