Re: [NTLK] Docking Cradle questions... MultiPass

From: b|indwo|f (blindwolf_at_cfl.rr.com)
Date: Thu Aug 09 2001 - 09:24:08 EDT


Thanks to all for the many replies. RE RE RE below...

b|indwo|f
an cache is a terrible thing to waste - from the cache

Gruendel, Frank 3837 PPE-S3 <Frank.Gruendel_at_de.heidelberg.com> wrote:

>> lots of toys. One was a docking cradle. Now, After numerous uses of said
>> cradle, I have discovered that if I charge the battery in the Newton, the
>> life of the charge is longer than the extra battery that I charge in the
>> secondary charger for the extra battery. Is this my imagination???
>
> Not sure I understand this correctly. If it is always the same battery
> you charge in the extra slot and always the same you charge in the Newton,

The key here is that it's not. See Paul Nuernberger's post as it explains
approximately the same process I used.
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Paul Nuernberger <pen1_at_spiff.net> wrote:

>I suspected that the temperature profile of charging one in the cradle was
>different and therefor affected the charging profile, but this was just
>speculation.

Intriguing, I wonder if there is a way to confirm?
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T. J. Wise <midgard_at_dragon.org> wrote:
 
> inside my newton charge up, but on the cradle, they take literally
> forever & I find I just swap the batteries to finish off - its like

If I understand you correctly, then the answer to your answer is that the
cradle charges the message pad first then battery in the "extra" slot. The
don't actually charge in tandem...

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