From: Felix Becker <beckerfelix_at_gmx.de>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 20:43:25 +0100

I don't think that this was the reason, because the recorder worked well
with the old batteries after it went hot.

----- Original Message -----
From: <mr.escape_at_gmx.de>
To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: 2300 ma batteries with jukebox recorder?


> If only one of the batteries was extremely hot, an internal short-circuit
> can be the reason.
>
> mr.escape
>
> At 14:53 13.11.2003, you wrote:
> >Hello,
> >i wanted to run 2300 ma batteries with my jukebox recorder. I switched
the
> >battery capacity in the system-menu to 2300 and charged the batteries
during
> >the night in my jukebox. The next morning the chargingprozess was
completed
> >and the info menu showed a batterie-life of 15 hours. Everything was
o.k.,
> >the recorder ran properly, so i turned the unit off. After about 10
minutes
> >one of the batteries was extremely hot, so that the battery- and front
cover
> >of the recorder begun to melt. After replacing the archos-batteries the
> >jukebox was still running, but "the hot one" of the 2300 ma bateries and
the
> >batterie-cover were destroyed.
> >I don't think this is normal, is it? What coud have been the Problem? Are
> >2300 ma Batteries too "strong"? I ordered new 2300 ma Batteries, but I'm
> >afraid to run them with my new recorder. How high is the risk for this
shit
> >to happen again?
> >
> >Sorry for the bad english, Felix.
>
Received on 2003-11-13