I removed the battery but now I can’t get the fucker to turn on lol
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vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
Take the battery out if you can to avoid lithium fires.
Old batteries on constant charge… I worry about this kind of thing.
chrizbie@lemmy.nz 1 year ago
Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 1 year ago
I have an old Nexus running as a weather station. I just bought a WiFi controlled plug for the power supply so it switches on and off continuously
chrizbie@lemmy.nz 1 year ago
Can I ask what kind of setup you have there? In terms of software etc…
Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 1 year ago
It’s just a screen that shows me the weather forecast tbh. It’s a paid app called whatweatherpro
sylverstream@lemmy.nz 1 year ago
Thanks for the tip. Got a tablet running HA and thus plugged in 24/7. Just ordered a smart plug to schedule the charging.
StandingCat@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Home assistant runs on old tablets now? Wild.
sylverstream@lemmy.nz 1 year ago
Sorry, yes as dashboard :)
chrizbie@lemmy.nz 1 year ago
Good point, I’ll have to look into that
xep@kbin.social 1 year ago
You might also be able to turn on Battery Idle Mode, although it's not supported on every device.
chrizbie@lemmy.nz 1 year ago
Got it up and running now! Thanks mate
Srootus@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Is there any modern day android phones that work without the battery. I feel like they’d probably run POST checks to make sure there’s a battery inside. Maybe fairphoness?
lemann@lemmy.one 1 year ago
The FP3 requires a battery at least. Ironically the device will actually still turn on and be usable if you removed ALL the modules besides the display module 😅 and of course the mandatory battery
jet@hackertalks.com 1 year ago
This is where fair phone and framework laptops shine. So easy to take the batteries out.
elbarto777@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Not to take away from what you’re saying but old phones and laptops are very likely to have easily replaceable batteries as well.