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MX880 no longer charging.
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Post 1 made on Sunday September 27, 2020 at 09:24
Trunk-Slammer -Supreme
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Never seen this before.

Clients MX880 battery died and when the battery was replaced that battery ran down and the unit will not charge.

I think the original battery died because the unit would no longer charge.

Anyone ever seen this before with URC remotes?
Post 2 made on Sunday September 27, 2020 at 10:50
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I have replaced a handful of wall warts for the 880.

It also has the charging pin that can break on the remote.

If you try another battery and wall wart, and it still won’t charge, time for an 890.
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Post 3 made on Sunday September 27, 2020 at 14:07
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On September 27, 2020 at 10:50, tomciara said...
If you try another battery and wall wart, and it still won’t charge, time for an 890.

How old is the 880?

What do you charge for this, and how do you justify the cost of this to your client?
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Post 4 made on Sunday September 27, 2020 at 14:25
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On September 27, 2020 at 09:24, Trunk-Slammer -Supreme said...
Never seen this before.

Clients MX880 battery died and when the battery was replaced that battery ran down and the unit will not charge.

I think the original battery died because the unit would no longer charge.

Anyone ever seen this before with URC remotes?

I have two MX-810 that will never be used by me or one of my customers. Still have the pin, too. The battery is bulged in one and the other was chewed by a dog, but the innards are still OK, AFAIK.

Did you test the charger?
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Post 5 made on Sunday September 27, 2020 at 14:26
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On September 27, 2020 at 14:07, Ernie Gilman said...
How old is the 880?

What do you charge for this, and how do you justify the cost of this to your client?

Ever program one of these turds?
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Post 6 made on Sunday September 27, 2020 at 14:49
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On September 27, 2020 at 14:25, highfigh said...
Did you test the charger?

+1

I don't trust modular power supplies any farther than I can throw them. (And, even the girls will snicker when they see me pitch)
Post 7 made on Sunday September 27, 2020 at 15:31
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On September 27, 2020 at 14:26, highfigh said...
Ever program one of these turds?

No, but your question implies to me that it's difficult. That means time-consuming. That means costly. That means the client is likely to not want to have to invest in another remote, not even a better one like the 890.

That's why I made my comment. Could you give us more context to your question so I can be sure I've interpreted it correctly?

Oh, and... is the 880 one of those remotes whose programming can be loaded into a different model remote, hoping in this case you could load it into an 890?
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OP | Post 8 made on Sunday September 27, 2020 at 16:06
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Went by and checked things out.

1. Charger is good (used it on my M880).

2. The bad 880 powers up and works fine with a fresh battery (mine).

3. The bad 880 will not power up with charging cable plugged in.

4. The bad 880 will not connect to PC (wanted extract the file).

Apparently the remote has a problem on the board, as it will not take a charge nor will it connect to a pc but works just fine otherwise.

The client likes the 880 as do I. His system is a very simple one and the programming is as easy as any other URC remote.

The remote is probably 5 or so years old, but mine is MUCH older and still works just fine so I don't think age is a factor (when did they stop producing them?).


I'll get a 890 tomorrow and all will be good to go. Easy programming since it is a pretty basic system.
Post 9 made on Sunday September 27, 2020 at 17:47
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On September 27, 2020 at 16:06, Trunk-Slammer -Supreme said...
I'll get a 890 tomorrow and all will be good to go. Easy programming since it is a pretty basic system.

The smart thing to do.
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Post 10 made on Sunday September 27, 2020 at 17:56
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On September 27, 2020 at 16:06, Trunk-Slammer -Supreme said...

The remote is probably 5 or so years old, but mine is MUCH older and still works just fine so I don't think age is a factor (when did they stop producing them?).|

Sold my first one in 2009 and my last one in 2018. Discontinued in 2019 possibly?
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Post 11 made on Sunday September 27, 2020 at 20:37
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Could be something as simple as a cold solder joint or a bad capacitor. But who has the time to troubleshoot that sort of thing? Probably worthy to sell for parts on eBay, though.
OP | Post 12 made on Sunday September 27, 2020 at 22:20
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On September 27, 2020 at 20:37, Daniel Tonks said...
Could be something as simple as a cold solder joint or a bad capacitor. But who has the time to troubleshoot that sort of thing? Probably worthy to sell for parts on eBay, though.

I see a lot of them selling for parts on Ebay.

I'll probably put this one one there as well. One mans junk....LOL


Client wants the M890 so that will go tomorrow as I already have the program set to load, and ADI is in the area with two in stock..
Post 13 made on Sunday September 27, 2020 at 23:51
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On September 27, 2020 at 22:20, Trunk-Slammer -Supreme said...
I see a lot of them selling for parts on Ebay.

I'll probably put this one one there as well. One mans junk....LOL

Client wants the M890 so that will go tomorrow as I already have the program set to load, and ADI is in the area with two in stock..

He will like the better graphics plus the charging dock. You will be a hero.
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Post 14 made on Monday September 28, 2020 at 11:19
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On September 27, 2020 at 15:31, Ernie Gilman said...
No, but your question implies to me that it's difficult. That means time-consuming. That means costly. That means the client is likely to not want to have to invest in another remote, not even a better one like the 890.

That's why I made my comment. Could you give us more context to your question so I can be sure I've interpreted it correctly?

Oh, and... is the 880 one of those remotes whose programming can be loaded into a different model remote, hoping in this case you could load it into an 890?

Actually, I had forgotten that the 880 was URC's response to those of us who had to deal with the faults of the 810, which is the real turd. The programming sucked, the software was WYSIWYG and it required a computer video card and display that was higher than what some used for programming and it couldn't be resized, so it was a matter of guesswork unless a different computer could be used, To make it worse, the program couldn't be copied to any other models. I was glad when my client's dog chewed that POS.
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OP | Post 15 made on Monday September 28, 2020 at 17:35
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I never even touched the MX810, or even had a thought of buying one after seeing one at EXPO.

It was URC's answer to the Harmony crap and it was just as bad as the Harmony remotes....

When your competitor goes low you go lower. Not a great idea.
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