Can't get a charge - is it the battery or my dock?

[spreri]

Hello everyone!

I bought a used Sony MD-R, model MZ-N1. It has a Sony gumstick NH14WM(A) battery. I can't seem to get the battery to charge, however I'm unsure if it's my dock, MD player, or the battery itself. I'd bank on the battery however I'd like to know for sure before buying another battery.

When I put the battery in (the correct way) and attach the MD player to the dock and to an outlet, I move the MD button to CHG. The charge light does not light up. Similarly if I attach the AC adapter directly to the unit and move the button to CHG, the charge light does not light up.

Any expertise here?

Can I use the dry battery dock solo, and if so how much recording time will I get?

Thanks

-Jake

[raintheory]

When you say "move the button", do you mean you press Stop/Chg?

On almost all fairly recent MD units (at least that I know of), the Stop button is also the Charge button.

[Ishiyoshi]

*topic moved to "MD, NetMD + MDLP" section of the forum.

[bobt]

http://minidisc.org/manuals/sony/sony_mzn1_manual.pdf

Here's a link to the manual, should help.

You can also try cleaning the battery terminals, make sure they are shiny.

Good luck,

Bob

[raintheory]

yes check the battery terminals in the unit and on the battery itself.

[spreri]

Wow. Cleaning the terminals worked like a charm.

Thanks everyone. (I can't believe that effin' worked!)