On Saturday, November 9, 2002, at 07:06 AM, Jon Glass wrote:
>
> on 11/8/02 11:10 PM, George Qualley at qualleyiv_at_mac.com wrote:
>
>> Just a quick question. I recently let my newton 2100 discharge all
>> the way
>> (stupid, stupid, stupid) and now it won't restart so that I can
>> recharge the
>> battery. It still turns on when I use a different pack, but even with
>> the
>> adaptor attached, it won't start up.
>>
>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
>
> Try removing the battery pack, plugging in the Newton, and turning it
> on,
> then inserting the battery pack.
>
> Another trick is to plug it in, wait a second or two, unplug, and then
> plug
> it in again, unplug and repeat the process a few times. My battery pack
> registered as 'dead' until I did this, and then it finally took a
> charge,
> and has worked fine since.
Another suggestion on this list earlier was to use a car battery
charger and apply 6v directly to the contacts. But make sure you know
what you are doing. It seems a tad deadly for people who do not know
what they are dong.
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