Re: [M100] 8201A Trouble

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 wrote: > What may be going on is the 8201a has been sitting for a while > > with no battery or mains power.

Re: [M100] 8201A Trouble

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

Re: [M100] 8201A Trouble

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

[M100] 8201A Trouble

Hi guys, I'm a long time fan of the site but only just got on the mailing list. I've been fiddling with an M100 for awhile but I felt like it was lonely so I found it a NEC PC 8201A on ebay to hang out with. Today I got my "new" 8201 in the mail, and was excited to find that it came with a full