Im sorry the title seems vag, but here is the thing, I wanna know from anyone what the voltage is for the tablet ( Archos A101IT ) and also when its Completly dead does the charge lite come on? If not will the system start its self? Im asking because i can get one almost new without a cord but im afraid to get it because they will not take it back if it doesn't work at all ( asking 150 ) Let me know so i know what to do!
thanks.
Hi super-6-1!
super-6-1 said:
Im sorry the title seems vag, but here is the thing, I wanna know from anyone what the voltage is for the tablet ( Archos A101IT ) and also when its Completly dead does the charge lite come on? If not will the system start its self? Im asking because i can get one almost new without a cord but im afraid to get it because they will not take it back if it doesn't work at all ( asking 150 ) Let me know so i know what to do!
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The device could be charged with a standard 5V wall-charger.
Refering to the Archos FAQ, a current of 1A should be sufficient for charging.
You will need special 3.5mm DC adaptor-plug to connect to the device.
Personally, i use an old IPAQ wall charger (5V/2A) and soldered the DC-plug myself. Make sure you use the right polarity.
The device will charge autonomous, even if it is bricked.
So the decision is up to you if you buy it.
On my device there'd been some hardware problem i was able to fix, but i needed professional equipment to do so.
Under normal circumstances the gen8 series are hard to brick, but you never know.
The most common hardware issues are cracked screens
Regards,
scholbert
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Hello,
the folllowing thing happened to me :
- at a certain point i couldn't charge my xda anymore, and so the battery went down. no light appeared when connecting to the charger. and i couldn t start the xda anymore off course.
- i read the articles about the fuse which could be hit; and because i couldn't reach the spare fuse for the external battery, i simply soldered a solder bridge in the place of the fuse, as someone mentioned in another topic. i put everything together, but still, totally dead : no lights.
- now i don't know if this xda is totally lost or if i can do something about it. it could also be the charger which is broken. it doesn't get warm when i put it in the 'wall'. how can i check this ?
- if anybody has hints about what to do next or just trow the thing away, you could make my day ! many thanks in advance.
thomas.
You could try a usb sync charge cable, it maybe the battery has died completely also. Did you test the fuse before bridging the connection? Have you tried using the hard reset button, this is in the hole next to the headphone socket.
- i don't own such a cable, but maybe i can find it somewhere, as the qtek 1010 is not very widely spread in belgium, i could search over the internet instead of a shop.
- i did not test the fuse before removing it and soldering the bridge. which is probably quite stupid of me. the hard reset button didn't do anything and still doesn't.
- the battery could be dead also, but should'nt i see a light flashing when i insert my charger ? so my 'forecast' is that it could be a charger issue.
- maybe i could test it with someone elses charger here in belgium. i live in ghent, so if anyone is from near my place, i am willing tot travel to test your charger. i won't steal it, but then i can buy a new one over the internet. :wink:
if anybody has other testing methods for the charger, please let me know.
a simple question : should the charger get hot when plugged in ? because mine doesn't and i don't know if it ever did.
thanks for your answers ! and hoping to reanimate soon.
The charger would normally feel warm when plugged in.
err my charger's pretty cold actually...
Mine is too now that I checked but it gets warm while charging, my ipaq charger is warm when plugged in and not charging, any idea why this should be.
Can anybody help me with the following ?
i'm quite stuck in the thinking concerning the problem ...
is there anybody in europe who has a tech experience with the qtek 1010/xda and thinks he could arrange the problem i mentionned above ?
or is there anyone who knows such a person, because he had the same problem.
I want to let someone look at it, with, off course, a possible compensation in money. Is there anyone who could tell me how much this more or less could cost ? [because i am a student and use the phone mainly for testing purposes]
Thanks in advance !!! t.
Maybe a friend at college has a simple voltage tester you could use to test the charger output, the charger I have has a removable adaptor at the end of the lead, with this removed you are left with a simple barrel type connector which is very easy to test. If you cannot get a replacement charger and yours is faulty, send me a pm, and I will post one to you.
Anyone in europe who can repair my xda 1 ?
Hello,
i'm still stuck with a broken xda, as described above. Is there anyone in europe who has spare parts of the xda and is willing to repair this item ?
It would be great if anyone could help me. Please let me know what arrangments can be made. I am living in Belgium, Ghent.
thanks in advance.
thomas
Testing powersupplie
Hi!
