Einleitung

Alter the Belkin Dock F8J045 to be able to charge iPhones protected by a thin case.

The dock works flawlessly with an iPhone without a protective case. When adding one, the lightning connector is not inserted all the way into the phone.

The purpose is to remove the extra plastic at the base of the lightning connector, that would allow the connector to fully enter the iPhone charging port.

NOTE: With the right cutting tools, you might even succeed without taking the dock apart :)

WARNING:

1. These changes will void your warranty.

2. These changes might make your dock unusable if you don't pay enough attention

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    • A thin rubber case on the iPhone makes the lightning connector unreachable.

    • Let's see if the position of the connector can be altered.

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    • Remove the sticker on the back side of the dock.

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    • Remove the four screws

    • Take down the black plate

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    • Remove the cable from the case (it pops out with ease)

    • Using a cutter, carefully, cut out the plastic around the base of the connector (about half of mm or so)

    • Make sure you don't cut into the lightning connector!

    the lightning jack will be easier to break

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    • Connect the cable to an usb port and check if your phone charges.

    • If it's not enough, take out more of the excess plastic

    • Enjoy!

    Removed 1.6mm but have revealed metal on each side of the lighting connector, otterbox case requires 3mm. Will proceed with dremel at the weekend hopefully I can get it down the additional 1.4mm required to allow my phone to dock.

    James Mullen -

Abschluss

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

bmdbest

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4 Kommentare

thanks for instruction.

Clemence Lee Wai Hong -

I got the adjustable one but the plastic got broken by itself and now it works only when it wants. Not sure if I can fix it and replace it with a standard cable.

sorinsbarnea -

Great solution but for some other reason it still does not work because the some apple ios update has rendered this dock/cable unrecognizable. thinking of replacing the cable and connector with a genuine apple cable.

X Gempler -

Update to what i just posted... It does still work with an iPhone SE 2020 with iOS 15.7, but does not work with an iPhone 11. with iOS 15.7.. Go figure.

X Gempler -