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For Sale / Wanted / Wanted Sl5500 Screen Protector

« on: October 16, 2005, 03:56:07 pm »

The original plastic flip up type.
I'm based in the UK.
Anyone have one or know here I can get one?
tia,
Jim.

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For Sale / Wanted / Zeds Dead - Sl5500 Breaking For Parts

« on: May 29, 2005, 07:54:36 pm »

The screen and battery have been sold, I used the case to replace one on another zaurus.
I have the old case, it's in good working order, but pretty scruffy.
There are wear marks down to the black plastic underneath, and he'd covered some of them with some quite nasty silver hand paint.
The little keyboard slider screws have also gone to Jim, who was asking for them here!
It is all intact, complete with keyboard and working slidey switch thingy, so let me know if it's useful to you,
Jim.

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5x00 Hardware / Sl 5500 Dead With No Charge Light

« on: May 25, 2005, 05:54:10 pm »

Thanks for all the helpful past posts in the forum everyone, a good read but nothing worked,
so it's going as spare parts,
see the for sale / wanted forum.

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For Sale / Wanted / Zeds Dead - Sl5500 Breaking For Parts

« on: May 25, 2005, 05:48:55 pm »

I have a dead sl5500 I'm breaking up for parts,
have screen assembly believed to be good,
battery known to be good,
front casing with good keyboard (usual light rubbing marks from screen protector otherwise fine)
back casing (some light scratches from being on desk, otherwise fine).

I do have the power supply and USB cradle, but will probably keep that for the office unless someone really wants it (EG makes me a very good offer)

I'm based in London, UK, email me to sort price/delivery etc.

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5x00 Hardware / Sl 5500 Dead With No Charge Light

« on: May 25, 2005, 06:59:25 am »

Thanks for the good info, I'd assumed the power LED would be a hardware thing.
afaik the machine died for no apparent reason (I got this one already dead!), except possibly being left unused for a while.
I've tried the key options for a ROM flash, and also for the diagnostics screen, but with no success. Also tried many hard resets as well.
I'm Leaving it to charge all today, not in much hope though!

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5x00 Hardware / Sl 5500 Dead With No Charge Light

« on: May 24, 2005, 05:10:39 pm »

Hi people, I have a  5500 that refuses to show any signs of life, particularly in respect of the charge LED not lighting up when on mains adapter.
I have swapped the battery out for a known good one, fully charged, no joy.
There is current getting through to the motherboard, since it gets warm.
On which point, I'm suspecting the built in battery, since it gets pretty hot.
Perhaps impatiently(after a couple of hours on charge), I've unsoldered it in the belief that maybe it was that preventing any signs of life. No change!
I've read through all the posts here, so rest assured I've covered everything suggested so far.
Anyone got any relevant experience on this?
If not, then I'll cut my losses and break it for parts, I have another that works fine so it's no problem.
tia
Jim.