How can I charge a battery without the iPhone

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Steve @steve60588

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How can I charge a battery without the iPhone

Hello can anyone suggest how to charge an Iphone battery without putting it in the phone ? I need to charge quite a few at a time so I don't want to keep putting them in the phone. What would be my best option and what type of charger would I need and max voltage etc...

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Steve

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i changed battery to find out phone wasn't charging,so fitted new charging port.

still did'nt charge.

then new battery drained.

so could'nt factory reset.

so came up with an idea,i knew there wasn't nothing wrong with the original battery so i stripped the end down where the contacts are and soldered 2 wires to batteries positive and negative points and wired other end to my intelligent charger.

battery is charging now,hopefully when fully charged i can fit back in phone and hopefully do a factory reset.

i will let you know if i get it fixed.

Jan 23, 2016 by mickeyblueeyes

Is it possible to fix the actual port?? As that seems to be the issue I am having. Bought a new battery too only to find out the charging port is the problem

Jul 31, 2016 by staceyhunt71

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oldturkey03 @oldturkey03

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I'd use a prototype breadboard and use a diagram like the one attached. Solder the resistors and the USB cable to the breadboard on one end and attache something like alligator clip wires to the opposite end. That way you can use it for all different batteries. Any iPod/iPhone charger AC charger in theory would work, all you have to do is find the pinout i.e. pinout.ru and tap it from a USB cord. Then connect your battery via alligator clips to the circuit.

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This would be a circuit to use from a 12volt charger. There are so many variations out there give it a try and see what will work for you. Of course make sure that you have a multimeter and measure your circuit before you try to charge your battery. there is great infromation on here and here. Hope this clarifies it a bit....:-)

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Thanks oldturkey, again ! good job you don't charge or I would be broke by now :-) Your a real gem. I will post the image when I have made it.

Oct 18, 2011 by Steve

Sounds good....let us know.

Oct 18, 2011 by oldturkey03

Where do I get the image of your circuit. I do not see it in the post.

Thanks,

Jason

Mar 14, 2012 by Jason

Jason, it got deleted because I was over my limit of posting images. I will see if I kept a copy of my Hard drive. Email me and I will see if I can send it to you, if I find it.

Mar 14, 2012 by oldturkey03

Okay so check on here http://circuitpowersupply.blogspot.com/2... and subsidize the S1 = USB 'A' Type Socket for a pair of banana clip wires that you can hook up to your battery.

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i changed battery to find out phone wasn't charging,so fitted new charging port.

still did'nt charge.

then new battery drained.

so could'nt factory reset.

so came up with an idea,i knew there wasn't nothing wrong with the original battery so i stripped the end down where the contacts are and soldered 2 wires to batteries positive and negative points and wired other end to my intelligent charger.

battery is charging now,hopefully when fully charged i can fit back in phone and hopefully do a factory reset.

i will let you know if i get it fixed. — mickeyblueeyes
Is it possible to fix the actual port?? As that seems to be the issue I am having. Bought a new battery too only to find out the charging port is the problem — staceyhunt71
Thanks oldturkey, again ! good job you don't charge or I would be broke by now :-) Your a real gem. I will post the image when I have made it. — Steve
Where do I get the image of your circuit. I do not see it in the post.

Thanks,

Jason — Jason
Jason, it got deleted because I was over my limit of posting images. I will see if I kept a copy of my Hard drive. Email me and I will see if I can send it to you, if I find it. — oldturkey03
Okay so check on here http://circuitpowersupply.blogspot.com/2... and subsidize the S1 = USB 'A' Type Socket for a pair of banana clip wires that you can hook up to your battery. — oldturkey03

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Please refer to the following site:

http://yundorri.blog.me/220203447319

Even if above page was written in Korean, images in the site could be useful.

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Hey, yundorri, although i didnt understand a single word of your site, it were VERY HELPFUL. Through the images i could charge my iphone 5 battery directly.

Thank you very much!

Oct 14, 2015 by matgaudio

Your welcome!

May be the joyful phone-ing :D

Jun 20, 2016 by yundorri

Sounds very useful. I will try and let u know if it eacan help to charrge my bat tery

Mar 14, 2017 by nandrianaivojaona

Good Luck!!

You don't need to charge your battery fully. Just charge 3~5 minites. It will be charged enough to loading the charge software of your phone.

Mar 20, 2017 by yundorri

Just so its known, that korean sites pics do help, but it helps to know he was reviving an old battery so he could charge it, not wiring it up to charge. Just work around that i guess, says u need 5.5 whr or whatever (new to apple works, they suck, cant just be amps?) And 5v, to 9v, or something like that. And apple, if u read this, cuz im sure youll eventually have this removed, you suck, stop being reverse pirate vampires

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mickeyblueeyes @mickeyblue63246 Rep: 37 1 · Answer 2 · 2016-01-23T10:07:48-07:00

mickeyblueeyes @mickeyblue63246

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i changed battery to find out phone wasn't charging,so fitted new charging port. still did'nt charge. then new battery drained. so could'nt factory reset. so came up with an idea,i knew there wasn't nothing wrong with the original battery so i stripped the end down where the contacts are and soldered 2 wires to batteries positive and negative points and wired other end to my intelligent charger. battery is charging now,hopefully when fully charged i can fit back in phone and hopefully do a factory reset. i will let you know if i get it fixed.