KukurikU
29th May 2008, 10:33 PM
yes, only by short circuiting the x and the 4 pins start a FAST recharging on regular USB cable.!! i recharged my athena, in my car, with a modified USB cable 20% in 50 minutes! before modifying the cable all i was able to achieve was 10% in 3 hours!
see also :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=387531
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=387531
http://pinouts.ru/PDA/pda_miniusb_pinout.shtml
here is a short "how to" with pics at: http://picasaweb.google.com/whvoltage/USBCableMod. i took no responsibility for any damages caused by my tutorial. i did it and it worked.
1. peel with a knife (watch yr fingers!) the molded plastic.
2. remove the metal casing with a small screwdriver. start from the part that holds the cable after this gently release the 2 parts parts of the metal casing.
3. it's time to release the contacts.
4. clean the contacts with alcohol (don't waste good wisky) for a good and fast welding.
5. the delicate part is to create the short. be fast, underneath the pins there is a relatively thin layer of plastic.
6. done.
7. rebuild the casing.
no syncing after this modification. for syincing you''l have to use an unmodified cable.
now for the real funny staff: after finishing i realized that i did it "the hard way".
why? i did it on the small and very delicate end of the cable. i am sure it is much easier to do it on bigger, wider end. i am an electrical engineer and i once upon a time i learned that a cable shortened at one end will be shortened at the other end also. i laugh at my self for about 5 minutes......
next step: an universal cable that is charging and syncing and works with my athena AND with my trinity. how? i'll add a toggle switch (this time at the wider end, hehehe).
to be continued....
see also :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=387531
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=387531
http://pinouts.ru/PDA/pda_miniusb_pinout.shtml
here is a short "how to" with pics at: http://picasaweb.google.com/whvoltage/USBCableMod. i took no responsibility for any damages caused by my tutorial. i did it and it worked.
1. peel with a knife (watch yr fingers!) the molded plastic.
2. remove the metal casing with a small screwdriver. start from the part that holds the cable after this gently release the 2 parts parts of the metal casing.
3. it's time to release the contacts.
4. clean the contacts with alcohol (don't waste good wisky) for a good and fast welding.
5. the delicate part is to create the short. be fast, underneath the pins there is a relatively thin layer of plastic.
6. done.
7. rebuild the casing.
no syncing after this modification. for syincing you''l have to use an unmodified cable.
now for the real funny staff: after finishing i realized that i did it "the hard way".
why? i did it on the small and very delicate end of the cable. i am sure it is much easier to do it on bigger, wider end. i am an electrical engineer and i once upon a time i learned that a cable shortened at one end will be shortened at the other end also. i laugh at my self for about 5 minutes......
next step: an universal cable that is charging and syncing and works with my athena AND with my trinity. how? i'll add a toggle switch (this time at the wider end, hehehe).
to be continued....