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  • Re: Nano-3 will not charge

    From Paul Agnew@21:1/5 to All on Sat Mar 25 16:41:27 2023

    Resurrecting this Nano3 battery thread...

    Does anyone know where to source the 1700mAh battery specified? All of the Nokia 3310 3.7v batteries I can find online are much lower capacities. The best I could find is a 1500mAh on Ebay, but I'm wondering if there is a compatible battery out there
    that we can use.

    My Nano3 sat for many months and when I went to charge it today it won't accept any of my chargers. I can boot it, but it shuts down for low battery in about 45 seconds. No indicator lights when I plug it in.

    Yes, there are replacement instructions in the NANO3 Manual and also under the cover once you remove it. The label under the back cover says:

    3.7v 1700mAh Li-Ion BATTERY TYPE (NOKIA 3310 or similar)

    It's the "or similar" that has me wondering what other batteries are compatible.

    PA

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  • From BobW@21:1/5 to Paul Agnew on Sat Mar 25 18:25:37 2023
    On 3/25/2023 5:41 PM, Paul Agnew wrote:

    Resurrecting this Nano3 battery thread...

    Does anyone know where to source the 1700mAh battery specified? All of the Nokia 3310 3.7v batteries I can find online are much lower capacities. The best I could find is a 1500mAh on Ebay, but I'm wondering if there is a compatible battery out there that we can use.

    My Nano3 sat for many months and when I went to charge it today it won't accept any of my chargers. I can boot it, but it shuts down for low
    battery in about 45 seconds. No indicator lights when I plug it in.

    Yes, there are replacement instructions in the NANO3 Manual and also under the cover once you remove it. The label under the back cover says:

    3.7v 1700mAh Li-Ion BATTERY TYPE (NOKIA 3310 or similar)

    It's the "or similar" that has me wondering what other batteries are compatible.

    PA


    If you haven't already, you might try batteriesamerica.com, where I sourced not-only some - gasp! - ni-cad batteries for a 1990's-ish AM Futaba RC control box and long-disused RC sailplane receiver (originals corroded/long-dead).

    Pretty astonishing source in terms of "general battery availability" IMHO...

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  • From Richard Pfiffner@21:1/5 to BobW on Sun Mar 26 06:05:23 2023
    On Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 5:25:44 PM UTC-7, BobW wrote:
    On 3/25/2023 5:41 PM, Paul Agnew wrote:

    Resurrecting this Nano3 battery thread...

    Does anyone know where to source the 1700mAh battery specified? All of the Nokia 3310 3.7v batteries I can find online are much lower capacities. The best I could find is a 1500mAh on Ebay, but I'm wondering if there is a compatible battery out there that we can use.

    My Nano3 sat for many months and when I went to charge it today it won't accept any of my chargers. I can boot it, but it shuts down for low battery in about 45 seconds. No indicator lights when I plug it in.

    Yes, there are replacement instructions in the NANO3 Manual and also under the cover once you remove it. The label under the back cover says:

    3.7v 1700mAh Li-Ion BATTERY TYPE (NOKIA 3310 or similar)

    It's the "or similar" that has me wondering what other batteries are compatible.

    PA

    If you haven't already, you might try batteriesamerica.com, where I sourced not-only some - gasp! - ni-cad batteries for a 1990's-ish AM Futaba RC control
    box and long-disused RC sailplane receiver (originals corroded/long-dead).

    Pretty astonishing source in terms of "general battery availability" IMHO...
    Battery Available on this page


    https://www.craggyaero.com/lxnav_accessories.htm
    Part number 1055039

    Richard

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  • From Paul Agnew@21:1/5 to Richard Pfiffner on Sun Mar 26 15:11:31 2023
    On Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 9:05:26 AM UTC-4, Richard Pfiffner wrote:
    On Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 5:25:44 PM UTC-7, BobW wrote:
    On 3/25/2023 5:41 PM, Paul Agnew wrote:

    Resurrecting this Nano3 battery thread...

    Does anyone know where to source the 1700mAh battery specified? All of the
    Nokia 3310 3.7v batteries I can find online are much lower capacities. The
    best I could find is a 1500mAh on Ebay, but I'm wondering if there is a compatible battery out there that we can use.

    My Nano3 sat for many months and when I went to charge it today it won't accept any of my chargers. I can boot it, but it shuts down for low battery in about 45 seconds. No indicator lights when I plug it in.

    Yes, there are replacement instructions in the NANO3 Manual and also under
    the cover once you remove it. The label under the back cover says:

    3.7v 1700mAh Li-Ion BATTERY TYPE (NOKIA 3310 or similar)

    It's the "or similar" that has me wondering what other batteries are compatible.

    PA

    If you haven't already, you might try batteriesamerica.com, where I sourced
    not-only some - gasp! - ni-cad batteries for a 1990's-ish AM Futaba RC control
    box and long-disused RC sailplane receiver (originals corroded/long-dead).

