i had a feeling it may have something to do with that. in the old powerbook 1400 i had a while back there was a 'battery reconditioner' that basically de-charged the battery and then fully charged it. it was specifically to deal with a problem like this.
i'm gonna see if theres something on the net that may do this to an iPod.... cheers, jake On Wednesday, October 30, 2002, at 02:50 pm, Philip Stortz wrote: > have you been charging it very often, i.e. when it's not been used > much? some batteries (all to some extent) can develop memory and > effectively lose some of their capacity if recharged after little or no > use often. the cure is to run it dead flat and then fully recharge > several times, that usually works. the refrigerator trick probably > works by making the battery overcharge a bit and possibly also disturbs > the "memory" to some extent (i've never seen a good explanation of why > "memory" happens, and i've read some tech literature from battery > makers that say it happens, but not how or why..). most batteries > (nearly all) require a lower voltage to charge when cold, so depending > on how the charger is designed a cold battery can overcharge, while a > hot battery won't charge properly. in any case, the refrigerator > certainly won't do damage if only done occasionally. i would stay away > from the freezer, you're sure to get condensation in a freezer! > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:g-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:g-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
