External battery pack for 5450 problems

In message <YPe5c.2$vL2.15475@news.ecrc.de>, "Neil Paisnel"
<neil RemoveThis @remove.this.bit.paisnel.co.uk> wrote:
>
> A while ago I bought an external battery pack that runs on 4 AA alkaline
> batterys and clips on to the cradle chare/sync port of the iPAQ.
>
> I used it probably about twice, to run/recharge the iPAQ while away from
any
> mains power.
>
> All seemed to be great, but a few days later, I did a soft reset, and the
> thing totally refused to re start, nothing. It worked fine from in the
> cradle, and the battery showing full charge 100% and not charging further.
> Removing from cradle, the machine died completely, and putting back in to
> cradle it re booted as from hard re set.
>
> Bought new battery and all is well again.
>
> Question is.....Do iPAQ batteries die suddenly like mine did, or did the
> external battery pack cause its untimely demise. The external pack is so
> useful, but do not want to risk trashing a new battery.
>
>

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The same thing happened to my 3835 when I used one of those battery packs.
Someone on another board suggested that it might have been because I used
rechargeable AA batteries. They suggested non rechargeable batteries designed
for electronic devices. I have tried it successfully a few times.
Unfortunately the battery pack stopped working.

Do a search of my name "rocky" on this board for another thread about external
batteries within the past couple of months.

Thanks,
-- rocky
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Funny that, I had used re chargable batteries as well now you mention it. I
had thought I used alkaline, but now remember I used NMiH ones. , but they
have lower voltage, strange.

I do not know how much use the iPAq had had, bought it off ebay, it looked
new, not a scratch or mark on screen or case, and all in original but opened
packing. I had been told it had not been used much. Up until the failure
the battery seemed to be fine, but I prob would not have noticed otherwise,
it was my first iPAQ. The new battery certainly does not seem to last
longer than the old one.


"rocky" <rox70001REMOVETHIS DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> In message <YPe5c.2$vL2.15475@news.ecrc.de>, "Neil Paisnel"
> <neil DeleteThis @remove.this.bit.paisnel.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > A while ago I bought an external battery pack that runs on 4 AA alkaline
> > batterys and clips on to the cradle chare/sync port of the iPAQ.
> >
> > I used it probably about twice, to run/recharge the iPAQ while away from
> any
> > mains power.
> >
> > All seemed to be great, but a few days later, I did a soft reset, and
the
> > thing totally refused to re start, nothing. It worked fine from in the
> > cradle, and the battery showing full charge 100% and not charging
further.
> > Removing from cradle, the machine died completely, and putting back in
to
> > cradle it re booted as from hard re set.
> >
> > Bought new battery and all is well again.
> >
> > Question is.....Do iPAQ batteries die suddenly like mine did, or did the
> > external battery pack cause its untimely demise. The external pack is
so
> > useful, but do not want to risk trashing a new battery.
> >
> >
>
> ====================
> The same thing happened to my 3835 when I used one of those battery packs.
> Someone on another board suggested that it might have been because I used
> rechargeable AA batteries. They suggested non rechargeable batteries
designed
> for electronic devices. I have tried it successfully a few times.
> Unfortunately the battery pack stopped working.
>
> Do a search of my name "rocky" on this board for another thread about
external
> batteries within the past couple of months.
>
> Thanks,
> -- rocky
> =====================
>