Re: [NTLK] Waiting...

It seems that the amperages that you are seeing are too low are too
low. Expect an ac voltage of 6.3 or so and charge amps of more than
an amp.
When I have had a bad battery I see cycles such as the ones that you
are reporting as the battery gradually builds to 3 volts or so while
at the same time the battery temp goes up. On a bad pack the temp
reaches some critical level and the 'waiting' changes to 'fault' or
'toast'.

Sadly all that I am offering is to continue this thread till someone
who has more skill than I speaks up

Meanwhile try cleaning all the contacts on the battery.

Good luck

On Oct 16, 2009, at 7:53 PM, Don Zahniser wrote:

> On 10/16/09, Woody Smith wrote:
>
>> what kind of temperature readings are you getting?
>
> First, I should state what I thought was obvious. It is 'Waiting...'
> when it is plugged into the charger.
>
> According to SBM Utilities:
>
> The Ambient temperature is 22.6
> The Battery temperature is 21.9
>
> Also, SBM is showing the charge current as cycling thru 0.00 mA,
> 0.49 mA,
> 0.00 mA, 0.97 mA (repeat ad nauseum) in maybe 2-second intervals.
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Don
>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Oct 16, 2009, at 5:30 PM, Don Zahniser wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, all -
>>>
>>> I have an MP2100 with a rechargeable battery pack that has suddenly
>>> started perpetually 'Waiting...'. At the moment, the pack still
>>> has a
>>> charge, but both NewtTest and SBM Utilities show a Charge status of
>>> 'discharging' for the battery.
>>>
>>
>
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