Make sure you have the right power adapter. The originals, the ones that
were designed for the 280, can't handle the requirements of the color
screen in the 280c when coupled with the type III battery. You want a 36
watt, M2693 or M 4174 (preferrably the latter), not the 25watt M7783.
You'll get boot problems and failure to charge the battery.
You may also need a new battery though..
NiMH is a type III.
You may want to grab a copy of DuoMon. I'll send it to you if you don't
have it. It will give you all sorts of battery info on your specific
battery and tell you what the charging current and power usage are.
A duo is a very tricky little beast and you must divest yourself of any
habits you acquired using a desktop Mac. They don't like to be experimented
on.
Congrats,
John S
>Hi:
>
>After several weeks of not so patient waiting, I got my PB Duo 280c
>and Dock yesterday. It mostly works great with some problems. So I
>need your help.
>
>First does anyone know of a source for downloading a User Guide or
>Getting Started Manual for this model?
>
>Second and more important, I need to replace the backup battery, and I
>need a source for them, or the specs on the battery. I am a camera
>repair technician with over 20 years of experience, so I know my way
>around a circuit, and hopefully, I can do this without destroying this
>fine computer.
>
>Thirdly, the battery will not charge. Reads 6.5 volts, but I think
>that it is supposed to be 13? volts at full charge. Could the fact
>that the Pram battery is dead (or very weak) keep it from charging? I
>have reset the power manager, but it seems to start charging
>(lightning bolt) and then stops after a few minutes. I read all of
>the posts from the guy who was putting the Type IV in a 280, but I
>didn't see any mention about whether the Pram battery would effect
>charging.
>
>Lastly, how do you tell whether you have a type III or a type IV
>battery. Mine says NiMH on it but no other indication.
>
>Thanks guys, hope you can help me. I love this PB.
>
>Robert
>
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