on 12/7/01 10:17 AM, Prabhakar Ragde at plragde_at_plg2.math.uwaterloo.ca
wrote:
>
> My Newton, which I carry around in an Eagle Creek pouch with my
> wallet, has been not turning on when I try to power it up. I take the
> battery out, leave it for an hour, plug it in, and it resets fine. Is
> there anything that would cause this behaviour to manifest itself more
> often than once in a while? Requiring an hour to boot is not something
> I can live with for very long.
I had this problem with my 2000 when it had been totally drained of power.
My rechargeable battery pack would not enable my machine to start up at all,
no could I start it off of power, both with the bat pack in and out. I
finally got it going by putting a fresh set of AA's in and having it plugged
into power. I got quite a fright but all seems o.k., even when the power
has gotten very low again.
> I thought it might be that the rechargeable battery (Newton accessory)
> was loose or losing contact as it bumped about in my pouch. I put in
> another rechargeable battery I had bought a few years back as a spare
> (never used). This battery does not appear to hold a full charge. The
> Extras indicator says "Charged" when the black line is less than a
> quarter "full". I can use it for a short while before it says the
> battery needs recharging. Is this battery toast, or can something be
> done to restore its full capacity?
That battery pack sounds dead, there are people on this list that are
offering refurbishing on those packs.
Andre
PS Would you be able to send a URL of that case to me, off list?
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