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

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From: Tom A. Trottier (TomATrottier_at_home.com)
Date: Wed Mar 21 2001 - 19:49:07 EST

Dear Sven,

Smarter? Sounds like stupid to me.

Tom

On 21 Mar 2001, at 11:14, sayeth Sven Utcke <utcke_at_kogs1.informatik.uni-hamburg.de>

> 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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