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Maestro won't power up after being left on shelf
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Yes, replacing the internal battery will resolve the problem. Totally worthwhile to replace yourself.0
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I do, but the email mentioned it would be $100/hr to take a look at it so I'd like to explore other options.0
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just put it up for sale "as is" just let the buyer knows that it needs a new battery
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I'll see if a new battery will revive it as my plan is to sell the 6700 and it would be nice if it had a working Maestro.1
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I have brought my Nikon Camera battery back to life and IT'S been working nicely 6 more years from when it was discharged below where the charger would recognize it.
(same with car and motorcycle batteries)
I had at the time a LAB power supply it had zero - X adjustable output voltage and it had a current limiting adjuster... It was a 2AMP maximum supply... Quite precision device... I hooked the battery to the supply set the current limiter and brought the voltage off zero... I kept the current limited to 1.5A until the thing started obviously taking power.
As the battery started indicating less current I'd bring up the voltage. Over most of a day I monitored the battery temp by touching before I turning up the voltage. When it had come up to whatever I felt was a goodly amount I then plugged the battery into my fast charger. You don't want to rush things... the battery for my Nikon was nearly $70 and I wasn't going to give up on it that easily... As I've said the battery made complete recovery...
**** me I accidentally left the camera on overnight after that once more and went through the process again to bring it back, now I check for leaving it on, the thing won't auto off... Anyway...
Some of these other batteries if not swollen, but just discharged may be recovered utilizing such a laboratory supply.. I ended up selling the supply on eBay as its only function around here was fixing an old battery twice in my life...
It is possible... Erika DD
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Russ, as you are already good with accessing the battery you could try charging it directly?
73
Steve
K9ZW
Blog: http://k9zw.wordpress.com
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I would but you really need to follow the cautions and procedure I outlined in my post. Nothing worse than a battery explosion. However a gentle touch could save you additional expense. Unless you can't gain access to a supply that can slowly bring up voltage while limiting the current to a safe value. Erika DD
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