MPC Live II Retro Battery Issues

Has anyone else had any issues with the live II Retro battery? I didn’t use it for a few months and when charging, it gets stuck at 71%. The amber light on back flashes showing its recording, but it stays stuck at 71%. Is there a way to reset the battery? My live I and other live II batteries are perfectly fine still and i use them way more often. Wondering if its just an issues of battery damage from not using it.

Yea, that’s what I was thinking. I reset the unit, it now shows a charge of 100%, but that light on the back that usually turns green when fully charged, still never turns green, it just keeps flashing amber. The good news is that the battery seems to last the normal time, so maybe it’s just an error from letting it drain, Although I dont think it really ever drained all the way, it was just drained to 18%, but would automatically turn off until I plugged it in and charged it. In any case I reached out to Akai, I’ll update if there is a solution in the event anyone else has the same issue.

Did you keep the power chord connected after it showed 100%?
The battery pack consists of several 18650 battery cells and after you have reached 100% voltage your battery pack is going to balancing mode which means that each cell will be brought to the maximum voltage of 4,2V individually. This might take some time.

Oh really, I didn’t know that. I left it charging overnight after it hit 100%, maybe that’s what the flashing amber means, that its balancing? I’ll try to leave it in for a couple days.