10-31-2016, 06:30 PM
(10-28-2016, 11:13 AM)Pineplayer Wrote: I actually have the same problem, using the 3-wire battery as shipped by Pine. I have tried seating it all the way, but charging is still very slow. I have also placed the jumper into battery mode, if that makes a difference.
Is there a way to test the thermistor, or could there be another problem?
From my experiences, slow charge is not an indicator of a fault with the middle (third) wire - no charge at all is. Until I see some evidence that shows otherwise (and without any changes to PMIC registers), the pine64 charges it's battery at between 400-500mah, which means a completely flat 8000mah battery should take somewhere in the order of 16 hours to charge. If you power off the pine64, remove the microsd card, and then power it back up again, it charges the battery at a more respectable 1.1-1.2A (which is the PMIC default and registers have not been fiddled with), so you'll get the battery charged in under 8 hours if completely flat.
(10-31-2016, 01:42 PM)PakenPine Wrote: I am having a difficult time finding a photo of the battery installed in the Playbox. Anyone have one, know of one or can post one? I am a little concerned about the dimensions 70mm x 120mm x 9 mm. Also wondering how the RTC battery holder fits in there.
I don't know about the RTC holder, but since it is only a small thing, you should be able to use some double sided tape or self-adhesive velcro to attach it to the side out of the way.
For the battery, those dimensions are pretty much the same as my generic 8000mah battery, and going by this picture of the playbox case, there would be no trouble at all attaching it to the space on the left side which was intended for the battery (as it is roughly the same size as the pine64).
