Well, my HP Touchpad died awhile back after a good long run and I am finally getting around to cleaning out my office. I found my old dead Touchpad and some accessories. I have a good condition folio case, a slip case, a neoprene case, and a working touchstone charging dock. If anyone still has a working TP and could use these, let me know and I can ship them out. All I ask is that you pay the shipping. On a side note, if anyone has good advice on how to wipe my TP that would be great. The only thing that still seemingly works is the center button, it lights up and toggles as if it were charging. No combination of buttons will get it to turn on nor is it recognized when plugging in to my PC.
Thanks,
-Tory
Dear,
I'm interested for those things. I still have 2 working touchpads and would like to try using Touchstone charging dock. My address is in Kansas. How much for shipping cost?? Can I pay by Paypal??
Press and hold both power and center buttons for 30 seconds
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xmanxgirl said:
Dear,
I'm interested for those things. I still have 2 working touchpads and would like to try using Touchstone charging dock. My address is in Kansas. How much for shipping cost?? Can I pay by Paypal??
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It shouldn't be more than $10-15 based on a medium flat rate from USPS, if you want to PM me your address I can give you an exact amount. I won't be able to mail out until the middle of next week as I am leaving for Christmas vacation tomorrow morning. I'll PM you back with shipping cost before I ship it out next week.
I'd like to be back up if the first guy doesn't take it!
My touchpad was bricked to before try holding the power and home button down for at LEAST 2 minutes then plug it in and let it charge for a whole day if need be. That should revamp it these things are Tonka trucks lol.
Hi @laxplaya116,
Trust me, your Touchpad isn't dead... the fact the Power button lights up is an encouraging sign, and is more than mine initially did. I had not used mine in over a year, and when plugged in showed no life at all. Not even the Home button lit up!!! Left it on charge for practically 2 or 3 WEEKS.... (different chargers)
Couldn't find any situ's like mine, and asked for help around here... Which only a couple very kind souls did, but alas that didn't work either... So I started searching other forums, and found some good advice on a Blackberry Playbook website, which has similar symptoms. After a few trickle charges, I was able to bring my Touchpad back to life, and now its as good as new....
Looking back, I can see how sturdy these devices are... Sure they have a charging issue.... But once ya know the tricks, they soon come back to life!!!
Lister
laxplaya116 said:
The only thing that still seemingly works is the center button, it lights up and toggles as if it were charging. No combination of buttons will get it to turn on nor is it recognized when plugging in to my PC.
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-Tory
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Hi @laxplaya116,
Trust me, your Touchpad isn't dead... the fact the Power button lights up is an encouraging sign, and is more than mine initially did. I had not used mine in over a year, and when plugged in showed no life at all. Not even the Home button lit up!!! Left it on charge for practically 2 or 3 WEEKS.... (different chargers)
Couldn't find any situ's like mine, and asked for help around here... Which only a couple very kind souls did, but alas that didn't work either... So I started searching other forums, and found some good advice on a Blackberry Playbook website, which has similar symptoms. After a few trickle charges, I was able to bring my Touchpad back to life, and now its as good as new....
Looking back, I can see how sturdy these devices are... Sure they have a charging issue.... But once ya know the tricks, they soon come back to life!!!
Lister
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What kind of tricks did you learn? Mine is the same way, only now the center button doesn't lie up.. but got a free touchstone charger out of the deal, plus a 32 gig pad, just gopt to get it powered up..
I have one too !!!!
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What kind of tricks did you learn? Mine is the same way, only now the center button doesn't lie up.. but got a free touchstone charger out of the deal, plus a 32 gig pad, just gopt to get it powered up..
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Hello from Canada: I just got my touchpad 32 Gig a few weeks ago and have successfully restored it from dead to good. I am now running Evervolv 7.12 Android on it the latest version I think , it just loaded for the first time , anyways I am going to put IPTV with an APK on it , will video the results with my phone and post it here , if there is anyone curious about running IPTV or KODI on the HP Touchpad, (Kitkat 4.4.4 is too low , you need Android 5.0 minimum to run the IPTV apk or Kodi) just leave a message here for me. I am sorta an expert at installing things on these tablets with the help of all of the developers here on XDA so a BIG THANK YOU to all who have contributed to this project. PS: deafasheck: when the center button does not light up it means that the tablet is charging OK. Mine does that too.
