[OB] Is this list alive?

[mike@galaxygauge.com]

It's definitely the battery ... once you put regular AAs into a 'dead' OB they pop back to life. And I've opened mine up a few times to fix, I didn't see an internal battery. I did see a reasonably large capacitor though, about 1000 microfarads or so.

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Mike Wofsey
Galaxy Gauge Graphic Design Tools
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Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
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--- On Mon, 9/8/08, Reed Turner <reed.turner at gov.ab.ca> wrote:

> From: Reed Turner <reed.turner at gov.ab.ca>
> Subject: Re: [OB] Is this list alive?
> To: "HP Omnibook Notebook Computer list" <omnibook at lists.elektro.com>
> Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 10:57 PM
> I have seen problems like this with the 425 and 430,
> particularly if the
> rechargeable battery pack has gone dead to the point that
> it will not
> recharge.  Our solution has been to start with a battery
> pack that we know
> is charged and go through a series of charge/reset/try
> again attempts. So
> far we have always been able to revive them but rarely
> without a hassle.
> Once they start coming on they do seem to remain reliable.
> I am not sure
> what inside causes this - it may be a capacitor and not a
> separate small
> battery at all.
> 
> Good luck,
> Reed
> 
> 2008/9/8 Kevin Curran <kevincurran at pipeline.com>
> 
> > I should have mentioned that I am aware of the reset
> button and used it
> > repeatedly in my attempts to revive the 425.  Any
> ideas why these machines
> > worked when I put them on the shelf but won't
> revive?  Thanks.
> >
> >
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andrew Lovell
> > Sent: Sep 8, 2008 10:31 AM
> > To: HP Omnibook Notebook Computer list
> > Subject: Re: [OB] Is this list alive?
> >
> >  Hi
> >
> > There is a recessed re-set button - underneath on the
> 600 and beside the
> > power connector on the 800. If there is a reset button
> on your computers,
> > try pressing it and see what happens.
> >
> > My 600 would not charge once, until I had pressed the
> re-set button.
> >
> > By the way, I was thinking of installing Linux on one
> of my Omnibooks. Has
> > anybody ever heard of a 16-bit USB / PCMCIA adapter?
> >
> > Yours
> >
> > Andrew Lovell
> >
> >
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