[maemo-users] N800 Power Problems

[From: Marius Gedminas]

On Mon, Aug 27, 2007 at 11:01:18AM +0300, Tuomas Kuosmanen wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-08-26 at 12:44 +0100, ext Frederik Ferner wrote:
> 
> > In my case, I cannot seen any obvious signs but most of the time I plug
> > the device into power it doesn't even start charging. I managed to start
> > charging it with a few attempts usually. Today I don't seem to have any
> > luck, best I got was that it started to charge but by the time I've put
> > it back on the table and looked again it seems to have stopped charging
> > again. 
> 
> Try with another charger, it could be a broken plug too..? I had one
> plug break internally I think, when I tripped over the cord once,
> sending the whole shebang flying around pretty nicely.. :-]
> 
> The device was fine, and charges ok with another charger, but that one
> plug is not working reliably anymore.

I had one charger that I carried around in my backpack and once in my
pocket.  I guess the cord didn't like the bending too much, as now it no
longer charges reliably.  Moving it a bit on the AC plug end sometimes
helps.  A friend with a soldering iron fixed it for me, and now I don't
carry it around any more.

Marius Gedminas
-- 
A witty saying proves nothing.
                -- Voltaire
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