From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Sun Jan 21 2001 - 01:58:54 EST
possibly a bad AC adapter.. or, more to the point, a bad AC adapter plug..
if its that badly designed adapter that came with the 760 series..
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Bay" <canyonlands_at_theriver.com>
To: "wwotr" <wwotr_at_sonic.net>
Cc: "ThinkPad Mailing List" <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: CHARGING MY 760XL?
> You probably need a new battery... esp if this one is over a year old
> and has been discharged a lot...
>
> But, try discharging it to zero, and recharging it two or three times
> a day for a few days... and leave it plugged into the adapter between
> charges.... I have seen a few batteries rehabilitated that way... if
> you have the patience for it... and the expectation it won't work...
> It takes about a week if it works... makes it go to zero sooner to, if
> it doesn't.
>
>
> And a new LiON is only $259... even cheaper on eBay
>
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