Nvidia recalls Shield Tablet due to possible overheating

[gqukyo]

Some sent it back, some didn't. Those who didn't just either deleted the OTA file or installed custom roms.

 

[srevewrobinson]

What power source did you use.

so just an FYI, if you connect a power source straight to the red and black wires going to the battery and short out the green and white terminals the device WILL boot and stay on without a battery…
working on possible setting it up as nexus player/shield tv

I am not an electrical expert. What did you use as a power supply to get your shield tablet to work? I have an nvidia tablet that seems to be outside the recall. Battery died and I really would like to avoid battery. Would not mind if I had a hard wire to ac plug with power transformer on ac wire.

Thanks

 

[xenos79]

I bought ( https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B014SLXPX0/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ) Internal T4000E Replacement Battery for Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 T210 T211 T217 T2105 4000mAh to use on the actual Tablet I owned and never used it, so I repurposed it for my Nvidia Shield which had a newer battery and it swelled up on me 3 months out of warranty. I took the back cover off, removed the battery slowly using a membership card for a brand store to get under battery and slowly pull tape away, I then slowly removed tape at the top of existing battery to remove charge controller contained inside the battery, I remove the charge controller by simply wiggling the connections from battery to controller till they shear from friction, The charge controller gives you a simple battery positive and battery negative post to connect your new battery. Removing the battery from any of these devices is tricky and dangerous if not done careful because the battery can catch fire if punctured and exposed to humidity in the air around it. On the battery I purchased I used the two outside red wires on the new battery and attached to + positive side of Shield Tablets charge controller; and then two outside black wires on the new battery to connect to - negative terminals on the Nvidia Shield's charge controller. I tested it first with alligator clip jumpers for a day before I soldered it in permanently. The battery I had is smaller in size and capacity but I tend to use my shield from the nightstand so it's usual charging as soon as I'm done with it or close to a charging outlet, so battery life wasn't a major concern but I still want to be able to use it as intended. There is a good youtube video of a Russian person doing it which is not greatest but good enough for help, and I also used an iFixit walk-through of the removal on the web that you can find doing a web search. I never found good information on removal of the charge controller but if done gently it's quite easy to remove. We'll see how long it lasts or if causes any further problems as of right now it's better than a dead tablet.

 

[tonydhx3]

can u show how u short out the green and white wires? im thinking how to do it and want to do it without the battery charging circuit.
In the first picture i can´t see how u conected the green and white wire, u just conected green and white (charging circuit) and pushed the power by red and black (Battery) wires ?
I´m sry if i am doing a obviusly question i dont want short circuit the motherboard, thx for this post it´s so helpful for me.

 

[Blumer78]

philtor on the Nvidia forum soldered in a resistor equal to the battery and used the built in usb plug to power it

What resistor did you use in this project? I'm hoping to do the same thing with my Shield Tablet, but I am having trouble finding any info on how to do it. Thank you for any help you can provide.