*iMP-550* Player won't charge

[twicezero]

Hi

Dug my player out after about 6 months+ of not using it. I have the original charger, and it will will work with external power, but it won't go into charging mode, just EXT, so batteries don't charge.

Is this a known bug or could the batteries be at the end of their life

[bizarre001]

You may have lifed out your batteries, the easiest thing is to just replace the nickel hyride batteries.

[_Platypus_]

I thought my battery was bad too... the "charge" function would only work for 10mins and the battery didn't seem to hold a charge.

Here's how I fixed mine:

Go into the menu, go to "General" and select "Charge Function".
Select "Discharge & Charge".

When you activate the charging function now, it will first discharge the battery and then charge it again. It will take a while but you can tell it's working.

I think the player reverts back to the default "charge" only option, so it might be worth giving the battery a few discharges to recover its capacity, and also discharge it every now and then.

Hope this helps

[Boniver]

You can find new on ebay.

[jankem2ishere]

You should use the Discharge and charge function 1-2 times a month

[sammage748]

NiMH batteries won't develop a memory as easily as NiCad, but it can still happen...

[iriverlearner]

Hi there - this is my first post and i have a question regarding the charge with the e10. It wasnt holding any charge at all and it didnt even have enough charge to turn on so i sent it away under warranty and they replaced the main pc board?? and it is still doing the exact same thing??!!! argh!! I only received it back yesterday and today there is not enough charge to turn it on again. Should I send it back again under warranty or should i try this charge/discharge thing??

[U10]

Vrify the batteries are good and verify the power supply is capable of output of 4.5v regulated. If not the batteries may not be getting enough voltage.