run a FM Without Battery ??

[elmanu]

Hi folks,

I think my FM battery is dead : strange noises when I plug the charger, the battery looks slightly "fat", and it's impossible to start my JukeBox.

As I use it ALWAYS plugged, at home, I have this question : does anybody made work an Archos without battery ?? I mean directly plugged wih the transformer.
I want to test to make it work with 5 volts, but if some body have any experience...

Thanks !!

El Manu

[elmanu]

Me again ;-)

I checked the voltage on my batteries : 2,8 v each
I would like to know if it's my ARCHOS that didn't charge any more, or if it's my batteries.

Anybody experienced a dead charging circuit in ARCHOS ?

thanks in advance

Manuel

[elmanu]

nobody ??

Today, I plugged the archos on with the USB, but without the batteries : very strange noise, no screen, no leds.
Is it normal ?

Thanks for your feedback

El Manu

[eriqjaffe]

If the FM is anything like the JBRv1, it always runs off the batteries (the AC is just for charging the cells), and won't run without them.

[elmanu]

I will answer to myself, just for the community ;-)

As I use my archos ALWAYS at home, I removed the dead batteries and did the following :
-removed the DC plug and modified it : cut the 3rd pin that tells the system if you have a plug inside or not, bend the + pin to connect it to a wire that is directly connected to one of the 2 + connector of the battery reciever, and let the ground connected as is.
-then, you can use your archos with the power supply, without battery.
-as my power supply died, I use now an old PC powersupply, that have a powerfull 5 volts output.

My Archos works fine with that, but now I need a truck to move it ;-)
(bloody big power supply)