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Vehicle chargers won't work...

Okay, I'm stumped. I'm already getting a replacement device from HTC under warranty so my problem is solved, but like many of you, I HATE NOT HAVING AN EXPLANATION FOR THINGS!
I'm also wondering if anyone else has had this problem? About 10-Days ago my Kaiser (Tilt) stopped charging via the automotive charger. The A-C charger works fine, but the vehicle charger sent to me with my device from AT&T completely stopped charging my device. I went to the AT&T store & bought a new charger, It didn't work. I changed power points, & cigarette lighter in the vehicle &, it wouldn't work. I tried the charger in the vehicle of two different AT&T sales guys & also tried multiple chargers, & it wouldn't work. Is there any reason why the unit would lose it's ability to charge via a vehicle charger while still retaining it's ability to charge through USB to computer & through the A/C home charger? It seems to me that if the charge portion of the MB was fried, then all charging would be affected.
So how can my device charge fine through all means EXCEPT the vehicle charger?
Again, AT&T is sending me a new device, but I hate not having an explanation for the problem, drives me Nucking Futs!!!
Any ideas, anyone?
Thx!

I dont want to sound rude but have you checked your power settings?
Under the "Advanced" it has a option for "When device is turned on, do not charge the battery when connected to the PC."
If this is ticked it will not charge via the in car charger.

It's a known issue, not just with the Tilt
I had the same problem with my Axim X50 and X51v.
The original sync/charge cable wouldn't charge from the car's lighter, while non-branded cables did so without any problems at all.
This happened with other Axims as well, so I know that it wasn't a defective unit.
I then purchased an HP Ipaq HW6910, and encountered the same issue with my wife's Mazda 5 - the HW6910 woudn't charge if the cable was connected to the charger, when I started the car. It only worked if the adapter and cable were disconnected while staring the car. This did not happen with my Mazda 3 or my Mitsubishi.
And another thing I discovered, is that some cables are not designed for use with car chargers, but they work perfectly with AC chargers.
I bought a couple of retracting sync/charge cables for my HW6910, they worked only when connected to the mains. But regular cables worked perfectly with both power sources.

Jygar said:
I dont want to sound rude but have you checked your power settings?
Under the "Advanced" it has a option for "When device is turned on, do not charge the battery when connected to the PC."
If this is ticked it will not charge via the in car charger.
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OF COURSE I DID.
Yeah, It charges fine from the PC, & from an A/C source. But the HTC TYTNII car charger that came with my device, as well as replacement car chargers don't work.
wisniak said:
I had the same problem with my Axim X50 and X51v.
The original sync/charge cable wouldn't charge from the car's lighter, while non-branded cables did so without any problems at all.
This happened with other Axims as well, so I know that it wasn't a defective unit.
I then purchased an HP Ipaq HW6910, and encountered the same issue with my wife's Mazda 5 - the HW6910 woudn't charge if the cable was connected to the charger, when I started the car. It only worked if the adapter and cable were disconnected while staring the car. This did not happen with my Mazda 3 or my Mitsubishi.
And another thing I discovered, is that some cables are not designed for use with car chargers, but they work perfectly with AC chargers.
I bought a couple of retracting sync/charge cables for my HW6910, they worked only when connected to the mains. But regular cables worked perfectly with both power sources.
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Funny, I just ran out to the truck & grabbed one of the guys Blackberry chargers & it looked like it was working. But SK Tools reports an even bigger (negative) amp draw (like discharging twice the normal rate). So with the BB charger it dischages even faster. Maybe reversed polarity Guess I should've checked first. That's a moot point now though as I await my new unit. Weird though.

Well i was using a BB charger that worked fine up until this morning. i bought my phone when it first came out so it wasnt easy to find a charger made for it at the time. i never had a problem until today. i also noticed that the Usb terminal on my device was bent. i called htc but they charge way too much to fix it. i have no idea how or when the terminal broke but it does still charge when pluged into pc or into the wall. ill have to spend $80 to have ppctechs fix it.

