mini usb charging....

[gabo]

New member here... 2nd post..:p

well hello everyone, i had my phone for 4 days now...i been playing with my n95-4 8gb and i found out like all of u that the mini usb does not work for charging and using the phone as modem sucks out the life of the battery faster than a dog chewing a 16z steak stolen from my dads grill....

i have come with a solution kinda hard if u dont have moderate experience with soldering. so i opened my n95 n thought of something,..... hey wat if i power the chargin port with the pins from the mini usb? and voala!!! works like a charm!!!

so now to the explanation.(remember i do not take responsibility if u mess up ur phone, this is totally under ur responsibility., so do it slowly and careful.)

1.Disassemble ur phone till u reach the main board.

2.Remove the mini usb duster...

3.Remove the mini usb shield thats prevents u from accessing the pins.

4.The first pin is going to be the one first to the left if u have the mini usb facing ur belly,
solder a wire from there to the original charging contact point, the one all the way to the right wich is the +.

5.The ground can be taken from anywhere in the mini usb port, i soldered a wire from the outter usb housing to the - of the charging port.

6.Review the installation and isolate every point as needed.

7.Assemble and enjoy.




im sorry for the confusing explenation but im kinda at work so i gotta do this quick.
please post any questions anyone might have.

p.s: the only downside to this is that every time u plug the original charger in the phone, the mini usb will power up and ask u what mode u want to connect the phone to pc(i think this could be fixed with a couple of diodes.ill try to work on that.)...
other then that everything works like a charm.

\sorry i didnt take pics since i didnt have a cam with me, ill try to post a video of the phone in action.


heres the choppy video...
Usbcharging.flv - Video - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

[gavinguinness]

That is a sweet mod!

[maltloaf]

thought about doing this myself, i made a similar mod to my old xda mini s some time ago. makes life alot easier

[gabo]

^yup, just do it SLOWWWW and be patient, so much better with this mod. i teather and i dont worry about my battery anymore wen i unplug it.

[gavinguinness]

gabo, Any chance you could post a close up pic of the actual mod, the soldering I mean?

The instructions are great, I'd just like to see what it's meant to look like to see if it's within my capabilities!

[roberth]

or you could just buy this:

USB Retractable Charger Cable for the Nokia N70 N80 N91 N93 N95 6233 - buy online from Blue Unplugged

[gavinguinness]

Got one of those mate, with me Proporta. :)

Just be nice to carry one lead/tip for all my devices.

[trungdaika]

I think it's not good for the battery life. Use the charger instead.

[sivarttravis]

why would it not be good for the battery?

[msgall2003]

This does sound like a very usefull mod. However it might not be good for the battery. For example, did you check to see what the output voltage is of mini usb? Is there a difference in amps? Also whats the mah? Hopefully everything is right otherwise it could charge the battery too fast, could be too many amps, who knows. Is it still working ok to this day? I think you have the right idea with the diode. That would fix the usb menu from popping up. I suppose i'll try this one myself after i check that everything is right. Awsome mod by the way.