+Guitarman Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 I have a ICD R-Time 8 that seems to have quit working. The RT8 is not recognized by the system at all. I use it with my SDX cart which usually recognizes it automatically. Battery is good and in a low profile battery clip, which I replaced about 2 years ago. Plus, if it was the battery, it would still be recognized, just with the wrong time. Does anyone have any idea what would cause it to just stop working?? Any help appreciated!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Bad battery stops the device from being recognized. I just had this issue with my repro cart a few weeks back. The battery didn't last anywhere near two years either. I would definitely put in a fresh battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 (edited) Mine behaved the same way. At the suggestion of someone here, I "freshened up" all the solder joints after already cleaning all the contacts and reolacing the battery. After that, it started working again, but lately has again taken a nose-dive, sometimes "forgetting" the correct time/date. I probably will need to replace the IC's. (Any other suggestions?) I really miss having three of those carts stacked up vertically in front of my display screen... I just noticed something related to this. My RT8 cart with the 4.22 cart and my 4.42 cart give different dates -- probably something to do with Y2K. (?) I have a ICD R-Time 8 that seems to have quit working. The RT8 is not recognized by the system at all. I use it with my SDX cart which usually recognizes it automatically. Battery is good and in a low profile battery clip, which I replaced about 2 years ago. Plus, if it was the battery, it would still be recognized, just with the wrong time. Does anyone have any idea what would cause it to just stop working?? Any help appreciated!! Edited October 15, 2010 by Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russg Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Mine behaved the same way. At the suggestion of someone here, I "freshened up" all the solder joints after already cleaning all the contacts and reolacing the battery. After that, it started working again, but lately has again taken a nose-dive, sometimes "forgetting" the correct time/date. I probably will need to replace the IC's. (Any other suggestions?) I really miss having three of those carts stacked up vertically in front of my display screen... I just noticed something related to this. My RT8 cart with the 4.22 cart and my 4.42 cart give different dates -- probably something to do with Y2K. (?) I have a ICD R-Time 8 that seems to have quit working. The RT8 is not recognized by the system at all. I use it with my SDX cart which usually recognizes it automatically. Battery is good and in a low profile battery clip, which I replaced about 2 years ago. Plus, if it was the battery, it would still be recognized, just with the wrong time. Does anyone have any idea what would cause it to just stop working?? Any help appreciated!! SpartaDOSX 4.22 gets the day of the week wrong,a Y2K problem. It should get the day of the month and time correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Guitarman Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 It was the battery. I had thought that the battery being bad just made it not keep time. I didn't realize it kept it from being recognized. Sigh of relief!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibrewire Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Bump This thread saved me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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