Recent content by Saturn49

For those following along at home, the battery eventually returned to its defective state. More as a challenge to myself, I acquired a (cheap) hot air rework station, flux, solder paste and kapton tape and a replacement switch. From what I can tell, this is a near exact replacement for the...

Well, I was able to get the battery apart without destroying it, and it was almost certainly the button. I dropped a little 99.9% isopropyl alcohol directly on the button and it started working properly. It looks like replacing the switch would be quite difficult - it is a surface mount...

After futzing some more, I'm convinced that the button is actually shorted out, and when held just right, it sometimes disconnects, registering a button press. I got it to turn off and on once while holding it upside down (button facing down) and just barely touching the button. The lights...

Well, this morning it was still on (fully charged, on the charger) and wouldn't turn off. Then I picked it up, hit the button a few times (nothing) and set it down on a table and it turned off. Now I can't turn it on again. If I put it on the charger, the charger lights up green (not red...

I pulled my Mavic air out of storage where it sat for the last 6 months or so. 2 of the 3 batteries are fine and started charging (from 2-3 lights). The 3rd wouldn't charge though, and the multi-charger showed a red light. Hitting the button didn't do anything either. I figured it was...