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Re: Internal battery gone bad

2008-05-30 by qgentpolaris

--- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, "Paul D. DeRocco" 
<pderocco@...> wrote:
>
> > From: Ruben Luna
> >
> > I have this Polaris sitting in my office for the last 14 years,
> > the battery gone bad because of was not used for a year it was in
> > storage before I move from New York city to grand rapids mi
> > Do I need to send it for repair or this is something I can do 
myself?
> 
> The battery has probably leaked all over the interior, so at 
minimum the
> battery holder will need replacement. Whether it's leaked on the 
circuit
> board and destroyed anything depends upon what position it was 
sitting in,
> so you'll have to open it up and look.
> 
> --
> 
> Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
> Paul                mailto:pderocco@...
>
Nope.. the reason I know  the battery was bad is because I opened and 
replace it with Duracell batteries. the batterie holder and the 
circuit are clean. I just can't get any sound. Am I using the wrong 
batteries?

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