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    CF 29 Charger Board

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by Psych0Thrasher, Apr 8, 2009.

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    Psych0Thrasher Notebook Evangelist

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    Got a CF29 mk3 that's giving me a red light on the battery but I know for a fact that the battery that in there is a good battery. Could this be a problem with the charging board that connects onto the mobo or would this be a bad motherboard. The battery that's in it gives me the blinking red light but I put the battery in a different computer and it works just fine. Lemme know what you guys think
     
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    Alex Super Moderator

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    Try more than one battery, just to be sure
    Make sure that the dc in jack is making a good connection by wiggling it
    If it still flashes red then you are correct on the charging system fault

    Alex
     
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    Tried 6 different batteries that i know hold a charge and wiggled the plug and it still does it so I'm gonna change out that little board and I'll report back with the outcome. Thanks TomCat
     
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    Replaced the board and it's charging fine now. it seemed like the port where the battery plugs into was all fouled up with some corrosion. Got alot of these guys with spill damage on them. SAPD loves their coffee.
     
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    There was spill damage inside the battery compartment?
     
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    Yes sir, not really sure how. I even came across one with coffee or soda residue all over the motherboard. These guess are either very crafty or technologically cursed
     
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    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    They were probably reading this forum and snarfed coffee into an open media bay...

    mnem
    Trying to make ANYTHING foolproof is a waste of time; the fools are too d@mned inventive... - Alvah L Edwards - my Grand-Dad
     
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    That gives a whole new definition to idiot, lol exactly why I became a firefighter and not a cop, j/k :D
     
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    I've found out from long experience in working on industrial gear that making things idiot proof is easy, but making things Operator proof is bloody difficult.

    They find ways of doing stupid things that idiots would never think of...
     
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    I agree with you %150 on that. I am the IT director of this company and I see people do alot of hairbrained stuff with their computers. And this is after I go through the trouble of trying to predict what they are gonna do and stop it ahead of time. Somehow they predict that I'm predicting and stumble across a way to still mess things up....

    A person is smart. People are dumb, cruel animals
     
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