![]() ![]() A bit of protoboard makes for a good base to connect the AC adapter wires to the ports, which was then covered with one big shrink tube. He also grabbed a dusty old motherboard and plucked the USB ports off of the back. dug through his mountain of unused AC adapters and found one that fit the voltage and current specs of the stock unit. The device is simply looking for 12V on the power pin (pin 1) of the USB cable. Instead, he hit the parts bin and built his own power supply replacement without buying anything. Although this works, it’s not the permanent solution that he was looking for. The word on the Internet is to drop it in a zipper bag and chill it in the freezer for a bit. The problem is that the wall unit tends to overheat, and is shut down by a thermister inside to avoid permanent damage. The device is charged via the docking connector’s USB cable when plugged into a special wall transformer. Has an ASUS tablet PC with a little problem. ![]()
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