NH900 batteries loosing power too quick

[MusicBringer]

Hello folks, I have a cherished NH900.

Just recently Ni-MH 1.2 batteries are loosing their charge within 30mins playing time.

I can charge a battery using my old non-HiMD minidisk and cradle. And it shows as fully charged.

I just tried the Nh900 again with a freshly charged battery and the it stopped playing after a few minutes with a low battery error message on screen. It started with four battery blobs displayed and as it played they gradually reduced one by one.

Oh dear Have you heard of this happening before, please..??

[sfbp]

I had this problem when I got my R91, used. Open the battery door and clean the contacts of both battery and door. In my case you could see it had gone green from copper oxidation.

You might want to get some specialised contact cleaner from an electronics shop.

[MusicBringer]

Thanks Stephen, I think I'll find a scrap of glass-paper and give 'em a rub-down

[RockyJ]

I had the same problem with my RH 910 gumstick batteries

They do wear out so if you have recharged them a few times they will loose it's stuff so to speak.

I got tired of fighting it. I bought new ones from Orient of course, and I think even one of those was bad.

I got so I couldn't count on them when I had a one-shot recording session and have changed completely to my olympus digital which uses 2 AA's. Not only are they easy to come by, I get hours upon hours from one set (or one charge for my rechargeables) as well as more recording time since they don't depend on the limited MD disc capacity.

I must say I only record so maybe you are stuck with the MD if you use it mainly as a player. I don't think my Olympus is made for playback quality. I'm not familiar enough with the NH900 to know if it even is meant for recording.

good luck

Edited September 1, 2008 by RockyDisc