unable to synch while charging

pda4work · 03-02-05, 09:42 AM

While on the road I use a USB cable to recharge and re-synch my X50V. I dont take the cradle with me. When the battery is below 95% charged, when I plug the cable in, the display flickers and it trys to connect but says it is unable. I can turn the pda off and wait till it is charged, then try resynching and everything is ok. The Screen doesnt flicker and connects ok. Any ideas? Anyone else seen this?
Thanks

03-02-05, 09:54 AM

yes it has been seen. basically there isn't enough power in a standard usb port to charge and use the x50 at the same time. I assume you are using an aftermarket usb cable? Some of them say they can do both but in order to charge the x50 you need almost twice what the usb port is capable of supplying. You might try turning the brightness all the way down to where you can just see it but I bet it still will flicker. that may be harmful to the x50. If the battery is below somthing like 65% it may actually discharge instead of charge until you turn it off. do a search on the site and you will find a lot of info about this.