Re: [M100] Non-Charger (Terry Cox)
New. Just replaced it. On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 6:43:50 PM EDT, Gregory McGill wrote: original battery? If so maybe time to replace it. I had one take a couple days to charge so it would boot.. I almost wrote it off Greg On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 3:30 PM Chris Fezzler wrote: I removed the batteries last night and plugged into the power adaptor. Couldn't get it going again.I left it plugged in and got it to boot at lunch. Running now (6:24p ET). Turned it on and off a few times. Booting right up. I have 4 fresh batteries. I'll insert them now. Turn off. Unplug adaptor. Batteries in. Hmm. Fired right up. Well, it's either an intermittent issue or it takes much longer to charge up the internal 3.6v battery than I thought. On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 6:03:07 PM EDT, Terry wrote: I have noticed in the past that a long stored 8201 can have PCB damage from leaking backup Ni-Cad battery whereby the ‘acid/alkali’ eats away tracks. These tracks are around the power management circuits. Might be a idea to open up and check inside. Repair is foable.
Re: [M100] Non-Charger (Terry Cox)
original battery? If so maybe time to replace it. I had one take a couple days to charge so it would boot.. I almost wrote it off Greg On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 3:30 PM Chris Fezzler wrote: > I removed the batteries last night and plugged into the power adaptor. > Couldn't get it going again. > I left it plugged in and got it to boot at lunch. Running now (6:24p ET). > > Turned it on and off a few times. Booting right up. > > I have 4 fresh batteries. I'll insert them now. Turn off. Unplug > adaptor. > Batteries in. Hmm. Fired right up. > > Well, it's either an intermittent issue or it takes much longer to charge > up the internal 3.6v battery than I thought. > > > > > > On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 6:03:07 PM EDT, Terry > wrote: > > > I have noticed in the past that a long stored 8201 can have PCB damage > from leaking backup Ni-Cad battery whereby the ‘acid/alkali’ eats away > tracks. These tracks are around the power management circuits. Might be a > idea to open up and check inside. Repair is foable. >
Re: [M100] Non-Charger (Terry Cox)
I removed the batteries last night and plugged into the power adaptor. Couldn't get it going again.I left it plugged in and got it to boot at lunch. Running now (6:24p ET). Turned it on and off a few times. Booting right up. I have 4 fresh batteries. I'll insert them now. Turn off. Unplug adaptor. Batteries in. Hmm. Fired right up. Well, it's either an intermittent issue or it takes much longer to charge up the internal 3.6v battery than I thought. On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 6:03:07 PM EDT, Terry wrote: I have noticed in the past that a long stored 8201 can have PCB damage from leaking backup Ni-Cad battery whereby the ‘acid/alkali’ eats away tracks. These tracks are around the power management circuits. Might be a idea to open up and check inside. Repair is foable.
Re: [M100] Non-Charger (Terry Cox)
I have noticed in the past that a long stored 8201 can have PCB damage from leaking backup Ni-Cad battery whereby the ‘acid/alkali’ eats away tracks. These tracks are around the power management circuits. Might be a idea to open up and check inside. Repair is foable.
