[Kpa2727]

Shame on the ground, i dread tapping the usb till parts are avalible in case i burnup the usb cable inside.

 

[Kpa2727]

getting the ground from the battery might work it's probably like a mera battery so center ground is neutral and can chge, outer ground. furthest from red should be a solid ground. a guy just figured out mounting usb as main storage so were super close. his method may bypass and allow charging too. it's what i tried to do but couldn't find any proper tuts. it's identical to the xperia play mod. btw 2 days till surgery and counting.

 

[Kpa2727]

wow those data points on the board are sweet. I may bust into them a lil later before the Operation. thanks , i'll post back results if i can get this done in time.

 

[Kpa2727]

Hey guys! I been stil recovering from surgery i had some complications during surgery. I think it prolonged my healing time. I been reading while I can, You guys are making great progress though. 1.5 volts is usually standard protocol up to 5 volts. the micro sd reader or usb drives should be capable of 3.7 volts running. only way to know is to give it a whirl.

 

[Kpa2727]

It's a waste of time looking for power for the usb reader. You still won't be able to mount it and have the tablet charge at the same time. Has no one yet attempted to mount external storage via OTG and charge through the pogo pins? That's your only option as far as I can tell.

You know as for someone who calls lots of hard work a waste of time you haven't even read progress. as for pogo pins we discussed this. pogo pins do not supply power just ground and audio for docking abilities. It's doable we just need time due to no schematics being avalible. i still don't see what the hell your need to charge and watch movies at the same time is? i played gameboy for a solid 6 hours with my ps3 contoller over bluetooth on the Nexus 7 and lost barely half my battery. Since storage unmounts and remounts between charging I see no complaints. If you need the N7 to be on charge while you have acess to it's external memory i feel you might just have a problem with responsability of keeping your stuff well maintained.