good to know, thx. I actually have two sets (of 4) AA nimhs that i
use with my Quicktake 200, and I use an external wall charger to
charge them. So I'll use that charger to recharge the nimhs I put in
the newt. I find nicads dont work for long with the backlight on. I
am hoping the nimhs will perform better.
thx
~alex
At 12:45 PM -0500 19/11/01, newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net wrote:
>
>Subject: Re: [NTLK] nimh's in 130?
>From: rkadowns_at_mac.com
>
>
>I have been using them for quite some time now. I don't get very good
>indication of the battery life since the Newton cannot anticipate the
>discharge curve of NiMH, but no other problems really. Also keep in
>mind that the Newton cannot charge NiMH batteries as they are meant to.
>Nicads use a Peak Voltage method to indicate full charge whereas for
>proper NiMH charging you must monitor the battery temp. The end result
>are NiMH batteries that will run your Newt longer, but you will end up
>with NiMH batts that do not take charges as many times as they would
>normally. I believe Apple would like you to not use them since the
>Newton will not stop charging the batteries even after they are fully
>charged which will open the door for the possibility of seeping batts.
>
>FYI, I have been using one set for more that 9 months now.
>
>Robert
>On Monday, November 19, 2001, at 12:24 AM, A.Duggan wrote:
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