[Duo2400] Simultaneous failure of two 2400 batteries???

[Ralph Mawyer]

Paul, One of my 2400s won't run on a battery either. Sidney Ho 
suggested it was probably just the contacts inside the case. I haven't 
opened it up, but it may be worth checking out, since both batteries 
exhibit the same condition.

That said, I'd try a known good battery just to see what happens and/or 
try the batteries on another 2400.

There is a slight possibility that if he was using both batteries 
regularly, recharging them each night, etc., that they both ended their 
charging cycle life at the same time.


On Feb 29, 2004, at 1:07 PM, Paul Nelson wrote:

> Hi, Listers,
> 	My friends have a 240 G3 2400 which came up with a problem after
> working nicely on two batteries in a school situation for 4-5 months.  
> He
> would charge the batteries every night, and the child would use the 
> machine
> on battery the next day.
> 	All of a sudden, both batteries register as dead, and the machine
> still works nicely on AC. If it isn't the batteries, is there an easily
> replaceable part which handles the power from the battery into the 
> system?
> 	 Also, there has been a screw rattling around in the machine for a
> while.  TIA.
> Paul Nelson
Ralph Mawyer, Jr.
San Antonio, Texas

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