I just bought a smart tab ST1009X and was wondering if your suppose to recharge the battery before using it just came in the mail

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https://www.google.com/search?q=smart+tab+st1009x+google+bypass

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You have a choice. Do you want to search and buy another battery? Or discard the device.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-replacement-internal-Battery-For-SmarTab-ST1009X-10-1-/292034100300

Maybe the charger is bad.

Pull the housing off to see the battery.

here try this site

Try new batteries

I just read the "User's Manual". It recommends using 4 standard Alkaline AA size batteries. These are not re-chargeable. You can use Ni-Cad rechargeables, but I don't recommend it. They are of slightly lower voltage and this may cause you problems with the cameras operation. I recommend reading Page 3 of the "User's Manual".

Chances are that the charger is fine....battery is junk. Had the same issue with my kids' Barbie Jeep. Instead of buying a new battery for $60, I used my Sears 12 volt drill/driver battery by locating the positive and negative on the battery and pos neg on the machine. I bought slide on electrical clips from the hardware store and WHAM....worked fine! Actually better because I have 5 Batteries for my drill and with a smart charger, it only takes an hour to charge. They were bombing all over the yard all day! I just had to keep the batteries charging every hour or so.

I would suspect that the battery is no longer good, these must be replaced by Apple contact their websit for instructions on how to do this.

Change to Ni-Mah rechargeables at the highest capacity you can find. If still in trouble it will suggest the internal battery has died - and a replacement is a repair job which will be pricey if feasible So just live without that feature.