From: Arturo Gonzalez <agon_at_email.arizona.edu>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 11:59:09 +0200

Quite right, and thanks for preventing a potentially embarassing and
dangerous scene!

Which brings me to my intial question--What type of charger should I get
to recharge the unit since my US charger doesn't work in Europe.


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:owner-rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se] On
Behalf Of Mike Holden
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 11:34 AM
To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se
Subject: RE: FM Recorder won't turn on / USB left connected overnight


If you are unsure what you are doing, I would recommend not playing with
the liion battery in the FM, since explosions mnay occur if you get it
wrong. The FM units have a charging control chip to avoid this
situation.

Arturo Gonzalez said:
> I was under the impression that the batteris on the Recorder couldn't
> be removed. Is it as easy as unscrewing the 4 screws around the blue
> cushions?
>
> When you say "limited power supply" what exactly did you use? I am
> away from all of my tools living abroad, and have limited electrical
> knowledge/experience, and so I'm a little lost and need a little bit
> more specifics... Thanks.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:owner-rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se]
> On Behalf Of Neon John
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 4:53 AM
> To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se
> Subject: Re: FM Recorder won't turn on / USB left connected overnight
> You'll need at least 6 volts to commence a charge. 1 amp will do it.
>
> The easiest way to bootstrap an FMR after flattening the battery is to

> take the battery out and charge it externally. I just had to do this
> on a friend's FMR so that he could get his stuff off before returning
> it on extended warranty.
>
> I simply hooked both batteries in parallel by taping copper wire
> across each end and then hooking the battery to a current limited
> power supply. I set the current to one amp and allowed it to charge
> for an hour. That charges the battery about half way, more than
> enough to get the thing running again so that the internal charger can

> take over.
>
> FWIW, this FMR that I had to work on had its battery charging circuit
> fail. That's why it's going back. That's the last one of the several
> I caused to be bought several months ago. We all now have Recorders
> and could not be happier.
>
> John
>
> ---
> John De Armond
> johngdDONTYOUDARE_at_bellsouth.net http://bellsouthpwp.net/j/o/johngd/
> Cleveland, Occupied TN
>
> On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 13:51:18 +0200, "Arturo Gonzalez"
> <agon_at_email.arizona.edu>
> wrote:
>
>>Hello to everyone.
>>My girlfriend left the rockbox connected via USB to her laptop
>>overnight, and predictably, the unit has fully drained batteries.
>>
>>I've read the archives and found a similar incident, but didn't see in

>>the various threads how this was eventually resolved. (1) Do i charge

>>the unit using the charger (I have the original US charger, but am
>>living in Spain, where the charger won't work (I need one that accepts

>>EU voltage)--do i buy the one Archos Tech support is selling or can i

>>get one with the same specs?: Power Specifications : Input :
>>100-240Vac
>
>>50-60 Hz
>> Output : 5 Volts 1.6 A

-- 
Mike Holden
Rockbox page: http://www.mikeholden.org/~rockbox

Received on 2003-10-21