Revive Freerunner with USB power?

[Joachim Ott]

2008/9/10 Michael Shiloh <michael at openmoko.org>

> Joachim Ott wrote:
> > Before trying this: would it work to give USB power to the pins where
> > the battery connects in order to revive the FR or will that cause damage
> > in the device? The output of the USB is about 4.56 V and (I think) 500
> mA.
>
> It's fine. Just be very careful. If the polarity is wrong, or you touch
> the wrong pins, or you give the wrong voltage you will almost certainly
> damage your FreeRunner. Hook everything up, then get a friend to look
> and confirm you've done it correctly before you turn on the USB power.


I have done it successfully. See here:
http://nop0.blogspot.com/2008/09/revive-openmoko-neo-freerunner-with-usb.html
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