Hi guys,
just wanna share with you my experience. I'm a big fan of wireless charging; I'm using Nokia's wireless charging plates (DT-900) at home and at work. The only one missed point - charging in a car... Yes, I know about Nokia's wireless car charger but:
- I can't find it on sale in US;
- $90 is too much for that kind of stuff (I think so!);
- I already have a very nice phone holder and don't need second one.
So, I've decided to make car charger by myself. Parts used:
- Nokia wireless charging plate DT-900 (bought on sale - slickdeals.net rulezz! - $19.95 total)
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- 12V/1 A DC car charger - $3.99
- sticky pads (it's optional - will explain below)
- scotch double-sided transparent mounting tape (I already have)
Total is $29.40
The only "tricky" part is to replace car charger connector by the original Nokia's connector (Nokia's socket is thinner). You'll need a multimeter for this job. Cut both cables, strip the wires. Attach Nokia's connector to car charger (you may just twist the wires) and check the polarity (this is important!). Polarity should be positive! Connect multimeter's ground (black one) to the external side of the connector, and put pin of red probe inside. You should see +13.4 V but not -13.4 V. Now you may solder wires (for better connectivity) or just twist 'em strong and put adhesive tape on it.
You are almost done. Cut the sticky pad by the shape of charging plate. Put mounting scotch on the back of charging plate and attach to the car. Instead of sticky pad you may use two narrow strips of the double sided scotch but sticky pad looks more "professional"
Result should looks like
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This works with my 2002 Lexus ES 300, YMMV.
Hardware purchased from ProClipusa.com. (I have no affiliation with ProClip, other than as a satisfied customer).
First piece is the car clip, which seats firmly to the right of the radio panel:
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Here is another view of this piece and how it attaches (it is not permanent, and can be removed):
Second piece is the device mount, which attaches to the car mount and to the device, and has a pivot on it. I was already using one that screwed into my Sirius radio, so I unscrewed it from the radio an put velcro on it. I already had velcro on the back of my G-Tab for my folio case, so the G-Tab velcros nicely onto the device mount.
Here is the picture of the device mount:
The rear of the male plate screws into the car mount, and the female plate slides onto the front of the male plate. The device attaches to the female plate.
The car and device mount sit quite firmly in the car. Because the G-Tab is quite a bit larger then the velcroed device mount (which is probably 2-3 inches square), it could attach more firmly, but there is no danger of it falling off.
ProClip has hundreds of car-specific and device-specific mounts, so if they have a car mount that will work in your car, you probably could search the device mounts to find a flat one with a larger surface area than my Sirius mount, for a larger velcro attachment. I have not done this, since the Sirius one works fine for me.
I am not at home, but I will take a picture of the mounted G-Tab later and update.
This is not the cheapest solution, but with the velcro, I now use this mount for the G-Tab, my HTC Inspire, and my Sirius radio.
Works great for me.
UPDATE:
I just took a quick look and they do sell a generic device mount for larger devices, for which they supply 2 sided tape to attach to the device. But, for me, velcro is better:
http://www.proclipusa.com/brodit-de...te-for-tablet-style-devices-215159-13975.aspx
If you are interested, make sure this device mount will attach to the specific car mount that you use.
Hello,
Background:
I have a G-Tab that I've had for a while. I started noticing that the case would get really hot when charging. I removed the back cover, and felt the batteries and the felt fine to the touch. I then touched one of the integrated circuits (see images) and burned a nice rectangle into my finger tip. This chip and the other one of this type on the other side of the board get really hot. I haven't kept the tablet unplugged for several days now in fear this chip will "blow" and possibly take other components with it.
These chips are marked as:
7C9F 359
As shown in the second image. Both sides of the mainboard have this chip, and both get hot; as shown in the third image.
I also have a Cube U30GT2 that has a chip similar to this one, but marked as:
2015CS AD1364.
These seem to do something with voltage regulation. The ones on the G-Tab board are near to the full sized USB, and the Mini-USB plugs. The one on the U30GT2 is coming off the battery connection.
Now to my Question:
Can anyone help me identify these chips, and what they do; and, for bonus points, possibly tell me what can be done to fix this issue?
So far, I've checked for shorts between the pins on the chips on the G-Tab board; between the power plug and the ground plane and found none.
I have also looked for reference USB circuit designs to take a look at what those reference for these types of chips. I downloaded the Tegra 2 Technical Reference manual, but that only shows block diagrams of the USB interfaces.
Thanks in advance for any help provided.
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The charging circuit in these tabs is what is known as a linear regulator that will produce heat because it's dropping the difference between the charger voltage and battery voltage. Make sure that you don't use anything but a 9V charger.
Wanting to find something like this cradle from amazon
PhoneProp - Universal Fit Soft Flexible SmartPhone Stand - Durable FDA High Grade Silicone - Color Black by PhoneProp http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GVA3BS6/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_Eo0Fub187WCQG
I want to be able to just prop my phone up and hook up the turbo charger, any other suggestions?
