This part of the forum is covered in different charging issue threads due to it being such a prominent feature. Things ranging from model numbers, overheating, not working at all and only working intermittently.
I thought I would attempt to build a thread of the issues we Transformer owners are experiencing and seeing if anyone can really get to the bottom of this.
From what I have picked up from the forums many people are getting bad responses from Asus support, either providing no help at all or asking for the entire tablet+dock+charger at the users expense for shipping.
Common problems outline
[1]The brick gets very hot and stops charging
[2] The contacts between the brick and country adapter (e.g. USA/UK/EU) don't contact properly.
[3] The brick refuses to work altogether for no obvious reason.
Solutions attempted
[1] Bending the two contacts between the brick and country adapter slightly away from the brick (1 - 2mm)
[2] Calling (a somewhat unhelpful so far) Asus and asking for replacement
[3] Preserving (Not very Fun)
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The problems I am experiencing myself are basically that the charger works sometimes perfectly and other times not at all.
I can plug my charger in sometimes and it will work fine, others I can plug it in and my TF doesn't indicate charging although it does charge just VERY VERY slowly (about 2% every 25min).
Heat has not been an issue for me as it has been for many, my charging cable doesn't got warm at all and the brick is never alarmingly warm, nowhere near as hot as my laptop charger gets and the Asus charger is only 5V less than my laptops charger.
Model Numbers
Model numbers have been spoken about but so far I cannot find any evidence that they are different from one another, a known fault with 0B-LF so issues reported to Asus with that model should be find, but as far as I can tell problems with these power bricks happen across all the models (0B-LF, 0B-1LF, 0B-2LF)
If your having issues with your power brick post them below so we can try to keep them all in one place and hopefully try and resolve this.
As you are in the UK i'm not sure if this would apply to you but from my personal experience, i've had situations where the charger itself would be quite warm to the point where up close you can smell that aroma of overheating electronics. The charger has also refused to charge even when not hot, but will work once again after i've taken it off the mains and let it sit.
The american outlets differentiate between the hot and neutral leads via the larger and smaller prongs. I read in another thread concerning polarity and surface charges that when the charger is plugged in with the prong on the A side of the ASUS logo towards the larger (neutral) hole, then the charger will work properly. This has been my experience. I've come to a personal conclusion that the design of the charger is such that it is pole-sensitive but asus didn't bother to tell anyone which prong goes where, hope that might be of some use to you.
lacrossev said:
As you are in the UK i'm not sure if this would apply to you but from my personal experience, i've had situations where the charger itself would be quite warm to the point where up close you can smell that aroma of overheating electronics. The charger has also refused to charge even when not hot, but will work once again after i've taken it off the mains and let it sit.
The american outlets differentiate between the hot and neutral leads via the larger and smaller prongs. I read in another thread concerning polarity and surface charges that when the charger is plugged in with the prong on the A side of the ASUS logo towards the larger (neutral) hole, then the charger will work properly. This has been my experience. I've come to a personal conclusion that the design of the charger is such that it is pole-sensitive but asus didn't bother to tell anyone which prong goes where, hope that might be of some use to you.
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I never have had my charger get hot enough to smell like burning. The only way so far of resolving the issue is leaving my charger unplugged for about 20 min+ and then reconnecting it to my TF.
You forgot the "stick the brick in the freezer" trick.
Not kidding, it worked like a champ for me and a few others.
Put the brick in ziplock bag and stick it in the freezer.
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You forgot the "stick the brick in the freezer" trick.
Not kidding, it worked like a champ for me and a few others.
Put the brick in ziplock bag and stick it in the freezer.
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You know you can achieve the same result by just letting it sit without being plugged anywhere between 20 - 30 minutes. Just in case you don't want to put it in the freezer anymore.
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AcIdC0R3 said:
You know you can achieve
the same result by just letting it sit without being plugged anywhere between 20 - 30 minutes. Just in case you don't want to put it in the freezer anymore.
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Yeah that's what I have been doing, if I plug in my TF and it won't charge I just leave it unplugged for about half an hour and then plug it in again but this is a bit of a pain. Could really do with a better solution.
-_-
Today my TF is refusing to charge at all. It trickle charges from the charger but this takes forever, its gone up 2% in just over 30mins. I'm not sure what to try now.
I have plugged it into charge, didn't work, left it unplugged for 20mins, plugged back in, wouldn't charge, left it unplugged for an hour, plugged back in, wouldn't charge, left it to trickle charge because it only had 1% battery.
I'm not sure what to try now, I might have to call Asus after I go on holiday.
Seems my charger will only trickle charge now, I cant get it to charge properly whatever I try. Maybe I should put it in the freezer for 20mins and see what it does......
If you do the freezer trick, let the adapter sit out UNPLUGGED for a short while.
Introducing heat can result in condensation (water) and we all know water and electronic bits don't get along that well.
Vendors are starting to get stock in spare chargers these days. I just got one in last week. Never had problems with the original yet, tho. The new one is going to the office where it will stay.
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If you do the freezer trick, let the adapter sit out UNPLUGGED for a short while.
Introducing heat can result in condensation (water) and we all know water and electronic bits don't get along that well.
Vendors are starting to get stock in spare chargers these days. I just got one in last week. Never had problems with the original yet, tho. The new one is going to the office where it will stay.
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Will do. I might have to order another charger if I get no luck with Asus support.
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Will do. I might have to order another charger if I get no luck with Asus support.
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Get a new one, and if it works normally, toss the original one in the box and exchange it at the place you purchased the second one at.
If ASUS won't replace it under warranty, the above will end up with them replacing it when the vendor returns it to them.
I've done some research and as far as I can tell the TF power brick operates in two modes, one is for lower powered 'ordinary' usb devices, such as my phone. This allows this charging brick to charge at 5v @ 2amps outputting a total of 10W.
The second option is primarily for when a TF is connected and runs at 15v @ 1.2amps outputting 18W.
My charging brick seems to charge my phone on the 5v mode fine, but when I connect my TF it isn't charging properly and takes ages, this leads me to believe that somewhere down the line my charging isn't connecting something somewhere and allowing for the 15v charging to take place.
Would I be right in saying this or am I talking all jibberish?
didge3 said:
I've done some research and as far as I can tell the TF power brick operates in two modes, one is for lower powered 'ordinary' usb devices, such as my phone. This allows this charging brick to charge at 5v @ 2amps outputting a total of 10W.
The second option is primarily for when a TF is connected and runs at 15v @ 1.2amps outputting 18W.
