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[HTC Excalibur] ckasarabada:
Thanks for the Reply

Hi I have used the following thread-

which has some informationm ---WM6.1 080408 Final For Excalibur WWE with English - By Kavana --

This one fixed my phone - I have upgraded the ROm available.

If that does not work I shall ping you and i can flash the phone.

the Only issues that I am encountering are

1.The key is qwerty combination with the standard one.

2.Had trouble getting the / symbol

Now I shall test the life of the battery and see.

my im ckasarabada at yaho

Thanks

KC
[HTC Excalibur] ghostwheel:
me 2

I also have similar problems with wm 6.1 rick's v7. I had no such problems on wm5. I think it is somewhat suspicious if the battery failed at around the same time that I installed wm6.1. :confused:

Symptoms are as described above: short battery life. Sometimes charging takes much too short, and even though charge is at 100%, it quickly drops (notice that as far as I know, usually the symptoms of a bad battery are the opposite - charge will drain normaly to a certain point - say 30%, and then go to 0% in a few minutes) - in this case, after charging all night, charge is at 100%, but drops to 80% or 70% after a short time. On wm5 I would still be at 96% after 2 hours or so....
[HTC Excalibur] ghostwheel:
Better today...

Last night I charged my phone while off. It went through the whole day with light-to-medium usage, and got to only 81% !!

Recently it has been dropping from 100 to 80% in 5 minutes, so that is a big improvement. :D

Does anyone know where I can manually read the voltage level of the phone? Or a program that reads the voltage level? I'd like to see at what level the phone stops charging...
[HTC Excalibur] showaco:
Do excaliburs have extended rom? I know some HTC devices with ext rom need to be flashed to an original factory tmobile rom first before flashing to a custom rom because of ext rom corruption which can cause battery symptons like these.
[HTC Excalibur] PsychoPops:
Review of 2200mah battery from ebay

Hello all got my new 2200mah extended battery a couple of days ago for 24 dollars and have to say it was a great investment. My day starts at 5:30 am and usually ends around 7:00pm and I use to have to charge my phone at the end of everyday sometimes before the end of the day. I'm a project manager/salesman for a paint company and my phone gets heavy use everyday. Now with the new battery when I get home my battery status is at 60% and I use wifi, bluetooth, play games, check email, watch movies, use sirius radio, you tube you get the idea. Also I like the extra bulk the bigger battery cover gives the phone and it fits in my dash body glove case I bought from tmobile when I bought the phone. granted its tight but it fits. Anyways just wanted to give everyone a heads up I would highly recommend this battery especially for the price. here is the link in case anyone wants it http://cgi.ebay.com/2200mAh-BATTERY...photoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262
[HTC Excalibur] :
As with any eBay seller, you have to be careful with that one. I ordered mine from them. They shipped the first one late, but it was the wrong battery. It took three months, many e-mails, and a dispute with eBay to get it all sorted out so I could have the right battery.

Even if you pay a little more, try to get it from a USA seller if at all possible.
[HTC Excalibur] iamanalog:
I was just going to make a post about this, i wanted to know what was the best battery to get. I have a full charge in the morning, and by the time 7pm rolls around the phone is dead with very moderate use. i wasn't sure what type was the most effective battery.
[HTC Excalibur] sirix3:
Can you please take pictures of what the back looks like? What does it feel like?
[HTC Excalibur] hawaiirr:
Battery found at Radio Shack

