Today’s episode: in which our hero attempts to turn the card off, and then back on. Hilarity ensues.
After about an hour with the Fuze card, I had managed to pair it with my phone and add a collection of credit and debit cards. Before heading into the wild, though, I want to see how long it will take to pull up a card under normal use.
So, we power off the card and power it back on.
Great.
Issues Powering on the Fuze Card
I have no idea what causes this or how it’s remedied. What follows are my observations, which somebody smarter than I can hopefully decode:
Guaranteed way to replicate
Continue holding the Power button for a few seconds after the card has powered off. This will stall the card for about a minute. I want to say that there’s a buffer getting filled up, and in sleep mode the clock is slowed down to the point that the buffer takes eons to clear. But I have zero proof for this.
Duration of issue
I’ve had times when it fixed itself after 2 minutes; others when it took days.
Fuze Card’s Response
Provided I could show video proof of the card sucking, they were happy to send a replacement. Fortunately, it took 2 weeks for my lazy self to get around to mailing in the card, and when I took it out to confirm the problem, it booted with no issues.
The charger may have an effect
A few times, topping the card off in the charger fixed it right up. This is probably a coincidence, though.
At least it works now
Since it magically awoke after that 2-week slumber, the Fuze card has worked just fine. I can get it to freeze up by mashing buttons after power-down, but unless I’m trying to make it freeze, no further issues.
More Surprises in Store
Once the Fuze card awakens and powers up properly, there’s still fun to be had. Stay tuned.