My charging brick seems to charge my phone on the 5v mode fine, but when I connect my TF it isn't charging properly and takes ages, this leads me to believe that somewhere down the line my charging isn't connecting something somewhere and allowing for the 15v charging to take place.
Would I be right in saying this or am I talking all jibberish?
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I'd agree. Something in the solid-state(a mosfet or IC) has crapped out due to heat, breaking the 15V section of the charger. Time for a new one. It's possible there's damage to pin 7 in the usb port, but heat-fry is much more likely.
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I'd agree. Something in the solid-state(a mosfet or IC) has crapped out due to heat, breaking the 15V section of the charger. Time for a new one. It's possible there's damage to pin 7 in the usb port, but heat-fry is much more likely.
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Yeah definately taking it back to retail store I bought it from, hopefully they will try it and just give me a new charger then and there.
Info I've gleaned, just in case it might assist someone:
1) I took delivery of an 0B-3LF charger today from ASUS UK, haven't seen any mention of the 3LF yet on XDA. It *appears* to generate less heat but that could just be a placebo effect.
2) Coincidentally, my 0B-2LF - which always got hot when charging dock+tablet simultaneously - failed last night. Unplugging it from the mains then replugging it did not fix it, even though it was cold to the touch by this point. Six hours after unplugging it from the mains, I tried again... the 0B-2LF started working, and continues to work. So if your charger fails, unplug it, give it six hours, then try it again - ideally before registering an RMA, otherwise you'll have to spend an extra half hour working out how to cancel the RMA (answer: email [email protected] with your RMA number, serial number and case reference).
My charger works whenever it feels like it wants to. I've been messing with it for the last 30-45 min with no luck. Unplugging the charger from the outlet, trying different outlets, unplugging and plugging back in the usb cable, with and without usb 3.0 extension, rotating the mains to switch the polarity, pushing out the prongs for the country adapter, widening the opening in the prongs, banging the charger, letting it sit and nothing is working. Just now it turned on, but right after the boot screen, it made the low power chime and died.
Seems like the problem is getting worse. Before when it first stopped charging it was really easy to get it charging again.
Also my father got the TF within the same week i got mine. He went overseas and came back to visit again and his charger has no issues. But i did notice he keeps the USB 3.0 extension along with the usb cable all plugged into each other into the mains whereas I unplug mine and wrap them up when taking them along.
Think that might have something to do with it?
my charger is a 0b-1LF
maxh2005 said:
Info I've gleaned, just in case it might assist someone:
1) I took delivery of an 0B-3LF charger today from ASUS UK, haven't seen any mention of the 3LF yet on XDA. It *appears* to generate less heat but that could just be a placebo effect.
2) Coincidentally, my 0B-2LF - which always got hot when charging dock+tablet simultaneously - failed last night. Unplugging it from the mains then replugging it did not fix it, even though it was cold to the touch by this point. Six hours after unplugging it from the mains, I tried again... the 0B-2LF started working, and continues to work. So if your charger fails, unplug it, give it six hours, then try it again - ideally before registering an RMA, otherwise you'll have to spend an extra half hour working out how to cancel the RMA (answer: email [email protected] with your RMA number, serial number and case reference).
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That's how mine started, but got worse. I only charge my tablet once a day and the charger is unplugged from the outlet between charges. Now I can't get it to charge. Every now and then if i unplug it and plug it back in, it'll boot up the TF but then the second the boot animation is over, makes the battery low chime, 0% remaining and shuts off!
Just got off the phone with asus tech support, they gave me an RMA number and i have to mail the charger to them to see if they can repair it.... whats up with that? why can't they just mail me a new one and i mail them back this broken one or get billed for it like every other tech company i've dealt with?
I've had the exact same issues as both of you. At first if it wouldn't charge I would leave it for a few mins and then it would charge straight away. It slowly got word and I had to fight with it more to get it to charge and now it will only trickle charge.
I will charge it up overnight tonight and leave it for six hours or more. Hopefully this will work until I can send it back.
(I'm not sure if i have mentioned this somewhere but my charger model number is 0B-1LF)
So I got an rma to send my charger to asus but I think I narrowed it down to the cable and not the charger. I tried my dad's charger and it works with that. Then I tried my cable on my dad's charger and no go, only trickle (5v) charge. Then tried my dad's usb cable on my charger and it worked. So I think it has something to do with the cable not telling the charger it needs 15v.
Going to call asus back tomorrow and see if they'll
Send me another cable.
asus rant: how come I have to pay to mail out my defective part and be without it while they repair or replace it? Every other company I've dealt with would send me the replacement and I would have to mail back the defective unit (using a prepaid label included) or be billed for it.
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fone_fanatic said:
So I got an rma to send my charger to asus but I think I narrowed it down to the cable and not the charger. I tried my dad's charger and it works with that. Then I tried my cable on my dad's charger and no go, only trickle (5v) charge. Then tried my dad's usb cable on my charger and it worked. So I think it has something to do with the cable not telling the charger it needs 15v.
Going to call asus back tomorrow and see if they'll
Send me another cable.
asus rant: how come I have to pay to mail out my defective part and be without it while they repair or replace it? Every other company I've dealt with would send me the replacement and I would have to mail back the defective unit (using a prepaid label included) or be billed for it.
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Maybe its my cable too, unfortunately I don't have another brick to try it on. Will have to just wait and see.
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The title says it all. The device refuses to charge or detect my charger. I am not sure what to do or if anything can even be done.
What would the "next step" be?
Is the liight on the charger on?
Is there 12V on the charge plug?
If yes, send it back.
The answer to both of those is yes.
My next question is how much would it cost to get it fixed by Viewsonic (a rough estimate)? I only ask because my warranty is shot due to me flashing Vegan 5b.
I called viewsonic and as it turns out they cannot fix devices that have been flashed.
So, unfortunately I have a brick that will not charge.
If you have any charge left, I would nvflash it and get it back the original firmware and kernel. It's really not difficult to do. Then I'd send it in for warranty repair.
That's a good idea, but my device has enough charge to turn on for only one minute.
Not enough time to reflash the original firmware and kernel. I was unaware that it wouldn't charge until it refused to light up.
Will it run with the plug in?
I tried this and it seems to work. Plug the power supply into the Gtab with it powered off. Hit the right side of the tablet on the edge slightly. This worked for me to get the red light on(I hit mine about three times and the red light came on). Mine only charges while plugged in but I still get a full charge even thought the battery indicator shows 0%. I have used mine all day today without a plug and it sits at 0%
Your idea intrigues me... you tapped it, eh? Well it's worth a good shot, I'm about ready to try incantations!
