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Originally Posted by allovertheglobe
Did you try to let the battery run down completely? I.e. until the LED turns red then after another 1/2 hour hour or so even that will turn off and the battery is completely empty.
Then try connecting it, reset it and wait for it to hopefully recharge completely.
Before that, the battery LED was acting up as well, being stuck on blinking green, but the reader was locked up, and after a reset it turned instantly red: the reader couldn't power back up, thus the above recharging attempt.
Re: Charger. Besides the Garmin one (A/C straight to mini-USB) I also have successfully used the TEKKEON MP1600 I got for $13 from Newegg.com. This one is used with the USB cable that came with the reader.
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Thank you so much for the good advice. I turned it off and let it charge over night. I then unplugged it, waited a bit, then turned it on. All though the buttons and folders respond, I too got the dreaded blinking green light now, and find that battery still remains at 2/3. When I plugged it in (I only have the USB charger that came with it) the light at the top turns orange - meaning it probably is not holding or giving a charge.
I will try as you suggest - let the battery run all the way down and then somme, Then reconnect it, reset it and wait for it to recharge completely.
I'll check back later today. (And I check out Newegg's charger - I wanted one for when I'm at the university. Again, thank you!
CJP