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 <fezz...@yahoo.com> 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 <t...@adam.com.au> > 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. >
