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I just picked up a used Pandora off of Ebay with a known "not able to charge" issue. It turns out it is a CC device, and the case is held together with duct tape. My guess is that somebody took it apart to do a repair and over tightened one of the screws. Not confirmed, but the screw isn't holding the case tight. So the starting bid price seemed fair enough for a mostly functional device... I certainly can't complain, and I do have a second Pandora that still works just fine, so I can certainly use it to charge additional batteries so all is not lost in the event that I cannot perform a repair.
I imagine the case repair isn't two bad, and can probably be approached in several ways after a possible recharge repair. I'm thinking super glue is probably a far more permanent and possibly not as great an option. Seguru (spelling?) might be worth trying to fill the screw slot with a little bit and set the screw in. I could use a bigger screw, though this could also make things worse. Anyway, anybody who has attempted this kind of repair have any thoughts/suggestions?
The more troublesome issue is the recharge repair. I have noticed a few somewhat alarming problems. First, when plugged into a power source (I have a PSP wall charger among others) I get no indication of a recharge taking place, ie no power LED lighting up. I checked and it isn't wiggly so I kind of doubt it's a bad connection here, but I haven't taken it apart yet to visual inspect it either. Second, when I plug in USB, I get a charge light, but it doesn't appear to actually charge the battery, just that it slows down the battery power's discharge rate... but I may be imaging things, I will continue to test this. Lastly, I've left the device off and it stills seems to discharge while the device is off, though again this may just be my perception, or signs of a bad/weak battery.
I have't really looked at the Pandora schematics, and I'm not certain what to check much beyond the solder joints on the power port terminal. So if I get it apart maybe there are some circuits I should look at, or see if something looks like it got burnt out. I'd be interested to hear some thoughts here, though if suggestions are mostly in the lines of leave well enough alone I'm sure I'll be fine. On the other hand if there are a few things to inspect I certainly don't have any qualms checking them out either.
Thanks for stopping by and giving any help/insight that you may have. It is much appreciated!
I imagine the case repair isn't two bad, and can probably be approached in several ways after a possible recharge repair. I'm thinking super glue is probably a far more permanent and possibly not as great an option. Seguru (spelling?) might be worth trying to fill the screw slot with a little bit and set the screw in. I could use a bigger screw, though this could also make things worse. Anyway, anybody who has attempted this kind of repair have any thoughts/suggestions?
The more troublesome issue is the recharge repair. I have noticed a few somewhat alarming problems. First, when plugged into a power source (I have a PSP wall charger among others) I get no indication of a recharge taking place, ie no power LED lighting up. I checked and it isn't wiggly so I kind of doubt it's a bad connection here, but I haven't taken it apart yet to visual inspect it either. Second, when I plug in USB, I get a charge light, but it doesn't appear to actually charge the battery, just that it slows down the battery power's discharge rate... but I may be imaging things, I will continue to test this. Lastly, I've left the device off and it stills seems to discharge while the device is off, though again this may just be my perception, or signs of a bad/weak battery.
I have't really looked at the Pandora schematics, and I'm not certain what to check much beyond the solder joints on the power port terminal. So if I get it apart maybe there are some circuits I should look at, or see if something looks like it got burnt out. I'd be interested to hear some thoughts here, though if suggestions are mostly in the lines of leave well enough alone I'm sure I'll be fine. On the other hand if there are a few things to inspect I certainly don't have any qualms checking them out either.
Thanks for stopping by and giving any help/insight that you may have. It is much appreciated!
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