Good news. After taking the battery pack out for about 4 hours, I
plugged in the adapter and it powered right up--no reset necessary. I
guess the battery pack is probably no good after all--within two minutes
of putting it back in, it was reading fully charged!
Thanks, Laurent and Beau. Now, what's the best solution for mobile
Newtoning--buying one of the rechargeable battery packs mentioned below,
or gettiing a tray to use alkalines or rechargeables? And if the
latter, where do I get such a tray? (Please don't say eBay; though
everything seems to be working out just fine, I still think I'll take a
break from eBay for a while.) And, while you're at it, where can I get
a dongle?
Scott
On Thursday, April 11, 2002, at 03:31 PM, Thomas Hofts wrote:
>
> on 4/11/02 2:58 PM, Beau B. Bruce at bbbruce_at_learnlink.emory.edu wrote:
>
>>
>> With regards to your Newton not powering up...
>>
>> I had several scares like this. It was because the battery was not
>> adequately holding a charge even though it appeared to be. My battery
>> would drain in a matter of hours and I would get no warning message
>> before
>> it cut off (eg it would be at 50% and the Newt would shut off). This
>> would lead to it being _very_ difficult to turn back on. Time and time
>> again the answer was to hold down the reset button for a long time...
>> 20-60 secs... with the Newt plugged in and usually battery in. I only
>> ever had to try the leave the batteries out trick when I had knowingly
>> been pushing my dead batteries they provided too far.
>>
>> Since then I've rebuilt my rechargeable battery into a battery tray
>> with a
>> couple of springs and the parts from the rechargeable battery. I've
>> been
>> very pleased with that investment of time but it isn't for the faint
>> hearted. Now I can use alkalines or rechargeables in my Newt and my
>> charges last for days not hours.
>
> I found a source for new rechargeable batteries for 2100's
>
> at:
>
> http://www.powerwarehouse.com
>
>
> Kind of pricey at about $51.00 a unit.
>
> BTW...My 2100 had the "Heapsaver" and "bomb" reset button too. Just
> what
> does Heap Saver do?
>
>
> --
> Tom Hofts
> Lawrence, KS
>
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