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Everything Else => Sharp Zaurus => Model Specific Forums => Distros, Development, and Model Specific Forums => Archived Forums => 5x00 General discussions => Topic started by: rrashkin on March 22, 2004, 10:09:14 am
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Greeting.
After a couple of years, it was time to buy a new battery, which I did. When it came, I followed the instructions which were:
1 plug the Z into the AC adapter charger
2 flip the \"replace battery/normal ops\" switch
3 remove the battery cover; remove the battery
4 remove the old battery; insert new battery; replace cover
5 flip the switch back to \"normal ops\"
When I did all that, the amber light was flashing - not a good sign
I did it all again, putting the old (still serviceable) battery back in.
Horrors! The amber light was still flashing. According to the manual (I know, who reads the manual?) that means the battery is no good. I could see the new one being defective but the old one?
I put the new one in - still flashing.
Then, on a whim, I unplugged the adapter from the Z and plugged it back in. Voila! Now the charging light was on as normal charging.
Is this the expected behavior?