From: Johannes Wolf (mp2100_at_mail-gw.estec.esa.nl)
Date: Wed Sep 04 2002 - 00:37:28 PDT
Or, if you are good in hardware modifications, you can try to modify your
battery tray as described from my friend Marco Mailand at:
http://slsbd.psi.ch/~mmailand/Npages/Naccu/Naccu.html
Or you buy an old battery pack, either you can still use it or you refurbish
it as described for instance at:
http://www.pda-soft.de/mp2k_battery_pack.html
For the MP2x00 there is no little switch to be depressed like in the MP120
models, there are two contacts for the built in thermistor, which are used
as well to indicate a rechargeable pack.
Johannes
> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of Laurent Daudelin
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Why won't my newt charge??
> On 02/09/02 11:18, "Andrew Roland" <roland2_at_m-net.arbornet.org> wrote:
>
> > I'm wondering if there is a special procudure or something that
> I need to do
> > to make my upgraded 2000 charge its batteries. I'm using the
> 4AA battery cage,
> > and the power adapter to an older messagepad. Do I need to buy
> a newer power
> > adapter?
>
> You cannot recharge rechargeable batteries in the regular battery
> tray. The
> Newton needs to know what kind of battery are inserted. So, when
> you use the
> Newton rechargeable battery pack, it depresses a little switch in
> the Newton
> to let it know that the batteries can be recharged, while the
> battery tray,
> which is supposed to contain alkalines won't depress that switch. It was
> designed so that the Newton wouldn't try to recharge regular alkalines,
> which could cause an explosion. So, you need whether a Newton genuine
> rechargeable battery pack or you will have to recharge your rechargeable
> batteries in the charger that came with them, or you'll need to get a
> charger.
>
> -Laurent.
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