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Plz Plz Plz help!!! Not charging by USB!

I am trying to charge an O2 XDA IIi device with a sync/charge cable, but it seems to discharge the battery instead of charging it. I have tried with different devices, different cables and different batteries, but the same thing happens every time. Am I doing something wrong, or is there something I do not know about?

Is the cable specifically for the XDA IIi? I am asking as i have an iPAQ rx1950 and its cable is physically the same but the pin outs must be different as its cable doesn't connect, let alone charge.
Does the Alpine charge when cradled?

Hello,
Yes the cable is the right one (I think!) as I am able to sync using it and I have charged it previously using the cable. And yes the XDA IIi is charging using the cradle.
The problem is some time it charges and some time it do not charge, by the cable.

abhishekbanik said:
Hello,
Yes the cable is the right one (I think!) as I am able to sync using it and I have charged it previously using the cable. And yes the XDA IIi is charging using the cradle.
The problem is some time it charges and some time it do not charge, by the cable.
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Hi, I used to have the same problem, thought it was a dodgy battery, bought a new one but didnt work. After trying everything i finally took the case off and simply cleaned up the pins and the PCB they connect to. They seemed to of oxidised a little and this was bridging a couple of circuits i think. Anyway put her back together and hey presto, works just fine. Oh and the cheap chinese battery i bought self destructed in my draw, swelling up and splitting its case, was only about 3 months old. The original battery which i thought was dodgy at first is now still going strong, charging and holding charge like new.
Dont give up, just get yourself some star screw drivers ( i forget what they are called) very cheap on ebay and crack her open. What you got to loose.

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Dont give up, just get yourself some star screw drivers ( i forget what they are called) very cheap on ebay and crack her open. What you got to loose.
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Torx is the correct technical description. Think it may be a size 6 you need.

did you get anywhere with this abhishekbanik?

Possibly dead USB port

Arg.
So my otherwise adorable 1 year old somehow got his hands on my Captivate this weekend. When we finally caught him, he was chewing and slobbering on it pretty much right where the USB port is. After getting the phone back out of his grubby little hands, my wife and I took it completely apart and have had the whole works soaking in rice for a day or so.
When I put it back together, it booted just fine, and everything seems to be in working order. Except...when I plug a cable into the USB port, it doesn't charge, and it doesn't connect to my computer for storage mounting/flashing. This would be a bit of a problem.
I've checked for obstructions in the port itself and there don't seem to be any. I can get by for now without charging because my wife and I have the same phone (so we can periodically swap batteries...), but she's leaving town for two weeks at the end of this week. I really don't want to have to buy a new phone...so any ideas on fixing this would be greatly appreciated.
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Once the USB port is gone its gone, you would need to get an external wall charger for it and a wifi file browser.
there might be some moister in it yet, but generally the captivates had issues with the USB port just flaking out like that. Its a common problem for this phone, and also has happened to mine.

Or you can just pay ~35$ to get it fixed, look in my sig. They are good!

b-eock said:
Or you can just pay ~35$ to get it fixed, look in my sig. They are good!
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Hmm...I didn't even realize that was an option. I'll be looking into that. Thanks!

They fixed mine and it works great. I would also order a new cable from them for like 7 bucks. It is all well worth it!

interesting, didnt know about that one either

Update:
It's apparently not *quite* as dead as I thought. It's still not recognizing my computer or telling me that it's charging...but apparently it is actually charging my battery. I plugged it into my computer just to see and left it. It never said that the phone is charging, but when I came back a few minutes later the battery meter had gone up, and it's still doing that fairly consistently.
That's at least good news for now. Even if the USB transfer is dead, I'm still OK as long as I can charge. As long as I don't have to use download mode...

