Re: Old Palm Treo 680 getting too warm/almost too hot and battery problems?

From	ANTant@zimage.com (Ant)
Subject	Re: Old Palm Treo 680 getting too warm/almost too hot and battery problems?
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Date	2012-01-21 17:29 -0600

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> >My client has a very old unlocked Palm Treo 680, with the latest 
> >firmware from many years ago. We assume it is dying since it sometimes 
> >doesn't turn on and charging cradle shows blinking red light. When it 
> >does turn on, we noticed the device is too warm/almost hot. We tried two 
> >different batteries as well and a non-cradle cable. Also, the battery 
> >life in Palm OS isn't accurate. Is there anything else to try before 
> >replacing it?

> sounds like the battery

> there are some online suggestions about the Treo losing track of the
> battery state
> http://blog.treonauts.com/2007/01/treo_680_batter.html

Thanks. So I assume the power on issue is also related to this too. I 
will let him try that. Also, he got a new iPhone 4. Trying to get these 
old datas to it is already a pain. :(
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Old Palm Treo 680 getting too warm/almost too hot and battery problems? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-01-21 04:00 -0800
  Re: Old Palm Treo 680 getting too warm/almost too hot and battery problems? John W Kennedy <jwkenne@attglobal.net> - 2012-01-21 11:52 -0500
  Re: Old Palm Treo 680 getting too warm/almost too hot and battery problems? Stephen <stephen_hope@xyzworld.com> - 2012-01-21 17:16 +0000
    Re: Old Palm Treo 680 getting too warm/almost too hot and battery problems? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2012-01-21 17:29 -0600

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