Re: PRAM batteries are NOT watch cells

2003-02-17 Thread djl
Thanks, looks like I'll be doing just that for my 1400 start up problem. Dan On Monday, February 17, 2003, at 11:54 AM, Matthew Reidsrow wrote: > > > -Original Message- >> Does anyone know if the PRAM battery for a PBG3 can be rebuilt? John >> Brownsberger >> >>

Re: PRAM batteries are NOT watch cells

2003-02-17 Thread Matthew Reidsrow
-Original Message- >Does anyone know if the PRAM battery for a PBG3 can be rebuilt? John >Brownsberger > >-- > >Sure. All PB batteries I've seen are just watch cells wired in series or >parellel. Anyone with a battery welding tool (since they don't take solder >we

Re: PRAM batteries are NOT watch cells

2003-02-16 Thread John Smith
Ahhh... Whoops, so it does. Sorry buddy. :-) On 17/2/03 11:51 AM, "Scott Holder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 11:47 AM 2/17/2003 +1100, you wrote: >> I must say, it was pretty ballsy of you to put batteries that could explode >> in your AU$200-or-so mouse!! >> >> Even more so to leave the s

Re: PRAM batteries are NOT watch cells

2003-02-16 Thread Scott Holder
At 11:47 AM 2/17/2003 +1100, you wrote: >I must say, it was pretty ballsy of you to put batteries that could explode >in your AU$200-or-so mouse!! > >Even more so to leave the second one in after the first exploded... > >Ballsy. Or Stupid :-) Well, it's a $30-40 US mouse, and as it says as soon as

Re: PRAM batteries are NOT watch cells

2003-02-16 Thread John Smith
I must say, it was pretty ballsy of you to put batteries that could explode in your AU$200-or-so mouse!! Even more so to leave the second one in after the first exploded... Ballsy. Or Stupid :-) -- John. > From personal experience: > > One time I accidently stuck a regular set of alkaline batt

Re: PRAM batteries are NOT watch cells

2003-02-15 Thread Dan K
David Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>Any time a PB is being run >>from its main battery or the AC power supply, a trickle charge is being >>applied to the PRAM battery as well. Then [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Patterson) wrote: >Does this apply to all PowerBooks, or just some of the newer ones

Re: PRAM batteries are NOT watch cells

2003-02-15 Thread Paul Nelson
At 2:24 PM -0500 2/15/03, Robert Patterson wrote: >Does this apply to all PowerBooks, or just some of the newer ones? The reason >I ask is that I thought the PRAM battery in my PowerBook 170 was a lithium >cell. So I thought it would be interesting to know if it was rechargeable. Absolu

Re: PRAM batteries are NOT watch cells

2003-02-15 Thread Robert Patterson
Does this apply to all PowerBooks, or just some of the newer ones? The reason I ask is that I thought the PRAM battery in my PowerBook 170 was a lithium cell. So I thought it would be interesting to know if it was rechargeable. Rob >Any time a PB is being run >from its main battery or

Re: PRAM batteries are NOT watch cells

2003-02-15 Thread Scott Holder
At 09:40 AM 2/15/2003 -0800, you wrote: >The instruction book for my Radio Shack NiCad Battery Charger has a good >explanation as to why you don't try to recharge non-rechargeable batteries. >"Caution attempting to recharge non- nicad batteries may result in explosion, >fire or other damage to elec

Re: PRAM batteries are NOT watch cells

2003-02-15 Thread David Allen
The instruction book for my Radio Shack NiCad Battery Charger has a good explanation as to why you don't try to recharge non-rechargeable batteries. "Caution attempting to recharge non- nicad batteries may result in explosion, fire or other damage to electrical components." Any time a PB is being

PRAM batteries are NOT watch cells

2003-02-14 Thread Dan K
On 2/14/03 3:18 PM PowerBooks "Matthew Reidsrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >-Original Message- > >Does anyone know if the PRAM battery for a PBG3 can be rebuilt? John >Brownsberger > >-- > >Sure. All PB batteries I've seen are just watch cells wired in series or