Battery recovery
I have never been able to fast recharge an OpenMoko battery from any USB
port using Windows (xp / win2000)
I am always successful using Linux (e.g. Knoppix live CD)!!
(oddly, even when using the same computer that has windows as the
primary OS)
An obvious sign that the battery is recharging (quick charge) is the battery
symbol is grey
and has a lightening bolt (assuming one can view the battery symbol).
There are many Nokia battery types, many are physically impossible.
One Nokia battery replacement that I know that does work 100 % in the
Neo1973 is the BL-5C, used in the Nokia 6820 (for example).
I had this exact problem this week where a colleague noted that he could not
recover using a battery that had died. I placed the seemingly dead battery
in my Neo1973, connected it to a computer using Knoppix, amazingly, the
battery didn't look too bad. Within an hour, the battery had been fully
charged.
i luv openmoko
A Canadian friend,
Doug
From: Joerg Reisenweber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Help, please! GTA01BV4 died!
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 20:54:34 +0200
Am So 1. Juni 2008 schrieb Panta:
> Sorry, i'm not so good enough in speaking english so perhaps have
> misunterstood your words: you can really send me a faster charger for
the
> Neo1973?
Sorry Panta!
I was in a bad mood when I answered your last posting. :o(
No, I don't have spare fastchargers, only 2 I need for tests. But you
can "easily" convert a off-the-shelf charger when you find a 5pin-mini-usb
plug to build the 47kOhm-ID hack GTA02 charger is using to switch to
fastcharge automatically. There's a howto in the wiki, I think from Michel
Shiloh. Also in a few weeks pulster.de and other distributors will sell the
original GTA02-chargers if I got that right. With any standard charger you
still should be fine with 12h of charging time (or use the script to
fastcharge)
And yes there is a script / tool to switch on fastcharge with standard
usb-chargers, which should work with GTA01 as well. I'm not sure whether
it's "approved" by OM, but AFAIK it's not deprecated and has been tested by
some users. You have to care yourself not to smoke up a too weak
usb-charger
that isn't designed to deliver 1A at least (that's why we don't "approve"
it). So please double-check before using this script (charger should have
spec "5V=/1A" (or 1,5A or 2A;))
Alas to me it seems your problem isn't the battery or charging it. Though I
have no GTA01 here to test, I think your battery should charge faster, and
your Neo should at least show *some* kind of reaction when starting it.
I suggest you visit next Nokia-store, there should be some batteries that
fit
to the Neo (see wiki:battery for compatible Nokia bats). Ask the guy in the
shop whether he can check his battery is full, and then ask him you like to
test if it works with your device before you buy.
If your Neo boots with the Nokia bat, probably you should buy it right
away,
cause yours is probably dead. If it does not boot, I fear you are in
trouble
that's worse. Maybe you should find a technician then to check your Neo
whether it charges correctly, has working contacts etc.
Best Regards
jOERG
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