That sounds like a bad cable, just buy one of those first, cheaper and easier to check!

b-eock said:
That sounds like a bad cable, just buy one of those first, cheaper and easier to check!
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It's nothing to do with the cable. We have four USB cables and two different car chargers. It's the same thing with all of them, and they all work perfectly on my wife's phone.
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My first Captivate had a USB port go bad.. I tried 10 different cables and decided for some reason it was a ROM issue and got into download mode.. well let's just say I was buying another Captivate the next day.. lol
I did resurrect it by buying a Captivate with a broken screen on Ebay cheap. Combined the two and it's actually a later production and the GPS works good compared to hardly at all before. M yold screen and new guts.. Now I have a spare phone to try new Roms on without messing up my daily driver.. (Dark Knight 4 atm)
I see broke screen Captivates for $40-80 on Ebay regularly..

My wife also has a captivate with a dead USB port. So I went on amazon and searched for captivate batteries and external charger and found a package that came with 2 extended life batteries and the wall charger that charges one separatly from the phone while you use the other in the phine . Its made by Laza wireless and both batteries and charger was 15.99 and shipped free. Got it in two days and works great and was a whole lot cheaper than a phone.
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Sorry to resurrect such an old thread but, I have had the same problem for months also caused by a toddler sucking on the phone and cables. I swap batteries daily. stock/1800/2430 mah. I am curious if anyone knows of a wireless charging option. I know my wii batteries are inductive and it is just the new battery and charger on a stock remote. is there an inductive charger and battery available for cappy? is wireless charging dangerous to the phone if it wasnt designed with it in mind? for that matter is anything available for anyother phones besides the lumia 920 and maybe nexus I think?

cheapest, best option is to get the USB port repaired by mobiletechvideos.com, imho.
I know of no induction solution for captivate that works without a good usb port.

I figured and also thought the Cappy wouldn't be a device supported by a new battery developer when there is so many newer ones out.
Thx
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[Q] USB Port Not Detected

So, my phone is doing some weird things. It says that the USB is connected when it's unplugged, and says disconnected while the cord is connected. It won't charge anymore either. I tried cleaning out the port, different cords, restarted the phone, removed the battery and put it back in, formatted the phone, and nothing's worked yet. I bought the phone in March, so I might still be covered under warranty, but I'm currently in another country, so not sure if it still applies here. Any idea?

There are many cases of faulty usb ports on the Note, i suffered it too a few weeks ago and had to claim under warranty.
I think you should do the same, it's possible to do it yourself and there are guides and videos online, but if you don't feel confident in doing it then send off for repair.
Do you have any friends or family in the country you purchased the Note from? You could ask to use their address for the phone to be returned to.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

sounds like a bad port :crying:
Mine is suffering to, but from self inflicted damage. Was plugged in, laying on a table with the end of the phone hanging off the table. Dropped something on the table at the end of the cord, and it bent the cord/usb port. If I plug it in, it charges, but barely touch the cord and it disconnects. I suspect the soldier connection is broken. Got a new port coming, but won't be here from China until mid January.
Watched the video on replacing it, other than a few screws and being careful, doesn't look too bad...been in the repair/electronics business for 30 years...with a magnifier glass, even these eyes should be able to do it :victory:

Another thing to try is to clean the usb port with pure alcohol and a cotton bud, this often happens with dirty ports where the dust etc shorts the pins easily fixable.
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Thanks to everyone for your solutions. Turns out I just had to drain the battery all the way once to solve the problem. No idea what happened but all is working now.

USB Power Surge

Before I send it back to HTC to repair I wanted to know if anyone had experienced this problem.
I was plugging in my car charger which I have done since the phones release. Everything is working fine.
I have been running OrDroid ROM(current) with his supplied kernel. I then tried Elemental X kernel and it ran fine for the past few days.
Earlier today I was plugging in the phone and smelled a funny smell. The Micro USB port on the phone was smoking a little. I immediately unplugged the phone. The phone is working fine but its low on battery.
I thought it was a bad cable or charger so I replaced both and still the same problem. So now I am home and I plug it into the computer USB and I get a message from Windows that I have a power Surge in the USB port and the tip of the micro-USB cable is burning hot!
I don't think I have enough juice to back up the data to Helium online or to Dropbox. I can't plug it in to back up. Can I do anything with a Bluetooth sync?
I was able to backup my message to email from the HTC backup option. But my pictures and things are not backed up and I don't want to send it to them without a backup.
This really sucks. My only regret at this point is not buying it from AT&T since I could just walk in and get another one. At least that would be better than waiting up to 2 weeks.
I have an back up phone but not of the data.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated. I have turned off the phone for now until I can figure out what to do to back up my data at least.