I had the issue when my original battery would die the moment I turned the Wifi on and go to the web. My phone is over a year old and with very frequent use I figured that i just wore it out. So I heard the Radio Shack had an extended battery for the Dash at 1100 mAh. I just got the battery in a couple of days ago and it really does make the difference. This battery is the exact same shape and size as the original.
[HTC Excalibur] Yianaki:
The 1300mah oem sized siedio.com battery lasts 5 days of moderate use. :D Calling 10-15min, going on the opera mini internets for 10min each day. Or on the other hand gets 3 hours listening to edge internet radio straight. Ive had my dash for over a year and the battery was starting to let me down but not anymore. I hear there is a slightly bigger 1500mah battery, anyone have that?
[HTC Excalibur] :
Bad pics and my phone is super dirty. But here you go. I think this is either a 2200mAh or 2400. Not sure. Some mid-capacity batteries will actually still fit under the original door.
[HTC Excalibur] PsychoPops:
I have to agree with beartard you must be careful with anything you buy off ebay always check the sellers feedback before purchasing. I had a great experience with this seller got exactly what was posted and it came in the time frame I was told it would (5-7 days). Thanks for posting the pics. That is exactly how my phone looks minus the case. As far as feel I like how the phone feels much better then before. The phone felt dainty before and I actually dropped it a few times because of this now it has some bulk to it and feels more comfortable in my hand. Again I use my phone non stop all day long. I am on my phone more than Im off it and I absolutely love this phone now. I almost returned it then I found this forum and flashed to kavanas 6.1 rom did some customizing for what my needs were the only thing left for me was the horrible battery time I was getting with the phone. Now all is good and would not give up my Dash. Now tmobile is implementing 3G so I see a phone upgrade coming in the near future once tmobile gets a phone that can do what my Dash does and supports 3G. Anyways didnt mean to start a long discussion just wanted to share what my experience with this battery was cause i know the battery with the dash is an issue and for 24 bucks I took my chances and it paid off.
[HTC Excalibur] ghostwheel:
Good battery monitor?

I'm still trying to track down the battery problems I'm having lately (after having switched to wm6.1) (and while waiting for my new battery to arrive....)

I tried using acbTaskMan and acbPowerMeter. Both measure something, and report it in mA and are consistent with one another. However, what they measure doesn't seem to make sense...

Power use seems to respond strangely to my actions. Turning GPRS off has no consequences, though sometimes turning it on increases usage. Wireless sometimes increase power usage, sometimes not. LowLight seems to have no effect whatsoever.

Does anyone have experience with these programs? Can I trust what they say? Are there other programs that work better on the s620?

My next step would be to measure power with a meter directly at the battery.... :eek: did anyone ever try this?
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Using an amp meter hooked up directly in series with the battery would definitely be your best bet. I believe the info you see is the info as reported by the OS, so it is what it is.... :cool:
[HTC Excalibur] :
Everything around here starts a long discussion, man. Thanks for posting your review. A higher-capacity battery is definitely a good thing. I agree, too, on the extra heft and depth it gives to the phone that makes it easier to hold on to.
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
But the added bulk makes the phone look really ugly though.
[HTC Excalibur] :
I was never out to impress anyone with my phone's looks, though. ;)
[HTC Excalibur] PsychoPops:
I actually dont even notice a difference in looks because I have my phone in a body glove case and it looks the same as before.
[HTC Excalibur] Yianaki:
Which is why someone like me would want the seidio 1300 exactly OEM sized battery. 33% extra life in addition to the battery being newer is nothing to laugh at.

The dash's battery would need to be replaced a lot more often compared to other things because you put it through more charge cycles. If you need to charge the dash every day or two your battery capacity will surely get worse.
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
yah but it makes it harder to fit into the pocket with it being a little bulky, especially when you have some tighter levis jeans on.
[HTC Excalibur] :
again, I'm not trying to impress anyone...with my phone or anything else :P
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
no i understand, I was just saying that it would be harder to fit in the pocket because doesnt it stick out about a cm or so.
[HTC Excalibur] :
I hear ya, man. I'm just playin. I still carry mine in the belt holster it came with.

I used to have one of the silicone skins for it (damned good protectors). They don't fit with the extra battery, though. I just can't get through the day with a normal-sized battery. It's not the phone that gets me, but the data and games.
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
oh yah man I feel yah so how long does that battery last you.
[HTC Excalibur] :
It's overclocked to 228MHz and I play a fair amount of old console games under emulation and have bluetooth on 24/7 (handsfree in the car...and my computer locks itself down when I go out of bluetooth range).

Lasts about a day and a half with a 2200mAh battery.
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
oh thats not bad at all for real, mine lasts a day (regular battery) but I dont do all that you do on yours lol.
[HTC Excalibur] PsychoPops:
Doesnt carrying the phone in your pocket scratch the screen all up?
[HTC Excalibur] Rip Syntaxx:
Skin for Dash

I'd LOVE to find a rubber skin for the Dash that actually fits the extended battery door. Any ideas? Anyone seen any?
[HTC Excalibur] psylink:
weeeee big battery

i got the 2200mah battery off ebay a few weeks back, due to asurion battery dying a month after having my phone replaced. Personally i love the battery a lot, gives great up times, could never go back to standard 900mah even if it carries alil more weight and size.

would love to find a rubber case myself for exxtended battery, if anyone does find one please post back :)
[HTC Excalibur] ghostwheel:
First results...

