Winbook FX, User Manual

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Changing the Secondary Battery
To remove and replace a secondary battery from the Media Bay, turn off the WinBook FX or put
it in Suspend mode. Never remove the battery when the system is on. Then follow the
instructions for changing Media Bay modules presented in Chapter 1,
Getting Started.
Getting the Most from the Batteries
You can maintain your battery’s charge capacity by periodically letting it fully discharge, and
then fully recharging it. It is recommended that you do a full discharge/full charge cycle
("cycling" the battery) once every 32 times that you plug the WinBook FX into an AC power
source to recharge the battery. (See "Cycling the Battery" under Fast fixes in Chapter 10 for
more details.)[FX 3-7]
Hot Swapping Batteries
There is a "bridge battery" in your WinBook FX that will support the system while you swap
batteries. This allows you to put the system in Suspend mode and to swap batteries without
having to shut down Windows 95 and power down the computer.
Temperature and Batteries
The batteries will not operate as well under extremes of temperature. They are specified to work
from 41º to 95ºF (5º to 35º C). Running your WinBook FX in temperatures below 41ºF or above
95ºF will reduce the battery life.
If a battery module is left n the sun and gets quite hot, it is apt to fail to charge. This is due to a
safety switch in the battery module that is aimed at preventing over-charging. Once the battery