Not that I know of. I just drain the battery until there isn't any juice
left, (i.e. the newton will not stay on any longer) and then plug the AC
Adaptor and let it charge for 12 hours, and Drain it, charge it again for a
few more times
HTH!
-Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Barraclough" <richard_at_sigma.ndo.co.uk>
To: <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Newton battery questions
>
> 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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