At 6:46 PM -0700 6/18/02, Teri Pittman wrote: >I picked up a Duo 230 with two batteries. One is the original type and the >other is a type III. I wasn't able to get the Duo to boot at all, until I >picked up a Dock for it. It seems to work fine. > >When I checked the battery control panel, it doesn't register anything at >all. Now, I figured these were stone dead. What I am wondering is, how >long should it take them to charge back up via the Dock? Should the >control panel start to show something as they are charging? I'd like to >give it a chance to see if they will take a charge, but this is my first >Powerbook and I'm not sure what to expect.
While I haven't experimented on my Duo batteries I did with both a PB 180 and 5300c batteries. I found that if you zapped the battery it would then charge normally. How much charge it held is another matter. By zapping I mean connecting the battery terminals to a voltage source in the correct polarity and briefly causing a substantial current flow (since the battery was close to a dead short). I used a 12V bench supply. On the batteries there are "+" and "-" marks. On the PB 180 batteries those were the only connections. On the PB5300 and Duo batteries there are additional connections but the two marked ones go directly to the battery. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
