Low battery warning doesn't go away with NiCds: insert lithiums or alkalines

95LX

Like many users, I save money by using rechargeable NiCd batteries in my 95LX. However, the battery logic in the 95LX was designed for Alkaline batteries and sometimes has problems with other types of batteries.

After receiving a low battery warning for my main batteries, I replaced them with a freshly charged pair of Millennium NiCds. The low battery warning did not go away. I did a (CTRL)-(ALT)-(DEL) reboot, but the low battery warning stayed.

Finally, I removed the fully charged NiCds and inserted a new pair of Eveready lithium Energizers. This reset the battery warning immediately. I removed lithiums and reinserted NiCds. The low battery warning was gone.

Since that time, I use TAB95 [ON DISK] to keep a careful eye on the level of my main batteries, and change them when they reach 2.1 volts.

Phil Malkinson Fairfield IA, USA