Q: Why wont my NiCd batteries hold a charge anymore?

A: You probably keep your Palmtop connected to the AC adapter most of the time, and have NiCd charging enabled in Set Up. You can damage NiCd batteries by repeatedly overcharging them when they're already charged. The 100/200LX has two charge rates: for the first 6 hours after the adapter is plugged in, the batteries charge at a high rate (100mA), then charging switches to a low-current trickle charge (45mA). Each time you plug in the adapter the cycle repeats. If you plug the machine in each day at work, and again when you get home, you can kill the batteries fairly quickly.

Simple way to avoid trouble: if your NiCds have a full charge or close to it, and you want to use the AC adapter, then disable charging. A slightly less conservative approach is to use 100Buddy or the shareware batset program to limit the fast charge time to one minute, since trickle charging isn't likely to damage the batteries as quickly.