Anyone know why the touch pro does not charge when tethering?

[darren.wlsn1]

Originally Posted by rose1

I understand the heat issue but why was I able to tether for hours after hours on the regular touch? That phone got a little hot while tethering too

apples to oranges. look what the pro is running compared to the 6900.

[asuh]

Theoretically, this tethering/heat issue shouldn't exist if you're plugged into a power source like USB or AC. As I see it, in reality, it's completely an HTC device issue of possibly poor circuitry design and/or bad form factor design. Battery *should not* be affected if power is being drawn from external source! (bad, sadly, it is)

(or is this something that my widdle piddy mind doesn't understand?)

[techfury90]

Its because the battery is too warm for it to safely charge. The solution? It sounds stupid, but it worked for me. Take a cold drink can from the fridge, slide the keyboard out, and place the can on the keyboard. When it warms up after a few hours, put that old can back in the fridge, and grab another. Repeat process.

[mista _young]

hey , I put a ice pack under mine,not the water one ,works great

[asuh]

Originally Posted by techfury90

Its because the battery is too warm for it to safely charge.

Yeah, but isn't there a way that upon plugging the phone into an external source this battery isn't affected at all? I think it would have been smart to allow the phone to completely work free of battery charge. The way it sound is that even when the phone is charging from an external source, the phone is still using the battery's charge to power itself. That seems silly.

[techfury90]

Cooling down the phone enables it to charge, trust me on this one.

[asuh]

Originally Posted by techfury90

Cooling down the phone enables it to charge, trust me on this one.

Heh, I'm not doubting you on this one! I know this from first hand experience since I've had this problem with wmwifirouter using it for a couple of hours before overheating! The author of this thread and I have that in common.

I'm just saying, and haven't seen any evidence to the contrary, that the way this phone works in general is pretty flawed. The fact, even when drawing power from external source like AC or USB, the battery STILL gets hot. It just doesn't make sense!

[mxl180]

HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S NOT CHARGING?

When I use wifiRouter. It discharges @ around 700-800 mA and charges @ 400-450 mah. It does charge but it discharges faster than charging.

When using usb to tether. It disharges @ about 437 mA and charges @ 430 mA. So because discharge is GREATER than the charge there isn't a net gain in battery.

[techfury90]

The pulsing lights around the d-pad will stop.

[hoddy4]

So it sounds like we need to prevent the current battery from getting so hot or design a battery with lower heat generation..