wassup, i`m in SF Cali, I had a att 8525 that was doing the same thing. I assumed it was the phone when it 1st started happening. After a week or so it was bothering me so i started playing with it trying to figure out if it was a setting, bad flash, or hardware. I noticed that if the phone was off it wood charge but not if it was on. I started flashing my phone and testing (for trouble shooting purposes) and for the first 2 or 3 roms problem still existed, then one of the roms i flashed to would turn on the back light as if it was charging but no LED or charge, when this started happening I realized that if i turned my fone off it wood start charging and continue to charge when i booted the fone back up. So if when i got in the car i pluged in/ shutdown/ waited like 45 sec or 1 min. / then booted it would temp. fix the problem for as long as my fone was on the cable. At some point after that many weeks/roms later i noticed it was working correctly again, So I had decided it was a glitch in the rom, But i`m not a Dev. or fone guru so I really dont know what it was, but hope this helps someone.... PEACE!! ~bboyphrog1~beatz`n pieces krooh~

flexte said:
Well i was using a BB charger that worked fine up until this morning. i bought my phone when it first came out so it wasnt easy to find a charger made for it at the time. i never had a problem until today. i also noticed that the Usb terminal on my device was bent. i called htc but they charge way too much to fix it. i have no idea how or when the terminal broke but it does still charge when pluged into pc or into the wall. ill have to spend $80 to have ppctechs fix it.
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The slight diagonal slant on the bottom right? It's supposed to be like that. All AT&T Tilts (and I'd assume TyTN II's, but I've never had one to compare) have a mini-usb port that looks that way.

i looked at a 8525 and the usb terminal was straight. i even took a pencil and straightened mine out. it should be bent. that wouldn't make sense because the charges slot is not bent. i think the problem is that one side of the terminal is not soldered to the board and can easily be broken. in another thread 3 people have the same issue. as far as the car charger goes ill do some testing but until today it was charging fine while the phone was on.

this issue is known ,it even happens with the htc tynt.... by simlpy rebooting while in the charger it starts working again ..at least with mine.

I've had the same problem. I went to the lcoal AT&T store and they said they never heard of it so I thought it was just me. It looks like many of you have the issue. I wish I knew what it was. It was really bad with my 8525,

i thought Faria developed a cab to fix this issue in the hermes forum? might be worth having a search for it and when i get home i will see if i have a copy on my pc.

any of you guys get anywhere with this? I have exactly the same problem. posted in a couple of other threads actually.
Not sure whether the usb port is damaged, but it's certainly is slightly "down" on the right hand side.
It charges perfectly on the mains and perfectly from usb, but not in the car.
I have used a normal car charger, spent £50 on a Carcomm powered mount and tried one of the separate chargers that you plug the standard mini usb cable into. Nothing works. This is driving me crazy (if you'll excuse the pun!) a the primary reason I bought the Kaiser, was for GPS.
Thanks

well i also just found out 2 of my minisync cables dont work anymore. 1 of them still charges the phone but neither of them sync the phone anymore. it still syncs fine through a normal usb cable.

I am using a moto Razr car charger and it works fine so far.

Okay, confirmed on my replacement Tilt: The USB port is arrow straight. Someone earlier mentioned it being lower on the right side & indeed my DEAD DEVICE was as such. Looks like a bad job of connecting the port to the device.
NOTE!!!!!!
It's a good idea to take a look at your charger before you plug it in to make sure the charger USB connector is not bent or mi-sshappened.

i have the same problem i went through 4 att car chargers adn 5 phones. They are crap. Its not the phone its the charger if you play with it you will see that it comes and goes. The end tip on the charger is bad doesnt make a good connection. i have yet to find a good car charger.

Mine stopped charging using the car charger supplied and a brodit. A friend's kaiser charges OK with the same chargers.
No-one has mentioned it in this thread, but my phone, shows "charging" in the battery control panel and the LED lights up to confirm this. The percentage charge value decreases as though it isn't being charged!
As others have done I noticed that the corner of the plastic centre of the connector nearest the reset hole was slightly bent and I assume (though can't remember doing so) that I missed the reset hole with the stylus tip and pushed it in. Menu driven resets for me from now on!
HTC Europe didn't know anything about this fault, so seem to be happy to repair / replace it under warranty. It's with them at the moment, so I'll have to wait and see.
RSVRover

faria said:
this issue is known ,it even happens with the htc tynt.... by simlpy rebooting while in the charger it starts working again ..at least with mine.
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that didnt work for me. only one of my chargers work now.

