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Title: What to do with old non-charging neuros? Post by: powderific on February 18, 2006, 05:28:05 PM I have a Neuros 1 20g with the USB 2.0 backpack that I've had for a while now, but hadn't used for ages. Part of my reason for not using it is that it doesn't seem to take a charge anymore (from either car charger or wall charger) and taking faceplates off and on, plugging it into the computer, etc. all do absolutely nothing. I could send it in, but I'm sure it's out of warranty and I'd really like to move on to a smaller flash based player anyway (iAudio has some pretty nifty stuff).
Is there any way to get it to just run off of the wall power so I can at least use it as an external hard drive? Or is there any reason that someone might want an old neuros for projects of some sort? I would just send it in for repair, but I don't want to shell out for the charges as I would likely just use it as a nifty external drive. Title: Re: What to do with old non-charging neuros? Post by: Derek on February 19, 2006, 12:46:07 PM i would get a replacement battery, especially if you have not used it in a while. Batteries do not last forever. you should still be able to buy them from neuros and replace it yourself if you are so inclined.
When I was a kid my mom used to tell me that curiosity killed the cat...What she forgot to tell me was that it also discovered the cat, invented the lightbulb, and forged the Neuros Title: Re: What to do with old non-charging neuros? Post by: Ex-Navy on February 20, 2006, 04:06:48 PM Buy a torque screwdriver, lets show you how to take it apart and wire it for a wall charger.
Send me your email. [8D] Ex-Navy Title: Re: What to do with old non-charging neuros? Post by: Derek on February 20, 2006, 10:24:41 PM yeah, navy, clue me in. I would like to know how to bypass the battery and run it straigt to the unit? How would i go about doing that?
When I was a kid my mom used to tell me that curiosity killed the cat...What she forgot to tell me was that it also discovered the cat, invented the lightbulb, and forged the Neuros Title: Re: What to do with old non-charging neuros? Post by: powderific on February 21, 2006, 12:56:38 AM I have a torx head screwdriver of the correct size and was actually just trying to disassemble it. I spose instructions would probably be beneficial. Email is just my username at gmail.com.
Title: Re: What to do with old non-charging neuros? Post by: powderific on February 21, 2006, 01:10:21 AM Wups, just figured it out. Took forever to find the neuros diy site. Hopefully I can get an extra battery from Neuros for not too much.
Title: Re: What to do with old non-charging neuros? Post by: Derek on February 21, 2006, 09:34:01 AM yeah, i would recommend getting the battery from neuros, I tried getting a higher capacity battery once and even after being careful and even using the circuit from the old battery on the new one managed to somehow fry a faceplate.
When I was a kid my mom used to tell me that curiosity killed the cat...What she forgot to tell me was that it also discovered the cat, invented the lightbulb, and forged the Neuros Title: Re: What to do with old non-charging neuros? Post by: powderific on February 21, 2006, 12:33:55 PM That was sortof my thought, I figure if I can get the battery direct from digital innovations it will be worth it just for the ease of plugging it right in without screwing around with the circuit board.
Title: Re: What to do with old non-charging neuros? Post by: Ex-Navy on March 14, 2006, 01:46:32 PM To start:
http://devices.natetrue.com/442dissection/ Last pic on the page of dissecting the 442 shows the HD, LCD, motherboard and battery. The battery is bottom left of the photo. The battery is unplugged (I suspect this is a 3.7V li-ion 2300mah F type No markings) To replace the battery with an adaptor, simply purchase a battery eliminator from Sound professionals. http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-NEUROS-RB Ex-Navy |