    Pretty astonishing source in terms of "general battery availability" IMHO...
    Battery Available on this page


    https://www.craggyaero.com/lxnav_accessories.htm
    Part number 1055039

    Richard

    Thanks, Richard! Can you confirm the amp hour rating for this battery?

    PA

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Paul Agnew on Mon Mar 27 03:36:51 2023
    On Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 6:11:33 PM UTC-4, Paul Agnew wrote:
    On Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 9:05:26 AM UTC-4, Richard Pfiffner wrote:
    On Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 5:25:44 PM UTC-7, BobW wrote:
    On 3/25/2023 5:41 PM, Paul Agnew wrote:

    Resurrecting this Nano3 battery thread...

    Does anyone know where to source the 1700mAh battery specified? All of the
    Nokia 3310 3.7v batteries I can find online are much lower capacities. The
    best I could find is a 1500mAh on Ebay, but I'm wondering if there is a
    compatible battery out there that we can use.

    My Nano3 sat for many months and when I went to charge it today it won't
    accept any of my chargers. I can boot it, but it shuts down for low battery in about 45 seconds. No indicator lights when I plug it in.

    Yes, there are replacement instructions in the NANO3 Manual and also under
    the cover once you remove it. The label under the back cover says:

    3.7v 1700mAh Li-Ion BATTERY TYPE (NOKIA 3310 or similar)

    It's the "or similar" that has me wondering what other batteries are compatible.

    PA

    If you haven't already, you might try batteriesamerica.com, where I sourced
    not-only some - gasp! - ni-cad batteries for a 1990's-ish AM Futaba RC control
    box and long-disused RC sailplane receiver (originals corroded/long-dead).

    Pretty astonishing source in terms of "general battery availability" IMHO...
    Battery Available on this page


    https://www.craggyaero.com/lxnav_accessories.htm
    Part number 1055039

    Richard
    Thanks, Richard! Can you confirm the amp hour rating for this battery?

    PA
    I'm sure Paul Remde has the battery. Also, bad idea to let any of these gadgets sit untouched over the winter - even the Florida "winter". That being said, it's always a goat rodeo for me to get spooled up on the individual systems, buttons , file
    locations &c. if I do.

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  • From Richard Pfiffner@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 27 18:59:43 2023
    It is a LXNAV battery so I suspect it is 1700 mAH.

    Richard,

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  • From Paul Agnew@21:1/5 to Richard Pfiffner on Sat Apr 1 15:04:57 2023
    On Monday, March 27, 2023 at 9:59:45 PM UTC-4, Richard Pfiffner wrote:
    It is a LXNAV battery so I suspect it is 1700 mAH.

    Richard,

    Thanks, Richard. With shipping being almost 50% of the cost of the battery, I'll have to look around the website to see if I need anything that can be combined to spread out some of the expense over several items.

    Now, the plot thickens...

    I pulled the existing battery and was surprised to find it had 3.1v remaining. The unit will power up normally, but shuts down with a low battery warning a few minutes later. I've checked the USB port for debris and have tried several compatible
    chargers and USB cables to no avail. The battery bumped up to 3.6v with a quick two minute direct connection to a 5v 1amp charger, so I'm starting to suspect the unit is the problem. No matter what I connect to it, I get no lights indicating charging
    or power connected. NanoConfig last showed the battery voltage as 3.57v before it auto-shutdown, so I don't think it's a problem caused by the full-discharge voltage protection circuit (or whatever it may have built in.)

    Hopefully, LXNAV will respond to my inquiry on Monday and they'll know what to do. Batteries can be fickle, so it still may be that, but the lack of any lights when turned on or charging is puzzling.

    PA

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Paul Agnew on Mon Apr 3 06:36:13 2023
    On Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 6:04:59 PM UTC-4, Paul Agnew wrote:
    On Monday, March 27, 2023 at 9:59:45 PM UTC-4, Richard Pfiffner wrote:
    It is a LXNAV battery so I suspect it is 1700 mAH.

    Richard,
    Thanks, Richard. With shipping being almost 50% of the cost of the battery, I'll have to look around the website to see if I need anything that can be combined to spread out some of the expense over several items.

    Now, the plot thickens...

    I pulled the existing battery and was surprised to find it had 3.1v remaining. The unit will power up normally, but shuts down with a low battery warning a few minutes later. I've checked the USB port for debris and have tried several compatible
    chargers and USB cables to no avail. The battery bumped up to 3.6v with a quick two minute direct connection to a 5v 1amp charger, so I'm starting to suspect the unit is the problem. No matter what I connect to it, I get no lights indicating charging or
    power connected. NanoConfig last showed the battery voltage as 3.57v before it auto-shutdown, so I don't think it's a problem caused by the full-discharge voltage protection circuit (or whatever it may have built in.)

    Hopefully, LXNAV will respond to my inquiry on Monday and they'll know what to do. Batteries can be fickle, so it still may be that, but the lack of any lights when turned on or charging is puzzling.

    PA
    Hey Paul, have you tried shutting it down after connecting charger? Not the preferred method but just thinking of different approaches.

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