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Re: DAUPHIN-L: Dauphin battery

Sounds like the internal connector board isn't flush with the battery, 
take the unit apart (watch for wires between the two haves) and put the 
small IC board is aligned with battery.  Yes, this may void your warranty 
but it's non-existant anyway.  For service on the Dauphin you must pay 
IBM the flat rate of $100.00 (IBM is the OEM).  Dauphin is refusing to 
honor the warranty agreements prior to its backruptcy.

On Sun, 26 Nov 1995, Muhammad Ali M. Bawany wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> 	    I recently bought a DTR-1 from a friend. It has a weird 
> problem. Basically, the internal battery inlet has stopped working. So I 
> charge up the batteries (by leaving the batteries in the compartment and 
> leaving the supply plugged in. About ~1.5 hrs later, the light stops 
> blinking. I think, ok, batteries charged. I remove the external power 
> connection and switch it on. Nothing happens. Then I take the battery pack 
> and measure it. It is giving out ~7.6V like it is supposed to 
> (meaning the charging seems to be working!). Then, using a rough 
> connector, I plug the pack in externally. The machine powered up fine 
> (I stopped before it got to the HD because I was afraid that this 
> configuration may not be correct and something might blow up). I 
> put them back in the battery compartment and power it on again. 
> Nothing(BTW, I did check the polarity MANY times!)! What do I do? Is 
> there some simple component that blows out every so often and is simple 
> to replace. Has anybody used the Dauphin Tech Support (do they have one, 
> I heard that they are emerging from Bankruptcy and opening up warehouses 
> etc) . I am afraid of breaking the seal because of some probability that 
> this machine MIGHT be under warranty. All help and opinions appreciated!. 
> 
> TIA,
> Ali.
> 
> 
> 
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Nick Dolezal                                         SDolezal@Paw.Montana.Com
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