RSVRover said:
Mine stopped charging using the car charger supplied and a brodit. A friend's kaiser charges OK with the same chargers.
No-one has mentioned it in this thread, but my phone, shows "charging" in the battery control panel and the LED lights up to confirm this. The percentage charge value decreases as though it isn't being charged!
As others have done I noticed that the corner of the plastic centre of the connector nearest the reset hole was slightly bent and I assume (though can't remember doing so) that I missed the reset hole with the stylus tip and pushed it in. Menu driven resets for me from now on!
HTC Europe didn't know anything about this fault, so seem to be happy to repair / replace it under warranty. It's with them at the moment, so I'll have to wait and see.
RSVRover
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Please let me know the outcome. mine is getting worse by the day.

Now I'm confused.
Because the device charges over USB I just assumed it would draw <500mA (the max output of a USB port) but the specs say it draws up to one amp.
Having owned a high-drawing device before (Axim x50v) I know that trying to pull this out of a USB port can blow your motherboard. So are these safe to charge over USB??? How does the device know whether its being charged over USB or mains - are there different charging pins on the connector?

tilt wont chage with any car charger

hi everyone, my tilt use to charge with a car charger but lastnight my battery was about dead and i tryed using my car charger and nothing happened. i found something like this on here once before but am unable to find it now. so please if anyone know of a fix or knows were the thread is please point me in the right direction. sorry for this being a repeat thread but im in need of some help. oh the phone does still charge with the wall charger and the computer but just not the car charger! thanx in advance
-John

It could be a lot of things the charger or the socket in the car to me it points more to wards that are as it is still charging normally

lufc said:
It could be a lot of things the charger or the socket in the car to me it points more to wards that are as it is still charging normally
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thank you for responding, but i used 2 different chargers in 2 different cars. the car sockets are workin fine for other phones, radar, and nav unit just not my phone. is there something in the registry maybe?!?

blitz69 said:
thank you for responding, but i used 2 different chargers in 2 different cars. the car sockets are workin fine for other phones, radar, and nav unit just not my phone. is there something in the registry maybe?!?
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Looks like its the charger not being man enough look at this thread its got your answer
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=277742

lufc said:
Looks like its the charger not being man enough look at this thread its got your answer
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=277742
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thank you again for the response but my issue isnt anything that is covered in the thread u sent me. well in a way it is but it isnt. my phone USE TO CHARGER with any charger that had the mini usb and now it doesnt. the thread u sent had some great pointers on how to fix it with soft resets while it was plugged in, or try to charge it while phone is off. none of these seem to work and im running out of options on how to fix this. but thanx again for all ur help and advise.
-John

blitz69 said:
thank you again for the response but my issue isnt anything that is covered in the thread u sent me. well in a way it is but it isnt. my phone USE TO CHARGER with any charger that had the mini usb and now it doesnt. the thread u sent had some great pointers on how to fix it with soft resets while it was plugged in, or try to charge it while phone is off. none of these seem to work and im running out of options on how to fix this. but thanx again for all ur help and advise.
-John
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I recently had the exact same problem as you and got extremely frustrated since every car charger at every store didn't work. I bought one that said it was compatible with the tilt the other day, but when I tried it in the car it didn't work. I figured at this point it was definately my phone being either a hardware issue or a physical issue. I got on the forum and through many searches I found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=406771&page=3
Basically, my 5th pin inside the USB connector came out of allignment and wouldn't charge via car charger. It would work with the headphone adapter with the charger connected through there and then held tightly to the phone. This verified something was loose in the USB port. So what I did was:
1) Turn off the phone (**Very important to make sure nothing shorts out)
2) Take a small flat screw driver or other flat object and carefully push the 5th outer pin (on the right when looking at the phone resting with the screen side up) and level it with the other pins. (*** BE VERY CAREFUL SO YOU DON'T BREAK THE USB CONNECTOR MORE SINCE IT CAN BE VERY FRAGILE WITH TOO MUCH FORCE!!)
3)Test it out (YAY it works!!)
This worked for me and now I am happily enjoying my car charger with no issues. Activesync is also working better by not hanging on calender items. Hope this helps you solve your issue so you don't need to send it in to AT&T.

