Grid LT 1755 bat indicator

From: Lawrence Walker <lgwalker_at_mts.net>
Date: Mon Mar 4 00:28:09 2002

 Yeah that's the same as on the Tandy site. However there is no indication of
what a flashing red means. It's not the Bios battery since the computer is
keeping the date correctly. About the only thing I can think of is insufficient
power to charge the battery. Thanks.

Lawrence

> 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 Mon Mar 04 2002 - 00:28:09 GMT