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Old 08-28-2017, 09:13 AM   #1
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Having a problem with info-key for X-2: screen blanks when start button pushed. Several tries needed to spool up the PT. OFF function is readily doable.

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Old 08-28-2017, 09:35 AM   #2
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Having a problem with info-key for X-2: screen blanks when start button pushed. Several tries needed to spool up the PT. OFF function is readily doable.

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When was last time you changed battery?...Is the spare still under your center counsel?
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This problem has existed since I changed the battery about 3 months ago. It seems to improve when I remove the cell and clean with alcohol. Other than that the thing noticed is the time resets when the start-stop button is pushed. That has been since we got the X-2s last year. Both were rental machines one with 1000 miles and one with 150. Only difference noticed is one has turf tires and the other RT!

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This problem has existed since I changed the battery about 3 months ago.
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So, have you tried another *NEW* battery? Perhaps of a different brand? Or measured the voltage of the battery?
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Default Poor quality vs Good quality InfoKey button batteries

The dimming you are experiencing when pushing buttons that cause the InfoKey to transmit is almost certainly due to a weak button battery. This is also the usual cause of the time resetting.

In recent years a number of cheap brands of poor quality button batteries have flooded the market. When used in Segway InfoKeys these cheap brands either don't work at all, or last only a few weeks. The colder the weather, the worse they work and shorter they last. They are a waste of money. They cause great frustration.

Find a source of high quality button batteries that are made in Japan by a top international brand. Watchmakers/Jewellers Shops can be a good source. Discount Electronics stores are not.

I've had good experience with Sony, Varta, Energizer, Maxell, Panasonic, etc - but only when these have 'Made in Japan' printed on the packaging. A quality button cell that has been manufacturers using the full amount of materials should last between 6 months and 2 years inside a Segway InfoKey for many private owners (depending on how many times you push the buttons per day/week).
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Ray-O-Vac made in china. Thanks for the input. There seems no electrical reason for the dimming and resetting of the time other than what you have pointed. Will post follow-up.

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Old 08-30-2017, 09:46 PM   #7
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New, fresh Sony cell render the infokey as good as new! Works perfectly! Thank you for the proper steer!

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And you can ask the city counsel.... or look under the console... for the battery. spelling teacher- don't flame me!
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