[701] Battery (was: Introduction... Hello!)

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From: Sven Utcke (utcke_at_kogs1.informatik.uni-hamburg.de)
Date: Wed Mar 21 2001 - 05:14:50 EST

Hello Tim,

> Meanwhile, I'm dissecting the old, dead battery pack and trying to
> figure out if a NiCad battery case can be safely rebuilt with NiMH
> batteries (the only problem I can see is if the temperature sensing
> unit the in pack is specific for the battery type).

I'm afraid things aren't as simple as that. The Battery sensing unit
is a lot smarter than that, and for all I know implemets a counter
which, after loading the battery N times, will declare the battery
dead, even though it might still be in perfect working condition. I
own such a battery, which can only be charged externally and will only
work in the TP 701 if all battery-sensing functions are disabled, but
will then work perfectly. The only Problem with this is that
switching the computer on has to be done on mains, as this tries to
talk to the battery...

But please, report any success with this should you succeed.

Sven 

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