20 May
2012
20 May
'12
11 p.m.
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Josh Dersch <derschjo at mail.msu.edu> wrote:
This unit has a rechargable ni-cad battery in it (that
I'm pretty sure no
longer holds a charge) and I'm curious whether a functioning battery is
required for normal operation.
I have an express also (definitely on-topic: old, DEC, cool :) I
_think_ it should work off of the AC adapter, regardless of the
condition of the internal battery. In my case, the power connector
was damaged, so I wired in a 9v battery connector where the NiCd
connects. The DECTalk works fine off of the alkaline battery. It
should announce itself a couple seconds after turning it on with the
wheel-switch. I haven't used it any beyond testing, so I don't know
how much life you'll get running on a 9v but you may want to try that
configuration with yours just to see if the DECTalk is otherwise
working or not.
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jht