Spigen case has a kickstand.. That thing you linked to looks oggly
aiiee said:
Spigen case has a kickstand.. That thing you linked to looks oggly
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Agreed, just trying to give an idea of what I was talking about lol, fugly for sure
Qi Desktop Charger
Got this from Amazon... 3 Coil Qi Charger Stand. Works Great on the Nexus 6... Even through a Spigen Crystal Naked Case that I have on my phone. Plus you can orientate either way and charge!
Keedox Qi Wireless Charging Stand 3-Coil
http://www.amazon.com/Keedox%C2%AE-Wireless-3-Coils-Charging-Charger/dp/B00NBPHHES/ref=sr_1_2?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1417634834&sr=1-2&keywords=keedox+qi
Doesn't fast charge but for wireless charger it gets the job done!:good:
Not necessarily a cradle but I was always fond of these
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Or these also from eBay
mahst68 said:
Got this from Amazon... 3 Coil Qi Charger Stand. Works Great on the Nexus 6... Even through a Spigen Crystal Naked Case that I have on my phone. Plus you can orientate either way and charge!
Keedox Qi Wireless Charging Stand 3-Coil
http://www.amazon.com/Keedox®-Wirel...UTF8&qid=1417634834&sr=1-2&keywords=keedox+qi
Doesn't fast charge but for wireless charger it gets the job done!:good:
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I do like that one but I think I'd rather use the turbo charger because a lot of times I don't stay in their long and I have to leave, so I usually look for a quick juice before I peace out. What will urs do of u plug in a charger and set it on the dock, does it charge with cable? Seems like it would just wanted to ask
Hey there guys today I'm going to show you how to repair your usb cable (top part) if the cable has been broken! If the cable has been suddenly dead and you see that one of your 4 inner cables are partially broken!)
What you need:
A screw driver or something that can tear loose the plastic part on the top of the cable (or something similar) I'm a screw driver)
This is what i used:
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Now be careful we don't want to break anything! we want to be able to use the parts again after you fixed the steps
Once you taken the plastic part of and that damn rubber thingy
You'll see 2 metallic peaces that holds together everything. Be careful when taking these away these are useful!
Once they are removed you should have a cable looking like this
Now the tricky part is to not start to remove the green part and pull the cables out. make sure you remember the order! else it won't charge! (See picture) for correct order!
Picture taken from downside of the usb
Picture taken from upper side of the usb
NOTE The 4 cables needs to have same length so they all get connected properly!
Once you put them in correctly put back the green part and the black part, press so you hear a slightly click!
Once done put the metallic parts back (the one that is inside of the other is bottom part) the metallic that goes above the other one is top part!
Once done put back the plastic on and you're done! :highfive:
I know it looks horrible but at least the cable is working!
Nice Guide
And thank you for taking time to post.
Yes i already knew how to do this BUT for the noobies a handy guide
Over here in uk as we are lazy buggers we pop to the Pound shop and grab another!
Careful with getting another one
Cheap USB cables are 24/24 and can only provide 300-500mA power,
you need a proper quality 24/28 cable that is certified to atleast 1200mA for the Lg G3, and a 2A cable is recommended.
its a bit more expensive
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker®-5-Pa...id=1429352682&sr=8-6&keywords=micro+usb+cable
But when you notice that your phone is charging twice as fast as that PoS you got at poundland you know its worth the money.
A fastboot, also called a "factory" cable is NOT the cable that came with your device from the factory. It is a cable used BY the factory to put a kindle into fastboot mode. It must be purchased or made. you can made it by yourself easily.
Micro USB come with 5 point as shown in the below picture
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Items needed:
Micro usb cable
Very small wire (like red or green cable at your micro side)
Soldering iron and solder/ Tweezer
Small pair of diagonal cutters
Sharp knife
Now what you have to do
Take the micro end of the usb cable and carefully strip away the plastic
Encasing. Now you should see some tin foil looking stuff you are going to have to peel this away and discard it, under it is some paper white covering again peel away and discard.
The wire has some outside shielding wire that you'll have to discard a small amount of, most cheap wires don't have this shield anyway.
Now you should see these wires:
Red
Green
White
Black
you have to connect VCC (Red) cable with ID point (in which no wire would be connected)
you can sold these two point with cable or can also use tweezer to shot this point
In the picture below I have three points at this side VCC (Red), D+(Green) and Ground (Black) I have sold green cable with red one from this side
picture shown below is the other side of the Micro USB in which only white cable was sold and one point was empty so I sold the green cable at empty point you can also use tweezer to connect this point
Can it apply to Kindle Fire HD 10 9th (2019)? My device suddenly dead without any signal, checked battery still at 4V but can't powered it on