How about a wifi file explorer?

Probably a long shot, but is there anything in the socket that could be shorting it?

If ur that worried go buy a battery wall charger where ubonly charge the battey not the phone. Then u can back it up and do what you do.
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unrevoked said:
If ur that worried go buy a battery wall charger where ubonly charge the battey not the phone. Then u can back it up and do what you do.
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The battery is non removable
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Ah sorry. I seen ur post somewhere and ive had problems like that on my evo and just bought a wall charger. Or take the phone apart. Take pictures of what u take off so u know how they go back together. Sorry ita just nobody seems like theyre intereated in helpen u
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You could try mounting an External SD card and moving your files that way. I know that will still use the micro-USB port on your phone, but that's the only thing I can think of.
Have you tried charging the phone while it's off? Does it still smoke?

Thank for the input/help peeps.
The USB port was dead off or on. I charged up a 5000mAH battery Backup that has indicators if the USB source is drawing power. It would come on and then off immediately. Did this for a few times with different cables.
I tried charging only and with data/charge cables and it wasn't that helpful.
For it to get hot so quickly that meant there must be something in there or resistance immediately upon plug in. My cables where new so I know it could be that.
I went out today and purchase a few cans of compressed air since I ran out and took a fine pick/needle and cleaned the contacts. I blew it out and clean. It started showing signs of progress as the LED indicator would like up for longer than it had since I had this problem.
Cleaned it a little more and now I got it back to charging again and my data is backed up. I have tested it in the car with a 2A charger and with my 3.1A wall charger and my laptop and it seems to be working fine again.
Whatever small particle that got in there must have created a resistance that started burning the connectors and left residue behind to cause the USB Surge Errors. I mean it got hot quick. Less than 2 seconds and it was sizzling hot at the Metal Micro USB tip.
Crossing my fingers that its working right now. Patience and cleaning the very small contacts did the trick.

Yea i always ALWAYS check my charger for little hairs or anything that could get in there. I went thru this with a blackberry
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Hmm... I would have never thought to do that. I'll keep that in mind if I come across that type of issue.

mrmomoman said:
Thank for the input/help peeps.
The USB port was dead off or on. I charged up a 5000mAH battery Backup that has indicators if the USB source is drawing power. It would come on and then off immediately. Did this for a few times with different cables.
I tried charging only and with data/charge cables and it wasn't that helpful.
For it to get hot so quickly that meant there must be something in there or resistance immediately upon plug in. My cables where new so I know it could be that.
I went out today and purchase a few cans of compressed air since I ran out and took a fine pick/needle and cleaned the contacts. I blew it out and clean. It started showing signs of progress as the LED indicator would like up for longer than it had since I had this problem.
Cleaned it a little more and now I got it back to charging again and my data is backed up. I have tested it in the car with a 2A charger and with my 3.1A wall charger and my laptop and it seems to be working fine again.
Whatever small particle that got in there must have created a resistance that started burning the connectors and left residue behind to cause the USB Surge Errors. I mean it got hot quick. Less than 2 seconds and it was sizzling hot at the Metal Micro USB tip.
Crossing my fingers that its working right now. Patience and cleaning the very small contacts did the trick.
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You clean USB cable or Micro USB port on phone?
Hope this trick works for me.

