Hi there,
A few day ago my T100 fell from my desk while loading. Thankfully the tablet itself is unharmed, but the Micro USB plug was ripped apart. I have the Power Adapter version with the fixed power chord.
Because I am skilled in repairing stuff (well at least I know how to hold a soldering iron without burning myself too often) I thought I could repar it in 15mins.
So I cut the plug from an old usb data cable and connected the VCC and GND cables.
I was semi sucessfull. While the new powerchord is working and charging while the T100 is shut off, it cant deliver enough current to charge it while running. It seems the new power chord can only deliver 500 - 1000 mAh.
I have two theories:
1. I've read in other Forums that ASUS is also connecting data+ with VCC and data- with GND on the micro usb plug, to have four connections instead of two. Could a kind soul check the voltage or resistance (if voltage is 0) between the data+ and data- connection with a Multimeter? Its the 2nd and 3rd pin.
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2. The wires of a regular USB 2.0 cable are just too thin to deliver the required 3000 mAh. Im working on that. A new plug without wires is already ordered.
best regards Tav