The sad story of my Creative Zen Portable Media Center
My Creative Zen Portable Media Center (PMC). I love this thing. It stores music, pictures, slideshows, movies, television shows, etc. To be honest, I really do love this thing, yet I haven’t used it for the last 6 months or so. I got it out again the other day to dust if off and reorganize the content on their, getting ready for the trip to MMS 2007.
When I tried turning it on, there was no power. So, I thought the battery had simply run out of charge. For some reason, instead of just hooking it up to power to charge it, I tried opening the battery compartment. It’s a good thing I did. The battery compartment was tough to open. So, I spent another 5 minutes getting the battery compartment to open up. The battery compartment cover tabs that hold it locked in place broke in the process. Dang, I thought, I’d have to order a new battery compartment cover. But, that was just the beginning. Instead of just sliding off, the battery compartement cover “popped off”. Why? Well, because the battery itself had expanded beyond the size of the small compartment. It exploded! Not the kind of explosion you’d see on Myth Busters, but it exploded nonetheless. Here’s a couple pictures of it:
Notice the black plastic on the top and bottom of the battery. Those two black pieces are supposed to be flat against each other. The battery part, the two gray pieces, are what exploded. The following picture shows the small compartment this battery is “supposed” to fit inside (along with the compartment cover that broke in the process):
So, now I have to find a way to order both the compartment cover AND a new battery, AND try to get them here before I leave for MMS 2007. Good luck, I guess.