Looking for a Brussels/Flanders FP3 owner to borrow full battery for back-up (& diagnose charging issue)

[glotzbach]

Hello,

Thanks @yvmuell and @AnotherElk for your replies!

@yvmuell

Did you try another cable and charger? a red blinking LED normally indicates a completely discharged battery.

Yes, from the guide I linked I figured it’s a completely discharged battery. I have tried another charger, but as I was away I didn’t have access to another cable just yet. Will do that tomorrow morning when at work.

@yvmuell

So how long did you try to charge?

As suggested in the guide I linked - about 15 minutes or so. Didn’t dare to keep it in longer. I tried that multiple times (with breaks in between).

@yvmuell

Did anything happen before that?

Normally I never do this because I know it’s bad for the battery, but this time I forgot I left it in the charger and it stayed overnight. So I don’t know what happened - if I didn’t plug the charger properly, if it got overheated somehow and blocked loading as some safety measure… No idea

@yvmuell

And just to note, the FP3 will not show the behavior (vibrating, logo, LED bootloop) described in the guide you linked above.

Oh, thank you! That’s good to know. I was already wondering why this wasn’t happening.

@AnotherElk

If you need a workaround to charge the battery, there are universal external battery chargers, in case of need I have this one for the Fairphone 3 battery

Thanks for the links! I would like to avoid buying another piece of electrical equipment if possible, but it’s good to know this option exists. And it’s an interesting read.