I don't know if this could be helpfull, anyway: If you still think this is a charger-problem, then you could modify your cradle as described in the wiki. http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=WallabyCradleMod
And another thing as well. I noticed that the main charger is making a loud fuzzing sound when connected to power, so I guess that if your's silent and cold, it might be broken. (Which is not too problematic as it can be easily bought on eBay.)
What power-connectors do you use in Belgium? I have a spare-adapter that I'm not able to use as it does not fit in the Norwegian connectors...
Good luck with the phone!
Same Problem after plugging in my ipaq 3970 gps reciever
I got the Same Problem after plugging in my ipaq 3970 gps reciever, anyone got a clue where to go with this??
iPaq pinouts...
The pin-outs is not the same on the xda and the iPaq, so power in the wrong direction may have damaged the mainboard. And that would be differcult to repair I think!
I just went to put my Streak on charge and i could not get the plug to fit, so i inspected the plug, and sure enough there is a slither of black plastic with contacts on it that has come from somewhere!
This means my Streak is dead, i cannot charge it, cannot use fastboot to recover to Factory state to claim on Dell Warranty or anything!
Any ideas?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-Conne...K_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item519bc51451
Not sure about fitting it though
I wish these guys could ship to the U.S. One of my Streaks PDMI connector is also damaged - I can still charge it via the dock. I wonder what is the part number for it.
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I wish these guys could ship to the U.S. One of my Streaks PDMI connector is also damaged - I can still charge it via the dock. I wonder what is the part number for it.
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If i ordered one, i could ship one to you if you pay for the postage too. Thats not a problem.
Thanks for the replies guys, i am gutted, currently, i only have 2 choices, sell it as it is as depreciation has really taken a hit on this device, and move on, or repair and keep it going.... trouble is, how much will it cost to pay someone to solder that back on, and if i am getting that done, may as well upgrade the internal sd as well.
Dunno what to do, currently using a Nokia 5230, eeek... can you imagine!
i have since realised i have posted in the wrong forum, sorry mods, i do apologise, so no need for big red posts stating how i should post in Q & A, instead move the this post there please?
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If i ordered one, i could ship one to you if you pay for the postage too. Thats not a problem.
Thanks for the replies guys, i am gutted, currently, i only have 2 choices, sell it as it is as depreciation has really taken a hit on this device, and move on, or repair and keep it going.... trouble is, how much will it cost to pay someone to solder that back on, and if i am getting that done, may as well upgrade the internal sd as well.
Dunno what to do, currently using a Nokia 5230, eeek... can you imagine!
i have since realised i have posted in the wrong forum, sorry mods, i do apologise, so no need for big red posts stating how i should post in Q & A, instead move the this post there please?
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Appreciate the offer, mate. I was able to find one that ships from HK but hesitant to order because I don't know what is involved in attaching it to the board.
Have you thought about just getting a battery charger and charging it that way. Those things are inexpensive and can serve the purpose until you save up for a new device.
Yep i have thought about that, thats probably the best option as i doubt many roms are gonna come out that are better than MIUI 2.4.20 with ext4 on the streak anyway.
From that point of view i think you are right, use it till it breaks... its a shame the phone is let down by a few things, PDMI port is not mechanically sound, and of coarse the screen is not mechanically sound, apart from that quite a good phone.
I am currently finding out how much it will cost to get the socket soldered, if its cheap i will get it done if not, it will have to be the charger solution, in the mean time i will buy a charger to be going on with.
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Yep i have thought about that, thats probably the best option as i doubt many roms are gonna come out that are better than MIUI 2.4.20 with ext4 on the streak anyway.
From that point of view i think you are right, use it till it breaks... its a shame the phone is let down by a few things, PDMI port is not mechanically sound, and of coarse the screen is not mechanically sound, apart from that quite a good phone.
I am currently finding out how much it will cost to get the socket soldered, if its cheap i will get it done if not, it will have to be the charger solution, in the mean time i will buy a charger to be going on with.
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I sent you a PM.
Somehow the micro usb port on the phone (the charger) has been mashed up inside, i think it may have been due to someone trying to fit the wrong charger into it.
a shop said it'd have to get sent away,
i was wondering if their is a place to send it to get fixed or it it fixable ?
atm im having to charge another battery with a docking station and swap battery's because it wont charge,
it did work a little earlier on today, charging. but i can see the insides are pretty well destroyed.
it looks like the piece can be removed and a new one soldered on,
any ideas ?
thanks.
Honestly, if somone on here knows how to fix hardware issues I am sure they can lend you a hand but otherwise you will have to go to a repair shop and have it serviced. Just make sure that everything is complete stock and bootloader is in locked state just to be safe. If you don't want to send it back through the mail you can always take to a sprint authorized repair shop.
