[talks-uk] Re: Faulty charger, not dead battery
- From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 09:24:02 +0100
I've had an n70 since the end of last year and I'm on my third charger
for it having had identical symptoms to those described by Steve. When
I contacted the Nokia press office about what I'd been told was an
acknowledged problem, they said they'd not heard of it. They sent me a
replacement charger which, up till now is still working. But at
twenty-five quid a pop they're not cheap to replace.
-----Original Message-----
From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Dryden
Sent: 31 May 2007 03:20
To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Faulty charger, not dead battery
Hi Clive, yes, I had a similar problem. The charger was the culprit. I
think these new micro pin chargers seem to be rather fragile. The leads
seem to be prone to wire breaks. When I discovered the problem, I tried
wiggling the wire around at various points on the lead and near the plug
end, I found that the phone would bleep to say that it was charging but
it would only remain on for a minute or two. I tied the lead behind
something one night and got a full charge from it! smiles.
I've now got a new E65 which I thought would be a nice little phone for
a back up from the N91.
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Clive Pallett
Sent: 30 May 2007 22:12
To: Talks-UK
Subject: [talks-uk] Faulty charger, not dead battery
Hello everyone,
Further to my last post, I received the replacement battery for my Nokia
N91 today. I tried to charge it with my phone's charger without result.
On impulse I phoned Steve Nutt and he suggested I try an older charger
using the N91's adaptor. I did this and heard the beep advising me the
battery was charging. I confirmed this with Talks, which will report
the battery's status even with the phone switched off. It was fully
charged in about four hours.
I decided to do the same with the battery I thought was dead and had the
same result. The phone is now running using the first battery, so now I
have a spare. I have purchased a new charger for the phone so I don't
have to keep using the adaptor.
My advice is: If your phone is one like the N91 with a smaller pin for
the charging plug and the battery isn't charging, try using the adaptor
with an older-style charger. It's amazing what you don't think off when
you have a problem!
Best wishes,
Clive Pallett
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