Re: PB 160 battery issue

[Volk (contractor)]

Bill,

Just finished dealing with a problem with exactly the same symptoms,
the cause was the board mounted pico fuse mounted on the logic board, next
to the battery contacts, replaced it and unit has worked fine every since.
I also isolated this problem on 2 other machines I bought on the LEM list.

Roger

alienbill wrote:

> My 160 works for only a few minutes until it begins warning me that
> the battery is low, and soon after shuts down. I have the AC adapter
> plugged in all this time and thought I was using AC and not battery
> power. When I remove the battery I get no boot up at all from the
> machine.
>
> Are these things normal, or might there be a problem with my power
> adapter? (I know the battery is low but thought that wouldn't be an
> issue since I almost always use it plugged in). Might there be some
> switch for changine from battery to AC power or is this automatic?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions
>
> bill
>
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PB 160 battery issue

[alienbill]

My 160 works for only a few minutes until it begins warning me that 
the battery is low, and soon after shuts down. I have the AC adapter 
plugged in all this time and thought I was using AC and not battery 
power. When I remove the battery I get no boot up at all from the 
machine.

Are these things normal, or might there be a problem with my power 
adapter? (I know the battery is low but thought that wouldn't be an 
issue since I almost always use it plugged in). Might there be some 
switch for changine from battery to AC power or is this automatic?

Thanks for any suggestions

bill

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