NAV charger
maybe it is mechanical.
but i have very similar obsrvations actually throuout my history of htc devices. they would "suddenly" stop charging thru non standard chargers.
the same happened to me with my tytn2 and a regulaar usb car charger...charged fine until one day it wouldn't anymore.
Although i have no technical explanation as to what happens in the device to cause such a change in "attitude", i figured a "stronger" charger could maybe help and purchased a USB charger designed for (i think) Navigon GPS devices. The charger is larger and obviously stronger and has been working for half a year now reliably, while all others wouldn't.
Andy.

huge problem. Need Help please

Alright my phone has randomly stopped charging and its very annoying. I thought it was a bug in JF's 1.5 so I reflashed back to RC29 and rerooted and got back to cupcake with apps2sd and everything. It still stops charging. Here's where it gets weird though, it only stops charging if I hold my phone in landscape view, otherwise in portrait it charges. And it also continues to not charge if my phone is completely off, but in landscape. Does anyone know how to fix this or will I have to get a new G1?

Could be a loose charging port. If you have an extra charger try that. There is really no other reason why is would do that. The firmware your running shouldn't effect it at all.

I had some weird problems similar. First question are you using USB charge cable from a PC or AC adapter. I've burned through 2 USB HTC cables connected via usb off my pc, but charges fine from an AC, USB car charger, and non HTC mini USB cable from an External HDD.

problem solved
Alright thanks for all your guys' suggestions, but it turns out I was blaming the phone when the real problem was my charger. I was only testing this problem on my stock G1 charger, but I used my old blackberry one and it worked fine. So I guess I'm just going to have to use a blackberry charger till I get my new phone. Thank you!

Same thing happened to me, except i ended up taking it to tmobile, waited in line, cute girl line, got up to her, told her whats wrong, she takes my g1, and plugs in a new charger, it works, i just stood there looking dumbfounded, and she had that "what are you an idiot" look on her face, haha
yeah, chargers go out all the time

Wacky keyboard while charging

I know some other people have reported this with their NC, but I can't seem to find the threads. I was trying to use mine the other day while it was charging and the on-screen keyboard was putting duplicate and incorrect characters on the screen. Just wondering what solutions people have found for this problem ?

http://nookdevs.com/Recalibrate_the_NookColor_touch_screen

Tried them all, none of them worked for me

same problem here. it used to happen with my Evo when i first got it. hopefully it will be fixed in upcoming patches.

Try a different power block, the one that came with my wife's nook gets really hot and makes the screen freak out, but her palm pre power block works perfectly.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

It's somewhat of a known issue
http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com...rt/Nook-Color-Keyboard-Sensitivity/m-p/758136
i think i'm going to try to get my charger replaced and see if that address the issue

I experienced the same problem yesterday.
But I was charging it next to my MacBook Pro. When I increased the distance between the MBP and the Nook everything worked find again.
Maybe it has something to do with magnetc/electirc fields?!
Don't know.

try another charger- with suggestion
Try another usb charger, this helped me resolve the issue.
I got a Scosche Dual Usb charger (with ipad support) from staples (US based office supply store for $25.
It has a 2.1A usb port and a 1.0A usb port, so it is more than enough current to charge as fast as the original and the keyboard issue is resolved. I typed a paragraph or two and didnt have 1 repeat or stutter. THe BN charger must not be sufficiently filtered and the NC susceptible to the noise. Thats just a jut reaction but the charger resolved the issue for me.
Scosche model USBH3 Revive II dual port home charger.

[Q] Truly Bricked?

Hey guys, I'm asking a question for a buddy of mine,. His HP Touchpad will not turn on, we've tried charging it and making sure it wasn't something dumb. There is no way, that i know of, to revive this Touchpad. Any suggestions? Thanks.

I would try the home + power reboot. Then if that does nothing then I would put it on a different charger and see if that does anything. Then if none of that works, call HP and see if it is still under warranty, and if they would send you a replacement. And you could try hooking it up to your computer and see if anything happens. The HP touchpad is almost unbrickable.
Good luck!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777 using xda premium

Also try twisting the charger to make sure its tight. I know lots of people have had issues because the charger isn't snapped tightly to the plug!

I have also heard about people whos usb port is broken - if you know anyone with a touchstone, try charging it this way and probably then the tp starts.
I had the same issues (black screen, wont start) because the TP wont charge although I plugged it in correctly. The way I fixed it was waiting one day and then using a different charger to load the TP. Once plugged in it showed the charger symbol and one day later it was useable again. BTW: my HP charger was/is NOT broken.
Best

Thank you guys. My friend actually has tried all of these. He did call HP and they are going to take it back after he acted "stupid". Thanks again.