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xpmule:
well i don't see what difference that would make.
if the battery in the fuze+ doesn't work anymore i find it doubtful it would work.
i recently did some experiments with my expensive rechargeable shaver
that is showing its age and won't hold a charge and whether i plug it into the wall
or not makes no difference unless i cut the power wires on the internal rechargeable batteries.
I ended up soldering in brand new replacement rechargeable batteries using the same spec's.
I think the fuze+ would work the same way ? On the original firmware you would never be able to
use the device either (can't charge + use it at the same time)

I've never seen a portable usb charger before and i doubt i'd ever buy one
when i have a matching wall cable for my device. and if you need to use a cable or "portable charger"
i think you ALREADY screwed and missing the point ;)
(time to pull the wallet out and buy a replacement Lithium Ion battery or move on with life..)

monoid:
It cannot be generalised, device might run with worn-out battery or not (when plugged in a charger). On contrary to your experience, my shaver does run and very old notebook also.

I've read somewhere that design life of li-ion/li-pol battery is not more than aprox. 5 years (even if not used) - on average. I have 8-7 year's old iRivers H120 and H140 and battery seems to be still quite OK. I used it 12 hour a day for several years....

ddscentral:
From my experience, I think many (if not most) devices charged from USB should work without batteries. Some, however, might require a battery to be present (even if it's dead) to work, but should run from a charger if it supplies enough current.

I guess it all depends on how device works. Some devices can run directly from charger, some need a battery to work (but can work with a dead battery), some won't work at all.

halonachos117:
I hate to be the wet blanket here, but this thread really isn't the place to talk about dead batteries. I would go the Forums on Sandisk.com or AnyThingButIpod.com. I know I haven't exactly been following that rule by making my suggestion (and really, all it was meant to be was a suggestion, not a reinvented wheel). However, if you wish to buy a permanent battery replacement (ie, desolder your old battery, and solder a replacement), there is a separate section in this forum for that.

In this section, we are supposed to talk about developing Rockbox for the Fuze+. It's not really meant to talk about batteries or any other hardware, except in the case of figuring out how to make Rockbox work on said hardware.

monoid:
I would like to ask about the recording ability. It is the only thing I miss in this RockBox port. I had the feeling it was finished and close to being issued 2 months ago, but nothing has happened since then.

What are the plans to implement it, if any?

Anyway, thanks to all developers for all the work. RockBox port for Fuze+ just rocks!

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