Interesting? I pose a question to you then..
With Sony having to recall batteries for every laptop manufacturer except themselves.. Was this an actual hardware fault, or a firmware fault telling the hardware todo something incorrectly? Interested to hear your response! Thanks, David Moyle ---------- Bertram, Western Australia E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "If a cluttered desk is characteristic of a cluttered mind, what does an empty desk mean?" Confidentiality Notice: The contents of this email are confid.. Were you meant to receive this? If not, delete it. Please? -----Original Message----- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kathy Quinlan Sent: Saturday, 28 April 2007 6:22 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Apple Battery Fix David Moyle wrote: > Evening all! <elsnipo> > I'm still slightly surprised that it's a firmware issue and not something > electrical/physical! All Modern battery packs have a micro controller inside them, these run firmware (as it is not on a removable media) 90% of problems can be fixed with a software update :) I used to design intelligent chargers for Li* batteries, the hardware was designed in a day, the firmware took about 6 months to design and test. Even then we had a fault when the manufacturer changed the battery packs mid production ( new pack could not be charged at the high rate due to the internal temperature altering the electrical characteristics of the charge cycle. -- Regards, Kat. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