XPeria T charging problem...please help :)

Hello!
Well, I guess I'm the new (un)lucky owner of my stepfather's Xperia T since he decided Z3 suits him more (not that we are rich, he's just kinda shoppingholic or smth).
I replaced old HTC Wildfire S with it and I was fkin amazed. There was no root or tweak that could ever make that little HTC (who has supported me over the years even after falling in water and all other ****) be even a close match to my shiny new-old XPeria.
However, the phone keeps irritating me with it's charging problems.
I'm an electric engineering student and this crap sounds like connection problem (but I don't wanna admit it to myself), but I still hold your opinions to be very important since well....you guys know this phone through it's soul.
Here is the weird thing...
I got it with it's original charger while I still had a charger I used to charge my HTC. It was some old nokia cable and was charging HTC perfectly, always without a problem, but Xperia always seemed to have a bad connection with it. I tried it's original charger and almost the same. That was bearable until last few days, connection was starting to grow so weak, it took me like half an hour to make the damn phone charge. Worst thing, battery run dry, so can you imagine that feeling when you have to wait 5 seconds before the battery logo does it's animation before you can actually realize if your phone is charging or just "ate a spark".
I've searched on google and many people seem to be having similar, even though much worse problems (phone does not react to the charger at all) and I'm actually afraid that's where my dear Xperia is going.
Weird thing is when I visited my parents last week, I tried plugging it into my mother's charger (S4 charger) the phone started charging immediately, I tried rocking the charger a little left and right, and it didn't seem to distract it.
Tried friend's charger, same problems again!
Can't figure out what the problem might be...I thought it was the cable, then the port, now I don't know what to think of anymore.
Help please!
Thanks guys!

UPDATE:
OK, while I was writing the post and doing other stuff, the phone was charging, I disconnected it now to check for battery level, I succesfully turned it on (no more double red blinking) but the phone just showed PIN screen and Turning off.. note appeared. Which means after half an hour of charging, the battery is at the same level....?
Should I let it charge overnight?
I mean I don't feel comfortable doing it since I can't see the battery and my landlord has no tools in the whole apartment...Maybe the battery might be damaged...

Try your mother's USB cable with your recharger.
I guess it's your USB port that is dying.. .
PS now I know what's a stepfather.. LOL.. Thank you XDA (and thank you Google Translator)

istux said:
Try your mother's USB cable with your recharger.
I guess it's your USB port that is dying.. .
PS now I know what's a stepfather.. LOL.. Thank you XDA (and thank you Google Translator)
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Yeah, I was thinking of doing that, but it's going to be a problem talking her into it
Well, I'm glad you learnt it haha

Wohoo!
Successfully turned it on, after 20minutes of charging it's at 1% and hopefully it's gonna go up!
Oh! In the meantime the phone just turned off again showing empty battery while it was still charging! O.O
FU Sony. Telling my shoppingholic stepdad not to waste money on Z3. -.-

Try to clean the USB port with cotton and alcohol. Maybe it's only some dirt over the metallic contacts.

istux said:
Try to clean the USB port with cotton and alcohol. Maybe it's only some dirt over the metallic contacts.
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I'll try it, but still doesn't explain why the battery is still at minimum charge.
I left it to charge overnight, I'll tell you guys if things got better in the morning.
Good night and thanks for help!

Well, couldn't wait. Turned it on again. 32% as we speak.
Let's se what you've got for me this time Xperia...
By the way, I know the battery is most common problem on this cell, it kept restarting for my stepdad, he got the battery replaced already....

Well, fully charged today....who knows what the problem might have been...

Mavrinac said:
Well, fully charged today....who knows what the problem might have been...
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So the battery is okay.
The problem could be: some dirt, a USB metallic pin bent or broken, the USB port entirely broken, or just an UFO that steals your energy only when you connect it to the recharger

istux said:
So the battery is okay.
The problem could be: some dirt, a USB metallic pin bent or broken, the USB port entirely broken, or just an UFO that steals your energy only when you connect it to the recharger
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Well there has been some UFO activity recently around here, I bet it's them haha