Re: [NTLK] Recharging a dead vs. low battery

From: Nathan Turnage (nturnage_at_andadv.com)
Date: Wed Mar 19 2003 - 14:19:28 PST


No, the battery on the Newton 2x00 does not have a memory. The Ni-Cad
(nickel cadmium) batteries in the 1x0 models did have a memory and had
to be fully drained before being charged. However, the 2x00s use NiMH
(nickel metal hydride0 batteries that don't suffer the same problems.

Nathan Turnage
[the new(t) guy]

Chris Searles wrote:
> Does it make a big difference for the battery life of the rechargeable
> battery in a Newton 2100 if you wait till the battery dies before recharging
> or if you try to recharge when the battery level goes no lower than, say,
> 20%?
>
> chris searles
>

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