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Subject: Re: V2 problems - hardware

Re: V2 problems - hardware

From: Glenn at home <GlennErvin_at_cableone.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 20:06:06 -0500

Thanks, and also, what might some folks guess it may cost to repair such a
charging circuit?Thanks

----- Original Message -----
From: "Linus Nielsen Feltzing" <linus_at_haxx.se>
To: "Glenn at home" <GlennErvin_at_cableone.net>; "Rockbox"
<rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 3:37 AM
Subject: Re: V2 problems - hardware


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.

Linus
Received on 2005-10-20

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