03-28-2021, 06:59 AM
It would be great if you could perform the compilation again, while monitoring the status of the red LED next to the barrel port. That way we'd be able to see if the heat soak has been resolved by your modifications, i.e. whether the overheating issue of BQ24171 still persists or not.
As a note, one of the design flaws of the power circuitry in PineBook Pro is that the entire laptop is always powered by the battery. If a charger is connected, it serves only to charge the battery. As a result, the battery still discharges when a charger is connected, if the total power draw of the laptop is over 15 W.
I have also been thinking about modifying the power circuitry so the laptop actually takes power from the charger, if one is connected. However, this stopped because I've been unable to obtain a PineBook Pro that would be used for testing such hardware modifications.
As a note, one of the design flaws of the power circuitry in PineBook Pro is that the entire laptop is always powered by the battery. If a charger is connected, it serves only to charge the battery. As a result, the battery still discharges when a charger is connected, if the total power draw of the laptop is over 15 W.
I have also been thinking about modifying the power circuitry so the laptop actually takes power from the charger, if one is connected. However, this stopped because I've been unable to obtain a PineBook Pro that would be used for testing such hardware modifications.
