From: Johannes Wolf (mp2100_at_mail-gw.estec.esa.nl)
Date: Mon Apr 14 2003 - 23:54:36 PDT
I thought that I aswered your question once, but ok.
If you do not have a multimeter, you probably should go for a set of new AA
NiCd rechargeables.
If you remove the cover of the old battery pack carefully, you can just
reuse it for the new batteries.
You can also put something under the batteries within the Newt in order to
hold the little button switch down while the batterioes are in. Thus your
Newt will recognise the batterioes as rechargeables and you will be able to
charge them inside the Newt.
Using the Newt in the charging station make sure that the contacts between
Newt and charging station are pretty nice and clean.
You can do the same trick with holding down the button in the charging
station in order to get your single cells charged.
HTH
Johannes
> -----Original Message-----
> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of kwshoes
> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 8:16 PM
> Subject: [NTLK] MP120 Batteries (again)
> I asked this question here about two weeks ago and got no responses, o I'd
> like to try again.
> I have an MP120, a Charging Station H0087, and two H0088 Newton
> Rechargeabl=
> e
> Battery packs.
> I've never been able to get the Battery packs to work in the MP120. I've
> tried some of the battery reconditiong ideas I found out about here.
> I can put the Battery Pack into the Charging Station and it will
> (apparently) charge, that is, the light on the Charging Station starts out
> yellow and eventually turns green. I don't have a multimeter to verify a
> charge.
> The pack will not, however, charge when in the MP120.
> After giving a full charge in the Charging Station, I can put it into the
> MP120 and it will work for about 10 minutes then quit.
> I know that I'm overlooking something, some bit of information that will
> allow the Battery Packs to work or else establish that they are no longer
> any good.
> I would appreciate whatever advice you may have.
> Bob Kelly
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