So far no luck trying to revive the battery (if that's the problem). I'll order a new NiCD to see if that helps. -Jason
On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 2:03 AM, John Gardner <gof...@gmail.com> wrote: > What may be going on is the 8201a has been sitting for a while > > with no battery or mains power. The NiCd that backs up memory > > has run down; the internal impedance of an old, discharged NiCd is > > fairly high, so when external power is applied it does'nt draw a lot of > > current. As it charges the NiCds internal impedance drops & draws > > more current; eventually enough to perhaps cause what you're seeing. > > John's right - It may take several iterations to get things working. If > > thats the case, think about replacing the NiCd soon - Its pretty easy, > > & fairly cheap. If you wait until it starts leaking you'll have a real > mess > > to sort out... > > Good luck. > > On 6/22/17, John R. Hogerhuis <jho...@pobox.com> wrote: > > Leave the memory power on and leave it with a set of good AA's and wall > > wart power. Just let it sit overnight. > > > > Sometimes that's enough to revive the internal power cell after a long > > period of storage. > > > > Then try a cold start. > > > > -- John > > >
