Before you start yelling that I’ve lost my marbles, I’m very well aware of the situation.
So, I have a SP3 that gets two digit miles under the hood during a year. I mainly use it to administer my e-books and I have some software on it that lets me borrow books from my local library back in Sweden. As you might imagine, getting my hands on Swedish books in Japan is a quest for the insane. Once in an eon I might also run Word in case I’m doing some serious editing since it has a bigger screen than my Surface Go. But that is it.
A little while ago when I was checking out books from my library in Sweden it just went poof, black screen and the backside was hot and I mean 🔥. Seems the battery is just out of juice, the anodes are gone, or whatever.
I am actually thinking about replacing the battery since it runs fine. But have no idea if it can be done. No Microsoft service station in the neighborhood but there are some PC shops that offer repair work. Still too hot during day time so will wait for cooler weather.
Thanks to forum member Kuma for a smooth and trouble-free (well, almost trouble free) international transaction. In a first for me, Kuma wired the shipping cost (and the all-important $1 American!) by Western Union and I was able to pick up the cash at my local Walmart without any trouble. Interestingly, the only thing they asked me was to spell Kuma's name while hiding their computer screen. Once I did that, deal done!
Kuma, I hope that the Pro X serves you well...!