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… John JWL Images Emeryville, CA
John Lund wrote:
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?
Hi, I'd imagine it's possible to replace the batteries. Opening the unit isn't hard - 3 screws and 2 sticky labels. The main thing would be to replace them with the correct chemistry and capacity. You certainly don't want to put NiMH batteries in if the charging circuit is expecting NiCd for instance! In my experience such replacements don't often last as long as the originals though - often cheap replacements aren't of the same quality, and/or the charger isn't really matched to them very well. Graeme Gill.
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
Ditto what Steve said. I used Batteries Plus some years back to replace the rechargeables in a Gretagmacbeth SpectroEye. For the money I saved going that route instead of getting them from XRite, I took my wife out for a nice dinner. The batteries were even upgraded to a higher spec. They even did *while I waited*. Terry On Jun 10, 2014, at 2:21 PM, Steve Upton <upton@chromix.com> wrote:
Batteries Plus might be able to help you.
They mention that they can replace / build batteries as needed for different devices.
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Graeme Gill
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John Lund
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Steve Upton
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Terence Wyse