rhapdog
Retired Senior Ambassador
Sorry I'm late to the party.
First, a little information about Lithium Ion batteries that has not been discussed in this thread, that you need to know about very much. Everyone needs to know this information, very few people do.
#1: The charging circuitry for Lithium Ion batteries is different than other batteries, and it will not send a charge if no charge is detected. For all the circuitry knows, there is no battery present, so it will not charge.
#2: If the battery ever dies completely, it cannot be charged in a traditional manner (with a charger.)
The ONLY solution if this is the case is to "jump start" the battery. I have done this with a number of Lithium Ion batteries for a number of devices. Never had this solution to fail yet. It ONLY works with batteries that you can gain access to, so if you want to do it on a 1020, that means using special service tools, disassembling the phone, and accessing the battery directly. If it is soldered into place, and I'm not sure about the 1020 on this, then you would have to remove the battery by desoldering the battery. That has to be done very carefully and at the lowest temperature possible to melt the solder. Once the procedure is performed, you would have to solder it back. Some devices actually have a removable battery once you get past the phone's seal. That would make life a whole lot easier.
Now, once you have the battery out, hopefully it is labeled properly. You have to determine which contact on the battery is "positive" and which is "negative". Get a spare USB charger, cut off the tip, and expose the wires, careful not to touch them together. The positive wire will need to go to the positive contact on the battery, and negative to negative. Plug in the charger and charge it in this fashion for 5 to 10 minutes. Disconnect, and put the battery back into the device.
Reassemble the phone and charge normally. It will take several hours, but the "jump start" should have given it enough charge to enable it to now be chargeable by the phone's charger.
On a sealed phone, this is not for the feint of heart. You may not wish to try this. I bought a 10 year old PDA with a Lithium Ion battery off the internet once. It was still new in the packaging and had never been charged. The charge from the factory was completely gone after 10 years on the shelf, and I was able to bring it back to life with this method. My wife actually uses this PDA to do her grocery shopping now. She refuses to get a modern smart phone.
Best of luck. Hopefully if this doesn't help you with your 1020, it will help someone else with a removable battery in the future. One thing I always do is hold out for a phone with the specs I want which MUST include user replaceable battery. If it is sealed, I don't want it. Too many hassles, like in your case.
First, a little information about Lithium Ion batteries that has not been discussed in this thread, that you need to know about very much. Everyone needs to know this information, very few people do.
#1: The charging circuitry for Lithium Ion batteries is different than other batteries, and it will not send a charge if no charge is detected. For all the circuitry knows, there is no battery present, so it will not charge.
#2: If the battery ever dies completely, it cannot be charged in a traditional manner (with a charger.)
The ONLY solution if this is the case is to "jump start" the battery. I have done this with a number of Lithium Ion batteries for a number of devices. Never had this solution to fail yet. It ONLY works with batteries that you can gain access to, so if you want to do it on a 1020, that means using special service tools, disassembling the phone, and accessing the battery directly. If it is soldered into place, and I'm not sure about the 1020 on this, then you would have to remove the battery by desoldering the battery. That has to be done very carefully and at the lowest temperature possible to melt the solder. Once the procedure is performed, you would have to solder it back. Some devices actually have a removable battery once you get past the phone's seal. That would make life a whole lot easier.
Now, once you have the battery out, hopefully it is labeled properly. You have to determine which contact on the battery is "positive" and which is "negative". Get a spare USB charger, cut off the tip, and expose the wires, careful not to touch them together. The positive wire will need to go to the positive contact on the battery, and negative to negative. Plug in the charger and charge it in this fashion for 5 to 10 minutes. Disconnect, and put the battery back into the device.
Reassemble the phone and charge normally. It will take several hours, but the "jump start" should have given it enough charge to enable it to now be chargeable by the phone's charger.
On a sealed phone, this is not for the feint of heart. You may not wish to try this. I bought a 10 year old PDA with a Lithium Ion battery off the internet once. It was still new in the packaging and had never been charged. The charge from the factory was completely gone after 10 years on the shelf, and I was able to bring it back to life with this method. My wife actually uses this PDA to do her grocery shopping now. She refuses to get a modern smart phone.
Best of luck. Hopefully if this doesn't help you with your 1020, it will help someone else with a removable battery in the future. One thing I always do is hold out for a phone with the specs I want which MUST include user replaceable battery. If it is sealed, I don't want it. Too many hassles, like in your case.
Thanks Every1. Thanks a lot. So please don't forget to share your suggetion to avoid this siuation.
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