I got this for my grandson last Christmas in 6 months one of the batteries was dead. It cannot be charged. Were the batteries guaranteed? If not ca
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I had the same thing happen, they would not replace it I did bring it to a batteries plus store and had the battery replaced.
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It is a built in Lithium battery. So, I'm assuming no way to replace it. They are asking me to assume the charge of shipping and send a $9.95 check for possible repairs because mine stopped working. That would probably be what you would need to do if yours needed a new battery. Since I've had mine less than 6 months I'm not a happy camper. Probably will not send it back. (This is their idea of a guarantee, I guess.)
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Mine doesn't charge anymore either. I didnt know the batteries were replaceable! Sorry I'm just posting this so if you get an answer I'll be notified too :) good luck!
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I am glad that you asked. The batteries failed almost immediately and when I tried to post a negative review they (Amazon) deleted it.
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My son's did the same thing. We replaced the batteries with no success. We had already pitched the packaging and the garbage has been picked up so we can't return it to TRU. However, I may go purchase a new one and put the bad one in the package and return it for a refund. However, I'm afraid the new one will have the same problem.
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I got it for my grandson as part of his Christmas gift. My youngest daughter put it together and charged it as recommended and it worked. My grandson love it it is still working. I also got one for my steptson and he love it to but his use battery that don't need charging.
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I called Leapster with that question and they do not rec rechargeable batteries b/c they aren't as strong as reg batteries even when they are new and thus the game may not work properly. Logically though, I'm wondering the diff. in the batt pack and rech batteries. Hope this helps.
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It is a built in Lithium battery. So, I'm assuming no way to replace it.They are asking me to assume the charge of shipping and send a $9.95 check for possible repairs because mine stopped working.That would probably be what you would need to do if yours needed a new battery. Since I've had mine less than 6 months I'm not a happy camper.Probably will not send it back. (This is their idea of a guarantee, I guess.)
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No, the battery is dead so you do have to charge it so maybe get the battery out and charge it on Christmas eve. Or charge the spare
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Try removing battery and replacing it. If still no charge, yes, replacing the battery was worth it for us after several years of hard use.
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The same thing happened to me. I bought 2 of them and 1 don't turn on . I also replaced the batteries and it still doesn't work. I don't know how to replace it eather because the packaging has been taken out to the trash.
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Hi Deana, yes there is always the possibility that it might be broken, but just in case it's not, try new batteries first. If it still doesn't work, then send it back and get a new one.
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I bought this Furby for my granddaughters birthday in February, and when I got this question (in June) I called and asked how Furby was doing. Furby was indeed dead. They are going to try new batteries and see what happens.
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Ours did the same thing! Battery was good and grandson rode it for about 10 minutes. The motor that runs the bike is defective . This is why I gave the product a bad review. It is not worth the cost as it is poorly engineered.
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The Pete I bought from Amazon last fall took 4AA batteries and worked just fine.....it still does......that's I about all I can tell you except my grandson had lots of fun with him and so did his parents.
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we're currently using recharbeables in our sets. They seem to work well, I haven't had to replace yet (just been playing a couple of times). Actually, I did have to replace almost right away - it turns out two of the 6 were not fully charged. The gun would still tag/receive tags, but the special effects were all off and the voice/sound effects were V...E...R...Y.......S...L...O...W... but it was a good warning, and at least I could finish that game effectively. If that's what we have to look forward to, I'm pretty happy with how the tagger handles low battery.
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I would immediately send it back. It has to be defective. My two batteries work just fine. They take the charge and hold it until you are ready to use them. Sorry to hear you had trouble. These are hi-tech units and I do suppose that they are a little temperamental.