ipaq behaviour when charging

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Hi

I just got an ipaq 3765 off ebay and have concerns about
the battery. No manual was included so I wanted to check
I'm charging this correctly.

When I plug the adapter into the mains and the other end
into the ipaq an orange light blinks once a second. I take
it this indicates the ipaq is charging. When I turn the
ipaq on and navigate to settings->power there is a bar
indicating that charging is occuring.

The recharging state goes from 0 to 100% then back
again repeatedly. It doesn't seem to say anywhere
what percentage it's up to e.g. 25% charged.

I left it to charge for 20 minutes (not long enough
for 100% I know), then removed the mains. The power
page said "battery status: unknown". Then it turned
itself off. I pressed on again. The ipaq banner came
up then the thing failed immediately.

I've got it charging again now and will leave it for
3 hours.

Anyone shed any light on this? Should I be worried?

Thanks,

Ben

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On Thu, 20 May 2004 17:41:57 +0200,
Julio Meneses <info@nospam.mipcdebolsillo.com> wrote:
> Hi ben,
>
> I don't know if the hardware is ok (probably you will discover it using the
> iPAQ some days) but some of the things you're describing are totally normal.
> I mean the blinking light when charging, the progress bar at the power
> settings without any indication about the % charged and so on. What you need
> to do is to unplug the device and wait a moment to let the OS "know" how
> much battery is available.

Yeah, I've done that now and it works well. Have to say that I'm surprised it
doesn't give you real-time progress, but never mind.

> Let us know if some more clarifications are needed and enjoy your Pocket PC!

I will! I've got myself a serial cradle and soon linux will rule!

*puts on penguin suit*

muhahahahaha!!!!

Ben