This little latch open thing drives me crazy.I might try this method someday,but it seems a little dangerous to me.Is there anybody else except the brave one daffodilistic have tried?
I have been getting that dang message for SO long! Thanks for the fix! I really do not want to do it, do you think a repair guy can do it for me with your photo?
This little latch open thing drives me crazy.I might try this method someday,but it seems a little dangerous to me.Is there anybody else except the brave one daffodilistic have tried?
I just did it! I had this problem with my x50v, then I changed to a x51v. The problem started to occur on my x51v. I decided to crack my unit open and do this little surgery. Now it's gone !!!
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I think i might have a better idea for people who don't want to do any 'hard' modifications.
If you look at the latch that locks the cover on, there is a little plastic button cover, that is the latch detect.
The problem could be that the button is not being pushed in far enough. If you use a bit of glue to build up a bit of a bump where the cover touches the plastic button contact it will push the button in further, hopefully far enough to stop any false messages.
I did it!I did it!
It is not that hard or dangerous.No need for solderwork!
I just gently took the senser off and replaced it with a small section of aluminum wire (squashed and cropped).
I think i might have a better idea for people who don't want to do any 'hard' modifications.
If you look at the latch that locks the cover on, there is a little plastic button cover, that is the latch detect.
The problem could be that the button is not being pushed in far enough. If you use a bit of glue to build up a bit of a bump where the cover touches the plastic button contact it will push the button in further, hopefully far enough to stop any false messages.
If you read the thread (or any of the scores of threads on here about this issue) you would know that this is the kind of thing people have been doing for years and it is always a temporary fix; which is why this new development is so exciting.
Originally Posted by sin_catcher
I did it!I did it!
It is not that hard or dangerous.No need for solderwork!
I just gently took the senser off and replaced it with a small section of aluminum wire (squashed and cropped).
What do you mean by "replaced it with a small section of aluminum wire (squashed and cropped)"? Could you please be a little more explicit. It would also be great if you could post a closer picture. Your technique sounds very interesting.
Success! I chose the first method; removed the switch, connected the terminals with a piece of metal from the discarded swith and soldered it together. The switch area is very small so you need a very small soldering tip. BTW I didn't need to buy a torx driver as the 1.4mm flat screwdriver from a standard miniature screwdriver set fits the torx screws.
I owe a HUGE thank you to daffodilistic and bernardm for their instructions. I have been dealing with this confounded battery latch issue for months now; did the 'add tape to the feet thingy', got a new battery/cover, everything mentioned in all the forums. I got brave and took it upon myself and rekindled my soldering techniques from the Navy days, and did exactly as daffodilistic suggested. Ok well at first I didn't take the lil black switch box off the board, and just dolloped some solder in there thinking that would work - it didn't. So I removed the lil black box switch thingie, and soldered the points as she did, oh and I even checked the continuity too, just to be sure. I'll be damned if it didn't work. Woohoo! Now I don't have to go out and buy an iPAQ! Seriously.. if anyone has this #$%^! battery latch issue, do this and I swear you'll sleep better at night, and maybe even grow a few of the hairs back you've been pulling out! Penni :)
I wonder...in an auto parts store you can buy a paint that is conductive. It's used to repair broken rear window defoggers. Could that work for anyone who doesn't feel comfortable with soldering? Just paint a thin line of this stuff between the contacts? Is there anything between them that would be shorted out? From the original picture it looks like a line of solder just lying on the board between the contact points.
I wonder...in an auto parts store you can buy a paint that is conductive. It's used to repair broken rear window defoggers. Could that work for anyone who doesn't feel comfortable with soldering? Just paint a thin line of this stuff between the contacts? Is there anything between them that would be shorted out? From the original picture it looks like a line of solder just lying on the board between the contact points.
interesting idea. There might also be the possibility of coloring in the space between with a pencil like is done with a motherboard/graphics card hard pencil mod. Although that might not conduct enough electricity. I have no clue. I'm no electrical engineer.
Thanks daffodilistic for starting this thread. I had to change the backup capacitor since my x51v had started losing the time setting when I would replace the battery. Just this last week, my PDA started displaying the battery latch was opened message, so I decided to fix the battery latch switch while I had my x51v apart. I basically did exactly what you did and soldered a jumper wire across where the switch was.
No more messages about the battery latch!! :approve:
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