Grid LT 1755 bat indicator

From: bill clausssen <elecdata_at_kcinter.net>
Date: Sun Mar 3 21:29:52 2002

At 05:38 PM 3/2/02 -0600, you wrote:
> I've scoured the net, even joined the URGrid mail-list, read the Tandy specs
>closely, but can't find any info as to what the flashing red battery
>indicator
>means on my Grid 1755. Even the Grid proponents pass on it. It works but
>the battery had gone belly-up. I bought a "new" battery and for a while the
>former orange changed to green but later on changed to the flashing red. It
>accepts minimal charge but not enough to power the HD when off charge and
>displays the low-power steady red indicator before dying. If it was simply
>indicating a dead battery the old one wouldn't display a steady orange. Could
>it be lack of enough amperage from my adaptor to be able to charge ?
> I submit myself to the collective knowledge of the list.
>
>Lawrence
>Reply to: lgwalker_at_mts.net
>
>Love of the Goddess makes the poet go mad
>he goes to his death and in death is made wise.
>Robert Graves

Hello Robert,

"...can't find any info as to what the flashing red battery indicator
means on my Grid 1755."
The batt indicator and the cmputer's beeper tell you the condition of the
battery in the following 5 ways:

The indicator lights orange during charging

The indicator lights green when the battery is fully charged and the ac is
supplying power.

The indicator does not light if you run the computer on a fully charged
battery and the AC adapter is not connected.

The indicator lights orange and blinks if you remove the battery from the
computer if AC power is being used or if the battery is damaged.

The indicator lights red and a continuous tone sounds when battery power
drops below the power level needed for normal operation. NOTE: the
indicator might light red during disk operations. If the indicator turns
off when the disk drive turns off, the battery still has plenty of
power. When the batt indicator lights red, a tone sounds until the
computer automatically turns off. you have about 2 minutes to save your
data to the hard disk or a diskette. To turn off the tone, press FN+F5.

This is from the owners manual for the grid 1755.

Bill
Received on Sun Mar 03 2002 - 21:29:52 GMT