My phone is having a problem with charging. The able has to be a certain way in order for it to catch the charge but i noticed the hooks aren't springing back up.
TramainM said:
My phone is having a problem with charging. The able has to be a certain way in order for it to catch the charge but i noticed the hooks aren't springing back up.
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Dont know what your talking about, but order an anker charger and batteries, cost me 27 bucks for 2 with charger, delivered. Youll never have to plug your phone in again.
edyts said:
Dont know what your talking about, but order an anker charger and batteries, cost me 27 bucks for 2 with charger, delivered. Youll never have to plug your phone in again.
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On the USB cord their are these little anchor like hooks that keep the cord in place when you plug it in.
Try using a different cable and see if it makes any difference.
I actually had the exact same problem with my Desire. I fixed it by either plugging the cord in and the setting something under it to prop the cord up or replace the cord. Replacing it definitely helped.
Draciel882 said:
I actually had the exact same problem with my Desire. I fixed it by either plugging the cord in and the setting something under it to prop the cord up or replace the cord. Replacing it definitely helped.
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Thank you!
TramainM said:
My phone is having a problem with charging. The able has to be a certain way in order for it to catch the charge but i noticed the hooks aren't springing back up.
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I am curious how long you had your phone before your cable zonked out.
Hirjak said:
I am curious how long you had your phone before your cable zonked out.
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week or two
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Hi there,
I noticed that every fortnight or so, my battery would stop charging at all. Does anyone know the reasons for this? For example, I always leave my phone charging at night when i go to sleep. Sometimes, when i wake up in the morning, i discover that the battery has not charged at all, and i am left with about 13% to last me throughout the day.
This is most often caused by the cable. The best option in such cases is to buy a new one. Don't worry, they are cheap, and many phones have the exact same cable, you may even have another one at home.
And if you don't remove the picture from your signature, a moderator will do it for you, you may even get banned.
Ianis G. Vasilev said:
This is most often caused by the cable. The best option in such cases is to buy a new one. Don't worry, they are cheap, and many phones have the exact same cable, you may even have another one at home.
And if you don't remove the picture from your signature, a moderator will do it for you, you may even get banned.
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haha okayy. thanks for the help ^^ can small picture? ;p
PokMahPok said:
Hi there,
I noticed that every fortnight or so, my battery would stop charging at all. Does anyone know the reasons for this? For example, I always leave my phone charging at night when i go to sleep. Sometimes, when i wake up in the morning, i discover that the battery has not charged at all, and i am left with about 13% to last me throughout the day.
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Are you using the wall charger or is the cable plugged into a computer?
Most operating systems have power saving features that will turn off USB ports when not in use (for example, when your phone isn't pushing data).
If it's a wall charger, check for any buzzing while it's plugged in. This could indicate a defective charger. Though, like the cable, the charger itself isn't all that expensive, either.
theanykey said:
Are you using the wall charger or is the cable plugged into a computer?
Most operating systems have power saving features that will turn off USB ports when not in use (for example, when your phone isn't pushing data).
If it's a wall charger, check for any buzzing while it's plugged in. This could indicate a defective charger. Though, like the cable, the charger itself isn't all that expensive, either.
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Its a wall charger, the default one which comes with the O1
PokMahPok said:
Its a wall charger, the default one which comes with the O1
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A healthy charger should make a high-pitched squeal when you put your ear to it. If it's defective, it'll sound like a lower-pitched buzzing or a humming.
A quick way to rule out the battery and phone would be to try charging it with another USB device and see if it charges regularly.
Luckily, the batteries for the O1 are cheap and abundant, and the charger can be had from anywhere.
*Sigh*...
Had the same problem with the TF101... After a while the tablet suddenly wouldn't charge anymore and it turned out to be the cable which suddenly went bad.
Now again the exact same problem with the TF201. This is pretty damn annoying, will contact customer support but am wondering if someone has experience with ebay cables that do work.
Already bought this one: http://www.ebay.nl/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130678359515&ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:NL:1123
But of course that doesn't properly charge either (oh, and I still have an original cable from the TF101 which works fine, so it definitely IS the cable). The tablet responds (turns on) and charges as if connected to USB port of the pc or something but doesn't fast charge. (Pins seem fine, nothing out of the ordinary to be seen).
So also a warning, be careful with charger and cable! Like the rest of the prime it is very sensitive to malfunctioning :/ Quite disappointed that they didn't address this with the TF201 as charger and cable were an issue with TF101 as well.
do you always yank the cable directly to detach ur device from the charger? I've been using mine for a long time now, it's still as good as new and charging well.
