What is happening re development of a battery with significantly longer life? Thanks.
On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Nori Akabane wrote: > > Here is the battery spec. > > Battery used: Lithium ion battery > Max dimensions: 2.9 in (75 mm) x 1.6 in (40 mm) x 0.9 in (20.3 mm) > Weight: Approx. 0.24lb (110 g) > > This battery is exclusively designed for the PTR1. > > Regards, > > Nori > -----Original Message----- > From: Guido Corona [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 6:53 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Ptr1 batteries > > Like with any electronic device which seeks to optimize battery life, > PTR1 has its own battery. > The old APH and NLS devices use old custom NiCad batteries. Even if > they worked with PTR1, which luckily they do not, they would give you > much less battery life than the battery shipped with PTR1. So, let us > stop bemoaning the end of the good old days. > > Rather, it would be useful if nori and the other friendly folks at > Plextor placed information about purchasing PTR1 accessories in a easy > to reach web page. The info is there, but is very difficult to find. > > Guido > > > > Guido D. Corona > IBM Accessibility Center, Austin Tx. > IBM Research, > Phone: (512) 838-9735 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Visit my weekly Accessibility WebLog at: > http://www-3.ibm.com/able/weblog/corona_weblog.html > > > > > > Pennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 02/10/2004 02:34 AM > Please respond to > ptr1-users > > > To > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject > Re: Ptr1 batteries > > > > > > > > > Would this battery pack be the same for some of the American Printing > House > equipment or the National Library Service ones? Surely, these folk > realize > that with an internationally available > product, they have to make arrangements for the > availability of extras over the entire market. The whole thing sounds > odd > to me. > > > PENNY GOLDEN > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
