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Subject: Re: V2 problems - hardware

Re: V2 problems - hardware

From: Neon John <jgd_at_johngsbbq.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:51:27 -0400

On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:37:01 +0200, Linus Nielsen Feltzing
<linus_at_haxx.se> wrote:

>Glenn at home wrote:
>> The guy at the repair shop said that it is a bad charging circuit.
>> Is it possible to wire something directly to charge the battery without
>> removing it all the time?
>
>Why not instead replace the charging circuit?
>
>> And, what makes this circuit go bad?
>
>For example overheating (possibly due to excessive USB activity while
>charging) or using a 3rd party charger with too high voltage or wrong
>polarity.

yes, I know for a fact that plugging a V1 charger (9 volt) into a V2
(6 volt) will smoke the regulator. BTDT.

John

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John De Armond
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http://www.johngsbbq.com
Cleveland, Occupied TN
Received on 2005-10-19

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