> If you use a regulated adaptor with an output of 6 V I do
not expect any
> risk for the Newt, but the batteries will charge very
slowly.
They'll charge slower, and they will not be charged fully.
For that you need
more than 6 volts.
> What I successfully did was using a laboratory power
supply, set to
> max. 7 V
> output voltage and max. 1A output current. But charging in
this
> configuration is still remarkably slower compared to
charging with the
> original power supply.
Not astonishing. You should have set it to 7.5 volts and 1.2
amps. This
would have been what the original adapter provides.
Frank
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