After running several different charging options, it seem like it's the battery. It may go back in that drawer again for now, but thank you for the help! On 3/29/25 13:17, The Hammer via WLUG wrote:
Joel/Robert/All:
Thank you for the speedy replies. I am guessing that the unit is about 12 years old. I forget when I purchased it but only powered it up once or twice when I got it and it's been since sitting silently in a drawer. I am trying a different charger (just now) and will let that sit for a couple hours in case the charger was the issue. I looked on line regarding the battery replacement and it does not sound like it would be worth the effort and cost.
Hopefully I the alternate charger fixes the issue. If it's the battery, I will likely move on.
My intent is to use it to listen to podcasts in my car. I was previously using a 2nd generation ipod nano, but my one Windows PC that had itunes developed issues and I no longer have it. I have yet to get the ipod to work on Linux, though I have not yet tried Rockbox
On 3/29/25 13:02, Robert Krawitz via WLUG wrote:
On 3/29/25 10:44, The Hammer via WLUG wrote:
Would anyone be knowledgeable?
I have an old 8 GB SanDisk Clip Sport that I am trying to resurrect if it can be done easily.
Yesterday I left it connected to my Linux Computer USB for two hours. The screen read "Low Battery"
This morning, I plugged it into a house charger and left it charging for nearly three hours. The same "Low Battery' Screen appeared. If I hit the power button the MUSIC screen appears. I had music on there from tinkering years back. The unit seems to operate fine (I plugging in earplugs and listened to music) while charging, but as soon as I disconnect the charge wire no matter what the screen view, it all goes dark. You didn't say how old it is, but batteries do lose capacity over time and that battery might be shot by now. The fact that it runs on charge but powers off immediately upon disconnect suggests that the battery is the culprit.
It's possible that it's the battery connector. If the battery is not replaceable that's less likely (the battery might be soldered or even spot welded), but not impossible. You could try disassembling it to see whether it's replaceable. _______________________________________________ WLUG mailing list -- wlug@lists.wlug.org To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave@lists.wlug.org Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/RGJYFC...
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