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Ive had an AMB 260, old style, transponder for several seasons now. I do my best to charge it every month and it usually holds a 4 day charge.
The last 2 times I have charged it the light will only blink green 3 times. I think the battery might be going bad. Some of the battery replacement instructions I've seen online are a little harsh.
Anyone have a good DIY link or instructions rather than sending this thing off to get someone else to do it?
I sent mine out to a guy in San Antonio. He fixed it for $45(mention you're a CMRA racer). Worth it!
Mueller toys I think it's called...
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Thanks Bryan, i saw Heinz posted a ebay link to a guy that does it near San Antonio. Wonder if it is the same guy.
It is!
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Im not having any luck locating that business on google maps under Mueller Toys near San Antonio. If you have an address or link handy i will keep them in mind if I can't find a way to do this myself.
Brandon - In some thread on here Nancy posted a way to bring your AMB back from near death. Maybe the same procedure can bring yours back to full charging capacity. I did it to mine and worked perfectly, haven't had an issue in the year or two since I did it.
http://www.muellertoys.com/amb-mylap...ttery-service/Quote:
Originally Posted by Brandon Orr
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Originally Posted by Steven Smith
Thanks guys, I'm looking for that thread Nancy posted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bryan Hodges
http://www.cmraracing.com/showthread...+from+the+dead
I've been following this. I will give it a couple more shots to see what it does.
Thanks for the recommendation on Mueller, they must be buying up local ad words because they are the first result now for "amb 260 cradle charger". ask me how i know lol.
Haha, and they didn't have a location on Google maps from what I could find. Mention CMRA so we can get some pull.
i just called the guy at Mueller to let him know i found out through the CMRA. he's got super quick turn around, I placed the order for a charger yesterday and received a tracking number this morning.
I just talked to John Mueller, he was a ton of help. I'm going to watch this thing to see how long the charge last based on what John said. If it needs a battery I will get with him soon enough. I suggest anyone needing theirs fixed to give him a call.
For future reference, I believe the manual says to charge it once every 3 months, then let it fully discharge (for off season purposes, or if you aren't racing a lot in one season). I don't know how much that would affect battery life in the long run, but something to consider.
That being said, replacing the battery on these isn't too bad. If you'd rather not do it yourself, then you can get back with John.
by ordering transponder parts, does that mean we will see you on the grid in 2017?Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael McGehee
it does indeed ;)
Nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael McGehee
Got my Transponder back from John Meuller.
He put in a new battery for my old square Transponder. It took several charging cycles (letting it fully die, then recharge) but now it flashes green for 6 days. It's like a brand new Transponder. Totally worth the $55 plus shipping.
overall a big fan of that guys operation. the price was more than reasonable for a 3D printed charging cradle+cord+car charger and I think I received it within a few days from houston.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brandon Orr
Does anyone knows if Mr. Mueller is still doing transponder repairs?
From what I have heard yes. Give him a callQuote:
Originally Posted by Rodrigo DaCunha
His original website is down.
I ran a search and the pictures here look right.
http://www.racingtransponderfix.com/
I would call and ask if this is John Mueller.
Thanks Brandon,Quote:
Originally Posted by Brandon Orr
I did sent him a message with the picture of it need to be repaired... let's see...
I messaged him about replacing the battery and he responded same day. I would think he still performs the services.
I did a little searching and it looks like he just updated his website and business name.
Even found a review online with his old website listed. Clicked the link and it forwarded to the new website.
John is a good guy!!! He is still doing the repairs. Thanks guys!