A PalmDock connector (http://www.palmdock.com) for my Palm V lets me use a Palm III
series cradle for Hotsyncing. So here is the
Million Dollar Question ... [Set: timpani drums and converging spotlights starts]
If I put a Palm V w/ this connector in the Palm IIIc powered cradle, can I recharge
the Palm V or not? Personally, I'm not willing
to do this smoke w/o pin outs or schematics.
Steve
David Fedor wrote:
> >From what I understand, the Palm IIIc is
> >rechargable as is the Palm V, but the Palm V can not use the IIIc cradle for
> >recharging. It was just a guess that the charge pins are incompatible with
> >each other.
>
> The charge pins may or may not be the same - I don't know the circuitry.
> (Actually I do believe that some or all of the charging circuitry has moved
> into the device, out of the cradle.) However, the bigger issue is that the
> Palm IIIc device has a Palm III-style cradle, which obviously is a
> different physical shape than the Palm V cradle.
>
> Essentially the cradle for the Palm IIIc device looks just like a Palm III
> cradle, except a different color. And the DB9 connector has a plug in it
> for the AC adapter to connect to, similar to the Palm V cradle.
>
> -David Fedor
> Palm Developer Support
>
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