The key is to treat the cable like cheap failure prone chunk of crap that will fail. I got a second cord for power immediately. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007LI2QJW/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M2C_SC_dp_1
Just took one look at that thin usb cable to know it isnt built to last.
when I was a kid stuff that was "made in Taiwan" was to be avoided, ironic.
MXR2 said:
do you always yank the cable directly to detach ur device from the charger? I've been using mine for a long time now, it's still as good as new and charging well.
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Ehm, nope... I use it with care. Never pull at the cable but just take it out at the connector itself. But I guess you should always keep it in one straight line or something.
whycali said:
The key is to treat the cable like cheap failure prone chunk of crap that will fail. I got a second cord for power immediately. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007LI2QJW/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M2C_SC_dp_1
Just took one look at that thin usb cable to know it isnt built to last.
when I was a kid stuff that was "made in Taiwan" was to be avoided, ironic.
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Hmmm, nice option... I think I also have a proper power adapter which simply supplies 12v all the time (where the asus one switches to 5V once fully charged). Does that matter? Being at 12v all the time?
This guy seems to have analyzed it pretty well. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377669
dagrim1 said:
Ehm, nope... I use it with care. Never pull at the cable but just take it out at the connector itself. But I guess you should always keep it in one straight line or something.
Hmmm, nice option... I think I also have a proper power adapter which simply supplies 12v all the time (where the asus one switches to 5V once fully charged). Does that matter? Being at 12v all the time?
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After I'm done charging, I will keep them in a storage bag. Well TBH, I do fear that it's gonna fail. Coz it looks like a damn apple charger. that weak link
Put the power brick in the freezer for 45 minutes!
It fixes it for awhile.
My cable just went bad yesterday exactly the same way.
Gladly I've had a spare one that I have bought from ebay couple months ago.
I have to get another spare one I think...
xTRICKYxx said:
Put the power brick in the freezer for 45 minutes!
It fixes it for awhile.
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The power brick isnt the issue... The cable from the TF101 works on both chargers, the cable of the TF201 on neither. The TF101 one is also from a spare powerbrick I bought coz I originally thought the charger was the issue as well. It's just a very feeble charger and cable, again...
whycali said:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007LI2QJW/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M2C_SC_dp_1
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This power connection is also a lot better fit for the dock power connector. I always felt like the one that came with my prime was going to fall out of the dock.
I have had the same issue. I bought the TF-101 for my daughter, and the first cable had the insulation sliding off near the connector after about a week. I saw that my daughter would rest the tablet on the connector at awkward angles, so I lectured her about being more careful and bought two more cables. When she went through those in a few months, I bought 5 extra cables. I know she is being more careful with them now, because they still look new when they stop charging. One of the cables I bought never worked. We are now on the last one of the batch, so I just bought 12 more.
It hasn't gone unnoticed that I am financially rewarding Asus for producing a shoddy product. We call that "the invisible hand of the market", right?
Hey guys,
Just bought a prime online and it's already starting to give me problems; specifically, it doesn't seem to want to charge the dock/tablet.
Is this the standard charger everyone has? Searched Google and I see only the more rectangular one
Any help would be appreciated
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That's the Nexus 7 charger. Did you buy it new or second hand?
Haha. Awesome.
And I got it 2nd hand off ebay
I'm not guessing that's why it's not charging fully? Aka barely charges only when turned on and never charges the dock
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Yeah, they have different Amp and Voltage values which likely means your Prime isn't getting sufficient power from the adapter charge the tablet and dock. Drop the seller a message explaining you received the wrong charger adapter.
Good luck.
got this one from amazon because oem is sketchy at best. I only use this to charge my prime now since it fits the dock better and doesnt get as hot while charging
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007LI2QJW/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00
Thank you for the responses gents.
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whycali said:
got this one from amazon because oem is sketchy at best. I only use this to charge my prime now since it fits the dock better and doesnt get as hot while charging
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007LI2QJW/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00
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I've got that one too as a spare - but I don't have any problems with the original Asus charger either.
ratman6161 said:
I've got that one too as a spare - but I don't have any problems with the original Asus charger either.
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I figure it just gets too hot and there is the matter of wanting my usb cord to be intact when I need it. I think for 9 bucks its worth it.
whycali said:
I figure it just gets too hot and there is the matter of wanting my usb cord to be intact when I need it. I think for 9 bucks its worth it.
