From: ohland@charter.net   
      
   Rick, the simplest [and slowest!] rate is c/1, a lot SIMMpler control   
   circuit and it makes the least heat. I've seen c/5 mentioned, much   
   shorter time, but more heat and it slaps the battery pack like the   
   naughty boy it is.   
      
   So... if you got to SEE the battery charging circuit, could you   
   guesstimate capacity?   
      
   The pittances we have of 26v and 40mA could mean whatever you wandt.   
   Measuring the output connector in the battery well -MIGHT- tell us the   
   actual charging voltage, which could be less than 26v. Maybe the charger   
   input is 26v at 40mA?   
      
   Rick Ekblaw wrote:   
   > Louis Ohland wrote:   
   >> Rick, what would be the minimum rated Watt-Hour for the battery pack?   
   >> 180W over 10 seconds?   
   >>   
   >> Assuming a 12v battery pack...   
   >   
   > So after all of that thinking and postulating, I went back and looked at   
   > the Announcement Letter and found:   
   >   
   > Battery, Nicad (Internal)                          
   6669  57F0842   
   >   
   > so it's a NiCD pack after all.  I'll bet that using it just a few times   
   > to supply power during brief power outages killed the pack, those cells   
   > would get HOT.   
   >   
      
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