Got myself a new Transformer. Unboxed. Looks gorgeous, but wait... the two bits that make up the wall charger don't seem to, you know, slot in? It's very loose, and when plugged in doesn't do squat all. No charge. Am I being an idiot and not fitting one piece to the other right, or do I go back to the shop to get a replacement? :/
It snaps together, and when I got mine it was a pretty snug fit. So you may have to apply a little force, but it does snap together.
Right, the problem is that however much force I apply, the thing doesn't want to snap in. I've been googling like mad to see if anyone else has this problem and did find this one chap with the same trouble; he ended up having to ask the shop to swap it.
When I got mine it was already together
I had to press with what I would deem as an 'unreasonable' amount of force to get them to snap together. Just FYI.
Lucky you. Sigh.
I've even tried to charge with my Samsung Tab's wall adapter. No goddamn luck. Fail, ASUS, fail.
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Right, the problem is that however much force I apply, the thing doesn't want to snap in. I've been googling like mad to see if anyone else has this problem and did find this one chap with the same trouble; he ended up having to ask the shop to swap it.
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Can you take a pic?
I was going to upload the pics, but I followed advice given in another thread and--using enough force I thought I was about to break them--bent the prongs outward. Voila: it now snaps in and charges. Still a bit of a fail on ASUS for not shipping the two pieces already joined, or better yet make the wall adapter a one-piece affair. Ah well!
This happens to everyone. You really need to FORCE it. There's no particular technique that worked for me, just slide and apply a lot of pressure...you only need to do it once, thankfully.
yeah the amount of force required to put that thing together is insane. after about 5 minutes i grabbed something heavy and just started pounding the thing to death with it until it clicked in lol
That is the one area of the transformer that has disappointed me so far, the charging systems. I didn't understand why the unit wasn't assembled in the box... why I can't charge via usb...and why the cable is so short.
Other than those gripes, I love this thing!!
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This happens to everyone. You really need to FORCE it. There's no particular technique that worked for me, just slide and apply a lot of pressure...you only need to do it once, thankfully.
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*giggles childishly*
nebrando said:
...and why the cable is so short.
Other than those gripes, I love this thing!!
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Seriously the cable length is ridiculous
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Heh, I wedged a coin between the prongs to bend them a bit. Thanks everyone for the suggestions, though.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab's cable is also stupidly short. A trend, I guess?
Mine took some force but it wasnt like i had to stand on a table to make it work.
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Still a bit of a fail on ASUS for not shipping the two pieces already joined, or better yet make the wall adapter a one-piece affair. Ah well!
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I could see pre-joined but not a one piece affair. I like that its modular because that means you could get plug adapters that could make it fit any country you move to. This is how it should be with mobile devices.
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Heh, I wedged a coin between the prongs to bend them a bit. Thanks everyone for the suggestions, though.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab's cable is also stupidly short. A trend, I guess?
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Apparently so is the Iconia's cable. Very strange, as if they expect us to build a little charging stand next to an outlet just for these Android tablets. Somewhat easily solved with a USB 3.0 extension cable, but it's an ugly solution (at least for me, my extension is blue).
not assembled because it's modular and different countries have different adapters. They are wrapped separately and the only variable in the box.
Also, the oem ipad adapter should provide plenty of oomph to charge and comes with a long cord from outlet to charging unit. Again, not as nice and neat as a normal two piece charger and cable, but neither as the add one. Plus, the apple one is modular too and can take a regular one piece like the one on the asus if you don't need the extension cable or if someone comes out with a longer stock cable.
Weird, mine came already assembled from Best Buy.
I do remember my GTablet came with the adapter apart, but that was easy to put together.
Hell I didn't even know it was in 2 peices, got mine yesterday from Newegg and it was already together. Yes the cable length is a joke but I heard about that earlier this week and ordered a 6 ft USB3 cable extension from monoprice for like $4 and it got here today and using it now to charge mine and it's working fine, highly recommended!
Yeah mine was pre-assembled, got mine Monday of this week (and it was brand new stock). Maybe they're doing that on the newer units. I have no idea how I'd ever get it apart if I needed to, I tried and the two pieces are very tightly attached.
The cable... yes the cable is crazy-short. So if you want to use a USB extension, it has to be a USB 3.0 one?
