Hi,
How do you recondition? Is there software to do it on the Newton like on
PowerBooks?
Richard.
>
> 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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