OK, after much hassle, I managed to measure the power on my phone.

Result are:

1. Power reported by system is inaccurate.

In particular, I saw in the power that the system reported that there is no effect of backlight off, and that once wifi was turned on, power consumption remained high. I did not see these effects with the Amp meter, so they must be artifacts.

2. I think the problems I had were battery problems. My new 1300 mAh battery lasts 5-6 days of light use - vs 1.5 with previous one. I still haven't tested wm5 vs. wm6.1, and maybe I never will... I'll have to flash back for that.

I did various other tests... here are some first results.... :D

This shows the effect of Wifi and IE running on power use when locked. One can see that Wifi effects power when locked quite a lot, but IE running in background not.

This shows effect of pressing buttons while screen is locked. One can see that each button press draws power, but a long press seems not worse than a short one. of course when backlight comes on, there is a lot of power use.

Browsing the web with wifi vs. GPRS. From this graph it seems that browsing with wifi is not much more power-hungry than GPRS. There are peaks of high power use in both, maybe a bit more in wifi, but overall I can't see a big difference.

more later...

zip file contains PDF of graphs.
[HTC Excalibur] ghostwheel:
I can't use more than 3 images per post, so here is the last one.

Effect of over and underclocking. Here I show the effect on playing sound files. There is a noticable effect. Interestingly, once the phone s locked and screen is off, there seems to be no effect anymore... maybe over/underclocking stops then?
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
oh nice information and is this with the stock battery?
[HTC Excalibur] ghostwheel:
This is with the stock battery, but it is pretty far gone. And it is with an additional 0.13 Ohm resitor in series (which I think is very small relative to the resitance of the phone).

I might try again with my new battery, when I'm sure enough of myself that I won't break it in the process.
[HTC Excalibur] tracker00:
Battery drainage tips&tricks How to Increase Your Battery Life

Copy and paste of other pages.

TIP 1

Active Sync Solution to Battery Drain Problem

It looks like Ative sync is trying to come on and sync draining the power from our units. Here's the instructions:

Go to program files

Go to active sync

Go to menu

Go to add server source (add a fake server and settings)

Once that is finished

Go to Schedule and set to manual

Go to options and delete exchange server from options

TIP 2

Edit these registry keys

1. HKLM\Comm\AsyncMac1\Parms\DisablePowerManagement

Change Dword value from 1 (default) to 0

2. HKLMComm\Irsir1\Parms\DisablePowerManagement

Change Dword value from 1 (default) to 0

3. HKLM\Comm\PPTP1\Parms\DisablePowerManagement

Change Dword value from 1 (default) to 0

4. HKLM\Comm\L2TP1\Parms\DisablePowerManagement

Change Dword value from 1 (default) to 0

TIP 3

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\SDCARD\ClientDrivers\Class\SDMemory_Class]

"DisablePowerManagement" = dword : 00000000

Sorry for my english
[HTC Excalibur] Mikey:
When you say copy and paste...do you mean enter these entries??

I am using Kavanas Rom and i dont have this entry above.
[HTC Excalibur] ghostwheel:
Will this affect e-mail push, or just the automatic sync of addressbook, cal, etc?
[HTC Excalibur] ruinertt:
Hmmmm, I'll have to look into this.
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Ummm how much battery will this actually save?
[HTC Excalibur] tracker00:
i dont have any problems after edit this registry keys.

Only affect autosync of Activesync.

i tried to say (copy and paste) that the tips are from other pages.
[HTC Excalibur] Quaddy:
i think he is just stating at the beginning of his post that this info is copied and then pasted from other threads/info to here.

