From: Woody Smith (woodysmith_at_comcast.net)
Date: Mon Feb 28 2005 - 21:30:17 PST
When you use the battery tray that has not been modified for recharging
the Newt assumes that it has Alkalines. There is a utility called
Softcharge by Nick Müller that allows you to specify the type of
battery you have in the tray and gives a more accurate charge state.
See
<http://www.unna.org/view.php?/utilites/system_enhancements/SoftCharge>
Woody
On Feb 28, 2005, at 9:48 PM, James Wages wrote:
>
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>
> For reasons of cost I went with the battery tray route. Works great
> with
> Alkalines, but I hate going out and buying them all the time. So I
> recently
> purchased some 2400mAh MERKURY brand AA NiMH batteries and charger.
> They
> work great. However, I was a bit stunned when I realized that these
> batteries are not a true replacement for alkalines in terms of voltage
> output.
>
> Alkalines at rated at 1.5v, but the NiMH batteries range from 1.20v to
> 1.25v. Most vendors are not forthright about the voltage. And while
> it's
> not a serious problem, the Newton will never say the batteries are 100%
> charged because the voltage level is too low. I still get longer life
> out
> of the NiMH batteries, but the battery level rides at 60% or lower
> after a
> fresh charge.
>
> Hope this helps some.
>
> Best,
>
> James Wages
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