[Q] SPV C550 Charge problem

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I found my old SPV phone so I plugged the USB cable in into my HTC USB wall plug and it just does nothing, I've tried plugging it into my computer and still no joy.

Any suggestions? I've tried loads of different USB cables with no luck

Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

The SPL (and the batterydriver later in OS) only charge if a dedicated HTC charger is connected or the device is linked via Active Sync. Not sure what was the specialty of the HTC chargers - but I believe it was that some (usually data lines that chargers don't need) are connected and that pin 4+5 are as well (ground).

It would also need some seconds to revive the old battery. Lights will be red first and then step to orange when you can start switching it on.

Last resort: charge battery manually (any single element charger for Li-Ion should do).

Just to add: If you replace the original SPL with one that allows you to flash up to WM5/6, then also the charging will become possible with any USB Charger. If you want to keep the original OS you can also only replace the SPL - the device will still boot but not accept an original OS Update.