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<blockquote data-quote="AuMan" data-source="post: 581376" data-attributes="member: 2670"><p>If the battery protection trips, all you need to do is hook it up to the charger until the charge light has cycled and it is good to go again.</p><p>I have seen batteries trip from a bad contact in the power lead(not soldered properly to the plug!). Another thing can be a short in the power lead as sometimes the internal insulation can crack due to age and fatigue.</p><p></p><p>Limpalot, although the strip in the back of the detector looked ok, this can still be the cause of the problem you are having.</p><p>The internal part of the power plug moves when the plug is wriggled(every time you plug/unplug your lead), more so on an older detector and this in turn causes the flexible strip to fatigue and crack at the plug or power switch or somewhere in between.</p><p></p><p>I have repaired detectors that I could not see any defects in the flexible strip, but after replacement the detector has worked perfectly again.</p><p></p><p>Cheers Mick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AuMan, post: 581376, member: 2670"] If the battery protection trips, all you need to do is hook it up to the charger until the charge light has cycled and it is good to go again. I have seen batteries trip from a bad contact in the power lead(not soldered properly to the plug!). Another thing can be a short in the power lead as sometimes the internal insulation can crack due to age and fatigue. Limpalot, although the strip in the back of the detector looked ok, this can still be the cause of the problem you are having. The internal part of the power plug moves when the plug is wriggled(every time you plug/unplug your lead), more so on an older detector and this in turn causes the flexible strip to fatigue and crack at the plug or power switch or somewhere in between. I have repaired detectors that I could not see any defects in the flexible strip, but after replacement the detector has worked perfectly again. Cheers Mick [/QUOTE]
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