GoPro won't go!

[bigwheel]

My GoPro Hero1 will not turn on.
Pulled the battery out/back in. SD card in or out etc. Wired in or out via GoPro USB cable to computer.
Googling shows there's an on going problem with all GoPro versions. Great kit when it works.

Anyone had this and solved it?

[6C4GTS]

Try a different SD card?

[6C4GTS]

If you don't get anywhere bring it to the duck bay on 30th and we can try a different battery etc.

[bigwheel]

Hi. Thanks for the info. Folks have found that works.
Another way I've just stumbled on is using an i-product wall socket charger plug. Seems the GoPro battery doesn't re-charge well with the micro volts that computer USB sockets produce.

[6C4GTS]

I always charge mine - 3 batteries for a full day run - from a wall charger its a standard mini usb fit.

[ziplob]

rule one with a gopro never ever charge it through your computer always a wall socket and never deleat your sd card on your p.c always on he camera.

[6C4GTS]

ziplob said:

never deleat your sd card on your p.c always on he camera.

Don't agree with that one!

[Kiltie]

ziplob said:

rule one with a gopro never ever charge it through your computer always a wall socket and never deleat your sd card on your p.c always on he camera.

Why's that?

I'm afraid I always do exactly the opposite. I always charge it via USB from laptop and always clear the card from laptop once files are copied over.

No problems thus far.

[Kieranrob]

Kiltie said:

Why's that?

I'm afraid I always do exactly the opposite. I always charge it via USB from laptop and always clear the card from laptop once files are copied over.

No problems thus far.

I been doing the same and I have never had any problems

[Robert Burns]

I charge the GoPro via my Ultrabook while I do some video editing and photoshopping.

Aslong as the milliamp's is correct then the GoPro will charge, just the time to take will vary.

Rememeber the wall charger is about 500milliamps which is just a bit bigger than a laptop.

[Angelus]

ziplob said:

rule one with a gopro never ever charge it through your computer always a wall socket and never deleat your sd card on your p.c always on he camera.

Is that not 2 rules? I charge from the laptop and delete on the laptop, I'm interested in knowing why you have the opposite as a rule?

[ziplob]

i had real problems with it freezing and having to remove the battery to reboot it also getting daft files appering on the card . as soon as i stopped charging/ deleating on my laptop its worked fine.if you go on the gopro web site you will see all the issues that it dose through laptop charging.

[Andy Bell]

could be the same issue that occurs in IPAD's that the USB socket on some computers does not supply sufficient charge to recharge a device. This happens on alot of devices whilst charging IPAD - have it plugged in and switched it then it will not charge. When the screen goes off it can charge but to check you have to swtich screen on. Its another fridge light issue

Alot of new systems now (mac's and desktops in particular) can charge properly now.

[bigwheel]

6C4GTS said:

If you don't get anywhere bring it to the duck bay on 30th and we can try a different battery etc.

Thanks for this, Barry. I've got to the bottom of the problem.
I met up with lots of Monaro/VXR8 guys on Sunday past and swapped batteries with a GoPro owner there.
My battery is fine as it powered up his camera. His battery would not switch on my camera so I need to see about getting GoPro company to repair my camera.