@tracker: do you know if this affects push email/exchange setup via activesync or just the manual connecting and syncing of calendar etc?
[HTC Excalibur] disflipissofresh:
activesync error!!

ever since i did your regi, i have problem syncronizing.. any solution?? thanks
[HTC Excalibur] Planetneo:
I'll fix your Dash or provide parts

Hey guys. I have gotten alot from this website so I would like to give back. I own and operate a mobile phone repair shop and would like to extend my services to this forum. Most of you seem pretty techical so even if you just want the part (microphone, ear speaker, Loud speaker, LCD) I will provide it for you at my cost plus shipping of course. I mostly deal with hardware issues so please don't PM me or post asking about software, I am a total noob when it comes to that!

Thanks again to all the rom builders and contributers who have helped make my Dash awsome!
[HTC Excalibur] Mysterious Stranger:
Pricelist? Shipping from where? Can you do board level repairs to stripped pads etc?

M.S
[HTC Excalibur] Planetneo:
Do you mean one of the pads from the usb/charger port? If so, once the pad is lifted from the board that is it. There is no repairing that. My shop is in Phoenix Arizona, first clash shipping is normally around $2 with packaging and all. What sort of problem are you having? Maybe if you explain in detail I can help you.
[HTC Excalibur] iamanalog:
whats an ear speaker going for these days? Mine died a few weeks ago so i've just been using my headset.
[HTC Excalibur] Planetneo:
I get them for about $5 each. I'll send you one for the same plus shipping so the total would be $7. Most of the small parts like speakers and microphones cost around that much. PM me if you guys need anything. i also have stuff for most other American released HTC phones.
[HTC Excalibur] RoachX:
I got my s621 used, and it came and it looks like previous owner may have had the LCD fixed/replaced, because it looks like there is a plactic cover on the lcd (under the case screen). I have found lcd repair kits that include the LCD, right screw driver and case opening tool. I just need the screwdriver and the case opening tool. Can you just provide those?
[HTC Excalibur] jacknmary:
any chance in tting an earpiece speaker for an HTC Juno?
[HTC Excalibur] Planetneo:
@Roachx

I'll sell you the tools for $10 shipped.

@jacknmary

I'm pretty sure i have thatbut I'll have to check my inventory tomorrow when I open my shop. The Juno is the same as the T-Mobile Shadow right?
[HTC Excalibur] jacknmary:
It sure is...and I appreciate you looking into it!

If it is something you are able to repair...let me know how much you would charge...
[HTC Excalibur] Mysterious Stranger:
Crap. I can fix this myself I wast just seeing what you were capable of... ;)

Just 'cos you can't do it don't EVER say it can't be done - it's not helpful. If you advertise your services here at least so what you can do and how much - if people wanted 'um, err, let me see' they could go to any phone repair shop.

I sell HTC earpieces on fleabay for that price so it definatley isn't 'cost' - please don't pretend you are 'giving something back' and charge more than the going rate.

$10 shipped for the tools? No hardware store nearby to pickup a torx? RIPOFF. You could buy a new LCD with 'free' tools for about $20 and sell the LCD on!

M.S
[HTC Excalibur] Planetneo:
Looks like we got a hater here. I didn't say I got them at super bulk price. I said I would sell them at MY cost. And that is what they cost me. And the last time I checked no one is selling ear speakers for the Dash on ebay. And when I do see them from time to time they gor for $10-$15 and are used pulled from an old Dash. Mine are brand new never used. And in my shop if your average Joe Customer walks in and says he can't hear people on his trusty Dash then he will be paying $40 easy for me to fix it. So I beleive that I am "Giving Back" by not charging my shop price.

As for the metal pad. If you have lifted the solder pad from the board some way (not the USB port itself but the pads it solders to) it pretty much is F'ed. You can glob as much solder as you like to try and make a connection but it won't work. Post a video or some proof of you reconnecting a ripped solder pad from a PCB board and then I'll admit that I am wrong.

There is always a hater out there.

@jacknmary

I do have the ear speaker for the Shadow. PM me for details.
[HTC Excalibur] Mysterious Stranger:
The Dash ear speaker is the same as the one in the typhoon, the hurricane, the tornado etc etc. EXACTLY the same part. There are freely available NEW.

You obviously don't have much experience not to know this or be able to expose a trace on a board to repair a lifted pad. I don't need to prove anything - it's a fairly standard technique for those who are trained in cellphone repair and I've done it many, many times, not just for the excaliber. If you really need help doing it I'll do you a pictoral walkthrough next time I have one in but I'll have to bill you for the training....

