on 11/10/00 13:17, Kris Feldmann at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
>
>> Well, it doesn't charge it. It consistently does always the same thing when
>> I insert the battery. After 20-30 minutes, the battery status changes from
>> the recharge one to the inactive one. It just stops recharging it. I've
>> tried 3 or 4 times now, and I always get the same result.
>
> New batteries have often been sitting on a shelf for quite some time. They
> pick up a heck of a memory which needs to be "burned" out. My most recent
> two new batteries needed to be charged and discharged fully three or four
> times before they behaved normally. When the lightning bolt disappears
> from the battery icon it means that the Duo thinks the battery has reached
> a full charge and has reduced the charge to a trickle. At that point you
> need to drain the battery completely by runing the Duo on battery power.
> Run it until it shuts off completely, then charge the battery fully again.
> The first time you drain the battery it will likely only last a short time
> and the Duo may shutdown pretty hard (little or no warning). With each
> cycle, however, the battery's performance should improve greatly. When
> charging it is a good idea to let it sit at the trickle stage for several
> hours to "top off" the charge.
Hmmmm. Ok, I did try to run off the battery, and indeed, it was a very short
period of time. I would say one second, maybe two. But I was thinking,
before going into the hassle of returning it to use the battery conditionner
and see if that helps. It certainly couldn't hurt.
-Laurent.
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