So, if they know what you meant, then they shouldn't be doing it? (Sorry, Len! I couldn't resist!! )
At 04:56 PM 6/13/2005, you wrote: >You are right, they shouldn't. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Len G. Carpenter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 3:10 PM >Subject: Re: [TVRO] Bad ID > > > > If they didn't know what I meant they should be doing it > > > > > > thegrod wrote: > > > >> I was not trying to nit pick, sorry, but if someone followed your > >> excellent > >> advice literally they would lose their VCII. I knew what you meant > >> though. > >> Just trying to save someone following literally from a potential problem. > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Len G. Carpenter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 2:02 PM > >> Subject: Re: [TVRO] Bad ID > >> > >> > Ok so in the spot the word unsolder should be solder > >> > > >> > > >> > thegrod wrote: > >> > > >> >> Read yours again..."unsolder another new one where the > >> >> >> > old one was" > >> >> > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> From: "Len G. Carpenter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> To: <[email protected]> > >> >> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 1:48 PM > >> >> Subject: Re: [TVRO] Bad ID > >> >> > >> >> > Aw, but you didn't read what I said, > >> >> > > >> >> > You need to solder a new battery to some other traces on the board > >> >> > that > >> >> > hook to the > >> >> > battery, now you will have 2 sources of power for the board, you can > >> >> > now > >> >> > safely > >> >> > remove the old battery and then solder in a new battery, once that > >> >> > is > >> >> > done > >> >> > you can > >> >> > unsolder the other new battery to the other traces. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > thegrod wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> >> Len, > >> >> >> A voice of clarity! But you would need to solder in the new > >> >> >> battery > >> >> >> in > >> >> >> the > >> >> >> old battery's spot and then unsolder the temporary battery. You > >> >> >> said > >> >> >> unsolder the new battery. Typo. > >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> >> From: "Len G. Carpenter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> >> To: <[email protected]> > >> >> >> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 12:43 PM > >> >> >> Subject: Re: [TVRO] Bad ID > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Has anyone read the original message and understood it? > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > A few have and you know who you are. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Its not his VCRS board that the battery died in the 4DTV IRD not > >> >> >> > his > >> >> >> > VCRS > >> >> >> > board. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > And you cannot just up and change the battery in any of those > >> >> >> > boards > >> >> >> > VC2, > >> >> >> > VC2+, > >> >> >> > VCRS, 4DTV. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > You go yanking out the battery in any of them you will kill them > >> >> >> > just > >> >> >> > like > >> >> >> > his > >> >> >> > 4DTV is now toast. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Sure you can do it but either you have to do it while the unit is > >> >> >> > powered > >> >> >> > up which > >> >> >> > might be easy in the 4DTV bay taking the cover off, then unsolder > >> >> >> > the > >> >> >> > battery and > >> >> >> > solder in a new one and hope you don't short anything out. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > But try to do that with one of the VC boards! > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Ain't gonna happen. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > What you need to do with any of the 4 I mentioned is to hope > >> >> >> > yours > >> >> >> > isn't > >> >> >> > old > >> >> >> > enough to have a dead one in it and solder in a new battery to > >> >> >> > other > >> >> >> > points on the > >> >> >> > board then unsolder the old one, then unsolder another new one > >> >> >> > where > >> >> >> > the > >> >> >> > old one > >> >> >> > was, once that is done you can remove the one you soldered to > >> >> >> > other > >> >> >> > points. If > >> >> >> > any of those units looses power for a few seconds they loose > >> >> >> > there > >> >> >> > unit > >> >> >> > ID > >> >> >> > and > >> >> >> > that's it game over. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > jack peacock wrote: > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> Just to put a new battery in it/or was the battery > >> >> >> >> dead? $185 is a lot for a battery.What did they do? > >> >> >> >> --- Teddy Banks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > I had a 920 repaired in Feb this year, by ATS, > >> >> >> >> > $185.00 > >> >> >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> >> >> > From: "Guy Ogden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> >> >> > To: <[email protected]> > >> >> >> >> > Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 5:38 AM > >> >> >> >> > Subject: Re: [TVRO] Bad ID > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > Thanks. I very much appreciate your help. I just > >> >> >> >> > wrote ATS to see what > >> >> >> >> > it would cost me, so now I'm waiting to see if I am > >> >> >> >> > out of the BUD > >> >> >> >> > business for good or not. Think good thoughts for > >> >> >> >> > me. > >> >> >> >> > Guy > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > --- spyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > When the onboard battery dies, the unit ID will > >> >> >> >> > become corrupted in > >> >> >> >> > > the event of power loss. > >> >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> >> > > I recently had the same thing happen to me. > >> >> >> >> > Unfortunately the only > >> >> >> >> > > options are sending it to ATS > >> >> >> >> > http://www.atselectronics.com/ for > >> >> >> >> > > servicing , or getting a new 4DTV receiver. I'm > >> >> >> >> > not sure of the price > >> >> >> >> > > for the ATS service as I took the oportunity to > >> >> >> >> > upgrade from a 920 to > >> >> >> >> > > a 922. 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