Re: [NTLK] Another Battery Miracle!

From: Johannes Wolf (jwolf_at_xe.estec.esa.nl)
Date: Wed Feb 20 2002 - 12:37:03 EST


It has an end-of-charge detection. If this state is reached teh Led will
turn to green.
You can leave the batteries in as long as you wish.

Johannes

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> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of Chris Searles
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 6:21 PM
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> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Another Battery Miracle!
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>
>
> >If you did charge it within your Newt there is no risk to damage
> the battery
> >pack, because there is a temperature sensor as well as an "intelligent"
> >charging algorithm. Thus you can leave it in your adapter powered Newt
> >forever without any damage. As soon as the battery is completely charged,
> >the Newt will switch over to a so called trickle charging mode which only
> >keeps the actual load on the battery by applying a very small charging
> >current.
>
> I charged the battery pack in the Newton charging station for the 130.
> Does this have the same "trickle function" as the Newton itself?
>
> Chris Searles
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