Calling me a 'hater' for exposing you as someone taking advantage of the boards to promote sales / drive custom to your shop is pathetic. You are no better than the spammers who try and sell iphones for $100. So stop it unless you are actually doing something usefull. Ebay is a better source for parts than you are. I sell parts / do repairs too but don't spam! I don't need to as my prices are good...

M.S
[HTC Excalibur] Planetneo:
If that is your opinion then fine. I was only trying to help. If my help is not wanted then so be it. But I just don't think it is productive for you to chase me around the forums posting in every thread I make like I some how personally offended you. If I did, I am sorry, I did not mean to. Lets just move forward and try our best to help our fellow members.

I only do repair on US variants because that is all I see in my shop. Those parts you discribed may be abundant on the UK ebay site but there are none on the US site. You must remember that the mobile phone landscape in the US is vastly different than the UK. Smart phones and windows mobile phones are just really starting to catch on with your average user here instead of just being restricted to business and power users. Mobile phone repair shops are pretty rare here too.

Anyway, Lets not go back in forth please. I was only trying to help. That is all.
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Hey buddy.. I need a faceplate for the dash. Do you happen to have one in excellent or new condition ? :) I would also need it by Friday if possible. Thanks
[HTC Excalibur] Planetneo:
I get them off a guy on ebay. He sells the whole housing for about $28 shipped. Its a great deal if you are refurbishing a Dash. Link below:

http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-EXCALIBUR-S...VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Good find. Thanks! Would you happen to have one of these and be willing to ship it to me next day.. for an extra fee of course ? :)
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Also looking for the loudspeaker housed in the in back housing.. mine blew out today while on a call ! Damn it!
[HTC Excalibur] Shining Light:
u wouldnt which happen to have a mic for a razr v3 would u?
[HTC Excalibur] Planetneo:
@NRGZ28

I'm sure I have a few of those around the shop. PM me with your info and I'll send one out to you.

@Shining Light

Yes I do but it requires some solder skills to put it on. PM me for more info.
[HTC Excalibur] serialtoon:
Read edit.
[HTC Excalibur] johnambler41577:
In regards to the lifted pad, I myself have had to repair one's Wizard where their USB port had lifted a pad. What I ended up doing was scraping some of the green coating off of the trace and soldering some 30 gauge solid wirewrap wire to the trace to the USB termination. I then potted the repair area with some clear silicone RTV (electrical grade). Turned out that it had fixed the guy's problem. I've seen a situation where another person took a lifted pad (pad wasn't torn off) and resecured the pad to the circuit board using a little bit of JB Weld this too had fixed a problem (this wasn't done on a cellphone though). With this being said I'm sure it can be done to the Dash; it can be like surgery sometimes though. I thought I would just share my personal experience, I myself mean no disrespect to anyone, and it sounds like you are trying to do a good thing especially for some who may be unable to fix their dash themselves.
[HTC Excalibur] Planetneo:
@johnambler41577

I am not too proud to say that I am wrong. That sounds totally logical and I hadn't thought of that before. I have a few mobo's around I can try this with. Thanks to both you and Mysterious Stranger for pointing that out to me.
[HTC Excalibur] Mysterious Stranger:
Well thank F*CK for that - finally you can see that you don't know everything! Neither do I, but just becuase *I* can't do it, doesn't mean it's impossible....

Please please PLEASE stop writing your incorrect opinion as fact, and I'll stop correcting you when you are wrong! It's not just this issue either, most of your posts have misleading info in them!

M.S
[HTC Excalibur] jacknmary:
My Juno is on its way..... thanks to the OP for his help
[HTC Excalibur] Yianaki:
Can you get a replacement glass face for the dash? Not the whole lcd just the glass is cracked.
[HTC Excalibur] Planetneo:
I have an old Dash faceate that you can have. You can pull the lens from that. PM me your info and I'll send it out to you.
[HTC Excalibur] dsam:
can i get ear speaker for s620

my email say1962@yahoo.com
[HTC Excalibur] Poser:
@planetneo

I just replaced the LCD on my dash. When I boot I get nothing but a blank white screen. Is there something I torched?

Also, the LCD has a red arrow (orientation guidance) I believe on it... how can I remove this gently?

Thanks for any and all help

EDIT: Nervermind... I am a tool-bag. I got it squared away.