Re: [NTLK] Power adapters

From: doppler (doppler_at_mac.com)
Date: Tue Jan 22 2002 - 06:31:54 EST


Frank Gruendel [Frank_Gruendel_at_t-online.de] wrote the following 2002-01-19
00.00:

> You wouldn't be able to load the tray with cells like that. State of the
> art these days is 1.8 Ah for NiMH AA size cells. Maybe 2.0 Ah (= 2000 mAh)
> by now, but certainly not 6-7 Ah).

that was a total, frank! i mean 4 x state of the art cells of course

> State of the art NiMH cells can be
> charged in the MP2K without any problem. However, you won't be able to
> charge them in the battery tray as this is lacking a tiny resistor that
> must be present for charging.
>
> Using the battery tray, you need to charge them in an external charger. The
> other option is to refurbish an accu pack, instructions can be found in
> the hardware section of the site below.

wait a sec, wasnt there a hack for that? i mean, my question was - can you
alter the charging mechanism to accept the re-charging of cells in a battery
tray? will the unit melt or will it cope with the heat?

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