ok something wierd just happend, after playing the game i left the device on and placed it on the desk.
i heard a wierd buzzing sound and saw the display go black. The game returned for few seconds, again a buzzing sound and black screen. This time the Pokitto stayed like that, and it will not turn on. It seems the battery was drained ? Placing it on charger does light up the led.
Left it on charger until led turned off, but it will not start. I could get it into crp-disable mode but only for few seconds. again the buzz and off.
any ideas ? Not sure if it is the game but this is the second time i had a black screen while playing the game, could this be possible ?
and did notice this :
but could be something else?
small edit : the charger light doesnt completly turn off, its glowing slightly
Ok, sounds odd. Make sure the reset button at the back is free to move and is not jammed in any way.
The buzzing sound & black screen was definitely a sign of battery power going out but the other symptoms I have never come across before.
If you connect the USB so that it starts charging do you get a orange charging light?
Edit: I’m not dismissing the possibility that there is an issue on the board. We have shipped close to 500 Pokittos by now (many people bought more than 1) and we have (honestly) had <15 replacements.
On first try i charged it until the charge led turned off(5 min give or take), but it would not boot then.
I did notice that the charge led is dimly glowing, so it probably is still giving a small charge to battery.
Still charging now… i wil give it a try in few minutes.
just tried it again, but no go. both as crp-drive or as normal boot. The charge led turns of after 1 min. I think i will have a look inside and measure battery voltage to see if it does get charged.
OK @Rakkachi, do this: remove LCD, connect with USB cable to computer, let charge for a couple of minutes and turn on while pressing the flash mode (CRP) key. If you get no connection to PC then thats a first (not kidding) with a battery / charger issue
I seriously think your Pokitto is not charging.The reason why you were able to make a connection was because with no LCD, the power needed was so much lower, that whatever was left in the LiPo was enough to make the connection.
I need to talk to Daniel about this, because this would be the first non-charging Pokitto.
Please leave Pokitto charging for a while and see what happens. I will measure the voltage from the terminals with a working Pokitto so you can test it also.
Edit: whoops, I have taken my multimeter home. I’ll be back.