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PENDO 360 Flip Convertible Dead Won’t Boot – no charge light indicator

If your pendo won’t start up and when you plug it in to charge the charge light does not turn on try this:

  1. Plug the charger in and leave it for 2 hours (it seems the light will  not turn on if the battery has been fully depleted)
  2. Remove the charger
  3. Press and hold the power button for 2 seconds, then release it and wait 10 seconds.
    1. Repeat this step 2-3 Times, usually this will bring it back to life
  4. Plug the charger back in and charge to full battery (this will probably take a few hours)

PENDO 360 Flip Convertible Fix ‘Plugged In Not Charging Problem’ after Windows 10 Update

This is how I fixed the charging problem with my PENDO 360 Flip ( PENDO 11.6″ Convertible ).

After updating windows 10 the it will say ‘Plugged in, Not Charging’.

To fix the issue you need to re-install the drivers for the battery and charger by doing the following:

  1. If your Flip has run flat, plug it in for two hours before attempting to turn it on.
    1. Leave the charger plugged in.
    2. Hopefully this will let it start again.
  2. Press the [windows] key and [R] at the same time. A run box should appear.
  3. In the box next to the promt ‘Open’ enter ‘compmgmt.msc’.
  4. Then press ‘OK’.
  5. In the screen that appears select ‘Device Manager’ and then ‘Batteries’.
  6. You should see the following:pendo_fix_not_charging
  7. Click each item under ‘Batteries’ and then click the red ‘x’ to remove it.
  8. Then restart your Flip.
  9. The charger should then start working again.

My first 3d printed design – Post-It Note Holder

The design is a post-it note holder with one pad each for today and tomorrow. I find it handy to have a list of things that need to be done today and those that can wait!

Here is the 3d Model, It took a while to make as I had to draw all the letters manually. I am using FreeCAD and the design is parametric.

The following photo shows the printer halfway through the print after just completing the insets. The design takes 2 hours to print. In the later prints I used a 10 row skirt with 0 distance from the model which really helped to prevent the model from warping as it cooled.

Download the stl file here: new.stl

or view on Thingiverse.

 

 

First real print on Ultimaker

Ultimaker 3D Printer Build Pictures

Parts ready to go

Main Frame

Main Frame

Frame Assembled

Frame Assembled

Limitswitch cables running to base

Limit switch cables running to base

Y Motor Intalled

Y Motor Installed

Extruder Head Installed with X and Y

Extruder Head Installed with X and Y

Z Platform Installed

Z Platform Installed

Z From Top

Z From Top

Z From Front

Z From Front

Material Feeder (PLA / ABS)

Material Feeder (PLA / ABS)

Electronics Installation and Connection

Electronics Installation and Connection

Completed Ultimaker

Completed Ultimaker

Begining First Print

Beginning First Print

Half of a Calibartion Cube

Half of a Calibration Cube

Finished First Print Calibartion Cube

Finished First Print Calibration Cube

Some Tuning Needed (Should be 20mm)

Some Tuning Needed (Should be 20mm)