Okay, so the light on the charger is on. But is it really charging. It could not be charging or have a bad cable or......
You need to find a way to make sure the correct voltage is coming out of the charger plug (the specs are on your
power adapter/charger).
And if you know the charger is actually charging....
I don't know much about the inside -- there are some posts about things like this
from along the way since November. But it might be worth your while to open the case and make sure it's not something as simple as a wire that has come loose.
Also, if it is the charger you can go on the web and Google for MPA-630 power
adapter (it also is used for those digital picture frames) and find a replacement.
Good luck. I wouldn't give up yet!!!
Rev
butchconner said:
Okay, so the light on the charger is on. But is it really charging. It could not be charging or have a bad cable or......
You need to find a way to make sure the correct voltage is coming out of the charger plug (the specs are on your
power adapter/charger).
And if you know the charger is actually charging....
I don't know much about the inside -- there are some posts about things like this
from along the way since November. But it might be worth your while to open the case and make sure it's not something as simple as a wire that has come loose.
Also, if it is the charger you can go on the web and Google for MPA-630 power
adapter (it also is used for those digital picture frames) and find a replacement.
Good luck. I wouldn't give up yet!!!
Rev
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...I could lick the charger I suppose that would prove to me if the tail end is receiving power from the head.
I am not a man who gives up, but I do lose hope very quick.
You know, in my head I'm going over a list of things that I can do to inject this device with any amount of energy. Just enough to enable me to reflash the stock on...Buying a dock, replacing the battery with a spare fresh one, throwing the whole thing on top of some power lines...
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Will it run with the plug in?
I tried this and it seems to work. Plug the power supply into the Gtab with it powered off. Hit the right side of the tablet on the edge slightly. This worked for me to get the red light on(I hit mine about three times and the red light came on). Mine only charges while plugged in but I still get a full charge even thought the battery indicator shows 0%. I have used mine all day today without a plug and it sits at 0%
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heh, well I tapped the hell out of that thing... nope (In my heart I didn't think it would work)
I should also say that there is nothing loose, I shake it... and nothing is rattling.
With the DC plugged in, try gently and slowly wiggling the connector left, right, up and down and see if the RED light comes on during the wiggling. If it does then the pin on your DC IN Jack is loose due to failure in the soldering joint holding the DC Jack to the motherboard.
IF you know how to open the Gtablet, you can can resolder the connector. The DC IN Jack even in laptops eventually fail and need to be replaced and/or resoldered. For this reason, I purchased the dock as a backup method to charge the Gtablet.
China computer products are known to be sometimes undersoldered.
Try Googling "loose DC Jack laptop" for more info.
This assumes you power adapter is good.
Hope this helps.
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With the DC plugged in, try gently and slowly wiggling the connector left, right, up and down and see if the RED light comes on during the wiggling. If it does then the pin on your DC IN Jack is loose due to failure in the soldering joint holding the DC Jack to the motherboard.
IF you know how to open the Gtablet, you can can resolder the connector. The DC IN Jack even in laptops eventually fail and need to be replaced and/or resoldered. For this reason, I purchased the dock as a backup method to charge the Gtablet.
China computer products are known to be sometimes undersoldered.
Try Googling "loose DC Jack laptop" for more info.
This assumes you power adapter is good.
Hope this helps.
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I wiggled (very slowly) the connector in very direction possible. The red light still didn't come on and the jack felt a strong as ever.
...Maybe it IS a problem with the adapter itself? however, I still don't think so...
Buy a doc from i2steve here on xda. You will have a sweet new accessory and an alternate charging method. Worth it. At that point you can charge it, flash it and send it in for repair. Or if your lazy like me, just use these doc to charge it and call it good.
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hi i recently loaded a new rom on my g tab after id finished it started up ok but plugged my charger in and behold it did not charge no charge light on, so did a few checks with my multimeter found no supple coming from the power charger.
just thought id reply to your enquiry. so im in the throws of buying a universal charger with the same power requirements. hope this helps. yorkygeorge.
Try going to an Office Depot or a Sears and see if they have a G on display. if so, plug yours in to its power adapter. At least then you can rule out your power supply.
^ nice. Really good idea
If you have a 12V adapter with Cigarette plug lying around the house with the right size plug on the end. Try plugging it into your car ( engine off). The voltage on the adapter is 12V.
Mantara said:
Buy a doc from i2steve here on xda. You will have a sweet new accessory and an alternate charging method. Worth it. At that point you can charge it, flash it and send it in for repair. Or if your lazy like me, just use these doc to charge it and call it good.
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I think I'm gonna go this route. It's the only one I can think of right now...
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hi i recently loaded a new rom on my g tab after id finished it started up ok but plugged my charger in and behold it did not charge no charge light on, so did a few checks with my multimeter found no supple coming from the power charger.
just thought id reply to your enquiry. so im in the throws of buying a universal charger with the same power requirements. hope this helps. yorkygeorge.
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I'll try to get my hands on a multimeter to double check that the problem isn't with the charger (I licked the darn thing and didn't get a shock either).
Today while I was plugged in I noticed my TF was not getting charged. I checked all the connections, rebootedthe device, and still no luck. I plugged it into my laptop and it was recognized as usual, and even charged up 1% over 10 minutes. I then plugged it into an old iphone charger and it charged a bit faster.
I tried the Asus AC adapter again and it didn't work. I called Asus and explained the issue. I was told I could order a new charger through estore.asus.com. Of course they don't have them in stock. I called the store and they recommended I contact customer support again. I called them back and they said my only option was to wait until the estore got them in stock. They said I couldn't RMA the Adapter at all. The rep said he couldn't confirm if the adapter was covered by the warranty!
I'm really frustrated right now, sorry for venting.
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Today while I was plugged in I noticed my TF was not getting charged. I checked all the connections, rebootedthe device, and still no luck. I plugged it into my laptop and it was recognized as usual, and even charged up 1% over 10 minutes. I then plugged it into an old iphone charger and it charged a bit faster.
I tried the Asus AC adapter again and it didn't work. I called Asus and explained the issue. I was told I could order a new charger through estore.asus.com. Of course they don't have them in stock. I called the store and they recommended I contact customer support again. I called them back and they said my only option was to wait until the estore got them in stock. They said I couldn't RMA the Adapter at all. The rep said he couldn't confirm if the adapter was covered by the warranty!
