if you are in the market for a new laptop I would recommend an ASUS due to how they are manufactured now compared to HP, Dell, Gateway, etc today. I would go with the Asus i5 20gb Ram 512 SSD drive on Amazon. Link is here amzn.to/41RFDcY HelpingHermit is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a way for websites to earn advertising revenues by advertising and linking to Amazon
Fit Bit Sense Stopped working, would not charge. Tried everything but would not turn on. I Put it in the freezer for 2 hours , Took it out and put in on the charger charging screen came on and off a few times. I didn't have much hope , left it on the charger and walked away. I came back a few hours later and to my surprise it was working and fully charged. Thanks.
WOW....... I gotta say I was skeptical about doing this. I put my Luxe in freezer (THE NUCLEAR OPTION )at 11:45 am and I just pulled it out at 1:45 pm. I plugged it in and low and Behold it came back to life. I'm guessing I'll need 3 to 4 hours for it to charge. I'll be back at that time to update this post in a reply. Even if this doesn't fully do the job it is a lot better than me tossing this in the trash. BTW Thank You Hermit. I subscribed and liked the video
UPDATE.......................My Luxe said 1 % yesterday so I put it on the charger. I also did a reset. This morning it is still 1%. After trying different plugs and usb ports still nothing. If I press the button on the USB cord, the Fitbit Logo will appear then it will vibrate for 2 seconds. Then it says 0% .
I hope there is a class action lawsuit for those who bought the versa 2 fitbit. Update: customer care contacted. They could see from my account when it stopped working. They are replacing it as I have mailed the original one back per their request.
My luxe just quit...won't charge, black screen so I can't attempt a factory reset.. I only got it mid march and now it's mid June. I've tried every solution you've listed except the freezer.
What if you have a fitbit (Versa 3) where the logo comes on then goes off into a black screen then repeats this over and over until your battery is drained? I tried factory resetting, I even bought a new charger cord and used a different outlet and it still does the same thing. I somehow managed to get the home screen to display for about 1-2 seconds and it showed 66% battery life then went back to a black screen and now all it does is vibrate, show a fitbit logo that stays on for about 20-25 seconds (I literally just counted as I am typing this out) before going to a black screen, then vibrating and doing it again and again and again. - btw, I took it off the charger maybe a half hour ago and it's still doing this repeatedly. Every version i ever buy (Versa, Sense, Charge) does this and it drives me crazy how a company can have such expensive watches that don't last more than 4 months to a year with customer service that is NO help and pretty much tells me i just need to buy a new watch.
Hi Helping Hermit, how do we dismantle the charger for the Fitbit Sense please? Hundreds of people (including me) are having the exact same problem that the lower left pin in the charger stops being sprung loaded. Instead of being sprung so it sticks out, the pin becomes sunk into the charger, so that it no longer makes contact with the connector on the watch. There are dozens and dozens of videos for dismantling the Fitbit Sense watch, but not a single video for dismantling the Fitbit Sence charger.
I’m sorry maybe try cleaning it but you probably already tried that but if you have it you could try cleaning the charging places on the watch and the charging dock
I froze it it didn't work the time comes on but the battery doesn't it doesn't work are you supposed to dry it after you freeze it what are you supposed to Dry it before you but you charge it the the heart rate and percentage comes on it says battery charging but it doesn't stay on and it stays at 0% all right what's the next option option the freezing didn't work Dry it before you but you charge it the the heart rate and percentage comes on it says battery charging but it doesn't stay on and it stays at 0% all right what's the next option option the freezing didn't work
Ok here's the fix, it works 100% of the time but you gotta do it in the exact order that I specify. 1. Remove the watch from your wrist ( very important! ). 2. Place the watch on a hard surface preferably concrete. 3. Put on high quality industrial boots, better yet, get a 10 pound sledge hammer. 4. Smash the watch with the sledge until its absolutely destroyed, removing any hopes of it ever wasting anyone's time again. 5. And most importantly, purchase an APPLE watch. You're welcome. 😄😃😅🤣
3 plus months and mine won't hold a charge once it's off the charger. I'm pissed. Pure scam crap is how I feel. my coworkers have Apple and other products without problems. I WILL TRY THIS BEFORE IT GOES IN THE TRASH.😢 . UPDATE: After this didn't work I went to my account and noticed the customer service methods. I explained the issue and could see online when I stopped using the watch. I was told to send it to fitbit and they are replacing it...I'm shocked 🥲
I went on the site and complained. They saw when it stopped recording on their site and sent me a replacement. I haven't got it to reboot to the new one but will let you know.
if you are in the market for a new laptop I would recommend an ASUS due to how they are manufactured now compared to HP, Dell, Gateway, etc today. I would go with the Asus i5 20gb Ram 512 SSD drive on Amazon. Link is here amzn.to/41RFDcY HelpingHermit is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a way for websites to earn advertising revenues by advertising and linking to Amazon
I'll be danged. Wife's versa was dead dead dead. Had tried it all and nearly gave up....then the freezer trick got it to boot. Nice tip dude.
Fit Bit Sense Stopped working, would not charge. Tried everything but would not turn on. I Put it in the freezer for 2 hours , Took it out and put in on the charger charging screen came on and off a few times. I didn't have much hope , left it on the charger and walked away. I came back a few hours later and to my surprise it was working and fully charged. Thanks.
