I've been trying to get some documentation to be able to ship some replacement batteries internationally, but so far no luck. I set a deadline to move ahead with the domestic orders even if I can't do the international ones, and that has been reached.

So, I'm going to place the order for the next batch of zodiac batteries this weekend. If you've already told me you're interested and i've replied, you may ask again, but be explicit that you're reconfirming, not adding. If you are interested in some replacement batteries and aren't already on my list, let me know and i'll get you added and make some batteries for you.

I am in the US, and currently I am only able to ship domestically. Please say what country you're in. I can still add international orders to the list, but I'm not sure if i'll ever be able to ship them. If you're in the US, i will order everything to fulfill those this weekend.

edit: heh, might help to include a price. they're $35 each plus shipping. 2500mAh capacity.

I just finished the first 10 replacement batteries. they're all tested and ready to go out. I will probably do one more round of batteries, so if you'd like one from that round, let me know.

Hi everyone, for a long time now, replacement batteries for Tapwave Zodiac 1 & 2 have been out of production.

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By now, most original Zodiac batteries are dead, and a lot of Zodiac owners are looking for replacements.

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I reached out to the Hong Kong based company who used to make 3rd party replacement batteries for the Zodiac, Cameron Sino, and inquired about the possibility of them making the batteries again, and I received this response from the sales team.

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It would take a minimum order of 500 batteries, for a price of up to 7$ per unit for them to produce another batch.

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In other words, if you or anyone you know own a battery distribution business, or you simply have 3500$ to drop on 500 batteries to resell privately, you could make it happen.

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Alternatively, a group of us could band together and all chip in to order it.

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It's a long shot, I know, but I’m simply putting it out there.

Feel free to DM me if you have an idea for how we could make this happen!

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TL;DR: Cameron Sino would make Tapwave Zodiac batteries again if they received an order for atleast 500 units.

Sorry, I don't know how to add a picture to the prev. thread... ;)

Any idea? I guess tome SW error :(

Hi all,
I own a Zodiac 2 which wasn't in use for a long time now.
The Zodiac starts immediately after pluging in the charger --> power button lights up orange and turns off after ~ 2 seconds. But is is showing the boot screen only... is this due to the (most likely) very old battery? Soft reset and hard reset didn't help.
And other idea? Thanks in advance.

Hi all,
I have exposed the charging circuit of the tapwave zodiac to try and revive it. It charges fine but loses battery quickly. This circuitry is slightly different than the pictures i have seen. i can get a 2.8 V reading if i used the first tinned pad (no wires) and the last one. Would you suggest that i charge it slowly using a regular lipo charger using these pads?

I bought a zodiac online and noticed replacement batteries are pretty much gone so was curious on battery information to see if I can make my own is all.

Was looking to potentially buy a Tapwave Zodiac, but it has this little black spot on the bottom right corner of the screen. Will this spread and/or cause other issues? I'm hesitant to buy because of it. If it never spreads or causes other issues then I'm okay with it, but I'm afraid of spending money only to have it get worse or stop working later down the line.

Hi, will leave this here since I had this problem and managed to resolve it. Practically brand new Zodiac 2 that was boxed for many years. After turning it on touchscreen was not working. This is due to touchscreen carbon circuit (the one that is around all touchscreen in grey) breaking connection with one of the 4 pins of the flex. Repaired it with liquid silver connection repair. Kindly check photo

My Zodiac2 functions when plugged in, but the sync connector wiggles and will cause it to reset. Having recently watched LGR's review of the device and his replacement of the battery in his, I had assumed this was a generic battery… but that was 7 years ago and I see nothing available anywhere now.

I've not paid much attention to the tapwave zodiac scene for years now but looking around this subreddit and the usual suspects for vintage kit... When did the values of the zodiac get so offensively high? I still check in with mine once in a while, glad that I replace the battery a few years ago now, and it's a nice device even to this day but the money these go for is verging on madness isn't it?

What would be a reasonable price for a Zodiac on eBay? Just curious because I’m listing one but seeing pricing all over the place. Battery doesn’t hold a charge and the shoulder buttons are deteriorating. It does include the 256MB + WiFi card which seems to be relatively rare as well.

I found an old zodiac, that I had purchased years ago as a spare.

Charged up and powered on like normal, screen shows up and is responsive, but there is no backlight.

Has anyone dealt with this issue?

I'm going to open it up, and see if there is a loose connection, but I'm not sure what I'm looking for.

Maybe an online schematic, showing the connections?

Hi Palmers,

After ~20 years of wanting one, I finally found a reasonably good-condition Tapwave Zodiac 2! It's in decent condition (the shoulder buttons have disintegrated of course) and came with the box, paperwork, charger, etc., so while it's not "mint" or "CIB," it's complete enough that I'm quite happy.

There was a small library of commercially released retail games for this thing (Doom, Tony Hawk 4, Duke Nuken, etc.), but they're now incredibly expensive - far more than I can justify at eBay prices.

Given this, I'm now curious: other than normal PalmOS games which I should be able to sync via Palm Desktop, can the Zodiac run any of the commercial/retail games from an SD card?

Hi everyone. I've been really interested in the Zodiac, and especially in it's version of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4. I thought of buying one, but I will be in debt for the rest of my life if I ever do that.

So I've looked at emulation, but couldn't find anything. Anyone could help?

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised since it’s kinda rare and also everything regarding older game hardware has jumped in price especially on eBay. But I remember like 2-3 years ago the zodiac was going for about $200 brand new on eBay. I regret not picking one up at that time but when I recently was going to buy one a few days ago they are going for about $600 used now on eBay.

What can be used? EDIT: I found one! Will report back once it comes in from Singapore.

https://www.batteryall.sg/cs-tz12sl-for-tapwave-game-psp-nds-battery-zodiac-z1-zodiac-z2.html?search=CS-TZ12SL&category_id=0

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The mod teams are doing a great job, especially /u/Derf_Jagged. I feel like now is a good time to step down. I'm going to continue to lurk, and be a regular user and I wish the subs, the mods, and the users the best!

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