I'm really frustrated right now, sorry for venting.
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Man that sucks & what a ****. Try calling again & hope you get a better CS rep. GL to you.
Apologize for asking a trivial question; have you made sure that the wall adapter has locked into the charger correctly? There are two prongs in the adapter that need to click into the charger unit. I ask since I had a hard time figuring this one out
Does your TF battery discharge when plugged in? I have noticed others on here and some other sites talking about a charging problem. I got my TF today and plug it in right away since it talks about charging for 8 hours. It went from 35% to 100% pretty fast. After it got to 100 I put it on the dock and plugged the dock in. At some point the dock got a green light. At that point I hit the battery icon and saw it said 98%. It has stayed there for the last three hours with everything plugged in. The thinkpad I have at work has a preset threshold for when it starts charging. Supposidly this is for the battery health. I wonder if the TF wont start charging until it drops to a certain level. Even though my TF doesn't show charging at 98% if plugged in directly or through the dock if the dock is plugged in the dock shows a green light.
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Does your TF battery discharge when plugged in? I have noticed others on here and some other sites talking about a charging problem. I got my TF today and plug it in right away since it talks about charging for 8 hours. It went from 35% to 100% pretty fast. After it got to 100 I put it on the dock and plugged the dock in. At some point the dock got a green light. At that point I hit the battery icon and saw it said 98%. It has stayed there for the last three hours with everything plugged in. The thinkpad I have at work has a preset threshold for when it starts charging. Supposidly this is for the battery health. I wonder if the TF wont start charging until it drops to a certain level. Even though my TF doesn't show charging at 98% if plugged in directly or through the dock if the dock is plugged in the dock shows a green light.
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Yup. Devices will only start charging at 89-90% until full. If you disconnect the charger before it's full, most will not continue charging, until again depleted below that threshold.
OP, try turning the device off completely with the cable out (hold the power button for about 15 seconds). Then, when off, and the cable plugged into the charger, plug the charger in to the device. If the charger is working, it should power the device on, and hopefully, you'll see the charging icon.
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They said I couldn't RMA the Adapter at all. The rep said he couldn't confirm if the adapter was covered by the warranty!
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Don't know where you are in the world but in the UK they _can't_ exclude an integral part like that from the warranty. If the person on the other end cant verify if it's under the warranty I suggest you tell them to get someone that can. their lack of internal communication is not your problem.
I got the same problem.
I got my Transformer last week and I encountered the same problem. When I first called the Asus support, the guy told me that my option would be to send the whole thing to them because I did not know at that time that it was the adapter. I told him that I would return the machine to the store that I bought instead. Then, I started testing by plugging it to my PC and it worked. I also plugged a USB light to the Asus adapter and it did not do anything, so I called them back the next day. I got a better support person this time and he told me to send the adapter back to them. I got the RMA number. I know that they probably don't have the replacement yet so I will have to wait and see.
In the mean time, I find out that the iPad AC adapter will charge the Transformer a bit faster than plugging into a computer. However, it is still not that fast. It takes several hours before charging from 60% to 100%, but it is not too bad. I will have to leave with it until I get a replace adapter.
I have tried completely powering the tablet off and plugging it in, it does nothing. The adapter worked fine for about a week, but now it's toast. I'm going to try and call Asus again today and see what I can do. It's sad that others have had the same issue!
I'm going to try and find an iPad charger in the meantime.
Replacement adapter?
As I said before, the iPad AC adapter will charge the transformer but it will be slow. I tried to find a replacement adapter but I could not find anything that will provide 15V and 1.2Amp. I think the iPad adapter will provide 5V and more than 1.2Amp. Does anyone know an AC adapter that will provide more voltage?
FYI I've tried emailing Asus about getting a spare power adapter. They weren't particularly helpful:
The Travel kit is currently not available for purchase. Unfortunately we can not give a time estimate when this product will be available for purchase. For availability and price please contact your local retailer.
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As I said before, the iPad AC adapter will charge the transformer but it will be slow. I tried to find a replacement adapter but I could not find anything that will provide 15V and 1.2Amp. I think the iPad adapter will provide 5V and more than 1.2Amp. Does anyone know an AC adapter that will provide more voltage?
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Even if you happen to find a 15v PSU with a USB connector on it it's unlikely to work as it would nee dto put that 15v on the right pin. The USB3 socket is not supposed to have 15v anywhere so the pinout can't be anything like a standard, they just happen to be rolling in 2 uses (USB sync/+15v Power) into one port.
Information of PSU model with known fault here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081435
My device suddenly will no longer charge. When I plug the power supply in, it still says not charging. Please, if anyone knows what to do please reply?
Try another cable if you have one. Reboot, factory reset. If that doesn't help send it back.
I read somewhere (In this forums "I believe") the charger has a shutout mechanism when overheating and sometimes gets stuck.
What resolved the problem was placing the adapter in a plastic bag inside the freezer for at least 15 minutes.
Right after after that the adapter started to work.
Ok, now this is weird... After unplugging for about 10 minutes I then plugged the charger back in and the tablet detected it right away and began to charge....
Is it possible the charger shut itself down because it got too hot?
I don't know what to think-
Can the charger go into some kind of thermal shutdown? Can the charger overheat if left plugged into the wall for an extended period of time?
I was using my tablet with the charger plugged in for over an hour... thats when I noticed suddenly it was no longer at 100 percent battery, and that it had stopped charging. The charger was cold to the touch, like it wasn't even plugged into the wall.
Is it possible that the tablet switches off the charger when the battery reaches a certain charging threshold? I noticed that when the charger started working again the battery capacity had dropped to 90 percent... Is it possible that the tablet can determine it has reached full charge capacity and switch the charger off even though it is plugged in?
My tablet was perfect up until this happened, and now I am concerned since I only have about 2 weeks to return to New-egg- after that I have to deal with Asus!
Any thoughts?
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Ok, now this is weird... After unplugging for about 10 minutes I then plugged the charger back in and the tablet detected it right away and began to charge....
Is it possible the charger shut itself down because it got too hot?
I don't know what to think-
Can the charger go into some kind of thermal shutdown? Can the charger overheat if left plugged into the wall for an extended period of time?
I was using my tablet with the charger plugged in for over an hour... thats when I noticed suddenly it was no longer at 100 percent battery, and that it had stopped charging. The charger was cold to the touch, like it wasn't even plugged into the wall.
Is it possible that the tablet switches off the charger when the battery reaches a certain charging threshold? I noticed that when the charger started working again the battery capacity had dropped to 90 percent... Is it possible that the tablet can determine it has reached full charge capacity and switch the charger off even though it is plugged in?
