Recently, I sent a note to the list that had two errors in it. I would like to correct them. 1.) I sloppily used "RESET" when I should have used "RESTART". I apologize to anyone who thought I meant the "CUDA" switch. I don't even know where the Cuda switch is. (I have worried about being able to find it when I do need to replace the battery.) 2.) I made the assumption that since the battery in my Starmax, has lasted far longer than would be expected, it was being trickle charged. Without access to the actual circuit drawings (or taking it apart and making measurements), I clearly can not make such a statement unequivocally. My personal experience led me to a conclusion that is, perhaps reasonable, but not easily provable by me.
I do know that 8 years is well beyond the mfg. stated lifetime of a chemical battery. I also know (based on years of personal experimentation) that trickle charging a chemical battery will/can extend its voltage level and ability to provide a small current draw dramatically. It will certainly not do anything for batteries used in heavy current draws (flashlights), but can be dramatic in "keep-alive" circuits. I also seem to remember the scientist/mathemetican who proved that bumble-bees could not possibly fly. At the time, I believe he was working for one of the aero-space companies. As an aside, has anyone ever wondered how a charged particle can react with another charged particle thru a vacuum and do work on the second particle without anything to carry the energy to the second particle? Respectfully, Don Vollmer -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
