I cracked the touch screen and LCD on my 3-year old iPaq 4155,
so I sent it in to PDASmart for replacement of both, which they
did. It was working fine otherwise before I sent it in. It came
back with the battery dead. So I restored everything from the
backup program on my SD card. I noticed when charging that the
orange light flashes 3 times and then stops. It will continue
to flash only if the unit is left on while charging. I don't get
the green light that shows that it's fully charged. Once charged,
I turn the unit on and off several times, and pretty soon, it
will no longer turn on. Nothing happens when I hit the power on
button. I have to connect it to the external charger to get it
to start turning on again. The battery shows a full charge.

Could this be a battery issue, or is it possible the cracked LCD
screen affected something else internally?

Thanks!
Scott

Did you leave in the battery while sending it in for repair? If yes, then,
it might have been COMPLETELY depleted, which may denote the death of a
Lithium-Ion battery, especially that old.

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"Scott" <golden@uslink.net> wrote in message
news:471CF69E.D14A2D3B@uslink.net...
>I cracked the touch screen and LCD on my 3-year old iPaq 4155,
> so I sent it in to PDASmart for replacement of both, which they
> did. It was working fine otherwise before I sent it in. It came
> back with the battery dead. So I restored everything from the
> backup program on my SD card. I noticed when charging that the
> orange light flashes 3 times and then stops. It will continue
> to flash only if the unit is left on while charging. I don't get
> the green light that shows that it's fully charged. Once charged,
> I turn the unit on and off several times, and pretty soon, it
> will no longer turn on. Nothing happens when I hit the power on
> button. I have to connect it to the external charger to get it
> to start turning on again. The battery shows a full charge.
>
> Could this be a battery issue, or is it possible the cracked LCD
> screen affected something else internally?
>
> Thanks!
> Scott

"Werner \"Menneisyys\" Ruotsalainen [MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices]" wrote:
>
> Did you leave in the battery while sending it in for repair? If yes, then,
> it might have been COMPLETELY depleted, which may denote the death of a
> Lithium-Ion battery, especially that old.
>
> --
>
> --
> Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen - Microsoft MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices
> Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at
> http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.
>
> "Scott" <golden@uslink.net> wrote in message
> news:471CF69E.D14A2D3B@uslink.net...
> >I cracked the touch screen and LCD on my 3-year old iPaq 4155,
> > so I sent it in to PDASmart for replacement of both, which they
> > did. It was working fine otherwise before I sent it in. It came
> > back with the battery dead. So I restored everything from the
> > backup program on my SD card. I noticed when charging that the
> > orange light flashes 3 times and then stops. It will continue
> > to flash only if the unit is left on while charging. I don't get
> > the green light that shows that it's fully charged. Once charged,
> > I turn the unit on and off several times, and pretty soon, it
> > will no longer turn on. Nothing happens when I hit the power on
> > button. I have to connect it to the external charger to get it
> > to start turning on again. The battery shows a full charge.
> >
> > Could this be a battery issue, or is it possible the cracked LCD
> > screen affected something else internally?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Scott

Werner,

Yes, I left the battery in during the week and a half turnaround. It came
back with no juice in the battery.

Earlier today, the backup battery showed 100% charge. Now, it's at 20%, while
the main battery shows 62% charge.

When I connect to the external charger, the unit switches on with no problem.

When I called the repair facility, they said it could be a worn out battery or
the motherboard.

Do these symptoms sound like a bad battery? Would a bad battery charge to 100%,
which it did earlier today?

Thanks!
Scott