Russ Campbell
Related
http://us.estore.asus.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=3613
ASUS said:
AC Adapter
Part Number: 04G26E000101-14G000516300
Compatible Models: TF101
ETA: 8/15/2011
Price: $49.99
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Awful price, eh?
krugm0f0 said:
http://us.estore.asus.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=3613
Awful price, eh?
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At least there's now a replacement!
Yes, the price is highway robbery!
I got a handful of email replies today from the store they are available. I requested to be notified and the email says they are in stock now.
I don't know if you're aware of it but you can get one from Office Depot for $30.
NVM, I didn't realize you were from Norway. My bad.
AcIdC0R3 said:
I don't know if you're aware of it but you can get one from Office Depot for $30.
NVM, I didn't realize you were from Norway. My bad.
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$29.99 + shipping will probably be less than $49.99 anyway.. And American Dollars $$$ are cheap atm, compared to Norwegian Krone.
I got one @ local Office Depot store for ~ $32 including tax.
I got the email and checked but now it just says its on the way. I dont care anymore because everyone else has them and I got a couple spares.
I got one at OD for $30, when I thought my original was dead before I put it in the freezer and it came back to life.
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I got one at OD for $30, when I thought my original was dead before I put it in the freezer and it came back to life.
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I am sorry, but how the hell do you bring a charger back to life by putting it in the freezer? I have NEVER heard of that before!
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I got one at OD for $30, when I thought my original was dead before I put it in the freezer and it came back to life.
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When that happens, all you have to do is let it sit without being plugged in for 20 - 30 minutes and your good to go again. There's no need to put it in the freezer. Mine did this a couple of times and that's all I did. Something inside the power transformer gets too hot and shuts off so it won't burn up and start a fire or melt the plug.
Well thats a worry right there. It shouldn't be getting that hot anyway if it was manufactored correctly.
I agree whole heatedly, yet there are some people that this is happening to. I'm not sure if it's just a bad batch or if all of them are designed that way. It only happened to me twice. All the other times it's been fine. Weird I know. I wouldn't worry about it too much because it's good to know that the tablet is being protected.
Mine got hot when it was in an area where no air could move over it. Not melting hot, about as hot as my laptop charger. Not that Im all that shocked, its pushing 15v and a couple of amps so its going to get warmer than my phone charger. Its also really small for something doing that. Ive had some smaller laptop chargers get really hot.
Guess as long as it doesnt become an issue I would still take it over the Toshiba charger any day:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41mLaXG7ZOL._SL160_.jpg
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I am sorry, but how the hell do you bring a charger back to life by putting it in the freezer? I have NEVER heard of that before!
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Search around - it's a common fix.
Also you will be thankful to me once this happens to you because now you know how to fix it.
I had to search for awhile to figure out wtf was wrong with my charger lol. I also spent money buying another one before being shocked that the freezer trick worked.
I am sorry, but how the hell do you bring a charger back to life by putting it in the
This is an O L D fix for Hard drives with on Board electronics IDE and up SATA too
if a multi layered PC board starts to separate because of heat, freezing can bring everything back in contact. Oddly, if it works 15 -30%, it usually keeps working for a very long period of time
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Well thats a worry right there. It shouldn't be getting that hot anyway if it was manufactored correctly.
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It can, will and should get warm.
A side effect of pushing electrical current is heat. This is a law of physics.
The adapter shouldn't get hot enough to melt itself, but it might get hot enough to be unpleasant to hold in your hand.
A question to the hot-charger people.... are you plugging in when the tablet AND keyboard dock are both charging? I rarely use my TF for long enough that the keyboard battery is depleted and then the tablet battery is also depleted. I rarely use the tablet off of the dock.
Got a TF coming in a couple days, and tbh I wish I had read more about them before ordering it, it sounds like this device has a sh1t load of problems that cheapo chinese tablets have got.
disgraceful from a company like ASUS
hey guys...just wanted to let you know that Office Depot (in the US) apparently has these in stock. i have misplaced my charger, and was needing a replacement (my work is paying for it) so i thought i would google "asus transformer power adapter" and see what the link was for the asus store. yes i know its $50, but since work is paying for it then who cares right? anyway, upon doing my search i found a link to officedepot.com selling the power adapter (and cable) for $29.99!!
http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/768723/Asus-Power-Adapter-For-Eee-Pad/
it had "available in stores" so i typed in my zip code, and my local store had "limited availability" showing so i called them. the lady i talked said they had 1 in stock, so i had it held for me, and i just got back from picking it up. booyah! so check the site...you may have to order online, but it least its cheaper than the official asus store! good luck.