My tablet was perfect up until this happened, and now I am concerned since I only have about 2 weeks to return to New-egg- after that I have to deal with Asus!
Any thoughts?
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Would probably be more productive if you read the replies in your post.
I did the firmware updates today, but once again, my prime is not charging. I'm down to 20percent battery. I tried bending the 2 prongs a little inward on the wall adapter after separating the 2 halves of the charger, but it did not help.
I put the charger in a plastic bag and threw it in the freezer. will take out after 15 minutes and see if it has something to do with thermal reset.
I don't know what to do at this point. Is it the tablet, or the charger that is bad.
If I order another charger online, I will loose my window to return the tablet to new egg. I would hate to return the tablet if it is just a bad charger, since the tablet has no defects at all, and I just skinned the damn thing too.
Any other Ideas to fix this? otherwise, should I return the tablet or order another charger and cable online?
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I did the firmware updates today, but once again, my prime is not charging. I'm down to 20percent battery. I tried bending the 2 prongs a little inward on the wall adapter after separating the 2 halves of the charger, but it did not help.
I put the charger in a plastic bag and threw it in the freezer. will take out after 15 minutes and see if it has something to do with thermal reset.
I don't know what to do at this point. Is it the tablet, or the charger that is bad.
If I order another charger online, I will loose my window to return the tablet to new egg. I would hate to return the tablet if it is just a bad charger, since the tablet has no defects at all, and I just skinned the damn thing too.
Any other Ideas to fix this? otherwise, should I return the tablet or order another charger and cable online?
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The freezer trick did nothing, So I again separated the 2 halves of the charger- this time I took a miniature pair of Nose pliers and *really* bent the 2 copper prongs in further ( I was really scared it would snap off) but after bending them inward and rejoining the 2 halves, it started charging again. What BS.
I will have to see if it works from now on or not. The problem was very intermittent to begin with. I am hoping this rules out that my tablet is bad....
My guess is that the copper contacts inside the AC charger must be separating when they heat and contract, causing intermittent / loss of contact.
I wouldn't be suppressed if this problem starts to happen all over the place to others... its just a matter of when. PISS POOR DESIGN BY ASUS OF THIS CHARGER.
I will update again, once I know the problem does not return.
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The Problem returned . tablet stopped charging at 51 percent. adapter plugged in but software says "not charging"
I Am Returning my tablet back to new egg for a refund. I am done with this.
For all I know, it could be a problem with the battery and have nothing to do with the charger. It's just not worth it any more.
I AM VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED. I really loved the tablet....
I won't buy another one from Asus. I will wait a few more months and get a different brand with ICS.
this happened to me after I applied the new update. Very confused. I am trying the freezer method now but I feel like that will not work. I have also been charging my galaxy nexus with it so I am thinking maybe it disrupted it but it was charging this morning. HELP PLEASE!
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this happened to me after I applied the new update. Very confused. I am trying the freezer method now but I feel like that will not work. I have also been charging my galaxy nexus with it so I am thinking maybe it disrupted it but it was charging this morning. HELP PLEASE!
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Did you resolve your issue?
I contacted Asus, and I swear, the people running tech support are Clueless.
The guy said, maybe its a bad charging port and said- ship it back to asus for repair... I tend to think it is software related..... I won't ship it back and they said they will not replace it with another one, so I will get a refund instead. If anyone has seen this or knows anything, please help.
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My device suddenly will no longer charge. When I plug the power supply in, it still says not charging. Please, if anyone knows what to do please reply?
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I think the charger is poorly made. My first transformer did that and I had to buy a new adapter. Of course my transformer broke later (by my kid) now I have an extra adapter for my prime. Smell the adapter and see if it smells like it's burnt...my previous one burnt out I think cause it had a burnt smell to it.
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After aprroximatelhy 40 days, my Prime would not longer charge using the power adapter, although I could still charge it by plugging it in to the usb port on any of my PCs. So, I figured the adapterr was bad and I purchased a new one at Office Depot.
The new unit came with a cable. Just out of curiosity, I tried using the new adapter with my old cable, and guess what ... it Prime wouldn't charge. So, I tried the new cable with the old (presumably bad) adapter, and it charged fine.
its odd that the old cable charges the unit when plugged into a usb port, but not the power adapter.
I mention my scenario in case anyone else runs into a simiilar situation. A new cablee is alot cheaper than a new adpater/cable package.
So glad I am getting a refund for this piece of junk right before I went to package my Prime up to return it my charger stopped charging my dock and or tablet so the charger itself must be faulty...... I imagine everyones will die soon enough what a lack of quality control all around with the Prime
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So glad I am getting a refund for this piece of junk right before I went to package my Prime up to return it my charger stopped charging my dock and or tablet so the charger itself must be faulty...... I imagine everyones will die soon enough what a lack of quality control all around with the Prime
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Failure rates on the Primes is less than 1% according to Gary from Asus. The chargers are the same chargers that have been used since the TF101 days.
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Failure rates on the Primes is less than 1% according to Gary from Asus. The chargers are the same chargers that have been used since the TF101 days.
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And have been burning up and lacking quality since the TF101 days... lol
And again, guys, don't just take Gary for his word, statistics are easily molded-as-needed; I don't dislike Gary, I'm not saying he isn't helping or telling what he believes to be true (I'm glad ASUS at least has a voice around, albeit a marketing one), but isn't it a little early to have concrete figures on the defect rates?
Surely retailers haven't finished processing their numerous returns, and I doubt this figure accounts for working Primes with minor defects or single defective parts/features.
And this figure absolutely does not account for the lack of functioning GPS seen in units that have it listed; they removed it from the spec sheet probably for this exact kind of statement...
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Failure rates on the Primes is less than 1% according to Gary from Asus. The chargers are the same chargers that have been used since the TF101 days.
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I am assuming you are talking strictly about the charger then because the failure rate of something bring wrong with the Prime has to be around 50%
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My device suddenly will no longer charge. When I plug the power supply in, it still says not charging. Please, if anyone knows what to do please reply?
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My first prime did this, send it back, if they try and argue just tell them you want a refund.
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I am assuming you are talking strictly about the charger then because the failure rate of something bring wrong with the Prime has to be around 50%
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No. Gary stated failure rates of the Prime are below 1%. Well within acceptable standards.
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No. Gary stated failure rates of the Prime are below 1%. Well within acceptable standards.
