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I have noticed many of the users here are former webOSers. I know I miss the touchstone charger and I am sure I am not alone.
So, is anyone up to the task? Ready to take the plunge, risk bricking your phone, and being the first one to take a soldering iron to your Arrive?
It has been done with the EVO: How to mod HTC EVO 4G to work with Palm Touchstone wireless charger
and a few other phones. (I believe I once saw a forum post talking about someone who did it to their LG Optimus S)
I am a Mechanical Engineer by degree, although I work in software now for a consumer electronics company. I do have experience with circuits, electronics, and certainly have soldered my way out of a problem before. However I am not confident enough in my abilities to take that risk with my shiney new phone.
What I gather is that the touchstone coil (from the back cover of a pre or pixi) outputs a USB standard 5V .5A (or 2.5W) of power and all one needs to do is find the positive and negative USB power in on the Arrive circuit and solder in wires thin/flat enough to fit while also having enough gauge for that sort of current flow without heating up too much connecting the touchstone coil to the arrive charging circuit.
So, is anyone up to the task? Ready to take the plunge, risk bricking your phone, and being the first one to take a soldering iron to your Arrive?
It has been done with the EVO: How to mod HTC EVO 4G to work with Palm Touchstone wireless charger
and a few other phones. (I believe I once saw a forum post talking about someone who did it to their LG Optimus S)
I am a Mechanical Engineer by degree, although I work in software now for a consumer electronics company. I do have experience with circuits, electronics, and certainly have soldered my way out of a problem before. However I am not confident enough in my abilities to take that risk with my shiney new phone.
What I gather is that the touchstone coil (from the back cover of a pre or pixi) outputs a USB standard 5V .5A (or 2.5W) of power and all one needs to do is find the positive and negative USB power in on the Arrive circuit and solder in wires thin/flat enough to fit while also having enough gauge for that sort of current flow without heating up too much connecting the touchstone coil to the arrive charging circuit.
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