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hey guys...just wanted to let you know that Office Depot (in the US) apparently has these in stock. i have misplaced my charger, and was needing a replacement (my work is paying for it) so i thought i would google "asus transformer power adapter" and see what the link was for the asus store. yes i know its $50, but since work is paying for it then who cares right? anyway, upon doing my search i found a link to officedepot.com selling the power adapter (and cable) for $29.99!!
http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/768723/Asus-Power-Adapter-For-Eee-Pad/
it had "available in stores" so i typed in my zip code, and my local store had "limited availability" showing so i called them. the lady i talked said they had 1 in stock, so i had it held for me, and i just got back from picking it up. booyah! so check the site...you may have to order online, but it least its cheaper than the official asus store! good luck.
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Funny I called Office Depot, they said they had one in stock, then said it was on the floor. I said what does that mean, and they said it is plugged into the demo unit. I said that makes no sense the unit came with a charger why would you list it separately since it is part of the unit skew. The guy didn't know the answer but insisted this was the one they had in stock. Told me they should have additional units in stock this week, so I will try again, but Office Depot is a mystery to me.
Anyone know how to re-calibrate the touchscreen on Touchpads? 1/4 of my screen isn't responding or will be off when it does respond to input
I'd probably just suggest a hard reset on it.
Just quoting someone else on this:
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i just found a solution for everyone with the same issue.
if you press power button and middle button together for abou 10 sec - 15 sec. the device will hard reset.
now press power and wolume button up --> now it is in usb developer mode
start webos doctor and istall the new os.
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refered to from here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1230976
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Anyone know how to re-calibrate the touchscreen on Touchpads? 1/4 of my screen isn't responding or will be off when it does respond to input
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Same thing happened to me. Traced it to a USB power adaptor that didn't produce enough power. Does it still have deadspots when:
a. On battery
b. On the official HP charger
Video
Found the diagnostic test, what do you guys think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh8Xazpa59k
This is the exact same behaviour I had but since you don't answer the questions we ask it's impossible to help you.
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This is the exact same behaviour I had but since you don't answer the questions we ask it's impossible to help you.
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Ah sorry, yes I've done everything.
Even did a full erase reset.
And it behaves exactly the same way on battery and on the official HP charger?
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And it behaves exactly the same way on battery and on the official HP charger?
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Yes, actually did first setup w/o charging it first. Noticed that left side of keyboard wasn't letting me input certain letters.
Someone had a touchscreen issues after using WebOS Doctor to restore the tablet. All I can suggest it try to reflash with Doctor and see if it helps the situation, other than that it would look like you have faulty hardware
do a firmware reflash via sd card
Are you trolling? There's no SD card on a Touchpad.
Well talked to HP, and they told me to either return it to where I bought it (Office Depot), which I promptly told em that I'm pretty sure they won't have any in stock to replace it. Or send it back for repairs, and they have to decide if it was a manufacturer defect or user damage...
So I went ahead and got a repair ticket, I'd be so pissed if they will charge me to fix it if the damage was caused by shipping & handling from the stores...
I have the exact same issue. I have opened a ticket and will send my device in for repair. Please respond on how HP handles the case.
After I chatted with support and made the ticket, they sent me an overnight UPS package box with instructions which I sent in the same day I received the box that Friday. Didn't get the e-mail stating they were sending me a box till the next Monday though after they had already received the package...
They sent the repaired Touchpad on Friday that the same week, and I scheduled to get it next Tuesday, so Overall it's been exactly 10 days since I shipped it off my Touchpad for repairs.
Everything seems to have gone very smoothly, thank god they didn't charge me.
I have the same issue that the right most part seems to be not that responsive.
The right 1/4th part of the screen seems to bit of having calibration issues. It is like the launcher icon needs to be clicked on bit left side than the actual icon to make it work.
