Re: [NTLK] Too Much Power fault - question

Wrong. I had one of those adapters. It was 9V instead of the 7.5V of a
Newton so the error is because its supplying too much power.

On Wed, 2007-04-25 at 17:28 -0400, Sonny Hung wrote:
> On 4/25/07, wolfgang.rumpf@mac.com <wolfgang.rumpf@mac.com> wrote:
> >
> > Well, so I'm not entirely sure I need an adapter. Here's what
> > happens with the one I have:
> > 1. Plug it in, light goes orange
> > 2. Charges for a few moments
> > 3. Error message comes up saying "too much power" blah blah blah,
> > and under battery it says "FAULT" instead of charging.
>
> it's a bad pack though you could try the methods others have posted about
> whacking it or chililng them first... then charging them...
>
> BUT - the light stays orange! And this *does* seem to supply power
> > and charge (although I've taken to the plug/unplug/repeat method to
> > make sure juice is going in). Is it possible that it is working fine
> > since the light *is* orange?
>
>
> This means it's not charging the pack when you get the fault error. It's
> okay usually to run the eMate but if you're using a third party there is
> the danger s Frank has advised many times of frying your Newton or eMate...
>
> Better safe than sorry..
> --
> God bless,
>
> Sonny Hung
> the Hung Family
>
>

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