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Well then this doesnt include the lockup issues because theres no way thats accurate this 1% must only include devices with some real hardware failure not all the other issues everyone is complaining about Asus probably considers this stuff "working as expected" when in reality its crap for us users.
My 3 day old prime will not charge via the power adapter, I tried bending the prongs, I tried freezing it thinking there may be a thermal cut off switch.
The cable i snot bad because my PC and MAC both see it via USB, I just can't get it to charge.
Any ideas would due greatly appreciated before i send it back to New Egg. It is a C Series Serial Number.
Thanks
Check the power adapter. Mine had separated a little from the "brick". Once I snapped it back together it worked. My experience.
Same thing for me.. PC recognizes it as a media device, but will not charge with wall charger. Wall charger works with my HTC Phone, so it works.
I don't think it has anything to do with the latest update, since the Dock wont charge either, and there's no OS in that, right?
There have been a lot of people remarking on the wall charger going dead. Contact Asus or bring it back to the store.
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There have been a lot of people remarking on the wall charger going dead. Contact Asus or bring it back to the store.
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But that's just the thing, the wallcharger works on my phone, but not the Prime. Does that mean that it sends out too little power, or is something else wrong?
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But that's just the thing, the wallcharger works on my phone, but not the Prime. Does that mean that it sends out too little power, or is something else wrong?
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Now that's weird !
How can a charger which came with the Tablet give an output power which is not enough to charge the Tablet which it has been made for? That does not add up.
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Now that's weird !
How can a charger which came with the Tablet give an output power which is not enough to charge the Tablet which it has been made for? That does not add up. :no:
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Can it be something with the newest firmware update? I read something about that on another Android forum, but that was for the old Transformer.
But still, why then wouldn't it charge the dock, since there's no OS on there, is it? Would not have anything to do with a firmware update?
This charger crap is stupid....mine stopped and it wasn't even plugged in....freezer fixed it though
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I recall reading somewhere that the Asus charger can put out 5 volts, or 11+ volts (11 + is required to charge the prime.) It could be that it is charging your phone because it is supplying the 5volts, but it may have something wrong with it and it is not putting out the 11+ volts required to charge the Prime.
My first Prime had this EXACT problem where it would no longer charge, and I returned it for a second one while under the return window- I believe the Asus chargers are just not very good and they are prone to failures.
When I received my second prime, I went out and Purchased a Radio Shack 12 volt wall charger, with a USB adapter that plugs into the transformer prime charging cable. The Radio shack charger is much better for me- no failures and it does not event get warm while charging- the tablet has worked fine for the last 2 months so far without issue.
If you are interested in the radio shack charger, see other posts made by me for specific part numbers. you can order online, or pickup in store at most locations.
Asus needs to do something about these wall chargers. They need to be re-designed so that they do not seperate, and do not require cartridge based adapters- this is a huge problem.
The primes biggest issue with " Prime reliability" is the wall charger IMO- More failures and returned units for this than anything else.
I love my Prime, and the radio shack charger works for me- good luck: and check all of your other options first before returning your tablet... there is a good chance it has to do with the charger itself.
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I recall reading somewhere that the Asus charger can put out 5 volts, or 11+ volts (11 + is required to charge the prime.) It could be that it is charging your phone because it is supplying the 5volts, but it may have something wrong with it and it is not putting out the 11+ volts required to charge the Prime.
My first Prime had this EXACT problem where it would no longer charge, and I returned it for a second one while under the return window- I believe the Asus chargers are just not very good and they are prone to failures.
When I received my second prime, I went out and Purchased a Radio Shack 12 volt wall charger, with a USB adapter that plugs into the transformer prime charging cable. The Radio shack charger is much better for me- no failures and it does not event get warm while charging- the tablet has worked fine for the last 2 months so far without issue.
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Could you post a link for that 12 volts usb-adapter?
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I recall reading somewhere that the Asus charger can put out 5 volts, or 11+ volts (11 + is required to charge the prime.) It could be that it is charging your phone because it is supplying the 5volts, but it may have something wrong with it and it is not putting out the 11+ volts required to charge the Prime.
My first Prime had this EXACT problem where it would no longer charge, and I returned it for a second one while under the return window- I believe the Asus chargers are just not very good and they are prone to failures.
When I received my second prime, I went out and Purchased a Radio Shack 12 volt wall charger, with a USB adapter that plugs into the transformer prime charging cable. The Radio shack charger is much better for me- no failures and it does not event get warm while charging- the tablet has worked fine for the last 2 months so far without issue.
If you are interested in the radio shack charger, see other posts made by me for specific part numbers. you can order online, or pickup in store at most locations.
Asus needs to do something about these wall chargers. They need to be re-designed so that they do not seperate, and do not require cartridge based adapters- this is a huge problem.
The primes biggest issue with " Prime reliability" is the wall charger IMO- More failures and returned units for this than anything else.
I love my Prime, and the radio shack charger works for me- good luck: and check all of your other options first before returning your tablet... there is a good chance it has to do with the charger itself.
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If you have time can you post a pic?
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Could you post a link for that 12 volts usb-adapter?
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Enercell AC to DC power adapter 12vdc 1.5A
Radio Shack Model # 273-358
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3807944
used together with this USB adapter:
Model #273-227
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3643549
Link to my original thread for further reference:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434525
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Same over here...my wall charger broke inside a few weeks ago when i pushed the usb into it the wrong way so when i pulled it out it took the plastic surrounding the pins with it. ..the plastic was broken but there was still enough of it left to push it back in thus covering the pins the way it was...and now ( 2-3 weeks later) the charger stopped working and the cable no longer detects a PC when plugged in and the prime doesnt detect a PC either..the screen turns on when i plug the cable into the charger or PC but thats all it does...no charging indication or Sync notification..nothing. SO im hoping its the charger as thats what im going to buy on Friday with the cable and if not then I guess this tablet went from a nice fast beauty to a dead POS really quick..lets see....oh and ive tried the freezer, detach the charger methods and pushing the pins out on the port and its still 1 BIG FAIL...hoping for the best =) ...running icylicious BTW and this is a nice themed ROM..big ups to the dev
I went to find a new charger, but a 15v wallcharger was impossible to find. So I was lucky and found an original Asus charger (50 f'in euros), so I bought that.. But still, when I plug it in, the charge-light on the dock is blinking, and the tab wont charge.. it turns it self on when I plug it in, but then I get a picture of a battery and then it shuts off....
Is the Prime broken, or is it still something to do with the charger?