What can i do ? Any solution ?
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After I chatted with support and made the ticket, they sent me an overnight UPS package box with instructions which I sent in the same day I received the box that Friday. Didn't get the e-mail stating they were sending me a box till the next Monday though after they had already received the package...
They sent the repaired Touchpad on Friday that the same week, and I scheduled to get it next Tuesday, so Overall it's been exactly 10 days since I shipped it off my Touchpad for repairs.
Everything seems to have gone very smoothly, thank god they didn't charge me.
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So they did not charge you anything and paid two way shipping right ? Is your problem completely solved now ?
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So they did not charge you anything and paid two way shipping right ? Is your problem completely solved now ?
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No out of pocket cost, everything was sent to me, shipping labels and box. I just had to run to the UPS store to ship it. I'm glad my second one had no problems...
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i know it's a lil old thread but i hawe something similar problem, sometimes my touchscreen stop workink, i need to press the on/off button to turn the screen off then on, after thath works sometimes hours sometimes seconds...
Some advice please...
Finally got my new Transformer Prime from Best buy!
Sad news is all I can do is turn it on and watch the android tell me to start.
The touchscreen is completely unresponsive. I am on hold with Best Buy phone support right now (the lady has no idea what a transformer prime is).
I have tried cold boot by holding power and volume down for 5 secs...
Tried while charging and on batteries. I do not have a dock or a stylus.
Do you guys have any other ideas I can try before I punt this POS back to BB?
Thank you
Let the battery discharge all the way until it shuts off, charge it up for a half hour or so and try it out again. It seems to have worked for some people in a thread around here somewhere who had their touchscreen stop working after an update.
I let the battery discharge all the way until it shut off. This was not an easy task. Had to stay up to keep the screen on. When I restarted I had the same issue.
Unless there are any other ideas I may just have to return this thing.
Another question... Is it worth exchanging? Should I wait for the Tegra 3 Lenovo with 2 gigs ram? I am a very sad Panda
Man, its stuff like this that should clue manufacturers in to allowing users to pull a battery. I have had funky issues with my Nexus One and not sure what I would do if I could not pull the battery in that puppy.
I hate to think of spending 6-8 hours trying to discharge the battery on the Prime for something like this.
I would call ASUS and see if they have any tricks you can try. If not then return through BestBuy. Not sure what the turn around time would be or how that relates to other T3 releases.
You could also try holding down the power button until you get the Eee Pad boot screen. I think that works like a warm boot.
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Man, its stuff like this that should clue manufacturers in to allowing users to pull a battery. I have had funky issues with my Nexus One and not sure what I would do if I could not pull the battery in that puppy.
I hate to think of spending 6-8 hours trying to discharge the battery on the Prime for something like this.
I would call ASUS and see if they have any tricks you can try. If not then return through BestBuy. Not sure what the turn around time would be or how that relates to other T3 releases.
You could also try holding down the power button until you get the Eee Pad boot screen. I think that works like a warm boot.
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The reset button should disconnect the battery for a short period of time, so that would be kinda the same isn't it?
Where is the "Reset button" I already tried cold boot.
This is your chance everyone, before I send back to Best Buy. Any ideas. I don't care if it bricks it as I will prob send back.
Is there any special order to the drain power and restart. I tried restarting with the device plugged in. Should I take the time to try again to drain the power and try powering on with the device not plugged in?
Update: Found the reset button. Did not work
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Update: Found the reset button. Did not work
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If you have hit the reset, cold booted it and ran the battery down, I am not sure what it left to try if you cannot navigate through the device. Maybe if you had the keyboard you could get in and install a touchscreen tester or something, but not sure how much I would trust your device if it still does not register touch after all that. Probably better to just return it and get another.
Honestly, I love the tablet and haven't had any serious issues with it. Sounds like you just got a dud.
I am starting to agree with you. If they had some in stock I wouldn't give it a second thought. Now I get to wait for Who knows how long to get another one.
I have put in an Esupport ticket with ASUS. I will update you on what they say.
FYI when it starts it only shows the home buttons for a split second. It pops up a small back box that says English. Is this normal behavior?
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FYI when it starts it only shows the home buttons for a split second. It pops up a small back box that says English. Is this normal behavior?
