<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hi,<br><br>I tried out the suggestions mentioned in your previous mail:<br>- Left the battery out for longer than 30 minutes<br>- Used a Desktop to charge for more than 6 hours.<br><br>Unfortunately, the battery is still dead. I am now suspecting the charging circuit or possibly the battery has gone into a highly deep discharge state.<br><br>I'll probably get hold of a digital multimeter and check the voltages being delivered to the battery.<br><br>Any other suggestions are always welcome.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Anuj<br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">----- Original Message ----<br>From: Michael Shiloh <michael@openmoko.org><br>To:
device-owners@lists.openmoko.org<br>Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 7:15:17 PM<br>Subject: Re: battery not charging<br><br>
<br><br>Anuj Sawani wrote:<br>> <br>> I usually leave the battery out for around 10 minutes with the USB
cable <br>> disconnected.<br><br>I suggest trying again for a longer time, perhaps 30 minutes. I don't <br>know that 30 minutes are required, but I do know that when I do this, I
<br>usually forget and don't get back to that project for much longer than <br>10 minutes.<br><br><br>> <br>> I am using a Dell laptop to charge it. I presume they have not
modified <br>> the USB standard for power-saving reasons. But, could the laptop be
an <br>> issue? I have tried different USB ports on the laptop too.<br><br>Might be. I have been suspicious of this sometimes. Do you have a <br>desktop handy?<br><br><br>> <br>> Is there a possibility that the battery is deeply discharged into an <br>> unrecoverable state?<br><br>Possible, but I've handled well over a dozen batteries by now and have <br>yet to see one fail this way. Not to say it's impossible.<br><br>Where are you located?<br><br>Michael<br><br><br>> <br>> Thanks!<br>> Anuj<br>> <br>> ----- Original Message ----<br>> From: Nick Guenther <<a ymailto="mailto:kousue@gmail.com" href="mailto:kousue@gmail.com">kousue@gmail.com</a>><br>> To: Anuj Sawani <<a ymailto="mailto:xeonclub@yahoo.com" href="mailto:xeonclub@yahoo.com">xeonclub@yahoo.com</a>><br>> Cc: <a ymailto="mailto:device-owners@lists.openmoko.org"
href="mailto:device-owners@lists.openmoko.org">device-owners@lists.openmoko.org</a><br>> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 5:14:44 PM<br>> Subject: Re: battery not charging<br>> <br>> On Jan 17, 2008 3:05 PM, Anuj Sawani <<a ymailto="mailto:xeonclub@yahoo.com" href="mailto:xeonclub@yahoo.com">xeonclub@yahoo.com</a> <br>> <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:xeonclub@yahoo.com" href="mailto:xeonclub@yahoo.com">xeonclub@yahoo.com</a>>> wrote:<br>> ><br>> > Hi all,<br>> ><br>> > The battery that came with my Neo went into a deep discharge state
<br>> and now<br>> > refuses to charge. I followed the steps at<br>> > <a href="http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo1973_Battery_Charger" target="_blank">http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo1973_Battery_Charger</a> and left it <br>> connected<br>> > overnight. I have tried this a few times too but the phone does
not <br>> turn on<br>> > at all.<br>> <br>> Did you really really make sure to leave the battery out for a long<br>> time (and disconnect the USB cable, just to be sure (not that the neo<br>> can power itself direct from USB--which is kind of sad)) before
trying<br>> to charge it?<br>> What are you trying to charge it from? Are you sure it is<br>> USB-compliant (i.e. provides 100mA at all times)?<br>> <br>> -Nick<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile.
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