Help Got ICS: Yay! Tab Won't Charge: Boo!

[spoutman]

I put a timer in the wall outlet and set it to 15 min on 15 min off. I watched a while and the battery level started coming up. I left it on overnight and have a full charge. Didn't fix it but now I can get a charge. Same thing should hold true using a mobile power inverter and plugging the wall charger into it.

 

[Mrhelper]

Very creative. I could not help but smile a little as I read this.

I assume this is just a temporary measure until you can get a suitable replacement. I'd be a little concerned that the method could possibly shorten the battery life if used too long or too often. It could just as well lengthen it though, or make no difference at all.

 

[doesgo]

It took three weeks, but I got my A500 back. No mention in package of what the problem was, nor from the person I contacted to find out what the heck the status was (they never told me of their own accord and my e-mail went unanswered, but fortunately I was able to get the status via telephone, although the person wasn't able to find out what the problem/fix was), but I'm two for two with successful charges so far.

It IS the same tablet, assuming they didn't swap out the SN sticker, but I'm not sure if it's the same charger.

Either way, it's fixed, cost me nothing but some time, and I love having my tablet back!