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It runs through the Google Device setup when you first launch it. I do not remember the exact order, but language would probably be the first option.
I assume this looks like a drop box where you would have the option of other languages, but of course you would not be able to test without being able to tap.
Those all come up, drop down menu is there and says English as well. What i'm talking about is a small black box appears over the android guy that says English and disappears. This happens in unison with the home buttons on the bottom that also disappear.
I will post a Youtube Video soon so you all can see.
Thank you for all your responses thus far!
UPDATE: I am not gonna post a video as my video camera is not yet working with ICS custom ROM.. I don't feel like putting an old Rom on. Sorry.
Truth is I give up. I am taking the prime back to Best Buy on lunch break for full refund. Think I'll go buy a Go Kart.
Thanks again for all the help!
UPDATE2: I really really want a Transformer prime... I decided to once again order from Best Buy.
This morning 2 hours after I ordered my 3rd Prime, Best Buy canceled the order.
Best Buy support said it was cause I changed the shipping address to my UPS store.
So they just Canceled the order.. I am now taking the large hint the universe is giving me.
I am not meant to have a Prime
So I just got my shipment from bestbuy and i open the box, try to turn it on and it doesnt. I charge it for 5-6 hours and see a green light on the power button steady so I unhook from the charger and try to turn it on and it doesnt. I hold the power button for few seconds, it vibrates but doesn't turn on. Can anyone provide any insight on what's going on? Is this device defective?
Have you taken it out for a nice seafood dinner yet? Remember, you have to treat it nicely and make it feel special before you get what you want from it.
....Yes, it's obviously broken, return it for a working one.
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If it vibrates, that means that it has booted, but if you see nothing, it's most likely your display.
Eek =(
I'd say let it charge a lil more. Of it still doesn't cut on,Exchange it immediately. don't even wait. Its supposed to be charged for 8 hours on first use. Lots of primes shipped with low battery or dead ones. zif the next couple of hrs. it don't cut on, just take it back. No reason for you to deal with the Hassel. let us know how it goes or if it ends up booting up. There were others in your position and after a good long charge, it booted up. After that prime charges from 0-100% in 2-3hrs. it charges up very fast. good luck
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Have you taken it out for a nice seafood dinner yet? Remember, you have to treat it nicely and make it feel special before you get what you want from it.
....Yes, it's obviously broken, return it for a working one.
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If it vibrates, that means that it has booted, but if you see nothing, it's most likely your display.
Eek =(
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As a matter of fact, OP, EXCHANGE IT RIGHT NOW. DONT WAIT. someone could have dropped your prime n it knocked the connection to display loose. keep us posted.
Possibly.
I would post a link, but can't.
Google
asus transformer prime support download
In the Manual section, download and read the
Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201 FAQ (English)
I can't cut and paste from the damn PDF... it's locked down.. lol
Good luck!
Brad
There is a tiny hole to hard reset it on the side, you could try that. Also, this thread has people with the same issue but theirs was resolved in an hour or two after it was charged.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1443558&highlight=turn+on
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1417670&highlight=turn+on
This is the thread I found out about the hard reset hole.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445267&highlight=turn+on
I would try those things and then decide if you want to wait overnight or return it. If they have stock right now I would get there quick and return it.
Try holding the power button in for like a full minute once too. Your instinct will be to remove your finger after the vibration but just keep holding it.
Yea, i think thats what happened. F'in Bestbuy sent it in an enevelope w/o any kind of padding. The UPS guy threw it on my porch from about 10ft away so I am sure the display got damaged.
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Yea, i think thats what happened. F'in Bestbuy sent it in an enevelope w/o any kind of padding. The UPS guy threw it on my porch from about 10ft away so I am sure the display got damaged.
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Rule number 1: We don't use Best Buy.
Rule number 2: We don't use F#*KING Best Buy.
And please make a point of reporting the UPS guy, even though he will probably get a medal for such terrible service as it seems that's what UPS strives for.
I got mine from bb a couple of weeks ago and same thing it wouldn't turn on. Dont bother with support. Just return it. I had no problem returning. The only issue is the dont have another to give you. Ordered mine through another company and this one is working fine. Good luck.
My second Prime done through OMS order came in a box with plenty of padding, though it came from the Ohio warehouse. The first primes not OMS was from California with the bubble wrap lined envelopes. Of course I have to send this prime back for 3 light bleeds.
