[Enraged Ninja]

Since i drive around for my job (communication technician for comcast) I use my omnia for a GPS device (Google Maps) as well as stream music with Orb.

Problem i was running into is both GPS/constant streaming music drains the battery ~4 hrs later

The i910 comes with a multi adapter as many people know. I broke down and bought a "universal" car charger from verizon. Plugged my FM transmitter into the adapter via headphone cord (not the 2.5mm but the long 3.5mm w/mic) and plugged the car charger into the adapter as well, both into the appropriate plugs.

All seemed well, omnia said it was plugged into a power source and was charging. So i left the device on while i went about my job. Came back, unplugged the device from the multi adapter and the phone didnt like that... immediately went to 20% battery and put the phone into flight mode.

My conclusion - the multi adapter doesnt let the phone charge with car charger...? I tried the phone into the car charger, was charging fine... but then i cant listen to music. Cant use BT audio being that i dont want to spend anymore money on something i can already get around with a FM transmitter (also this is a company vehicle and it doesnt have an audio input on the radio)

Anyone else run into this problem? Possible/Solid solution to fixing this?

The only other solution i can think of is returning the car charger for a AC home charger and busting out my 400w DC->AC power supply...

PLEASE HELP!

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[brandogg]

The last idea...is an absolutely horrible idea. Either you're not plugging the car charger all the way in, or the 3-way adapter is defective. I use the 3 way adapter with a car charger and a 3.5mm audio adapter every day, and at work I plug the AC charger into the 3-way adapter, works perfectly too. Also, keep in mind that most cars don't supply power to the 12-volt sources when the car battery or engine is not running, so if you left the phone on and music playing or something, this would kill the battery, or at least not charge it. The 3-way adapter doesn't do anything special, it just routes the charging pins to one connector, the headset pins to the hole in the bottom, and the earphone pins to the other side.

[Enraged Ninja]

brandogg, on Feb 25 2010, 06:07, said:

The last idea...is an absolutely horrible idea. Either you're not plugging the car charger all the way in, or the 3-way adapter is defective. I use the 3 way adapter with a car charger and a 3.5mm audio adapter every day, and at work I plug the AC charger into the 3-way adapter, works perfectly too. Also, keep in mind that most cars don't supply power to the 12-volt sources when the car battery or engine is not running, so if you left the phone on and music playing or something, this would kill the battery, or at least not charge it. The 3-way adapter doesn't do anything special, it just routes the charging pins to one connector, the headset pins to the hole in the bottom, and the earphone pins to the other side.

Never thought of the 12v while vehicle is off... Hmmmm. Ill give it another go

Definitely plugged in though (SPB Mobile shows the battery icon with the arrow pointing up). I have another multi adapter i can give a try.

No one else has had this issue?

Is your samsung car charger OEM or through Verizon (universal car charger). I noticed the pins on the charger are on left side and right side (The +/-), wasnt sure if the universal charger was missing say a grounding pin or something.

[brandogg]

Mine is from Wal-Mart, I forget the name, but it's not Samsung or Verizon branded, it's basically a universal charger with a Samsung adapter. This *did* also work with a generic eBay Hong Kong charger too, till I broke it on accident.

This post has been edited by brandogg: 25 February 2010 - 04:15 PM

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Enraged Ninja, on Feb 25 2010, 04:00, said:

All seemed well, omnia said it was plugged into a power source and was charging. So i left the device on while i went about my job. Came back, unplugged the device from the multi adapter and the phone didnt like that... immediately went to 20% battery and put the phone into flight mode.

Stupid question maybe, but did you leave the car and take the keys? If there is no power supply from the car, the phone of course will never charge.

[Enraged Ninja]

and the conclusion....

heat kills it. the omnia bites it hard due to heat.

I finally caught my i910 crashing down while the multi adapter, car charger and headphone jack plugged into it. Had google maps GPS'ing me around a for a minute while in the background coreplayer was streaming music VIA orb networks.

Then... this little guy popped up followed by a message 'stopping charge due to temperature' or something of the sort. This explains while i have the car charger going, i do a job, come back and the phone is dead.

heat....

heat............................................................................
............................ any suggestions to fix this?

I know GPS cranks the temp, i know streaming constant data straps temp up.... but... come on...

im sure this is concluded... but if someone has a suggestion other than "dont run anything", please... please help.

[brandogg]

You can try to get your Omnia replaced. This is a defect, after all, and you're not trying to do anything that it isn't supposed to do.

[Graham M]

Where can you get one of these dual charge/audio out adaptors from please?

[Matja]

Enraged Ninja, on Mar 4 2010, 04:46, said:

and the conclusion....

heat kills it. the omnia bites it hard due to heat.

I finally caught my i910 crashing down while the multi adapter, car charger and headphone jack plugged into it. Had google maps GPS'ing me around a for a minute while in the background coreplayer was streaming music VIA orb networks.

Then... this little guy popped up followed by a message 'stopping charge due to temperature' or something of the sort. This explains while i have the car charger going, i do a job, come back and the phone is dead.

heat....

heat............................................................................
............................ any suggestions to fix this?

I know GPS cranks the temp, i know streaming constant data straps temp up.... but... come on...

im sure this is concluded... but if someone has a suggestion other than "dont run anything", please... please help.

well omnia is known for having issues with overheating. ppl were reporting that GPS with car charger is no go. maybe try just with navigation without streaming music and vent-mount for omnia. Know one dude who bought vent mount for his omnia and lived happily ever after but it was during summer and A/C blew nice cold hair over backside. its winter now so...don't know if vent mount will do any good.

[Enraged Ninja]

Graham M, on Mar 4 2010, 11:43, said:

Where can you get one of these dual charge/audio out adaptors from please?

The omnia i910 comes with a multi adapter. On the multi adapter has an input for the headphone/mic cord (3.5mm jack), input for usb/charger spot and an output 2.5mm audio

Might be able to just google something on it, ebay... or a reputable cell phone store

[Fa310tx]

I have found that the usb cables do not charge with with wall/car usb chargers. Also, I have a 3.5mm/mini-usb adapter and it won't charge from a mini-usb wall/car charger. But the included usb and mini-usb adapter will charge from a computer, though.
My guess is there is a small pin-out difference.
JJ

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