I'm a full year now with my zerolemon and I love it. In the last month or so I've noticed the battery is bulging and warping. It no longer fits snug in the battery compartment and is pushing the back case ajar. Soon it won't fit.
Has anyone else seen this? I put it on the standard charger all night and use it during the day but nothing excessive.
I have a backup that is still in the box from when I got a second zerolemon a while ago that I'm going to start using.
seen warping and bulging on samsung batts. but never a zl batt. something tells me it's time for a new one before you mess something up.
rwitmer said:
I'm a full year now with my zerolemon and I love it. In the last month or so I've noticed the battery is bulging and warping. It no longer fits snug in the battery compartment and is pushing the back case ajar. Soon it won't fit.
Has anyone else seen this? I put it on the standard charger all night and use it during the day but nothing excessive.
I have a backup that is still in the box from when I got a second zerolemon a while ago that I'm going to start using.
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That's a sure sign of a serious defect.. Stop using it and chuck it out before something nasty happens.
Good advice, I'll discontinue using it immediately. Thanks!
Here are pics of a good one next to the bad one.
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Here are pics of a good one next to the bad one.
That's scary but you could try asking for replacement, won't hurt.
Get it replaced you dont want it to cause any damage to the phone or anything.
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But it took it like a champ. Brand New AT&T LTE 8.9. I was taking it into the AT&T store to get a sim card, and while getting out of the truck, I grabbed the box, but the opening was facing away from me, and the Tab simply beat me out of the truck. Face down onto the pavement from about 5'.
Thank GOD it still had the protective plastic still on the front and the rear. All I ended up with was a two chipped up corners.
I was sure the screen was going to be cracked when I heard it smack face down. First time EVER dropping a tablet.
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A couple chips sucks but much better than a cracked screen. These tabs look to be pretty solid as far as i can tell. Maybe pick a case up that'll cover the corners.
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A couple chips sucks but much better than a cracked screen. These tabs look to be pretty solid as far as i can tell. Maybe pick a case up that'll cover the corners.
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Yea, doesn't bother me too much. I'm just very picky when it comes to my electronics. I like everything pristine!
i know what you mean. i can be pretty anal about mt electronics too. glad to hear nothing bad happened though.
So, I was rummaging around DX.com and found this little beauty:
http://dx.com/p/3800mah-backup-power-battery-back-case-for-samsung-galaxy-note-2-n7100-white-178625
I'm thinking this would be a sweet thing to get since it's a case, battery, flip cover, with a kickstand to boot.
Anyone have any experience with something like this?
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I was interested in this as well (although the stock battery is just fine). I've read the few reviews that I could find on Amazon and they were not so great. Issues such as Units smoking, phones being damaged,etc. However, none were made or sold by a reputable company so I'm going to keep my distance.
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I've got one in my Galaxy s3. Don't buy it. The clip fell off within 2 weeks of light use. The battery lasts about an hour at most even though it was supposed to be 3300mah. And it made the phone run hot. Not to mention it was very thick and made the phone heavy.
The flip cover's edges peeled off in 2 weeks as well. It didn't fall off though. That's about the only good thing I can say about it.
I bought it on ebay so I guess it's my fault I got a cheap cover for $25.00. The seller had 100% good feedback so I thought I would get something good. When I emailed that picture to the seller, he said I abused it and he wouldn't help me.
I'm a disabled USMC Combat Vet, how am I going to abuse it? I don't leave the house much, I carry the phone in a messenger shoulder bag when out and put it on my desk when I'm home. Oh well, you live and learn.
Wil Lerp
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Thanks for the heads up. I think I'll pass on this and just get a couple of extra batteries.
Purchased about 5 days ago... so far this battery is amazing. After 2 full 0-100% charge cycles.. I simply cannot kill the battery.
Running Novella Dos at 1.8ghz pegasus gov and deadline I/o. The following pictures are heavy usage days. Everyday Blutooth is on streaming to my lg tones about 6 hours average... while texting watching you tube playing PSX (fpse) yada uada yada.... I cannot kill the battery. When I go to bed @12pm I have about 40% on average. .. and I take it off the charger at 8am. Average daily screen on is 6hrs minimum. Below is from 8am to 4:30pm workday... still loads of capacity to use! Still have 68 precent left!
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i have 2case for it.
This one is the aluminum bumper i'm using now.. it actually fits the extended battery without modification, so i'm a happy camper!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1.
This one i got off ebay and it works great:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Extended-Bat...item565462c213
I guess you are using modified Defender with this one or just a naked battery cover or something else?
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I guess you are using modified Defender with this one or just a naked battery cover or something else?
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Actually NO - i have 2case for it.
This one is the aluminum bumper i'm using now.. it actually fits the extended battery without modification, so i'm a happy camper!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B7GHUNQ/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1.
This one i got off ebay and it works great:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Extended-Ba...945811?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item565462c213
Hello, new here!
Always been stalking around here, decided to finally give in and ask for some help.
(edit; I think this should be relocated to the troubleshooting section, sorry!)
Long story short, I received this tablet because it was broken and no longer turned on.
Ordered a new mainboard and it was still dead.
The battery will not charge with the new mainboard, but will with the old one.
A charged battery will not turn on the old mainboard, but will with the new one.
Here is how I am currently charging it:
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The old board is lying ontop of a plastic bag that is ontop of the new board.
Only the battery connector and USB are attached to the old one.
As you can see, it is drawing about 0.41A.
After a while of charging via the old board, I hookup the new board again.
It works, but it slowly drains back down to zero even while plugged in.
It only draws 0.07A in that state.
I tried a new battery as well, but that didn't help.
I have no idea what could be wrong with it, besides getting another dud mainboard.
About ready to give up, but I have invested so much time into this, it would be a shame to do that.
Any ideas about the mystery of why it isn't charging at any descent rate with the new board?
I have tried countless different chargers, the cable and connectors seem fine.
Shameless bump?
Made this for the safe keeping of my 8T. I was using a Gordy's leather strap, but my 6mo puppy ate it. *facepalm*
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You want a multistrand braid tether attachment.
Monofilament nylon fails with little or no warning.
I used 500lb nylon. Do you think that will work? I definitely want it strong, so looking for opinions here.
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I used 500lb nylon. Do you think that will work? I definitely want it strong, so looking for opinions here.
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Obviously that's not able to hold 500#.
The problem is the monofilament, it's all or nothing. Multistrand usually shows signs of abrasion and impending failure.
Clear nylon is also UV sensitive and doesn't weather well in dry environments.
You want a tether preferably that has no metal rings or such that can scratch the phone. Most phone cases lack good attachment points or accommodate only ridiculously thin tethers. I want at least a 50# tensile strength. First time it gets snagged on something you'll know why...
The weakest link theory applies very much to tethers.
I wear BDU cargo pants so I just use a good case and the thigh pocket. This works well even with large phones and they don't drop out but are still easily accessible.
You'll need to put some thought and searching into this to find the best solution for you.
Thanks for the assist. This strap is mostly to get me through until my new Gordy's arrives. His straps are built like tanks.