Hm, looks like I am in the same boat. I even went as far to get Black Tie since the girl had kept an eye out and remembered me since December. Guess I have to take it back and take notes by hand in class tonight.
Update:Called back. Girl said that their display took hours to charge before it turned on. Oh Boy. They don't have another one coming for days so I guess there is no damage in waiting for it to get a SUPER charge. -sigh-
Update number 2: After college class my Prime sat on the charger for a total of 4 hours. It is now turned on fully, showing 100% battery life, and is about to get rooted.
My complaint here is, after makeing us salivate and wait so dang long they expect us to wait even longer to charge it!!. I must say Indignation! lolz. Now to find a Keyboard dock.
Hey guys,
I went out on a limb and bought the OWL car charger+dock for my DNA.
There is a bunch of discussion on the item here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2029734 along with plenty of pictures.
I wanted to let you guys know some specifics for the DNA:
1. The phone fits perfectly into the clip. I don't have any cases, so I can't test that, but naked the phone fits like a glove and is very secure, even upside down.
2. Even the "second generation" of charger still does not put out enough juice for the DNA, even with the phone at idle.
I have emailed Moon and will update this thread when I hear back from him. I am thinking the problem might have something to do with the controller inside the charger. It switches to red (charging) momentarily when the phone is inserted, but then switches back to green (full).
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I have emailed Moon and will update this thread when I hear back from him.
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Update 1: Moon has emailed back already to assure me that if the charger doesn't work, he will do what it takes to make it right.
I am hoping we can figure out a way to make the phone work in the charger, since I love the design and the convenience of Qi...
awesome! I have been wondering if it works for our phone since I saw the post you linked above about a week ago. I emailed moon about it, but he was unsure. I'm glad that someone confirmed what I have been wondering. Thanks again
I'm also looking forward to more info on this. Going through the website I couldn't quite follow if it worked or not.
Update 2:
The Qi charging coil built into the CarPad does work to charge the HTC DNA, unfortunately the coil is positioned about 0.5" too low for the phone.
Moon is working on an adjustment to the circuit board to re-position the charging coil.
Tonight I am going to take a look at temperatures during charging. With the screen turned on the battery did get 3-4°C warmer than normal on the Nokia Qi charger, but it was a pretty short charge. I am going to try leaving the screen turned on and the phone charging on the CarPad tonight for a couple of hours to see the charge rate and temperature change.
Other news:
There does not seem to be any scuffing, scratching, or denting of the phone's finish caused by inserting and removing from the clip. I had worried that the spring arms on the side might hurt the matte finish on the back of the phone, but so far I don't see any changes.
Thanks guys,
Ben
thanks for the update, keep us posted. in car qi charging is very interesting.
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Thanks, I got a reply from Moon that he thinks the "autopad" will be the option for the DNA and he'll let me know when it is available. I will post info here if I hear back.
http://owlpad.net/owl-autopad/
Update 3:
Good news tonight. First, I've done a temperature test using the phone at room temperature. With navigation, LTE, and the screen constantly on the CarPad provides moderage charge (+200mAh) and does not cause excessively high heat (under 45°C). This is comparable with the 43°C I saw with the Nokia Qi charger while watching a Netflix Stream.
With the screen off the temperature is also pretty normal (35°C) so I think the coil is good.
Moon at Owl Chargers tells me that he may add a little to the coil to make it more consistent on the charging, and he is going to create a new PCB that has the coil positioned 1/2" higher so that it will line up properly with the DNA.
It sounds like this change could happen pretty quickly, but I will let you know when I have the test board in hand.
Thanks guys,
Ben
Please keep the updates coming, thanks!
Hey everyone, sorry for a few days of delay.
I talked to Moon this morning and he thinks they should have the test board created by the beginning of next week. He is moving the charging coil up to line up better with both the DNA and the Galaxy S3, and he is upgrading to a bigger charging coil to presumably give better charging efficiency.
I have removed the standard charging coil from the phone holding base and have been using it as a standard desktop charger for the last few days (with the Owl-Pad supplied AC Adapter). It has been working well for that as long as I position the phone properly, so with any luck the new board should fix the problem in the car mount.
