The Wizard seems to be dead

[broshi]

I used my wizard until the battery was fully discharged (I navigated and the plug was disconnected). Now it doesn't wake up. I removed the battery and placed it back while the AC charger was connected and while not connected and even tried hard reset but nothing works.

Any ideas?

[Mauby]

As far as I understand once that is done the battery is a lost cause. Everything that I have read says this to be true with these batteries. Once they reach a certain part there is no turning back except for the "jump starting" threads I have seen.

Do a search.

[xeno1]

Your battery's not shot, you just have to jumpstart it. Take a 9v battery and some wire (wire bread ties work if you don't have any spare wire layin around) and connect the + from the 9v to the + of the battery and the - to the -. Only do it for 10 seconds though then remove the connections for 10 seconds and then do it again. Do this about 8 to 10 times and then pop the battery back in to the wizard and connect it to the wall charger and you should be able to charge from there.

[Toodeep]

These are lithium battery's Be very careful. Can start a really good fire. I wouldn't do what Xeno said. Even if it might work.

Just buy a new battery Cost 10 bucks on ebay.

Search google for lithium battery fire.

Sometimes these batterys will bubble out.

[xeno1]

That's why you only hold it there for 10 seconds at a time. This method has been tested and worked many times and to me it seems to be a lot safer than the "cut up a USB cable" method that you see posted on here quite a bit.