MDA Vario II Main Battery Problems

[Guest missoniman]

MY T-Mobile MDA compact Vario II wont turn on or take a charge.

I assume it must be the backup battery as my charger broke while I was away on holiday.

I have used many windows mobile ce machines before and this a common problem I have suffered with many different makes and models.

Does anybody have any ideas on how to kick start the device so i can retrieve my files or how to add life to the backup battery.

Even after charging via the mains I get no power or response, both with and without the normal battery in place.

If I purchased a new charged battery do you you think the machine would take a charge that way?

Thanks.