I will let you guys know when the new part ships, and will be sure to take pictures of the new versus old board.
Thanks,
Ben
Thanks for the updates.
Sudo make me a sandwich.
Good news from Moon at OWL Pad today, the new circuit board is complete, his testing looks good, and he is shipping it out to me to test on the DNA tomorrow.
I will update everyone here with pictures once I have the new board and have been able to try it out, but Moon posted some initial tests on the Galaxy S3 and Note 2 which both charge at the higher position. Those tests looked good so I have to think it will work on the DNA as well.
Thanks all,
Ben
(You can see my pictures and charging screenshots on the OwlPad site)
http://owlpad.net/2013/02/24/owl-carpad-for-htc-droid-dn/
AWESOME! thanks again. for the final product, he will make a new charger right? we wont have to buy the old one and replace the circuit board i hope.
thanks again.
bigjew92 said:
AWESOME! thanks again. for the final product, he will make a new charger right? we wont have to buy the old one and replace the circuit board i hope.
thanks again.
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I'm not sure how he would do that. I'm sure he has a bunch of the units already boxed up from the last production run. It might be that he has to ship the old unit and the new board separate. Honestly, changing the board was incredibly easy. There are four screws and then the old board just lifts out and the new one drops in.
When the new one comes in I had planned on putting up pictures showing how to remove the old one and install the new one.
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I'm not sure how he would do that. I'm sure he has a bunch of the units already boxed up from the last production run. It might be that he has to ship the old unit and the new board separate. Honestly, changing the board was incredibly easy. There are four screws and then the old board just lifts out and the new one drops in.
When the new one comes in I had planned on putting up pictures showing how to remove the old one and install the new one.
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I think I'd love to get both boards since then I'd be prepared if my next phone requires the "other" position.
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I think I'd love to get both boards since then I'd be prepared if my next phone requires the "other" position.
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Looks like the set is for sale for the DNA on the web page now. Still sounds like he's waiting for test results but you go through with an order now if you want.
Hey Guys,
I got the unit in the mail when I got home from work (30 minutes ago).
So far everything looks GREAT!
I am running temperature and charging tests now, but the new coil position looks perfect, and I'm getting as much or possibly more current out of the OWL charger than I was getting out of the Nokia.
Tonight I should have pictures and screen shots available from my early tests, but I have to say that everything looks great so far.
I also want to add that the level of customer service and responsiveness from Moon at OWL charging was incredible. If I got service half as good from the companies I do business with in the US I would be amazed, and these folks are having to deal with me from the other side of the world. I have absolutely no ties with their company, and hadn't even spoken to them to ask if the charger worked for my phone before I ordered, but they went above and beyond any expectations in getting this charger working.
Once I have a few hours charging I can fill in the remaining details (temperatures, approximate charge time, etc), but right now I would say the newest version is a huge success!
-Ben
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So far everything looks GREAT!
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I forgot to mention, the +300 mah charging rate was with the screen locked on, LTE, GPS, Navigation, and Pandora all running.
Ben
bmyton said:
Hey Guys,
I got the unit in the mail when I got home from work (30 minutes ago).
So far everything looks GREAT!
I am running temperature and charging tests now, but the new coil position looks perfect, and I'm getting as much or possibly more current out of the OWL charger than I was getting out of the Nokia.
Tonight I should have pictures and screen shots available from my early tests, but I have to say that everything looks great so far.
I also want to add that the level of customer service and responsiveness from Moon at OWL charging was incredible. If I got service half as good from the companies I do business with in the US I would be amazed, and these folks are having to deal with me from the other side of the world. I have absolutely no ties with their company, and hadn't even spoken to them to ask if the charger worked for my phone before I ordered, but they went above and beyond any expectations in getting this charger working.
Once I have a few hours charging I can fill in the remaining details (temperatures, approximate charge time, etc), but right now I would say the newest version is a huge success!
-Ben
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awesome! thanks for the feedback and being a Guinea pig for us all... i really appreciate it. so to make sure, you are now using the carpad/N2 right? if so, i'm gunna go ahead and place my order.
Thanks again
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I forgot to mention, the +300 mah charging rate was with the screen locked on, LTE, GPS, Navigation, and Pandora all running.
Ben
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Thanks! Placed my order. I'm willing to give it a shot at this point!