Re: Problem with Battery Recharging in Lynx-R

["Jack" <jack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Jack wrote:
>> "tourman" <robercampbell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> On Sep 23, 7:23 pm, "Jack" <j...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> "Crash Gordon" <webmas...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>
> Open the unit. There are 2 gold metal tabs that make contact with the
> battery. Your unit is an older model. The newer models are setup with
> wireless phone leads to plug directly into the board.
>
> With the battery removed, check the voltage across the gold tabs. If you
> get nothing, either your unit uses plain alkaine batteries as a backup, or
> the charging circuit is dead.
>
> Jim Rojas
>

Jim, I have no way to check the voltage as I don't have a voltmeter.
However, I will get a pencil and clean off the contacts at the bottom of the
battery drawer to see, if this does the trick.