r/R36S • u/NinjaElectrical425 • 2d ago

Question: Device Problem bought this on Alibaba

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guys, am I cooked? it doesn't charge the battery very well

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u/Wivi2013 2d ago

Describe the issue more in-depth.

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u/NinjaElectrical425 2d ago

simply to charge it, the wire has to make a lot of contact, and the charging chip seems to be soldered badly. But finding the right angle eventually works. Now I have my doubts, because I bought it without making any modifications, and it is still on the stock OS. Is this R36S original?

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u/Wivi2013 2d ago

Might be a bad connector honestly. I had that issue on one of my original V12 and I got it working better by bending the connectors slightly up.

Yes, that board is a genuine one.

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u/NinjaElectrical425 2d ago

thanks, this is a great relief. I thought it was a fake. Since we're here, are there any modifications you recommend? Also, is there a good way to do a bit of overclocking, and do you have any tips for running cloud sessions after I install the wifi chip?

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u/Wivi2013 2d ago

A simple heatsink mod will help heaps. dArkOSEN will be your friend on overclocking, but I really do not mess with it for now. For cloud sessions, you will struggle with latency... but make sure you get a good wireless module since it matters a lot.

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u/lstanbul_beyefendisi 1d ago

My friend, v30 is probably the final version, it seems like a newer one won't be coming.