On 10/09/03 14:32, "Lewin Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Laurent, > >> some point that the charge was stopped at 4%. My Pismo was still >> reporting >> charging the battery, but the battery was apparently not charging. I >> also >> noticed that the expected time to reach a full charge went from 1:00 to >> "Calculating... until full". Out of the blue, I removed the battery >> and put >> it back in. Then, the Pismo started charging the battery again. It >> went to >> about 11% and then stuck there. So, I started pulling the battery and >> putting it back in, and the Pismo would continue charging. I'm about >> 90% of > > Sounds like a shorted cell. There are several factors which will kick > the battery off fast charge, one of which is overcurrent and another of > which is overtemperature. The battery is pulling too much current and > hitting a dT/dt plateau or exceeding Tmax, and the charger is switching > off fast charge. When you remove and reinsert it, you get a couple of > minutes' fast charge before the same thing happens again. > > The 90% figure is almost certainly totally bogus, too - it's not a > measure of actual charge level, but a measure of energy injected in as > a percentage of best-guess energy capacity. > Thanks for the reply, Lewin! Can this be damaging something in the Pismo? -Laurent. -- =========================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************* Usual disclaimers apply ************************* -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
