Re: [iPAQ] help ! is it a brick now?

On Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 12:33:42AM +0100, Marcus O.C. Metzler wrote:
> Now it works. After switching it off for several hours, it suddenly
> started to reload after I connected the power and switched it on.
> This is really strange, but apparently the ipaq doesn't recharge when
> switched off and needs at least some battery charge in order to start
> the recharge process.

The off switch disconnects the battery from everything, including the
charging circuitry. If you had the switch off the first time you tried,
that's the only problem.

Ross

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Ross J. Reedstrom, Ph.D., <reedstrm@rice.edu> 
NSBRI Research Scientist/Programmer
Computer and Information Technology Institute
Rice University, 6100 S. Main St.,  Houston, TX 77005