jceaser wrote:
>
> How can I tell what kind of cage that I have and can I get a cage for
> rechargable batteries?
>
> > Ah ah! You didn't mention you were using rechargeables in the alkaline
> > battery cage!
> >
> > I think that the little switch in the MP2x00 is far more difficult to
> > trigger with the regular battery cage. I think that someone did it but
> > it required physical modifications to the cage itself, hardly anything
> > like you did in your 130.
> >
> > I would suggest if you don't have any problem and accidently fry your
> > MP2000 that you use an appropriate external charger and charge your
> > batteries there.
> >
The MP2000 NiMH rechargeable battery pack is completely sealed. You
can't easily replace the cells, as opposed to the MP1x0 rechargeable
battery pack, where the cells where basically held in place with some
kind of a metal band.
The regular battery cage lets you replace the cells easily. You can even
put rechargeable cells in the regular battery cage, but don't expect the
Newton to recharge them when plugged in. Like I explained in a previous
message, the mechanism to let the Newton knows that rechargeables have
been inserted is far more complex than the little switch in a MP1x0, and
only the rechargeable pack can do it.
So, your only 2 choices for rechargeable batteries in your MP2000 is
whether the Apple MP2000 NiMH Rechargeable Battery Pack (very expensive
on eBay, often going for over $50 when originally sold for $29.99), or a
set of 4 rechargeable AA cells that you put in the regular battery cage
and that you recharge in an external charger.
-Laurent.
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Fannie Mae Washington, DC, USA
Phone: 703-833-4266 mailto:Laurent_Daudelin@fanniemae.com
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