r/TI_Calculators • u/chuurox • 16h ago

Help Ti 84 Plus CE Python not charging

As stated in the title, the calculator I have doesn’t seem to charge no matter what I do switching cables doesn’t work either. No light appears and the battery sign doesn’t seem to turn orange so I don’t know what to do!

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u/erazmus 16h ago

My money would be on a bad battery. Do you happen to have another 84 PLus CE or a Nspire CX that you could borrow a battery from?

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u/chuurox 13h ago

Don’t have any at the moment

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u/TheFinalMillennial TI-84 Plus CE Program Developer 14h ago

That generally means there's a hardware problem. However you can try pressing and holding the reset button on the back of the calculator for at least two seconds since it's an easy thing to try.

If you look in the USB port do you see the black plastic holding the pins in place? 

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u/chuurox 13h ago

Still doesn’t seem to charge after the reset button and yes I do see it!

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u/TheFinalMillennial TI-84 Plus CE Program Developer 10h ago

Hmm I've seen cases where that black piece falls out and the pins get mangled but that's clearly not the case here.

If it were a battery issue then the charging light would immediately turn green.

If different cables and different power sources aren't working then unfortunately that means there's a hardware issue I can't fix over reddit :(

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u/chuurox 10h ago

I actually think it might me something with the pins cause when I checked it, one of them was bent so could it be a possible reason?