[Duo2400] Re: Duo Battery Problems - Help!

2002-02-27 Thread Greg
If the battery is indeed appearing as a short circuit then it will probably require a pretty hefty "zap" current to have much affect. I used a power supply that is rated as 15 volts at 10 amps. Lesser current may have done the job. It is not really an exact thing, so you can start with the smalle

[Duo2400] Re: Duo Battery Problems - Help!

2002-02-26 Thread Andrew Butitta
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Wow.. This is exactly what I was looking for. Both Type IIIs do exactly what your 145's battery did. And although I bought the batteries used, one of the IIIs had *no marks* on the terminals, telling me it had either never been used, or only inser

[Duo2400] Re: Duo Battery Problems - Help!

2002-02-26 Thread Greg
> Thanks for the tips so far... but one thing still bugs me: > Any idea why both my Type IIIs trash the system? The PRAM is good (the > whole thing is refurbished & in decent shape). I can't spend the $50 - > $90 on a new battery (poor student syndrome :\ ). > > A dead battery wouldn't charge,

[Duo2400] Re: Duo Battery Problems - Help!

2002-02-25 Thread Edgar Peinelt
I think it's a matter of a battery not being just "weak" or "dead", but definitely short-circuited - this causes a short-circuit effect in the Duo's hardware. >> >>A dead battery wouldn't charge, right? (like the type II) it wouldn't >>kill the Duo.. right? > > I've never had a COMPLETEL

[Duo2400] Re: Duo Battery Problems - Help!

2002-02-25 Thread Paul Nelson
At 11:59 AM -0600 2/25/02, Andrew Butitta wrote: >Thanks for the tips so far... but one thing still bugs me: >Any idea why both my Type IIIs trash the system? The PRAM is good (the >whole thing is refurbished & in decent shape). I can't spend the $50 - >$90 on a new battery (poor student syndrome

[Duo2400] Re: Duo Battery Problems - Help!

2002-02-25 Thread Tom Rymes
On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 12:59 PM, Andrew Butitta wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi guys, > > Thanks for the tips so far... but one thing still bugs me: > Any idea why both my Type IIIs trash the system? The PRAM is good (the > whole thing is refurbished & i

[Duo2400] Re: Duo Battery Problems - Help!

2002-02-25 Thread Tom Rymes
On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 12:59 PM, Andrew Butitta wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi guys, > > Thanks for the tips so far... but one thing still bugs me: > Any idea why both my Type IIIs trash the system? The PRAM is good (the > whole thing is refurbished & i

[Duo2400] Re: Duo Battery Problems - Help!

2002-02-25 Thread Andrew Butitta
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi guys, Thanks for the tips so far... but one thing still bugs me: Any idea why both my Type IIIs trash the system? The PRAM is good (the whole thing is refurbished & in decent shape). I can't spend the $50 - $90 on a new battery (poor student syn

[Duo2400] Re: Duo Battery Problems - Help!

2002-02-25 Thread Kim Green
Dead battery most likely, if you have problems even after you get a battery charge it may be a dead PRAM. Kim.. On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Tom Rymes wrote: > On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 08:56 AM, Andrew Butitta wrote: > > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hello, DuoLis

[Duo2400] Re: Duo Battery Problems - Help!

2002-02-25 Thread Tom Rymes
On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 08:56 AM, Andrew Butitta wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello, DuoList. > > I have a problem that has been plaguing me for quite some time now. > > I upgraded a Duo 230 8/80 to a 270c 16/80, color screen and all. The > motherboard is