[snags]

I have been given a Blackberry Storm handset and mains charger by a friend as he has received an upgrade. The handset had 25% of battery charge remaining when I got it, and after 'having a fiddle' for a while it ran completely flat and turned itself off.

When I plug the mains charger into the handset, a red LED (front face, top right) lights up for approx. 20 seconds, then goes off for approx 35 seconds before lighting up again for 20 seconds. This is continuing whilst the unit is charging.

After leaving it charging like this for around 30 minutes, I tried to turn the handset on - but nothing: the screen doesn't light up and pressing any of the four buttons along the bottom results in... nothing!

Is it 'normal' for the LED to 'flash' whilst charging or is this an indication that something isn't quite right? Should the red LED be on constantly?

Many thanks.