Xref: utzoo comp.sys.att:3655 unix-pc.general:947 Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!donp From: donp@cup.portal.com Newsgroups: mn.general,comp.sys.att,unix-pc.general Subject: Re: UNIX PC 7300 diags questions Message-ID: <6947@cup.portal.com> Date: 28 Jun 88 23:21:39 GMT References: <364@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU> Distribution: na Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 19 XPortal-User-Id: 1.1001.4125 Rob Healey recently wrote: > 3) For you fire sale "My battery is DEAD" people. When I first > powered up the 7300 my battery was dead too, it wouldn't > hold the time. Now, a week later, when my used 20M self > destructed and I had to put the 10M back in, the > battery held the time for 3 hours. ( Lunch time interfered > there, it only took 45 minutes to rip out the 20M) > Maybe the battery can partially recharge when the machine is > turned back on. Yes, that is what happens. Observing the same phenomena, I put a current meter in series with the battery. When the machine is turned on, the battery does indeed "charge" with a small current. I seem to recall that technically the lithium batteries used are not rechargable-- however, they do seem to tolerate a small amount of reverse current. Don Parmentier donp@cup.portal.com