battery power in android

[UnixOutlaw]

UnixOutlaw,  please, settle down;  

... the battery is powering ALL THREE of my PineA64 boards, no issues.  I will tell you that you must have the power switch and the reset switch soldered on to the board, or, as Xalius has told you, you can also use the EXP header to connect the switches to the board via jumpers (but the point is that the switches must be solid, and they must be there!)

The battery takes 15 hours to fully change the first time...  also, don't yank the power cord !   Get your switches in place, and then power on the unit with the battery connected.  The power switch will not work to power on unless the battery IS connected.

Also, to power on you DONT click the power switch... that puts it to sleep.  To power on you HOLD the power button for two seconds until the red light comes on and then about 1/2 second after that.  

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This really is a joke!  Surely you jest sir?

Do you mean my board is only partially assembled?

I got 2 x 2 GB boards - and ONLY ONE switch in the package and it was loose floating around in the packaging.

Seriously - if this was mentioned when I pledged to the kickstarter (you will have to partially assemble the board yourself with a soldering iron - NOTE - competence with board level soldering skills required to utilise this product) - I never would have backed it!  If I try to solder tiny little components - I can almost guarantee you that I will do more harm than good!

So you're telling me I need 4 x switches (only 1 supplied for 2 products in packaging) and that I need to locate a local "system board competent" solderer - just so I can use batteries?

Forget about it buddy!  Will use the batteries on CHIP instead.

Can someone suggest a reputable online retailer of suitable switches?  I might buy some anyway, perhaps solder jumpers onto the switches -and connect them via "EXA" headers...  Because there's NO WAY I am going to try and use a soldering iron near a system board!