How can I replace a Sony TV battery no longer in production?
I have a SONY Wireless LocationFree TV (1st generation) puchased in 2006. The battery no longer accepts a charge, thus the Wireless TV is no longer useable. The battery (BP-1XLa) is no longer available. Any way I can keep the TV out of the landfill? It is a great device; nothing on the market really replaces its function.
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Sara Horowitz, just wondering if you can provide more info on the model (not just the battery). See if it has a LF or BP number somewhere.
- de oldturkey03
Sure: the model number is LF-X1. I know it is a bit of a dinosaur, but it does (at least it did) well what no other device does, which was to easily and flawlessly enable portable TV-viewing. Over time, the touch-screen gave out and could not be callibrated, but we overcame that by controlling it with a SONY remote (from a different device). But just recently, the screen would not charge up and would not run on AC/power. So maybe it's not the battery but something in the connection to the AC charger. (The converter part of the charger heats up when plugged in, so I think that it is working.) Anyway, I've googled likely and unlikely sources for the battery pack and it's not to be found.
- de Sara Horowitz
To clarify: the base station is LF-X1. The screen is LF-X1M.
- de Sara Horowitz
Dinosaur or not, if it is doing its job, it deserve to be taken a look at ;-) There is absolutely nothing wrong, with trying to maintain older devices, I have plenty of those around. This is what ifixit is all about :-) let's see if we can find some solutions for you. Are you okay with using a multimeter, or know somebody that can help with that? You will have to measure the output of the AC adapter first, just to make sure that it supplies the proper voltage.
- de oldturkey03
Thanks, o.t. It is from reading posts on fixit that I got the idea to control the monitor with a SONY remote after the touch screen function gave out, so I am grateful to the people who are so helpful with their ideas and knowledge on this site, and particularly to you for your thoughts on this.
- de Sara Horowitz