Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 08:45:21 +0100 From: "Richard Parkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] L.20 problems...
>-- Original Message -- >Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:07:03 -0700 >From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [LIB] L.20 problems... > > >Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:06:01 -0700 (PDT) >From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [LIB] L.20 problems... > > It could be several things: > 1) broken charging circuit - check battery connectors, wipe off any > corrosion, etc. Thats something I didnt think to check... > 2) it could be dead/old cells. No matter if the 'battery' was new when > you bought it, if it has been 2-3 years since it was made and has only been > sitting on the shelf, the decaying chemistry alone would result in a dead cell. Thats why I bought 2 ;-) > 3) could be something else - broken circuits, etc. who knows? I certainly dont! > At this point, it simply may not be worth the money and time to persue > getting a working battery when newer, faster Librettos sell for <$300, eg. > Libretto 110 models which I'd recommend. I do have much "better" laptops and palmtops, I would just like to get this one going! It's such a top bit of design... > But, if you want to get it to work, the first thing I'd do is to track > down an 'exact' replacement since other types and models may simply not work > with the charging circuit. I couldnt find anywhere selling the exact part number. I suspect they are now well out of production ;-( > Oh, and check with a voltmeter if there's a connection through the battery > connectors on the Libretto. You'll want to know there's something flowing > to the batteries before diagnosing further. That is something I wanted to check, but I would have to bodge up some sort of extension cables to allow me to get my multimeter probes into the gap! Especially if it was the current I was interested in, and I think I might be ;-) Thanks David. -- ******************************** Richard Parkin UKRA 1268 L1 He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself - Thomas Paine (1737 - 1809) ******************************** __________________________________________________________________ Get Tiscali Broadband From �15:99 http://www.tiscali.co.uk/products/broadbandhome/
