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From: bac@mips.com (Bruce Clarke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Battery, memory, and disk info for the T1000SE
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Date: 30 Jan 91 18:59:20 GMT
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In article <90002@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com>, limhl@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com (Hui Lin Lim) writes:
|> To add to the ongoing discussion about battery life on the T1000s. Has
|> anyone noticed that occassionally the battery will get much hotter
|> than usual?  It's as though the charger &/or system didn't realise
|> that the battery is close to fully charged and forgot to switch to
|> trickle charge.  The battery light stays orange rather than switching
|> to green.
|> 
|> I haven't been able to figure out what causes this to happen (some
|> combination of the battery being completely flat, the system not
|> knowing the battery state (??? on the pop up screen), and whether
|> you try to charge in one go or disconnect and reconnect the charger
|> halfway thru).
|> 
|> Could anyone offer any help?  I had this happen on the J3100 (Japanese
|> market version of the 1000SE) and it ruined the battery before I
|> noticed....
|> 
|> HuiLin Lim
|> limhl@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com

I have also noticed this recently on my T1000LE.  So it appears that what-
ever is causing it has not been corrected.  So far I have been lucky and
have caught it before any noticeable damage has occurred, but it does
get old having to "watch" your batteries charge.  I would also
be very interested if anyone knows of causes/solutions to this problem.

Bruce Clarke
Email: bac@mips.com