Wow. After I recondition my battery, it takes the better part of an hour to
"fully" recharge then I don't have to charge it for a week or two... Odd.
Try using the newton until the battery runs out, and then charge it
overnight..thats what I do.
-Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Mays" <chaosmonk_at_earthlink.net>
To: <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Newton battery questions
>
> And this, years before Palm put quick-charge batteries in their PDAs.
> I'm very, very impressed. :D I no longer refer to my Newton as a
> PDA...it's now a "palmtop computer" whereas everything else is just a
> PDA. :)
>
> One more question I've thought up. Does the 2x00 have a backup battery
> like the 1x0 series? And if so, how do I replace this? And if not, what
> happens if I pull the battery out... do I lose any of my data?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Michael Mays
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of David Abramowitz
> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 2:49 PM
> To: Newton
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Newton battery questions
>
>
> On 4/29/02 3:39 PM, "Michael Mays" <chaosmonk_at_earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > 1) I'm assuming the battery charges when plugged in while the
> pad
> > is powered off, but am I wrong in this?
>
> You are correct. As long as it's plugged in, it's charging.
>
> > 2) How long should a battery typically take to charge in the
> > MP2000? It seems like I plug mine in and 10 minutes or so later it's
> > done charging. And the battery meter on Avi's Backdrop seems to climb
> > like a rocket when it's plugged in. I thought these sort of batteries
> > would take much more time to charge up. It would be NICE if it only
> > took a few minutes to charge, but I'm not going to assume anything of
> > the sort. Does this mean that my battery is screwy? Last time I
> charged
> > it it lasted a very long time on battery.
> >
> Yup - it only takes a few minutes to fully charge - life is good.
>
>
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