IP 5555 went dead

[rebb]

My 5555 just went dead. Tried to charge it without success (the yellow battery charging light does not come on). I removed and reinstalled the battery. I tried the soft reboot...all with out success. Just before it died, the screen started to flicker and then just a bunch of colored lines...then dead.
Any idea what the problem might be? Is it a battery problem?

Is this device worth fixing? Thanks

[Pdaholic]

Could be a victime of the "dead battery syndrome" which plagued the 5555. If the battery drops below I think 3.2V, the unit will not come on. Put it on charge for a few hours, then do a soft reset, then hit the power button. Hopefully it will revive itself. Good luck.

[Smokey Joe]

Could be one of two things. First your charger may have died. Then on the other hand it may be a battery/charging problem.
I had a similar problem some time ago. Both the main battery and backup battery had gone flat. When I tried to charge the unit it would not charge or switch on. I Solved the problem by plugging the device into the charger and the charger to the power outlet. I then switched on the power at the outlet and left the unit for several hours. Over a period of around 36/48 hours I periodically tried switching the unit on without success and also tried doing a soft reset also without success. After about 48 hours I tried switching the unit on - still no luck. Did a soft reset and all of a sudden the unit sprank to life. It just took a long while to wake the unit up. Probably because both batteries were flat. Try putting your unit on charge for 2 or 3 days and see what happens. If that does not work then check out the charger which may be the culprit. Perhaps you can let me know how you go.

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[rebb]

Thanks to all. I left battery out for about 3 hours, then charged it and it works fine.