On 23/08/02 15:41, "Ethan Clark" <eclark_at_mac.com> wrote:
> I have an upgraded 2000 that I just bought on eBay that seems (to me) to be
> behaving strangely. I have yet to be able to charge a set of Ni-MH batteries
> in it. While the MessagePad is plugged into the power adapter, it says it's
> charging, but nothing seems to happen with the batteries. Dashboad's battery
> monitor says "???" under Charge Status, and when I remove the battery pack, it
> says it's running from the adapter, but displays "Alkaline" as the battery
> type, and "Discharging" under Charge status.
>
> Having just recieved the unit a couple of days ago, I'm not sure what the
> problem is, or if it's even with the newton itself. Should I just buy a new
> battery pack and/or external charger? Is my unit just damaged?
>
> Also, the unit used to run from batteries just fine, until the pack died. Now
> it reports that it is charging (and the charge level goes up), but as soon as
> I remove the adapter plug, the Newton dies.
>
> I am using a 6v, 800mA power adapter, just for the record. Should this be
> different?
It sounds a bit like one of the battery cell in the pack has died.
-Laurent.
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