Well, the Nomad arrived today

Post by **Scooter** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:59 pm

It is really in great shape. It has been used but really shows no signs of use. I can see some ever so slight scrape marks where the on/off switch slides which tells me it has been turned on and off a few times, but other than that it looks new. The box is almost perfect. One disappointment is that the rechargeable battery that was sold with the unit does not take a charge. I suspect inside the pack is typical rechargeable NiCd batteries but I can't figure out how to open the battery pack case. There are no screws so it must snap together somehow.

Does anyone know how to open the Sega Nomad rechargeable battery case without breaking anything?

Post by **aaron** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:22 am

heat vision will do the trick.

Post by **Scooter** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:12 am

aaron wrote:heat vision will do the trick.

Perhaps someone else has a useful suggestion.....

Post by **claudio** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:47 am

i think heat vision should do the trick.

Post by **El_Deguello** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:46 pm

Scooter, here's a real answer...

The official Sega rechargeable battery pack uses NiCad batteries instead of NiMH rechargeable batteries. NiMH is superior in most regards.

My suggestion then is to ditch the battery pack and buy yourself some NiMH batteries with a wall charger.

Here's a really decent charger with 8 batteries for $34.95 -

http://thomas-distributing.com/sony-lcd ... harger.htm

Post by **Scooter** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:52 pm

Actually, I made a misstatement, the Sega rechargeable battery pack label says it is NiMH powered. I can buy a new one for $14.99 online which is perhaps cheaper than having this one rebuilt (if I can ever figure out how to get it appart) but who knows if a "new" 10-15 year old battery pack would even take a charge. At the very least my freshly rebuilt Game Gear battery pack will work with the Nomad too.