[inthere]

Does it still quit after a year? Or have they fixed it? Are there ANY alternatives with as much power?

 

[mammal]

I had Mojo in 2017 and it quit after a year on me, they replaced it though, but then half a year later I sold it. Unsure about 2020/21 production line.

 

[inthere]

I had Mojo in 2017 and it quit after a year on me, they replaced it though, but then half a year later I sold it. Unsure about 2020/21 production line.

I also had one in 2017 and the battery quit after a year. They sent me a replacement and the replacement quit after a year also. The sound is so awesome though i want another, however I want to know if the battery issue has been sorted.

 

[arbiter76]

sounds like the battery is small and only survives so much or they are using low quality batteries.

 

[ClieOS]

sounds like the battery is small and only survives so much or they are using low quality batteries.

Not so much low quality, but because Mojo circuit's power consumption is really borderline for portable design and more suitable as desktop application, therefore it stresses the battery a lot which naturally results in shorten lifespan.

 

[HiFiHawaii808]

I also had one in 2017 and the battery quit after a year. They sent me a replacement and the replacement quit after a year also. The sound is so awesome though i want another, however I want to know if the battery issue has been sorted.

Battery issues are no longer a problem for me with the Chord Mojo. It's easy to replace it as there is a nice video on how to do it on YouTube. And, you can purchase a replacement battery on aliexpress for $20. I just bought two of them.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001594239756.html

 

[Julius Decimus]

Battery issues are no longer a problem for me with the Chord Mojo. It's easy to replace it as there is a nice video on how to do it on YouTube. And, you can purchase a replacement battery on aliexpress for $20. I just bought two of them.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001594239756.html

Have you actually installed and tried it, how it is ?

I ask because i saw this battery as well and ordered one 3 weeks ago. Still waiting for it to arrive, but interested if works fine with Mojo.





PS: i apologize for the comment, just now saw you wrote "just bought", so probably have not received them yet as well.

 

[arbiter76]

Have y'all considered making it a desktop amp? Supposedly there are a couple of methods.

 

[Julius Decimus]

I received the battery guys.

Posted in the Chord Mojo topic, as more people will see it there. This is the post:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/chord-mojo-dac-amp-☆★►faq-in-3rd-post-◄★☆.784602/page-2754#post-16266487

And again, for no confusion, this is the battery: https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005001594239756.html

Works well, still need to test it how long the battery life is, but at first glance all is fine and working.

 

[arbiter76]

I received the battery guys.

Posted in the Chord Mojo topic, as more people will see it there. This is the post:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/chord-mojo-dac-amp-☆★►faq-in-3rd-post-◄★☆.784602/page-2754#post-16266487

And again, for no confusion, this is the battery: https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005001594239756.html

Works well, still need to test it how long the battery life is, but at first glance all is fine and working.

Just a heads up. If the mojo is easy to open you should check on it periodically. Many batteries sold on websites like Ali Express swell up, some sooner than later. You can check LGV20 threads on Reddit for verification of this. I point this out because the V20 wasn't the coolest running phone and I'm willing to bet the Mojo gets hotter. Wouldn't want your baby to get thrashed over a swollen battery.

 

[Julius Decimus]

Just a heads up. If the mojo is easy to open you should check on it periodically. Many batteries sold on websites like Ali Express swell up, some sooner than later. You can check LGV20 threads on Reddit for verification of this. I point this out because the V20 wasn't the coolest running phone and I'm willing to bet the Mojo gets hotter. Wouldn't want your baby to get thrashed over a swollen battery.

Thank you for your advice.

Yes, i am aware of the risks. Will keep an eye on it.

 

[ClieOS]

Note that if you can, glue the replacement battery back to Mojo housing using thermal double-sided tape. As I recalled, one of the big reason why Mojo has such a heavy case is because Chord needs it for the thermal mass to cool down the battery.

 

[Julius Decimus]

Note that if you can, glue the replacement battery back to Mojo housing using thermal double-sided tape. As I recalled, one of the big reason why Mojo has such a heavy case is because Chord needs it for the thermal mass to cool down the battery.

Thank you good sir. I bough today thermal double-sided tape and will apply it where the original was. By advice yours and Kentajalli's from the other topic to get better cooling.

For someone that reads this and is interested in this battery, i don't know if can recommend it overall. I would say no. Mojo works 5 hours and charges 4 with it. Just....it is not great. Vs. 8 hours and 5 hours and 45 min charging for the original battery.

Mojo works OK with it though, if that is what you need, it is fine. No drops in performance or anything else strange as far as i can pick.

Here are my results: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/cho...n-3rd-post-◄★☆.784602/page-2755#post-16268928

 

[BenSherman]

Thank you good sir. I bough today thermal double-sided tape and will apply it where the original was. By advice yours and Kentajalli's from the other topic to get better cooling.

For someone that reads this and is interested in this battery, i don't know if can recommend it overall. I would say no. Mojo works 5 hours and charges 4 with it. Just....it is not great. Vs. 8 hours and 5 hours and 45 min charging for the original battery.

Mojo works OK with it though, if that is what you need, it is fine. No drops in performance or anything else strange as far as i can pick.

Here are my results: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/chord-mojo-dac-amp-☆★►faq-in-3rd-post-◄★☆.784602/page-2755#post-16268928

How are you getting on with the replacement batteries (no swelling I hope!!)? Did you find the battery charge was the same as the original battery when new? I've just watched the video on replacing the battery in the Mojo - it does look very quick and easy.

 

[Julius Decimus]

How are you getting on with the replacement batteries (no swelling I hope!!)? Did you find the battery charge was the same as the original battery when new? I've just watched the video on replacing the battery in the Mojo - it does look very quick and easy.

Hello.

I tested another much better battery, here are the posts in Mojo thread: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/chord-mojo-dac-amp-☆★►faq-in-3rd-post-◄★☆.784602/page-2792#post-16554028

And:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/chord-mojo-dac-amp-☆★►faq-in-3rd-post-◄★☆.784602/page-2792#post-16556495


Batteries are fine, however i recommend you check this last one i tested (the two links above in this post now). I post in Mojo thread because more people could see it there. The last one has battery life 8h30min overall and charge to full for 6h and 15-30 min. So is like the original one, only charges 30-40 min slower from 0 to full. No swelling, no. But, being not the original battery and not knowing what's the temperature limit, i would not charge+play. Only charge or only play is completely fine. All this is compared and in more details in the 2 posts above.

Yes, is not hard to be replaced overall.

There are one-two guys also have this battery from Easylander and they are happy with it: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/chord-mojo-dac-amp-☆★►faq-in-3rd-post-◄★☆.784602/page-2800#post-16631536



The battery from my posts here in this thread is the 'small', tested it 6 months or so ago, this last one 1-2 months ago. The small is not worth it overall over the Easylander one. All things/info/comparisons are in the two posts i gave link to in this post now. Take a look if interested in good battery, thanks. If you already bought the 'small' (the one from the older posts here in this thread), is fine and it works, just....5h works and 4h for charging is just not that great. Other than that is fine.

The Easylander appeared 3-4 months ago in AliExpress, before that they didn't have battery for Mojo. None that i saw.