on 10/25/02 12:43 AM, Michael Blazer at m.blazer_at_utoronto.ca wrote:
> You can use the external "battery booster" that holds 8 AA's.
You're not supposed to use the battery booster when you have
rechargables in your Newt (which would eliminate use with a stock eMate).
From the safety section of the booster pack manual:
~Don't use the Booster Pack while there's a Rechargable Battery Pack
inside Newton. The Rechargable Battery Pack shortens the life of the Booster
Pack batteries."
The reason for this warning, I've been told, is that the Newton will try
to recharge the battery pack from the booster pack. This will slowly drain
the booster pack on the OMP/MP100 or MP1x0 Newtons (for which the booster
pack was designed), but the fastCharge mode on the eMate or MP2x00 will suck
the booster pack dry in minutes.
Peter
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