[Q] Use E4GT straight from power source without the battery

ctbearz · Feb 19, 2012

Does anyone know how to achieve this? I would suspect shorting the 3 leads (or a combination) in the battery compartment without the battery inserted and while plugged into a usb AC adapter would do the trick. However, I don't know the exact electrical layout of those leads....

Great for long road trips (gps + dashcam usage) or tethering so as not the wear out the battery prematurely.

phatmanxxl · Feb 19, 2012

Sounds like a bad idea.

Overstew · Feb 19, 2012

Take the battery out and plug the phone in.

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ctbearz · Feb 19, 2012

If one can jumper the connections to mimic a full battery...then it should be able to run off a power source such as a wall socket AC adapter or usb car adapter. Of course, the resistance of the battery should be taken into consideration when doing so. I just need the pin outs for those leads....

The battery temperature gets way hot...into the high 40s C when tethering, which is definitely not conducive to prolonged battery life.

ctbearz · Feb 19, 2012

Overstew said:
Take the battery out and plug the phone in.

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Doesn't work with a stock E4GT phone...although I've heard other smart phones are able to do so (sony, nokia)

iBustCh3rries · Feb 19, 2012

phatmanxxl said:
Sounds like a bad idea.

What he said... why would you want this anyway?

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ctbearz · Feb 19, 2012

mauricehall said:
What he said... why would you want this anyway?

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Well..as i said before. The two main reasons for this is while Tethering and when using it as a Dash Cam + GPS while driving. The phone gets incredibly hot along with the battery temperature. Eliminating the battery will relieve the extra temperature as well as preserve battery health.

phatmanxxl · Feb 19, 2012

ctbearz said:
Well..as i said before. The two main reasons for this is while Tethering and when using it as a Dash Cam + GPS while driving. The phone gets incredibly hot along with the battery temperature. Eliminating the battery will relieve the extra temperature as well as preserve battery health.

I just took a 9 hour road trip and used sprint hot spot for tethering a handful of devices in the vehicle. What I did was take the back off the phone, let it sit over the windshield vent and had cool air blow into it. It stayed nice and cool. I used an unactivated phone for Google nav using wifi.

Tethering maxes out the processor for a long period of time, that's why it always gets hot.

ctbearz · Feb 19, 2012

phatmanxxl said:
I just took a 9 hour road trip and used sprint hot spot for tethering a handful of devices in the vehicle. What I did was take the back off the phone, let it sit over the windshield vent and had cool air blow into it. It stayed nice and cool. I used an unactivated phone for Google nav using wifi.

Tethering maxes out the processor for a long period of time, that's why it always gets hot.

Thanks! That's a great idea. Oh wow...wifi hotspot eats up the battery like no other, which brings me to my next question.

What USB Car Adapter did you use with it? I've read that typical 1Amp usb car adapters are unable to charge or even maintain battery level when cellphone is running with all radios enabled due to the large amount of power draw. I'm looking at a small and very discreet 2Amp usb car adapter, which should be able to provide enough juice for the phone running with all radios on.

Some considerations I've been looking at:

http://www.amazon.com/Miccus-Charge...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329682002&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Satechi-ST-24...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329682002&sr=1-17
http://www.amazon.com/Griffin-Power...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329681948&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-K3...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329681948&sr=1-10

JBTY · Feb 20, 2012

If you look on the battery you will see which pins are positive and negative but i seriously do not recommend doing that. It would probably work but it would be very risky if those power leads touch "short out" your phone is dead, you never "short out" electrical connections especially on a phone! unless you want to short out your phone (very bad!)

I think the best thing you can do is get an extended battery so you can tether without having to charge at the same time, and that way the battery shouldnt heat up that much, as well as last alot longer. However if your gonna go 9 hours

then you should definitely stick it in a A/C vent or something!

oscarthegrouch · Feb 20, 2012

m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=1232905&pid=1218239487283#customer-overview

Or for $3 more

m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=2683573&pid=1218452837981
On sale now down from $40.

It probably still won't keep up with all that current drain you're producing. My suggestion is to get a real gps for around a $100 like an entry level Garmin and be done with it.

Here's one on sale now
m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=2884094&pid=1218361288962#customer-overview

Nice basic one that will get the job done and people are giving it great reviews. A real GPS is going to work so much better than a phone.

phatmanxxl · Feb 20, 2012

ctbearz said:
Thanks! That's a great idea. Oh wow...wifi hotspot eats up the battery like no other, which brings me to my next question.

What USB Car Adapter did you use with it? I've read that typical 1Amp usb car adapters are unable to charge or even maintain battery level when cellphone is running with all radios enabled due to the large amount of power draw. I'm looking at a small and very discreet 2Amp usb car adapter, which should be able to provide enough juice for the phone running with all radios on.

Some considerations I've been looking at:

http://www.amazon.com/Miccus-Charge...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329682002&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Satechi-ST-24...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329682002&sr=1-17
http://www.amazon.com/Griffin-Power...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329681948&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-K3...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329681948&sr=1-10

I had a power converter and used the outlet charger and USB that came with the phone. Yes the phone did loose power while on the charger, but didn't go dead.

Anything that's 1A 5 watts is the maximum the phone will accept. I wouldn't advise going over 1 amp.

I used the Griffin charger before. I don't think it kicks out the power as advertised. My phones always charged very slowly with that charger.

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