Registered: May 2000
Location: Cadillac, MI, USA
Posts: 5

Since there is no setting for NiMH batteries in PalmOS 3.1, what is the best way to keep an acurate track of my NiMH batteries? Is the NiCAD .7 shortcut the best I can do? I've been running at 100% for the last day and I have even been my Visor online, so that doesn't quite sound right.

Are the any battery monitoring utilities that would work for monitoring NiMH's on a Visor?

Any help would be appreciated.

Registered: Dec 1999
Location: Connecticut USA
Posts: 2682

The .7 NiCad seeting will work for NiMH's since the voltage profiles are similar between the two.

I use both Runtime and Uptime with my NiMH's and everything seems to be ok.

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MarkEagle - Ice is nice!

Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 41

You also might want to use BatteryInfo - which is an easier way to adjust the settings for which type of batteries you have installed.

Its limited to Alkaline/NiCad/Lithium. NiCad works great for NiMH batteries.

You can also adjust the voltage thresholds for the warning and the critical threshold.

Works great. I use it in conjunction with Runtime and Voltage Display Hack.

Carl


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Carl Lee
Hi! My name is Carl and I'm a Visorholic.

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Redwood City CA
Posts: 472

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Originally posted by HoloDoc:
You also might want to use BatteryInfo - which is an easier way to adjust the settings for which type of batteries you have installed.

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Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 41

John,

First change the battery type to NiCad - You'll get a huge warning about it not being a recommended procedures, blah, blah, blah... That will adjust your settings to that of a NiCad. (ie, 2.7 or something is 100% charge, and the warn threshold is reset to 2.26v and critical to 1.90v).

As for the rest, you got me. All I ever did was change the battery type to NiCad. It didn't attempt to change the thresholds, as they looked good to me initially. I Did the same thing you did, try to adjust the thresholds, then reopen the program. As you stated, it returned to the original values.


Carl
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Carl Lee
Hi! My name is Carl and I'm a Visorholic.

[This message has been edited by HoloDoc (edited 06-07-2000).]

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Redwood City CA
Posts: 472

quote:

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Originally posted by HoloDoc:
John,

First change the battery type to NiCad - You'll get a huge warning about it not being a recommended procedures, blah, blah, blah... That will adjust your settings to that of a NiCad. (ie, 2.7 or something is 100% charge, and the warn threshold is reset to 2.26v and critical to 1.90v).

Carl

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