[tmp] Re: Sansa and Micro SD card not showing as a drive
- From: Laz <accessibleelectronics@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tmp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 12:57:32 -0500
Hi Linda,
Alan, a fellow list member, may have somehtng to say on this subject.
It has to do with retraining your player so that it does reach higher
battery charge levels than what you're experiencing. Something about
when it reaches the 93%, disconnecting it and then reconnecting it
again... But he can explain it far better than I can.
Best of 2014!
Laz
On 1/6/14, Linda Webb <rtfan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This is very interesting. I recall when I first got my player I mentioned
> it seemed to be only charging as high as 93% and you told me at the time
> that was just an estimate but if it went below 90% to let you know. So far
> it hasn't gone below 90% and 93% is usually what I get with the player.
>
> I'll keep these facts in mind and try and reset the machine and charge via
> the computer. I think I'll wait now though until the battery is down to
> nothing again since I did just rechardge it via the wall charger recently.
>
> I'll let you know how it all goes.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Linda Webb
>
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>
> Hi Colin,
>
> Have you tried resetting your player? If so, have you tried a different USB
> port?
>
> After trying the above, you can do the below which is meant for those who
> use a wall charger always and run into the issue of the battery discharging
> instead of charging.
>
> I've become aware of this particular phenomenon when these MP3 players are
> charged using any sort of wall charger, not just the ones purchased from
> us.
> It appears that at some point, the battery charge level will drop
> significantly after the normal amount of charging. It doesn't mean that
> your
> charger or battery has died, it just appears that your battery is
> misbehaving.
>
> I've had a couple of customers return both the players and chargers, so I
> could check them out. I tested the players by connecting them to my
> computer
> and letting them charge for 3 hours, and I checked out the chargers by
> connecting my own player to them. In both instances, both players and
> chargers were fine and charged the players into the mid to high 90's
> percentage wise. Then, I ran down the battery on the returned players and
> used the returned chargers to charge them. In both cases, the players were
> charged successfully by the chargers.
>
> Here are my findings thus far:
>
> 1. It appears that if one is going to be regularly using a wall charger,
> one
> needs to do an initial complete charge cycle on the computer first before
> starting to use the wall charger.
> 2. It appears that if one has been charging the player with the wall
> charger, and it starts to show unimpressive battery charge levels, one has
> to charge the player on the computer to restore "freshness" to the battery.
> 3. After charging the player on the computer, it appears one can then
> resume
> using the wall charger as before.
>
> Of course, one should always make sure of the following:
>
> * that the outlet one is using is a working outlet
> * that the charger is plugged in securely
> * that the USB plug is well seated in the charger
> * that the USB plug is well seated in the player
>
> So, if you notice this particular phenomenon, reset the player and charge
> it
> on a computer for a full charge cycle before resuming using the charger.
>
> Best of 2014!
>
> Laz
>
> On 1/4/14, Colin Dowling <colin.dowling@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi All
>> I've recently changed from XP Home to Windows 7 pro. Now when I plug
>> the Sansa in for charging and look at the list of drives in Computer
>> the Micro sd card and the Sansa player show as drives. However
>> returning to the Laptop some time later when I think the player has
>> enough charge, and look at the list of drives the Sansa and micro sd
>> card don't show. Upon removal of the player and then check battery
>> status I find the player has de-charged rather than charged. I must be
> doing something wrong can anyone help.
>> Cheers Colin.
>> PS I do have a wall charger which I use from time to time.
>
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