Just want to send out a Thank You! - to Graeme and Steve - for encouraging responses to this. Got it apart, had Batteries Plus rebuild the battery, and now it functions again. (still can't use it on any OS past OSX 10.6.8, of course) Best, John JWL Images Emeryville
On Jun 9, 2014, at 12:30 PM, John Lund <john@jwlimages.com> wrote:
Hi ColorSyncers,
Apologies if this is a bit far afield, but I'm thinking if I can get assistance about this from anywhere, it would be here…
After years of good performance, my trusty DTP20 spectro is kaput - the battery will not take a charge anymore. X-rite wants $700 to rehabilitate it; that is out of the question for me.
I hate the thought of just trashing it, so first I want to ask if any third parties might be able to replace the rechargeable battery in this unit. I'm thinking once upon a time there were people who actually repaired electronics, might that be possible here, or is this device too obscure?
If I can't figure out a repair option, I would welcome anyone's interest in picking this up for parts - I have the entire PulseColor Elite system, with the target & profile creation software & h/w, carry case & the DTP94 monitor calibrator.
Thanks for any suggestions…
Hi John,
Batteries Plus might be able to help you.
They mention that they can replace / build batteries as needed for different devices.
We have 3 in the Seattle area so there may be some in your neck of the woods as well:
<http://www.batteriesplus.com>
regards,
Steve