are you sure you dont have the leads reversed?
if you connect the positive lead to the negative contact on the battery, and
the negative lead to the positive contact..it will read as a negative
voltage...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mister H" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Multiple recipients of DuoList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 6:14 PM
Subject: [Duo] Checking Duo Battery
> Hey Dude,
>
> Is there any way to use a volt/ohm meter to test the DuoBook Battery to
> see if it's dead or not? I don't trust what the Duo'Book is saying-
> which ain't much.
>
> I tried it with a volt/ohm meter and tried various settings, but if I
> got any response at all, the needle tried to jump into a negative range
> instead of up into a positive range.
>
> Does this mean the batteries are so depleted they have a negative charge
> or what?
>
> Just trying to figure if they're really dead or not before I throw them
> out. The Duo won't seem to charge them, and I tried that DuoZapper
> thingie somebody recommended with "negative" results. (ha!)
>
> Help me out here guys- I just gotta know.
>
> misterh
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