If you want to attempt it yourself here you go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxiv3x88eRg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdxrPWrVgR8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-HlZQKQzoQ
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-HTC-E...K_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item20ca337adf
Thanks guys, ive been looking online and some places seem to say they can fix it,
that video is just jokes, he faffs around with the thing im sure he ha no idea what hes doing.
ive found usb ports for other htc models just not the evo 3d.
ive realised it is quite a common problem
its charging via my docking station... just. obviously the internals of the micro usb are mashed up, and i know the replacement needs to be soldered on,
ive looked on some websites but cannot find anywhere to fix it.
its ok atm as its charging via dock, and i have a spare battery, also i can just take out my sd card to add stuff but it i rather annoying abd id like it fixed asap.
You could always use WiFi file explorer,of course WiFi is required but you can read and write the sdcard from your ip address,
Signature (Don't ask me for help, couldn't careless if your phone explodes)
strange thing is its connecting via my dock.. and charging, eventho the insides of the micro usb are mashed up..
it wont work with any other cable just in the dock...
im guessing the dock pin is slightly larger thus allowing a connection ?
Okay so I made (tried to make) a USB OTG cable by taking the metal off the outside of the USB connector, then cutting and reconnecting the cable with red on black and green on white so it would be the same polarity as a female USB. i plugged a flash drive up and nothing happened.
Here is where my retarded moment comes in: I HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER WITH THE POLARITY REVERSED!!!!
Now it wont even boot up. :crying:
I have a HTC One (AT&T).
PLEASE HELP!!!
I also don't want to send it back because this will be the third phone in 3 months (1st: xperia tl soft bricked returned 2nd: xperia tl hard bricked returned 3rd: i hope it will still work, but i need your help). . i will take ANYTHING except for taking it apart (that's why there is geek squad but that costs money and I'm broke).
if i need to go into more detail i will but please tell me or else i wont know.
wires:
red----------black
white----------green
black----------red
green----------white
i think it blew a fuse, but if so how would i fix it? does it even have a fuse?:crying:
Oh dear! You've lived up to your name anyway. The phone is frazzled!
Next time get a schematic of the cable wiring or buy a cable. It'll be cheaper in the end.
Your phone shop should replace the phone though - just don't tell them your story
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Oh dear! You've lived up to your name anyway. The phone is frazzled!
Next time get a schematic of the cable wiring or buy a cable. It'll be cheaper in the end.
Your phone shop should replace the phone though - just don't tell them your story
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that is not what i wanted to hear but thank you anyways. :crying: :crying:
maybe since it wont boot up at&t wont have any way to know about the unlocked bootloader and cyanogenmod (they let me get a new phone for free even after rooting and bricking both my xperia tl's. All i had to do was say that the update broke itor the battery wouldn't hold any charge.) But I JUST got it two or three days ago so I feel very crappy now.
at least i have google voice on my computer and kindle fire.
WHY DIDN'T I WATCH THE STUPID VIDEO!!!! the answer is i am a freaking idiot.
When you say "phone shop", does best buy fit in that category? or is there any possible way to fix it from home?
I know you guys have probably seen a thread like this a million times, but I know exactly what the problem is, but I have no idea as to how to fix it. The problem is in the phone's charging port itself, I need to get this repaired as after noticing that using the Galaxy Charging Current app, depending on the position of the USB cable, a different current is being supplied (all USB cables & Chargers wiggle around, they used to be held in solidly). Of course I have tried tens of other ways to find out what the problem is, and I know it's this for sure.
I'm based in the UK and I didn't buy the phone from a normal shop such as car phone warehouse, so does anyone know where I can get my phone fixed?
Thanks in advance!:good:
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I know you guys have probably seen a thread like this a million times, but I know exactly what the problem is, but I have no idea as to how to fix it. The problem is in the phone's charging port itself, I need to get this repaired as after noticing that using the Galaxy Charging Current app, depending on the position of the USB cable, a different current is being supplied (all USB cables & Chargers wiggle around, they used to be held in solidly). Of course I have tried tens of other ways to find out what the problem is, and I know it's this for sure.
I'm based in the UK and I didn't buy the phone from a normal shop such as car phone warehouse, so does anyone know where I can get my phone fixed?
Thanks in advance!:good:
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Not sure where to get it fixed but have you thought of buying a spare battery and charger? I have a separate battery and charger and hardly ever charge my phone directly with the charger. When one battery runs down I swapp them over done no waiting for my phone to charge