UNIX PC 7300 diags questions
donp at cup.portal.com
donp at cup.portal.com
Wed Jun 29 09:21:39 AEST 1988
Rob Healey recently wrote:
> 3) For you fire sale "My battery is DEAD" people. When I first
> powered up the 7300 my battery was dead too, it wouldn't
> hold the time. Now, a week later, when my used 20M self
> destructed and I had to put the 10M back in, the
> battery held the time for 3 hours. ( Lunch time interfered
> there, it only took 45 minutes to rip out the 20M)
> Maybe the battery can partially recharge when the machine is
> turned back on.
Yes, that is what happens. Observing the same phenomena, I put a current
meter in series with the battery. When the machine is turned on, the
battery does indeed "charge" with a small current. I seem to recall that
technically the lithium batteries used are not rechargable-- however, they
do seem to tolerate a small amount of reverse current.
Don Parmentier
donp at cup.portal.com
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