>>On Sat, 8 Dec 2001, Sushi wrote:
>>
>>Then discharge the battery completely. After your
>>Newt automatically shuts off, try to turn it back
>>on again. Do this a couple of times.
>
>On 12/8/01 @ 6:04 AM, speedy2 wrote:
>
>This is a bad idea!! You should NEVER discharge a
>battery pack (with NiCDs,NiMH) below about .6V/cell,
>.8V/cell is perfectly acceptable.
Hey Speedy,
Disagree with your "This is a bad idea!" comment. I have done this on
numerous devices besides the Newton and have never had a problem with it.
Not once!
In this case, after the Newton shuts down after giving you the low
battery warning, let it set for a second or two, then switch it on again.
Let it shut itself off. Try it once more, if it will do it. Then after
the Newt shuts itself down the second time, then plug in the adapter and
recharge the battery until it is completely charged.
Using that pattern, I've recovered/improved 3 battery packs so far.
Remember, the Newton circuitry is determining whether or not it can turn
on by the amount of juice that is available. If there isn't enough, it
simply won't turn on. All the devices that I have that come with
rechargeable batteries basically work the same way.
Note, I don't hold the switch to try to force the Newt/device on. I just
press the on switch and let the Newt/device deterimine if it can turn on
based on the current battery status. In the case of the Newt, if it
turns on, I will then activate the backlight via Adam Tow's Backlight
package to speed the process.
Regards.
Sushi
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