Slow charging on TP2
 

I've had my Sprint TP2 for just under a week now and it charges ridiculously slow. It takes many hours for a charge to complete (8-10 if it's pretty depleted). When trying to charge on USB, I occasionally get messages stating that the battery is depleting faster than it is being charged (obviously paraphrased)--I realize devices normally charge slower via USB, but I've never had this happen. This is happening with no extra programs open and only using Titanium on the today screen.

Maybe I'm just used to how fast my Tp1 charged before I swapped phones, but is this really slow charge normal for everyone else too?

Thanks in advance.

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I would say you got a defective battery or something on your phone is running constantly, causing the battery to be depleted. Normally, the phone should finish charging in about 2-3 hours depending on what you're running/using.

On my touch diamond, if I was talking on the phone while charging via AC, it would deplete faster than it would charge. That's not the case with my TP2.

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Two things will help you.

1. A program that will tell you your current charge and discharge rates. (
2. You probably need to install the fast charge for the TP2. This will allow you to charge at about 900+ mAh.

Hope that helps.

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I have gotten this message once. At the time, I had GPS and Bluetooth going in the car. It also charges pretty slowly in the car with BT on. Otherwise, it seem to charge pretty quickly. I have the quick charge driver installed.

D.

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I should probably have elaborated more in my original post. I've actually tried nueBattery for the TP2 and it hasn't really made a difference--it still charges at around 200-220mAh, even with Fast Changing enabled. I'm going by memory--I don't have exact numbers as I woke up this morning with my TP2 being completely dead after being plugged into my laptop all night.

At what rate does the TP2 normally charge (w/o fast charging)?
What rate of discharge should I be expecting?

On my TP1, the only times I ever received this message is when I was running GPS in the car, much like drzeller.

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Your laptop must be on and not in sleep mode for the TP2 to keep charging.

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Thanks, but I'm well aware.

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Cool, just trying to help.:drunken:

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Aslo if you have it charging from a computer it charges slower it charges much quicker from a wall outlet

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When my TP2 is connected to the supplied power adapter nueBattery reports it charging at around 800 mA and charged from 0% to 100% in less than 3 hours yesterday. Plus, the nueBattery version above appears to have been updated...Link:
http://www.nuerom.com/BlogEngine/

I would check the output voltage coming from your laptop.

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+1 on that.

without fast charge you would see 440ish from usb and 800-900 via the AC adapter.

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Thanks guys, I have actual data to report. I reinstalled nueBattery2 (newest build) and the nuePowerCPL reports I'm charging at only 162mA (w/ Fast Charge enabled) while discharging at 228mA @ 30C. These values are for the screen being on and also, an overall negative charge.

If I turn the screen off, I can see the values before they refresh. While using the AC adapter, charging is still 162mA and discharge is 140mA. While this is a positive charge, it's only 20mA. These values are with fast charging turned on and are not limited to just one AC adapter--it happens with any AC adapter I use.

Is it more likely that I have a bad device or just bad battery?

Update: The rate of charge seems to keep changing. I just checked it and it got up to 234mA but checked shortly after that and it was down to 150mA. I don't know what to make of this :-( I really wish I had an extra battery to test with.

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Sounds like a bad battery its not charging correctly. Verizon batteries are compliant with Sprints, ive even bought one and it works fine.
Normal Battery:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/s...hetypeId=11345
Extended Battery:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/s...hetypeId=11545

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Okie doke...that's kind of what I figured it would be too. I called Sprint this morning and they said they can run a battery test on it, but I'd have to drop the phone off and it takes 5 hours :(

In an effort to avoid having to relock my phone, I asked if I could just bring the battery in...I didn't think this would work and it didn't. Alas, I'm stuck waiting 50 yrs for my battery to recharge to 50% so I can re-flash w/ stock then run the re-locker.

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put it in bootloader and flash.......

power, vol. down and reset.

5hrs?? last time i had a bad battery it took them maybe 20 minutes lol.

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I assume I should still re-lock to be safe though, correct?

Yeah, I don't know how this battery could take more than just a couple minutes to test...being that it charges at a fraction of the rate that it should. I'm guessing I should avoid saying anything too technical about charge and discharge rates and just let the technician figure it out...I don't want them to come back and blame anything I was running for my battery failing.

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its your call on relocking. personally i never relocked my diamond when i would take it in and never had any problems.

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is the two cab files in this thread working right its nothing breaking anything is?

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Yes, they both work right.

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Update on this..

Short version
Sprint couldn't figure out the problem, so they ordered me a replacement TP2 (to replace my replacement TP2 that I got for faulty my TP1). I should be getting it tomorrow.

Long version
After flashing back to stock and relocking my TP2, I stopped into my local Sprint Store / Repair Center yesterday morning. I explained my issue and the sales person took my phone back to the tech, explaining that it should take a couple hours.
I return a couple hours later and upon my arrival, the sales person (same as earlier) asked if they could hard reset my phone...apparently the technician thought this may fix the issue. I explained that I've done several hard resets since the issue started, but that they could do whatever they wanted. After just a bit, the sales person came back and said that the tech cannot determine whether the issue is caused by my device or by a faulty battery.
To resolve the issue, they just ordered me a new TP2. I'm not sure if I'll be getting a refurb or another brand new one. Honestly, I don't really care as long as it's in good condition and it works.

If I don't update after this, it's likely that everything is fine with my replacement and I forgot :P (out of sight, out of mind I guess) Thanks for everyone's help!

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lol good deal bud

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My Acer charges in standby mode. Just not hibernate or off.

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it takes about 4-8 hours to do a full charge via usb.

I just went with extra batteries and swap out when about 10% then use a desktop charger

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I got the new (NIB) TP2 on Thursday. I had night class, so I had to wait until I got home to try charging it. I installed nueBattery2 right away so that I could see the charge rate, which looked OK with the new phone and battery.

Overall, I'm very happy. The guy at Sprint gave me the AC Adapter & USB cable from the box, so now I have a spare :) Thanks for the feedback folks!