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Hello everybody. Recently, I had my phone go under a repair which involved opening up the entire phone just to replaces the mini usb port, which was detached from the phone and was trapped inside, losing its ability to charge.
Now, another problem has arisen. The phone has problems charging with wires compatible with its port. When I connect to it to charge via usb, it was plug-n-go, all good. For some unknown reason, it suddenly came under the issue that I need to shift the usb up,down, left, right, and slightly bend it the inside. Now, the original charger doesn't work because it broke, leaving the usb charger as the only option. I can't understand why my HTC Wizard is having this problem,and it's very frustrating. I paid sixty dollars for the repair on the USB, and it seems it hasn't done anything except reattatch it. Any suggestions?
Hey Infinity M,
By your description, it looks like the soldering is a bit loose, thus you have to shift the USB.
Have you tried with different chargers and cables?
If you wish (at your own risk), get a thin screwdriver or something like one, then apply a small force to all directions at the border of the Wizard's USB. Watch if it moves with any pressure, as that will indicate a loose solder.
Good luck, man!
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Hey Infinity M,
By your description, it looks like the soldering is a bit loose, thus you have to shift the USB.
Have you tried with different chargers and cables?
If you wish (at your own risk), get a thin screwdriver or something like one, then apply a small force to all directions at the border of the Wizard's USB. Watch if it moves with any pressure, as that will indicate a loose solder.
Good luck, man!
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Thank you for your sufficient reply. I have not tried a different cable, and I have checked the Wizard's USB. I'll have to try another cable to check if it works. Do you know where I can buy a charger for a cheap price. Thanks!
Edit: Heh, I realized you're the same person making that HTC Obsidian Case, I'd love to pay you for it lol.
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Thank you for your sufficient reply.
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Do you know where I can buy a charger for a cheap price.
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That's a hard one. I would send you straight away to eBay, lol, but I guess you can take a look at some local stores near you. It doesn't need necessarily to be a Wizard's charger. In fact, any charger for a HTC device that uses the same battery will do (the Tytn's I guess). Or you can check the charger label and see if it meets these requirements:
INPUT: 100-240V~0.2A
OUTPUT: 5V, 1A (this one being the most important of all)
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Heh, I realized you're the same person making that HTC Obsidian Case, I'd love to pay you for it lol.
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Dude, I'm almost conving myself to make more than one, lol!
Again, good luck man!
So I went through 3 TFs. The first two had massive light bleeding, but Asus's tech support here in Taiwan did a pretty good job at keeping me informed about return times. Took about 4 weeks to get a tablet that I was actually happy with.
Love the one I got now. Only problem. I went to unplug the usb from the charger so that I could transfer files, and the plastic in the charger head that only allows you to put the usb cable in one way completely pulled out and disintegrated.
Luckily they managed to send me two charging cables when they sent me my last replacement.
Anyone else had this problem?
Faulty model of the charger?
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Love the one I got now. Only problem. I went to unplug the usb from the charger so that I could transfer files, and the plastic in the charger head that only allows you to put the usb cable in one way completely pulled out and disintegrated.
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"Disintegrates" as in is easy to lose? haha. Unless I'm mistaken what you're talking about, the little piece inside of the USB head is plastic, which takes 100s if not 1000s of years to disintegrate. I'd look again / check the floor.
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"Disintegrates" as in is easy to lose? haha. Unless I'm mistaken what you're talking about, the little piece inside of the USB head is plastic, which takes 100s if not 1000s of years to disintegrate. I'd look again / check the floor.
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Ha! Actually that's a bit of an exagerration. What happened is when i pulled the usb cable out of the charger it pulled up the plastic with it. As soon as the plastic pulled out, it broke into about 10+ pieces.
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Ha! Actually that's a bit of an exagerration. What happened is when i pulled the usb cable out of the charger it pulled up the plastic with it. As soon as the plastic pulled out, it broke into about 10+ pieces.
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wow, you're strong... lol
Anyway, I still have not experience any defects with both my transformer and charger.
Hello everyone.
I seem to have a bit of a problem. The tip of my A500s charger, the end going to the tablet, seems to have broken in half....while inside the tablet. So now there is a bit of charger stuck in the port...and I cant conceive a way to safely extract it. It still charges if I plug the other half of the charger in so the situation isnt dire, but it is a bit touchy with how it must be positioned. Anyone have any idea how I can get that thing out of there...?
