From: Omar (player000_at_noos.fr)
Date: Wed Sep 04 2002 - 03:09:47 PDT
As I said in my initial post, I successfully managed to charge the=20
newton with said adapter when I first got the Newton. Furthermore, I=20
was very careful to buy a more expensive regulated transformer.
Apparently, the booting process of the Newton requires more power than=20=
regular operation or charging. Indeed, when I first tried charging it,=20=
it didn't work either, until I pressed the transformer a bit more on my=20=
power hub, which turned the power hub off. My computer and monitor were=20=
on the hub, so they were shut down, and as soon as I turned the hub=20
back up, the newton started.
So I figured perhaps it doesn't like sharing its power supply with=20
other demanding machines. Turned off my computer, plugged in the=20
Newton, and voila! Afterwards, turning on the computer doesn't matter.
So I'm actually under the required spec with the adapter, which=20
shouldn't really be an issue. Charging took about 2hours last time I=20
tried, is this considered long, short, average?
Thanks to all that replied.
Le mercredi, 4 sep 2002, =E0 04:51 Europe/Paris, David Lee Golden a =
=E9crit=20
:
>
> on 9/3/02 9:37 PM, Laurent Daudelin at laurent.daudelin_at_verizon.net=20
> wrote:
>
>>
>> on 03/09/02 19:47, Omar at player000_at_noos.fr wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry if this has been addressed before, I'm new to the list and
>>> couldn't find an answer in the FAQs.
>
>>
>> I'm not a specialist, but I think that 750mA is too small. The 2nd
>> generation Newton adapters were rated 9W, 7.5V, 1.2A. It might=20
>> explains why
>> the Newton stays off. However, you need to be warned that using=20
>> non-Newton
>> adapters can be harmful to your Newton. I hope that is not the case.=20=
>> But you
>> should try to get a genuine adapter, or one that is closer to the=20
>> Newton's
>> specs.
>>
>> -Laurent.
>
> I fried one of my MP's using a generic auto adapter. It was set=20
> correctly,
> but that didn't make any difference. There was a puff of smoke, and=20
> that was
> all she wrote. Interestingly ( and happily ), the modem and memory=20
> cards
> were undamaged. Needless to say, I'm sticking with the factory adapter=20=
> and/
> or rechargeable AA's from now on.
>
> Dave
>
>
> --=20
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>
Omar
OSX Junkie
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