battery problems

[Bert Freudenberg]

On Mar 14, 2007, at 21:04 , Richard A. Smith wrote:

> Jim Gettys wrote:
>
>> The B2 circuitry in such a case, on the chance there is a battery out
>> there, provides a small amount of current occasionally.
>> It takes quite a while to resurrect a battery; check on it tomorrow.
>>                                   - Jim
>
> Don't bother.  The handoff from trickle to full charge does not  
> work properly.  I'm deep into chasing this bug right now.
>
> It will never charge more than just barely enough for the one-wire  
> bus to work and unless can look at battery + lines with a scope or  
> VOM you can't tell.

I left the battery in the B2 over night at home hopefully trickle- 
charging, took the machine to the office, but it wouldn't even power  
on. I had to detach AC, remove battery, attach AC, power on, insert  
battery. Is this normal? Should a dead battery prevent a B2 from  
powering up?

- Bert -