SG5 will not turn on. Blinking red charging indicator

[w7n23j]

Good morning everyone. I found my SG5 doing this this morning and it won't even turn on.

Before this, I synced it last night to download a new course and got a software update. After the update and course donwload, I left it overnight to charge through my PC. Anyone experienced this or has experienced this in the past? Solutions other than calling Skycaddie?

[bradbuff]

Your battery needs to be replaced.

[w7n23j]

[quote name='bradbuff' date='09 February 2010 - 06:26 AM' timestamp='1265718370' post='2238044']
Your battery needs to be replaced.
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Wow, thanks! I called Skygolf CS and the rep did not have a clue why the charger light is blinking red. He right away told me that I need to send the unit in for diagnosis/repair.

[w7n23j]

Well, I decided to tinker some more with my SG5 and tried to recharge it again via the PC USB. For some reason, it turned on by itself and the charge light was a solid red instead of blinking red. I reloaded the last application via CaddieSync, closed down the the application and left it plugged in to charge. After 2 hours, I got a solid green charge light. I rebooted it and the battery icon indicated a full charge. Guess it decided to come back to life. Skygolf wanted me to send it in for diagnosis/repairs. Glad I did not do that. I suspect that the last update messed up something but who knows.

[wrmiller]

Just a SWAG (scientific wild arse guess) but if your computer went into sleep mode during the night, the USB bus shuts down and (I believe, but haven't looked at the protocol spec in a long time) issues a sleep/hibernate packet to any devices connected, and removes the USB power.

My iPhone goes weird every now and then if I leave it hooked up all night. Now I just remember to unplug it before the 'puter goes into sleep mode.

But then, I could be full of you-know-what too...

[w7n23j]

wrmiller,
Your theory makes a lot of sense as I sometimes find my PC on a hibernate mode when I log on it in the morning. Since the wall charger for the SG5s are unreliable, I will probably have to charge my gps unit during the daytime as a precaution. Thanks!