on 10/30/00 4:06 PM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> List,
>
> I've just received a battery recharger, and have a couple of questions.
>
> First, the rating on the back says "24V 1.04A". One of the Duo manual at
> Apple says that you have to use the only the adapter that was made for
> it, or something like that. At the office, I have an old adapter with
> the 1.04A output, but at home, I have the newest, 1.5A one. Can I safely
> use the recharger with the latest adapter revision?
>
> I've tried to check if it was working. I have a BTI Type IV battery
> right now, so I removed it from my Duo and put it in the recharger.
> However, nothing happened. There is a little LED that, according to
> Apple:
>
> -No light: Either the recharger is not plugged in, the other battery is
> being
> charged (if you have two batteries in the recharger), or the battery is
> defective. (If the light goes off during recharging, there is a problem
> with
> the battery.)
> -Yellow: The battery is charging.
> -Green: The battery is fully charged.
> -Red: The charge does not recognize the type of battery inserted. If you
> are
> charging a replacement battery, follow the instructions that came with
> it.
>
> I know the battery isn't bad because it's about 2 weeks new, I almost
> didn't use it, and it's powering my 2300c just fine. So, does that mean
> that the recharger is faulty? If it couldn't recognize the type of
> battery, I should get the red light, right?
>
> What do you think?
>
> -Laurent.
IIRC, the 1.04A thingies are only for Type I batteries.
- Eric.
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