Re: [NTLK] Battery heat temp?

Picky me - Ayers Rock in June is the middle of winter...

On 14. Oct, 2006, at 18:00, Frank Gruendel wrote:

>> Can anyone give me an accurate range of how hot the rechargeable
>> battery on the Newton gets during charging?
>
> If you charge with the 9 Watt power adapter in fast charge mode (about
> 1.2 Amps), it will slowly get warmer during charge. It should not
> exceed
> 40 degrees celsius. Normally the Newton switches to trickle charge
> mode
> around 36...38 degrees celsius.
>
>> (and for that matter, the temperature of run of the mill rechargeable
>> AAs?)
>
> This depends on the temperature of the area around it. It is
> usually higher in a car parked at Ayer's rock at noon in June,
> compared
> to that in a sledge parked in St. Petersburg at Christmas (sorry,
> couldn't resist. I admit I'm aware you probably meant something else).
>
> With "normal" use the cell temperature is unlikely to be much higher
> than
> the ambient temperature. It'll be slightly higher if you draw a high
> current.
>
> Frank
>
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