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mjfairman 01-07-2012 04:28 PM

what is the mini USB spec required to charge BB
 
I have wired a single mini-USB onto my motorcycle to provide power to any one of several devices including a garmin, my mp3 player, and I'd like to use it to charge my old BB. currently i have only connected the power and ground wires to the mini-USB cord.

i read someplace that BBs will not stay in charging mode if there is no "signal" on the other two data wires. i have found that to be true and unfortunately, i cannot find that post.

i'd like to build a circuit to supply the needed voltage to the data wires such that my BB will charge. does anybody know what is required?

mjfairman 01-07-2012 10:32 PM

Re: what is the mini USB spec required to charge BB
 
i have found some guidance on other forums suggesting that simply "shorting" the #2 and #3 data wires together with #1 and #4 wired to power and ground may do the trick.

can anybody confirm this should be expected to work?

mjfairman 03-15-2012 09:10 AM

Re: what is the mini USB spec required to charge BB
 
this did not work. bb phone still will not charge off this wired power connection. it starts to, then stops. other mini-usb devices such as mp3 player charge off this connection just fine. i remember reading of a simple circuit described as required to make this charging connection work. can anyone point me in the right direction?

bostonnerd 03-15-2012 02:51 PM

Re: what is the mini USB spec required to charge BB
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by mjfairman (Post 1771421)
this did not work. bb phone still will not charge off this wired power connection. it starts to, then stops. other mini-usb devices such as mp3 player charge off this connection just fine. i remember reading of a simple circuit described as required to make this charging connection work. can anyone point me in the right direction?

This may help. Go to an AT&T store and pick up one of their charging only mini USB cables. You should be able to check the pin-outs from that.

kingnba6 03-17-2012 05:31 PM

Re: what is the mini USB spec required to charge BB
 
i did the same thing on my bike. all you need to do is wire the two data cables together. it works fine.


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