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I went to find a new charger, but a 15v wallcharger was impossible to find. So I was lucky and found an original Asus charger (50 f'in euros), so I bought that.. But still, when I plug it in, the charge-light on the dock is blinking, and the tab wont charge.. it turns it self on when I plug it in, but then I get a picture of a battery and then it shuts off....
Is the Prime broken, or is it still something to do with the charger?
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The Prime will show the red battery once plugged into a charger when its completely dead..i would leave it charged for an hour or 2 and try turning it on again...it SHOULD work..if it doesnt then yeah I would say its the Prime unless that charger doesnt work either...at that point I would probably give up on life J/K!!!
Same problem here. The adapter stopped charging my Prime. I was able to find the original Asus Transformer charger at a local Office Depot (last one in stock). That works fine and charges. I don't understand how that charger can just fail like that. If there's a fix please post. TIA
This just happened to me too. I am trying the freezer method, but why are we not seeing anything out of ASUS about their crap charger???
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This just happened to me too. I am trying the freezer method, but why are we not seeing anything out of ASUS about their crap charger???
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These problems have been around since the TF101 as the 101 & 201 use the exact same charger. It evidently isn't a big enough issue to address.
I finally found a store where they were selling the charger (Office Max) and they only had 1 charger left! ..This was after I called bestbuy,hhgregg, brandsmart, radioshack...I even went to the ASUS ordering site and they were all out...Amazon was out, Ebay was my only bet or so i thought..I called OfficeMax as a last resort as I didnt even think about that store at first. Now My Prime is back to shape..I may need to leave it charging for a little while after 100% as the battery is draining a little faster than usual and Ive been "trickle charging" for a week already. Plus this new charger is only a 3FT if that so the cord is shorter than the 6ft I had originally with the Prime. If you guys are looking try Office Max and ask for the Asus Transformer charger not the Asus transformer PRIME as majority of all stores dont got it, never have and probably never will. Good luck!
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I finally found a store where they were selling the charger (Office Max) and they only had 1 charger left! ..This was after I called bestbuy,hhgregg, brandsmart, radioshack...I even went to the ASUS ordering site and they were all out...Amazon was out, Ebay was my only bet or so i thought..I called OfficeMax as a last resort as I didnt even think about that store at first. Now My Prime is back to shape..I may need to leave it charging for a little while after 100% as the battery is draining a little faster than usual and Ive been "trickle charging" for a week already. Plus this new charger is only a 3FT if that so the cord is shorter than the 6ft I had originally with the Prime. If you guys are looking try Office Max and ask for the Asus Transformer charger not the Asus transformer PRIME as majority of all stores dont got it, never have and probably never will. Good luck!
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Office depot has them.
Hey, I just got my Z Ultra less than a week ago and I purchased http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JEN5S6A/
I figured it would be easier to use then undoing the charging flap every time.
When I was trying the tip out without being connected to the charger I noticed the magnet was strong but didn't sit in the connector properly..
After looking at some other magnetic chargers online I saw some of them being plugged in upside down so I tried that and it sat in the port better.
When the phone was extremely low on batter (4 percent) I plugged the charger into the tip and put it on upside down. At first the phone restarted so I thought hmm thats weird and unplugged it, I then tried again and made sure it sat in the port snug and my phone turned off and wouldnt turn on again.. After about 15 minutes of the phone charging with no sign of led or charging symbol I found online to try the reset button and it finally turned on. I did some searching online and found out that the port isn't really meant for a magnetic charger but a dock and what I experienced was inverse connection.
So i am wondering if this could have possibly damaged the phone or battery in any way? I dont know if my battery life has been affected or stayed the same as it was the second day of having the phone..
Sorry for the long rant but I would appreciate any input. Thanks
You're not the first one to do a "reverse charging", and I believe that it will or can damage your device. The magnetic connector is made for the Sony DK30 dock, which costs around $30.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00EC...200_QL40&qid=1404599682&sr=8-1#ref=mp_s_a_1_1
The thing with using accessories like you do, is that it's not a genuine product by Sony, so any damage done by say, a no-name charger like you're using, won't be covered by the warranty. If your Ultra catches fire in the middle of the night and you're using a " fake" charger, well tough luck. Sony won't cover that.
I would use a "fake" charger if the Ultra had a removable battery, in case it got damaged, but it doesn't, so you're really playing with fire right now.
Well to be honest I did not know the charger wasn't made for that until I experienced that. I've ordered the dk30 dock online as the sony store near me did not carry it but was wondering if I should be concerned with what already happened and get my phone swapped as it's still within return policy..?
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Well to be honest I did not know the charger wasn't made for that until I experienced that. I've ordered the dk30 dock online as the sony store near me did not carry it but was wondering if I should be concerned with what already happened and get my phone swapped as it's still within return policy..?
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i bought a aftermarket magnetic charging cable, plugged reversely and same as yours, couldnt turn on until i pressed the reset button to make the led lit when charging, waited a few hours plugged to the usb sony charger, led turned out normal. just when i thought it was fine again i noticed whenever i turned it off it turned itself on again and boot loop until i pressed the reset button to make it really off, plus, when it hit 15% battery life on the indicator on notification bar, it dropped 2% per second, yes, per second, and phone died. returned it and waiting for replacement.
see if yours has those symptoms, i think reverse charging does damage to the battery or the phone, see the shape of the tips of the charging port different, there may be a reason behind it.
edit: the reason i tried plugging the magnetic cable reversely was while i plugged it in normal direction, it showed its charging while it wasnt, thats y, and it was a cheap aftermarket one, i ended up buying a official dk30 from sony store
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i bought a aftermarket magnetic charging cable, plugged reversely and same as yours, couldnt turn on until i pressed the reset button to make the led lit when charging, waited a few hours plugged to the usb sony charger, led turned out normal. just when i thought it was fine again i noticed whenever i turned it off it turned itself on again and boot loop until i pressed the reset button to make it really off, plus, when it hit 15% battery life on the indicator on notification bar, it dropped 2% per second, yes, per second, and phone died. returned it and waiting for replacement.
see if yours has those symptoms, i think reverse charging does damage to the battery or the phone, see the shape of the tips of the charging port different, there may be a reason behind it.
edit: the reason i tried plugging the magnetic cable reversely was while i plugged it in normal direction, it showed its charging while it wasnt, thats y, and it was a cheap aftermarket one, i ended up buying a official dk30 from sony store
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I have a Magnetic Charger - and I too experienced the shut down when I tried it upside down once.
