Very slow charging

[dave01978]

Computer will charge any phone slowly, although the 3d does seem a bit longer.

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[GhettoBSD]

Originally Posted by tsbrewers

Just wanted to add that I had mine plugged in to the computer last night to charge, it sat there for 8.5 hours, and when I turned it on this morning, it was at 1/2 charge. The phone was "on" but EVERYTHING else was off, no mobile, no wifi, no 4g, etc.

Well, as long as you only rely on your computer to charge you'll always have similar results. The reason is the USB port can only provide so much power. The HTC charger does 5 volts at 1 AMP, the USB port can only do 5 volts a 500mA, or 1/2 of what the charge puts out.

Also the 3vo battery is a bit larger, which IMO, does make a difference (in extended use and charging).

So use the wall charger, it should take 1-2 hours

[tsbrewers]

So by your calcs, it should take 4 hours to charge on the computer. if you leave it plugged in for 8 hours, and it is only 50% charged, something isn't right.

Brew

[duck9191]

install battery monitor widget, it will tell you at what current the battery is charging, 400-800mah is about what i average with my evo and 3d.

[tsbrewers]

Thanks, i will check it out.

Brew

[yankees45us]

I no longer have battery charging time taking to long. Now my voltage in the battery is too high and can cause overhearing. I'm exchanging my phone and hopefully it doesn't happen again.

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[duck9191]

how high is it getting??? anything over 4.25-4.3v is could cause a scary problem.

[ppcgpirate]

on my phone,
at 94% charged, the battery is at 4.2v, and at 97-99% the battery is at 4.385v. I imagine it does go higher than that before it hits 100%.

[duck9191]

i just took mine off the charger, its at 4.23v 99%, which is good, but when i looked at the voltage graph it hit 4.34 while charging which is pretty high. i never noticed my evo go above 4.2. all lithium batters are charged by a method called cc/cv, or constant current until the pack hits the cut off voltage which is normally 4.2 then it drops the charge rate to maintain 4.2v until the charge rate drops to a set point. some lithium battery's have better cut of tolerances but 4.4 is about the top of the safe zone, some battery's will start to get very hot above 4.3v.

[DreadfullyDespized]

Currently charging at 425mah through usb port while not using the phone. GPS and Mobile background are on.