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Long nose tweezers:
http://www.aimdistributor.com/bnw/images/needlenose-overview.png
Good luck!
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Hello everyone.
I seem to have a bit of a problem. The tip of my A500s charger, the end going to the tablet, seems to have broken in half....while inside the tablet. So now there is a bit of charger stuck in the port...and I cant conceive a way to safely extract it. It still charges if I plug the other half of the charger in so the situation isnt dire, but it is a bit touchy with how it must be positioned. Anyone have any idea how I can get that thing out of there...?
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Yeah, and when it eventually breaks a bit more then it won't charge at all :S I'd definitely try to get it out. As the other guy mentioned, you could try tweezers. Another thing you could try is use some long, slim object and attach a SMALL drop of superglue to it, stick it carefully to the stuck part and watch that you don't get glue anywhere else, and wait for it to dry. Then just pull it out. I've had to do that myself to a few devices and it usually works great, the problem is just finding something slim enough.
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Hello everyone.
I seem to have a bit of a problem. The tip of my A500s charger, the end going to the tablet, seems to have broken in half....while inside the tablet. So now there is a bit of charger stuck in the port...and I cant conceive a way to safely extract it. It still charges if I plug the other half of the charger in so the situation isnt dire, but it is a bit touchy with how it must be positioned. Anyone have any idea how I can get that thing out of there...?
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Early on mine broke, and the pin inside the tablet got stuck on my charger tip. Had to send it in for repair (covered under warranty). To be honest, I've yet to see a worse charger design than the A500. The Thrive has a laptop charger and port.
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Yeah, and when it eventually breaks a bit more then it won't charge at all :S I'd definitely try to get it out. As the other guy mentioned, you could try tweezers. Another thing you could try is use some long, slim object and attach a SMALL drop of superglue to it, stick it carefully to the stuck part and watch that you don't get glue anywhere else, and wait for it to dry. Then just pull it out. I've had to do that myself to a few devices and it usually works great, the problem is just finding something slim enough.
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Are you MacGyver?
Thanks for the replies everyone! That superglue idea is nothing short of genius!
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same thing happened to mine less than a month after owning the tablet. i just stuck the charger in and pressed it towards an edge as i pulled it out. it brought the little piece out with it. ended up having to buy another charger. from day 1, i knew the included charger wasn't good news...
this happened to mine also, and i pulled the pin out from the inside and the new charger doesn't fit, and i'm thinking that i was suppose to pull it out, anyone can tell me? or show a close up of the hole, my warranty ends this month and hope they cover it. thanks.
I've used the superglue trick to extract a dime from a seatbelt receiver in a car. Use the glue sparingly, let it set, and it can work. SPARINGLY. If you have to do it again, so be it. Better than too much and causing new problems.
The same thing happened to me. I was able to get it out with a tiny screwdriver and a little patience. I bought a replacement directly from Acer. Buy the one for the A100. The wire is longer than the stock one and I haven't had a problem with the new one.
http://us-store.acer.com/product.aspx?prodid=132&catid=11
I saw this on another forum and didn't see any word about it here hope that it helps.
I purchased this yesterday. Not bad pricing for the manufacturer. Just didn't like paying ten for shipping.
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I purchased this yesterday. Not bad pricing for the manufacturer. Just didn't like paying ten for shipping.
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yeah, that $10 killed it for me. I'll just continue using the cheap $2 extension cord.
This is nice and all, and thanks, but I wish there was a reliable third party 10-12 foot charge cable, so I can sit a LITTLE bit farther from the power outlet. Thanks though, may look into getting an extra.
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This is nice and all, and thanks, but I wish there was a reliable third party 10-12 foot charge cable, so I can sit a LITTLE bit farther from the power outlet. Thanks though, may look into getting an extra.
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I'm afraid it wil turn out to be a DIY for me
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I'm afraid it wil turn out to be a DIY for me
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That's exactly what I did because it was cheaper and quicker. I definitely could have crimped the cables better but I wasn't going for an award winning cable here. Still, everything works perfectly fine and I have a much longer cable.
(Pics taken with my DInc2)
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That's exactly what I did because it was cheaper and quicker. I definitely could have crimped the cables better but I wasn't going for an award winning cable here. Still, everything works perfectly fine and I have a much longer cable.
(Pics taken with my DInc2)
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So its just one single wire? I have heat shrink and sure i could do the same.Does it have to be that thick of wire? Some times you seen wires that are two.
