Road Cycling - Flightdeck annoyance

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DTM
03-15-04, 05:00 AM
I have a few posts about troublesome flight decks. I am wondering if the problem with my new wireless 6501 is unique : -
Regardless of the battery condition (i.e I bought a brand new battery to test my theory) the lo-battery light flashes 3-4 times periodically every 20 secs or so. Everything else works ok, but this is really annoying because

a. It catches your attention
b. How the heck am I going to know whether the battery is truly going to go flat, I might be mid ride or something.

Everything else works ok, and by the sound of it Flighdeck's are not without their problems. So should I count my blessings that its the only minor problem I have, or should I risk a whole set of new probs by demanding a replacement.

Thanks


shokhead
03-15-04, 09:52 AM
Mine does the same thing and never gave it a second thought. So it goes out mid ride. The earth is still round.

Hogo
03-15-04, 12:15 PM
nevr had a prob with mine :)


khuon
03-15-04, 12:29 PM
Check your battery contacts and make sure they're clean. Maybe they're presenting a high impedence due to some surface corrosion/rust. I've got two FlightDecks (6500 and 6501, 4 years old and 3 years old respectively) and have not seen this problem.

Spoke
03-15-04, 04:25 PM
Once I fixed the contacts in the right lever with the 'sticker', my FlightDeck works fine, not a problem. It sounds like a battery contact problem. Make sure the contacts inside the computer case are making good, solid contact with the battery. Otherwise, contact your vendor or Shimano.

wlevey
03-16-04, 06:58 AM
Mine works fine!!