I'm using a generic charger and haven't experienced any issues for months - just make sure to use it correctly.
This thread has me worried now though haha.
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I have a Magnetic Charger - and I too experienced the shut down when I tried it upside down once.
I'm using a generic charger and haven't experienced any issues for months - just make sure to use it correctly.
This thread has me worried now though haha.
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Im sure there has been one that the charger was the wrong polarity I think, and another where it was misused, that ended up with near dead batteries
I accidentally connected the charger in reverse, well the port is now dead. The phone thinks it's charging but the charger light never comes on and GSAM shows no increase in charge. At least the USB port still works.
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Thank you very much for the warning. After reading this thread I was thinking that Sony should have keyed the connector to only plug in one orientation. I looked at my magnetic charger and that is indeed the case. One opening is round and one is oval, so the round opening will not fit over the oval contact on the phone. I guess the issue is the quality of the magnetic charger cable - a cheap one still may allow contact. The key is that the contacts on the cable are recessed into the housing so that the housing must fit over the posts on the phone before contact is made.
why in the name of all that is holy does the connector even allow for being plugged in the wrong way???
Cheap Chineese knockoffs. JUST DON'T BUY THEM.
Sony should have just gone with induction charging but oh well. As cheap as the GPe is right now, I'll just buy another one.
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I just found this thread after plugging in my magnetic adapter in backwards. I have been using it for almost 6 months with no problem, and then this past Friday, I sat down at my desk and grabbed the charger and stuck it on without looking, and the phone shut off. You know the rest, now the magnetic port is done, and the screen will either keep coming back on while charging, or shut off and not come back on unless I force it off with Power + Vol + key. This sucks. I don't think I will get another Sony since it was so easy to kill it. Great big screen though, I will miss it.
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I just found this thread after plugging in my magnetic adapter in backwards. I have been using it for almost 6 months with no problem, and then this past Friday, I sat down at my desk and grabbed the charger and stuck it on without looking, and the phone shut off. You know the rest, now the magnetic port is done, and the screen will either keep coming back on while charging, or shut off and not come back on unless I force it off with Power + Vol + key. This sucks. I don't think I will get another Sony since it was so easy to kill it. Great big screen though, I will miss it.
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It wasn't a sony cable though was it? can you blame sony for a defective charger that they don't make?
Sorry about the phone by the way
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It wasn't a sony cable though was it? can you blame sony for a defective charger that they don't make?
Sorry about the phone by the way
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You're right, it was some cheap Chinese magnetic adapter, and true, I can't blame Sony for that. I guess I have gotten accustomed to buying any cheap microUSB cable or even headphone I can find, and using it on my phone without a second thought. I think that's why all of us who have messed up our phones with these bad magnetic adapters didn't stop to think we were putting our phone at risk. It was just another cheap accessory. I guess I have learned my lesson to be more careful what I stick into my next phone.
Be careful of where you purchase the dock as well; I purchased the DK 30 dock on eBay, and after about a month, started having problems charging. One day, it wouldn't charge on the dock at all.
Saw that the right pin in the dock has one of the plastic surrounds which broke off, which I assume is the culprit of the problem.
So off I went, this time Amazon, to order another dock, which works, using it now to charge my mobile phone.
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Fire!
I almost killed my phone! Aside from upside-down, I was using an apple 2.4a charger - it burned the side out of the phone, and melted the cable right off the connector - in fact - the melting-off probably saved me - house filled with smoke etc. It did the mad re-start loop thing for about half an hour (my guess - there's a temp sensor in there which was tripping our because of the heat), but to my amazement, even with the side melted to death, the phone now still seems to work OK for me (probably not including the "waterproof" feature anymore).
Was super lucky it didn't burn the house down. What kind of idiot manufacturer doesn't put a polarity bridge on their reversable socket!?!?!?!
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I almost killed my phone! Aside from upside-down, I was using an apple 2.4a charger - it burned the side out of the phone, and melted the cable right off the connector - in fact - the melting-off probably saved me - house filled with smoke etc. It did the mad re-start loop thing for about half an hour (my guess - there's a temp sensor in there which was tripping our because of the heat), but to my amazement, even with the side melted to death, the phone now still seems to work OK for me (probably not including the "waterproof" feature anymore).
Was super lucky it didn't burn the house down. What kind of idiot manufacturer doesn't put a polarity bridge on their reversable socket!?!?!?!
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with an oem version the plug isn't reversible for all accounts I've read
I bought one on eBay allegedly SONY, broken in two-three weeks of use.
Brought another on Amazon, believe it is genuine, still works.
Both were the DK-30 charging dock. The broken one I use to watch YouTube.
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Just to echo all of the previous posters - had the same issue as well.
My experience played out as follows:
* Got phone - over joyed since recently price reductions for such a high quality product meant approx USD290.
* Realise the flaps are a bit annoying so after 1 week; get magnetic charger. Seems to work at office
* Get another for home. After try two times; connect but not charge. connect in reverse. Phone shuts off immediately.
* PANICK - for next 30 minutes try the little red button, power switch + (combinations). Nothing helps
* eventually just plug into USB port and pray. After another 20 minutes get blinking red LED. But still doesn't boot
* another 20 minutes ago- solid LED; it boots! still at original percentage battery.
* now have strange problem - without anything plugged in; the phone can't boot properly, get repated SONY logo followed by power off and loop. CPU gets hot.
* If plug in USB - get styled battery icon; and when booting... IT WORKS.
* If close to fully charge (>90%) screen keeps on activating now when charging.
* to rub salt in the wound; the original magnetic charger at work doesn't seem to charge anymore (ie magnetic charger port dead).
Since it is a 3 week old phone, have lots of mixed feelings now. It was REALLY great purchase for the price and happy with it at first. but now I feel like I have a damaged product. feel quite upset.
I know buying cheap USB charger was the problem; but for SONY to have something so critical and vulnerable makes me wary as well. Initlally happy with phone (came from Galaxy Note camp) but now just wary of the phones.
coastalmikey said:
I accidentally connected the charger in reverse, well the port is now dead. The phone thinks it's charging but the charger light never comes on and GSAM shows no increase in charge. At least the USB port still works.
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I am facing the same problem. My magnetic charging port is now dead ( charging led lights up but the doesn't charged the battery. battery level goes down ). I have changed the magnetic charging port, but still behaves the same. Do you think changing the charging flex will make it work ? because if the magnetic charging port is damaged from motherboard itself, then there is no point changing the flex...
Appreciate your reply.
Thanks !