Droid 1 No longer charges

[Bilgediver]

My droid no longer charges. =-/

I had UD extreme 8.0 flashed, I'm trying to recover back to stock (using rom manager), hopefully it had enough battery for that.

 

[Shibbey]

Check out the link in the first line of my sig. File contains everything needed to flash back to FRG22D stock. Steps 1 and 2 can be skipped if you already have the drivers and RSDLite installed. Just makes it simpler for some people.

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[Bilgediver]

Thanks I may have to do that someday but for some reason I got it working.

I guess it couldn`t handle being plugged into my surge protector backwards (weird). Most plugs have no problem switching polarity but I guess not this one (anymore anyway). Its not one of those plugs that has one pole bigger than the other, both are the same size.

 

[Bilgediver]

Maybe Now I will flash to BB, just to see how smooth that UI is.

 

[Shibbey]

Thanks I may have to do that someday but for some reason I got it working.

I guess it couldn`t handle being plugged into my surge protector backwards (weird). Most plugs have no problem switching polarity but I guess not this one (anymore anyway). Its not one of those plugs that has one pole bigger than the other, both are the same size.

That reminds me of a story.. :icon_eek:

I tried to rig a custom charger up to my motorcycle. My idea was to use the USB cable and an automotive USB lighter adapter. I opened the adapter up, removed the guts that connect inside the power outlet and began soldering away. I took the aligator clips from my battery tender and soldered them into the power leads of the adapter. Plugged it in and my phone died instantly. Well, crap, didn't work, oh well.

Went on a 200mile ride the next day, no issues. Got home and bam! Chaos on my screen! I had a black screen with a few white lines, no reboot, not even to recovery...nothing. Then sometimes a snow screen.

Thank god for insurance. LOL

 

[furbearingmammal]

Usually if a phone won't charge you should plug it into the wall charger or a car charger rated at 850mA or higher. The reason being that sometimes the Droid won't charge unless it senses the wall charger's current. USB charging won't cut it in that case, nor will something pushing out less than 850mA.

 

[Bilgediver]

What's weird is I am using a wall charger.

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[furbearingmammal]

I'd pick up a second charger rated at 850mA just to be on the safe side and try it. It could be the charger (and yes, I know you got it working -- this is just to be safe) or it could be the surge protector you have it plugged into. That way you could test, and having a backup charger for travel/loss isn't a bad thing. If it turns out to be the surge protector you could get another one of those because it sounds like yours might have an issue.

 

[Bilgediver]

Now my UD isn't showing battery life right. It displayed 15%, then when I plugged it in, it jumped top 60% a few minutes later?

Tapatalk on Motorola Droid, UDeXtreme 8.0.0

 

[furbearingmammal]

Do a power cycle -- let the phone run down ALL THE WAY so it shuts off and then plug it into the wall charger for at least an hour without touching it, two hours if you can go without your Droid that long. This isn't great for the battery -- and with a lithium ion/polymer battery you do NOT have to cycle it -- but it's important once in a while so the phone recognized charge states properly. It's smart, but it's so smart it gets easily confused. :wink:

If that doesn't fix your issue I'd suggest buying a new battery just to see if it's the battery itself. You can get a generic for like $5-$10 on eBay or Amazon.