From: Jim Siburt (jsiburt_at_mac.com)
Date: Fri Oct 03 2003 - 16:28:24 PDT
On Friday, October 3, 2003, at 04:36 PM, Frank Gruendel wrote:
>> Type:Apple NiMH rechargeable pack
>> Voltage: 4.5 Volt
>> Capacity: 15%
>> Low Warning at: 20%
>> Auto Shutoff at: 0%
>> AC Adapter: connected
>> Charge State: discharging
>> AC Voltage: 7.34 Volt
>> Discharge Current: 0.001 Ampere (This fluctuates 0.001 and 0.000)
>> Inside Temperature: 22.42 Celsius
>> Cell Temperature: 64.00 Celsius
>
> Ok, here's an attempt at interpreting these values...
>
> 1) Good that I wrote NewtTest ;-)
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>
> Now there can be two reasons for such a high temperature.
>
> a) The Newton only thinks the temperature is that high because
> the refurbisher either installed a wrong temperature resistor
> or fu**ed up putting in the old one back again.
>
> b) The temperature is really that high. You should be able to
> find that out easily by touching the pack while this temperature
> is reported. If it is extremely hot, the eMate is probably right.
No the cell pack was always cold. It was the cell pack itself which is
being replaced. They are sending a new one and I am sending this one
back. Thanks for all the help Frank. That is a really handy program. : )
Jim Siburt
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