PDA not charging after being dead for 4 months?

mot19 · 31-March-06, 05:36 PM

i lost the charger to my ipaq, finally got a new one, and now it wont turn on.......wtf. Can things be so dead that it takes a while for the battery to recharge?

joecoin · 31-March-06, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mot19


	i lost the charger to my ipaq, finally got a new one, and now it wont turn on.......wtf. Can things be so dead that it takes a while for the battery to recharge?

Try turning it on with the battery out of it.

Foe · 31-March-06, 08:12 PM

Sometimes once the battery is so far gone without a charge you may need to replace the battery itself.

Jobistober · 31-March-06, 08:22 PM

My iPAQ used to do the same thing to an extent... let it charge for a while and see if that helps. As long as the little charge indicator light is blinking, you should be good... unless your battery is shot.

What model iPAQ is it? I so happen to have a dead iPAQ 3850 that the data port broke on it and I don't want to shell out for repairs. I'd be willing to sell you the battery for a nominal fee if you need it.

carbongraphite · 31-March-06, 09:06 PM

if you dont charge a lithium pack in a while it dies. after cell voltage drops below like 2.8 volts a li-po cell will actually balloon and die. if you plug the ipaq in and it boots but dies when you unplug it you need a new battery.

mot19 · 31-March-06, 09:36 PM

it wont even boot. It is dead. I had warranty so i took it in got a replacment, got a blue tooth keyboard for it, emergengy 9 volt battery charger adapter, and a 1gb memory stick

fun fun fun.

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mot19 Apex Tech God	PDA not charging after being dead for 4 months? i lost the charger to my ipaq, finally got a new one, and now it wont turn on.......wtf. Can things be so dead that it takes a while for the battery to recharge?

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31-March-06, 08:12 PM		#3 (permalink)
Foe Apex Tech God	Sometimes once the battery is so far gone without a charge you may need to replace the battery itself.

31-March-06, 08:22 PM		#4 (permalink)
Jobistober P'Hoe'toshop Fanatic	My iPAQ used to do the same thing to an extent... let it charge for a while and see if that helps. As long as the little charge indicator light is blinking, you should be good... unless your battery is shot. What model iPAQ is it? I so happen to have a dead iPAQ 3850 that the data port broke on it and I don't want to shell out for repairs. I'd be willing to sell you the battery for a nominal fee if you need it.

31-March-06, 09:06 PM		#5 (permalink)
carbongraphite Pow - Hoe playa	if you dont charge a lithium pack in a while it dies. after cell voltage drops below like 2.8 volts a li-po cell will actually balloon and die. if you plug the ipaq in and it boots but dies when you unplug it you need a new battery.

31-March-06, 09:36 PM		#6 (permalink)
mot19 Apex Tech God	it wont even boot. It is dead. I had warranty so i took it in got a replacment, got a blue tooth keyboard for it, emergengy 9 volt battery charger adapter, and a 1gb memory stick fun fun fun.