From: Jim Siburt (jsiburt_at_mac.com)
Date: Fri Oct 03 2003 - 07:05:00 PDT
On Thursday, October 2, 2003, at 08:26 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
> on 02/10/03 18:58, Jim Siburt at jsiburt_at_mac.com wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, October 2, 2003, at 06:24 PM, Frank Gruendel wrote:
>>
>>> 1) You should download NewtTest which you will find in the software
>>> section of the site in the signature. It will show you quite a lot
>>> battery and charge related info if you set "Test Type" to Battery.
>>
>> This is a new battery pack from a Battery retailer here in the U.S.
>> Others on the forum have stated they also purchased from this company
>> with success so for $25US it seemed like a good deal. I suspect a bad
>> battery pack and I have contacted them, or at least tried to, several
>> times today. Here is the NewtTest result:
>>
>> Type:Apple NiMH rechargeable pack
>> Voltage: 4.5 Volt
>> Capacity: 15%
>> Low Warning at: 20%
>> Auto Shutoff at: 0%
>> AC Adapter: connected
>> Charge State: discharging
>> AC Voltage: 7.34 Volt
>> Discharge Current: 0.001 Ampere (This fluctuates 0.001 and 0.000)
>> Inside Temperature: 22.42 Celsius
>> Cell Temperature: 64.00 Celsius
>
> Wow! 64C seems a bit high to me...
I removed the battery pack and just plugged in the eMate and the Cell
Temp still reads 64.00 Celsius. That doesn't seem right.
Jim Siburt
New Media Design
www.logicaldreams.org
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