Re: [NTLK] MP2k not 'charging': just 'waiting' ?

From: Adam Goddard <pashosh_at_tpg.com.au>
Date: Thu Aug 03 2006 - 02:34:48 EDT

Oh, I forgot to mention about the "Waiting" thing. When the Newton gets
a battery that has a voltage lower than a minimum required level, it
will go into what's known as "Preliminary charging" where it pulses
current of various levels into the battery and tests it's response to
charging to determine if the cells are healthy or not. You can monitor
this process by using BattTrax(In portrait mode is best, otherwise some
stuff gets cut off in landscape). So, the Newt is actually doing
something, not just stalling it's butt. :-P

Regards,
   - Adam Goddard

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