If you have 2 batteries in parallel for more than a few seconds, there is a good chance you will blow up the weaker one. Act quicly when employing this method. Art
Len G. Carpenter wrote: > 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. Once the unit ID is corrupted the digital >>>>> >>>>>side of the receiver >>>>> >>>>>>is of no use, sorry to say. >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: guyogden >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 6:48 AM >>>>>> Subject: [TVRO] Bad ID >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> When I recently lost electrical power for 8 >>>>> >>>>>hours, I lost all my >>>>> >>>>>> settings on my General Instruments 4DTV >>>>> >>>>>receiver. I did a master >>>>> >>>>>> reset, but when I called Superstar for my guide >>>>> >>>>>download they said >>>>> >>>>>>I >>>>>> had a bad ID number. Does anyone have any >>>>> >>>>>advice? 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