TITLE
    PowerBook 190 & 5300: Battery Voltage Measurements
Article ID:
Created:
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18695
10/5/95
9/29/97

TOPIC

    What are the respective voltages of the Nickel-Metal-Hydride (NiMH) battery when it is: full, at first battery low warning, at the second battery low warning, and then at the final battery low/going to sleep warning?


DISCUSSION

    The following is a list of the voltage measurements for the NiMH battery used in both the Macintosh PowerBook 190 and 5300 series computers:

    Full Voltage:                      16.1 volts +/- 0.1v
    First Battery Low Dialog:          14 volts
    Second Battery Low Dialog:         Approx. 13.6v*
    Third (Final) Battery Low Dialog:  Approx. 13.1v*

    * This approximate reading is a result of an extrapolation.


    Note: Voltages shown here were measured on Fluke 77 Voltmeter on 10 batteries in the Apple Reliability Laboratory. Please keep in mind that you might not get exactly the same readings from your batteries, but they should be similar.


Document Information
Product Area: Computers
Category: PowerBook
Sub Category: PowerBook 190 Series; PowerBook 5300 Series

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