Glad it helped!
The nuclear option worked for me! Thank you.
WOW....... I gotta say I was skeptical about doing this. I put my Luxe in freezer (THE NUCLEAR OPTION )at 11:45 am and I just pulled it out at 1:45 pm. I plugged it in and low and Behold it came back to life. I'm guessing I'll need 3 to 4 hours for it to charge. I'll be back at that time to update this post in a reply. Even if this doesn't fully do the job it is a lot better than me tossing this in the trash.
BTW Thank You Hermit. I subscribed and liked the video
UPDATE.......................My Luxe said 1 % yesterday so I put it on the charger. I also did a reset. This morning it is still 1%. After trying different plugs and usb ports still nothing. If I press the button on the USB cord, the Fitbit Logo will appear then it will vibrate for 2 seconds. Then it says 0% .
I hope there is a class action lawsuit for those who bought the versa 2 fitbit.
Update: customer care contacted. They could see from my account when it stopped working. They are replacing it as I have mailed the original one back per their request.
Mine won't even charge & it's completely dead
The nuclear option worked for me. Thanks!
My fitbit did not work because it the charger was unplugged 😂 But great video!
My luxe just quit...won't charge, black screen so I can't attempt a factory reset.. I only got it mid march and now it's mid June. I've tried every solution you've listed except the freezer.
What if you have a fitbit (Versa 3) where the logo comes on then goes off into a black screen then repeats this over and over until your battery is drained? I tried factory resetting, I even bought a new charger cord and used a different outlet and it still does the same thing. I somehow managed to get the home screen to display for about 1-2 seconds and it showed 66% battery life then went back to a black screen and now all it does is vibrate, show a fitbit logo that stays on for about 20-25 seconds (I literally just counted as I am typing this out) before going to a black screen, then vibrating and doing it again and again and again. - btw, I took it off the charger maybe a half hour ago and it's still doing this repeatedly. Every version i ever buy (Versa, Sense, Charge) does this and it drives me crazy how a company can have such expensive watches that don't last more than 4 months to a year with customer service that is NO help and pretty much tells me i just need to buy a new watch.
It happened with my first and second versa (2 and 3 version). I won't buy fitbit anymore
Thank you. It started working by putting it in the freezer for 3 hours.
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Hi Helping Hermit, how do we dismantle the charger for the Fitbit Sense please? Hundreds of people (including me) are having the exact same problem that the lower left pin in the charger stops being sprung loaded. Instead of being sprung so it sticks out, the pin becomes sunk into the charger, so that it no longer makes contact with the connector on the watch. There are dozens and dozens of videos for dismantling the Fitbit Sense watch, but not a single video for dismantling the Fitbit Sence charger.
my versa 2 quit working after only a year so hopefully one of these works!!!!!
My Fitbit recognizes the power but it won't charge. I will try the freezer trick and let you know.
Did it work? It didn’t for me
All I can see is the time but the other features just keep going in-and-out like it's trying to charge but it won't charge Help
I’m sorry maybe try cleaning it but you probably already tried that but if you have it you could try cleaning the charging places on the watch and the charging dock
Thank you. Thank you
I also have a Fitbit Versa 2 that's been dead for over a year! 🥶
Many thanks
I froze it it didn't work the time comes on but the battery doesn't it doesn't work are you supposed to dry it after you freeze it what are you supposed to Dry it before you but you charge it the the heart rate and percentage comes on it says battery charging but it doesn't stay on and it stays at 0% all right what's the next option option the freezing didn't work Dry it before you but you charge it the the heart rate and percentage comes on it says battery charging but it doesn't stay on and it stays at 0% all right what's the next option option the freezing didn't work
Ok here's the fix, it works 100% of the time but you gotta do it in the exact order that I specify. 1. Remove the watch from your wrist ( very important! ). 2. Place the watch on a hard surface preferably concrete. 3. Put on high quality industrial boots, better yet, get a 10 pound sledge hammer. 4. Smash the watch with the sledge until its absolutely destroyed, removing any hopes of it ever wasting anyone's time again. 5. And most importantly, purchase an APPLE watch. You're welcome. 😄😃😅🤣
I've tried everything, put in freezer 2 hrs . It will not hold a charge. 100% then drains fast dead in 2 hrs
Fitbit charging bass is junk one pin will stick down in too far and not make contact to charge. Horrible design
Same Fitbit sense
Add a piece of wallpaper where the one pin is stuck. It’s working for me.
Nothing worked, so going to try your nuclear idea! I have a Fitbit versa.
how did it go?
Now I just have a code broken watch
I won't lie. The Samsung Galaxy Active 6 is one of the best watches I've ever come across. You can get one on Amazon here amzn.to/3DCDyGs
3 plus months and mine won't hold a charge once it's off the charger. I'm pissed. Pure scam crap is how I feel. my coworkers have Apple and other products without problems. I WILL TRY THIS BEFORE IT GOES IN THE TRASH.😢 .
UPDATE: After this didn't work I went to my account and noticed the customer service methods. I explained the issue and could see online when I stopped using the watch. I was told to send it to fitbit and they are replacing it...I'm shocked 🥲
Mine too ☹️
I went on the site and complained. They saw when it stopped recording on their site and sent me a replacement. I haven't got it to reboot to the new one but will let you know.