on 7/3/00 2:26 AM, Gruendel, Frank 3837 PPE-WT at
Frank.Gruendel@de.heidelberg.com wrote:
>> When you have non-rechargable batteries in there it
>> doesn't try to recharge them does it?
>
> Correct. If it did, there wouldn't be many surviving 120's around as
> the batts would react very, very angry to this treatment ;-)
>
>> And if I get rechargable batteries
>> will it charge them when I plug the power supply in the side?
>
> If you get the Original Apple NiCd pack, yes. If you use off-the-shelf
> NiCd's or NiMH's, no. But you can trick the 120 into believing the original
> Apple pack is installed: Just put a piece of thin cardboard beneath the two
> batts in the middle so that the small switch is depressed when you insert
> them. If you do, the 120 will charge them just as if you had the original
> Apple pack.
>
> NEVER DO THE CARDBOARD THING WITH NON-RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES UNLESS YOU
> HAVE A SPARE NEWTON AND A SPARE LIFE.
>
> Frank
>
Thanks alot for the response, that was exactly what I wanted to know... :)
Jeff
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