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I've got that one to, but I'm kind of reluctant to use it because when I do I get "extreme lag" and weird screen issues (non-responsive). It's probably just a bad unit though.
fordwolden said:
I've got that one to, but I'm kind of reluctant to use it because when I do I get "extreme lag" and weird screen issues (non-responsive). It's probably just a bad unit though.
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I have touch screen issues on my phone and my prime any time the usb is in use. I just figured it was normal
whycali said:
I have touch screen issues on my phone and my prime any time the usb is in use. I just figured it was normal
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It's probably normal. I had a charging issue and thought it was the charger so I bought a new one, but it turned out I had to open the tablet to get it fixed. I don't get this issues with the oem charger so I just keep the other one as backup. Got scared it was sending power to the wrong pins but that's just paranoia I guess!
fordwolden said:
It's probably normal. I had a charging issue and thought it was the charger so I bought a new one, but it turned out I had to open the tablet to get it fixed. I don't get this issues with the oem charger so I just keep the other one as backup. Got scared it was sending power to the wrong pins but that's just paranoia I guess!
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just ran a mini test of stock vs aftermarket charger. you are correct. the aftermarket charger makes the touch screen a lot more volatile than the oem charger. That said I dont really use it with the cord installed so I will probably continue to only charge it with the amazon cord and save my oem for flashing emergencies.
I picked up my backup cord the day after I plugged in my prime and nothing happened. not a good feeling.
Thought I'd share what happened with my charger.
Bought my prime about a month ago and was having issues with charging. Sometimes it would go into charging mode and other times it wouldn't. At first it appeared that I had to unplug the charger and let it rest before it would work.
FInally I found a bad connection between the charging block and the wall adaptor that slides on to the chargin block.
The 2 loop prongs that stick up out of the charging block seemed to be the problem.
I first tried to open up the loops a bit by using a small screwdriver to spread apart the loops, as they seemed a bit squashed. This didn't do it.
Then I pulled the prongs away from the charger block SLIGHTLY, snapped the wall adapter back on and its worked flawlessly since
Before curiosity kills the cat, does anybody know if you can damage your phone by using a wireless charging mat, i.e. nokia dt-900, and the wall charger adapter at the same time? I want to see if it works, but then again, I really dont feel like dishing out another $600 for a new phone. Figure I would ask here first. The internet provided no such answers. Next stop will be Nokia CS.
I have a feeling it won't work. Itll only pull power from one source.
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If you have it plugged in, the wireless charging doesn't work.
BotsOne said:
If you have it plugged in, the wireless charging doesn't work.
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This is exactly what I've experienced
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Word. Thanks for the answers. Now I wont feel bad if I accidentally set the phone down on the plate while its in USB debugging.
BotsOne said:
If you have it plugged in, the wireless charging doesn't work.
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^^ this ^^
JTNiggle said:
This is exactly what I've experienced.
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^^ and this ^^
i tried it too. wanted to do shotgun charging. lol wireless charging is disabled while it is charging by the usb port.
but just for discussion purposes, i dont know enough about dry cell batteries to know if it would damage it or not. you would be doubling the voltage to it. (5V+5V=10V) i dont know if a power source put to a dry cell battery that is double of it intended purpose would damage it. i would think not. i think it woudl charge it to 10V, but in turn would damage the phone circuitry itself. Thats what my associates degree in electronics tells me. :good:
As far as having it plugged in and setting on mat, it won't charge, so does that mean it won't have any issues with getting overly hot or having problems with charger/phone recognizing mat but not able to engage?
Never broken a charging port before. This one broke on the third time I plugged it in.. anyone else?
J3ff said:
Never broken a charging port before. This one broke on the third time I plugged it in.. anyone else?
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Haven't broken mine but it seems pretty difficult to plug the charger in.
tat2me2 said:
Haven't broken mine but it seems pretty difficult to plug the charger in.
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Ohgawd it's hard to plug in all the time.
I have noticed charger will go in smoothly if tilted so the head points downward while going into the port. In short, attack the port from the top, not straight on.
I made a post about how the usb. Port is awkward to plug in....
Thank god for qi charging. Saves the port
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DnalevelClevelanD said:
I have noticed charger will go in smoothly if tilted so the head points downward while going into the port. In short, attack the port from the top, not straight on.
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I figured this out from the first time I plugged it in but I thought my port was just defective. I can't believe this is a build flaw. Thanks for letting me know my phone isn't defective. It would have bothered me every time I plug it in.