Motorola Minitor 4 Issues

[squirrel911]

Ok, so I have a Minitor 4 pager that will not turn on. I put in new batteries and even tried to charge the rechargeable ones and no power. It was working just fine one day then poof just stopped. didnt drop it or get it wet. Maybe someone here can help me?

 

[NCFire11]

Will it vibrate if you turn it on while on vibrate mode?

 

[squirrel911]

Will it vibrate if you turn it on while on vibrate mode?

No nothing at all. No beep, no vibrate, and no red light

 

[chrismol1]

Give it a good spanking to see if there's any loose connections

 

[squirrel911]

Give it a good spanking to see if there's any loose connections

Didn't work. How hard are these to take apart and see the inside?

 

[NCFire11]

Didn't work. How hard are these to take apart and see the inside?

Not hard at all- its an allen screw at the bottom, remove that and pull from both ends of the pager, it slides out. But be careful not to break the speaker wire.

 

[squirrel911]

Oh well i dont have something that small. Guess I will go have to buy one. any ideas on what could be the issue with this dang thing?

 

[chrismol1]

a very small regular screw driver might also work. the size for the allen is 1.5 mm

 

[squirrel911]

Ok I will try that. anyone know of a descent place to get this pager sent to and fixed?

 

[iamhere300]

We use these folks. Very dependable.

Minitor Repair

 

[squirrel911]

We use these folks. Very dependable.

Minitor Repair

Thank you for that info.

 

[mojo3120]

Try cleaning the contact on the bottom of the battery cover

 

[BigLebowski]

There was an issue with Minitor IV's that had to do with the case flexing near the belt clip, causing the components on the circuit boards inside to lift away from their proper locations. Caused all sorts of issues..

 

[mojo3120]

There was an issue with Minitor IV's that had to do with the case flexing near the belt clip, causing the components on the circuit boards inside to lift away from their proper locations. Caused all sorts of issues..

That's the tone decoder. Causes "no alert" issues, but I've never seen it cause "no power" issues.

 

[squirrel911]

Try cleaning the contact on the bottom of the battery cover

Nothing there to clean off. it is nioce and clean. Batteries never leaked. I am very careful about that.

There was an issue with Minitor IV's that had to do with the case flexing near the belt clip, causing the components on the circuit boards inside to lift away from their proper locations. Caused all sorts of issues..

How is that fixed?

That's the tone decoder. Causes "no alert" issues, but I've never seen it cause "no power" issues.

That is just it. NO POWER. It worked and then just stopped. IDK what to do.

 

[krokus]

There are lots of possibilities. If you don't have the technical knowledge to know where to look, and don't have someone near you that does, then send it to be repaired.

The link given for UCC is a good, I have sent many Minitors to them, and have been happy with their work.

 

[squirrel911]

Well I was finally able to get the screw out and I see nothing wrong with the inside. No corroding, wire breaks, burn marks, or anything of that nature. IDK what to do.

 

[scanman312]

Dumb question Are you sure the batteries are in the correct order