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So its just one single wire? I have heat shrink and sure i could do the same.Does it have to be that thick of wire? Some times you seen wires that are two.
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two leads inside i'm sure. I'm planning on doing this as well.
So is if its 2 seperate wires and I only see one blue so how does that work?
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So is if its 2 seperate wires and I only see one blue so how does that work?
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If I were you I would not attempt this delicate procedure since you have obviously never opened up a wire casing, let alone splicing one together.
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If I were you I would not attempt this delicate procedure since you have obviously never opened up a wire casing, let alone splicing one together.
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It has been some time since I've done something like this is true. I have all the things needed to do something like this but wanted to verify. Thank you for your wise knowledge in this matter. In will make sure I have an different way to change if I make a mistake. Also what made his choice in the gauge wire he used?
I bought one from PWR+ recently. Have only used it for a day now, but it appears much better than another one I bought a while ago, which in fact disintegrated rather quickly.
Sturdy build, longer cord than the OEM charger, plug fits better.
Search for "PWR+® AC ADAPTER CHARGER FOR ACER ICONIA A500-10S16U A500-10S61W A500-10S32U TAB" on e-bay.
I have the 6ft factory charger, after breaking the tip on the original one. It works fine but it's still a little too short. If I can get a new tip, I'll make a really long one out of the broken one.
silly ***ed cord
I know, right? What gives with the cheesy 18 inch power cord Acer sends out with their iconia?
I didnt know they made a longer cord till reading this thread. Seems any PSU that provides the amp and watt rating would work. (old laptop cords dont work since the business end doesn't have that round connector.
I agree with some others; the two buck extension cord is a value buy.
ten bucks for shipping? guess that is how they pad out their costs...
I just bought one of these from Kijiji. Tested everything out, handed her the money, only to find out it is a pain in the ass to charge. The port feels loose and the corn has to be in perfectly to get it to charge. I'm mid contract and totaled my other phone, BlackBerry Priv, so I thought I'd try and save some money. I thought wrong.
Is there anyway to repair the port? The rest of the phone looks almost new and I'm impressed how much faster this phone seems than my Priv with the same apps on it.
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I just bought one of these from Kijiji. Tested everything out, handed her the money, only to find out it is a pain in the ass to charge. The port feels loose and the corn has to be in perfectly to get it to charge. I'm mid contract and totaled my other phone, BlackBerry Priv, so I thought I'd try and save some money. I thought wrong.
Is there anyway to repair the port? The rest of the phone looks almost new and I'm impressed how much faster this phone seems than my Priv with the same apps on it.
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When you say you were wrong, what do you mean?. Did you try soldering the port?
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When you say you were wrong, what do you mean?. Did you try soldering the port?
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Not yet, that's going to be my last option. I can't do it myself, but have a friend that says they can. The really strange part is the cord it came with seems to work ok, but every other cord won't. It isn't the original one either. It's a 10' generic cord, but it seems to work. It's just a pain to keep carrying my cord around everywhere so I can charge my phone.
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Not yet, that's going to be my last option. I can't do it myself, but have a friend that says they can. The really strange part is the cord it came with seems to work ok, but every other cord won't. It isn't the original one either. It's a 10' generic cord, but it seems to work. It's just a pain to keep carrying my cord around everywhere so I can charge my phone.
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If you have a cable that works good, then it's a good sign!. Do you feel it a bit "harder" to put in place?. It might be that the two small "legs" below the connector protrude a bit more so they push more against the female connector inside the phone, or maybe the golden pins inside are of better quality. You could try bending them carefully with a needle, always on the cable. Don't touch the phone!
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If you have a cable that works good, then it's a good sign!. Do you feel it a bit "harder" to put in place?. It might be that the two small "legs" below the connector protrude a bit more so they push more against the female connector inside the phone, or maybe the golden pins inside are of better quality. You could try bending them carefully with a needle, always on the cable. Don't touch the phone!
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The working cable definitely feels tighter than the others. I've had a look at the pins on the phone and the other cables with a hand lens. The phone definitely has some damage to it, but the pins look to be intact. My cables, for the most part, are almost new and in good shape, but the 'legs' don't seem to stick out as far. I guess for now, I'm going to stick to using the one cable, I may try to buy the same name brand as a second and see if that works.
Thanks for the help.
You are welcome!. Good luck!