Okay, I am now officially confused... A few weeks back, I got a Duo Type 3 battery which, I presumed, had a shorted cell. This was one of those ones that would crash a running Duo as soon as inserted and would not allow the Duo to even boot with the battery in.
Yesterday, I got a Duo charger capable of dealing with Type 3 batteries. On a whim, I put in the presumed bad battery, assuming I'd get either the dreaded red light or no light at all. Instead, I got a nice yellow charging light. Some time later, I pulled the battery and put it into a 280c running on AC power. It happily saw the battery and wanted to continue charging it. At this point, I put the battery back in the charger and went to bed. This morning, I woke to a green light, indicating a charged battery. Much to my surprise, it appears that the battery works and works fairly well. In my 280c with attached ADB-powered SCSI Ethernet, it is registering a load that pegs the meter to the right, but estimates over an hour of runtime. While I doubt the actual estimate, it is commensurate with my other Type 3 batteries. So, here is my confusion... what happened? What is different about charging a battery in the external charger that let it charge? <<<john>>> ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
