[rescue] NiMH Batteries, test outside computer?

[Rob Harhen]

vraptor at employees.org wrote:

>Can anyone offer any pointers for testing batteries
>outside of the computer that uses them?
>
>I have several NiMH batteries for these Duos that I am
>working on.  The Duos will not boot if they perceive the
>installed battery as "bad".  I am going to try the trick
>of resetting the power manager on the Duos to see if that
>helps them recognize the batteries.
>
>However, I was wondering if anyone could suggest how I
>would go about testing these outside the computer to
>verify their status.  I have the specs (Amh and full-charge
>V) for the batteries.  Do I need to track down specs for
>the contacts on the batteries before I start poking
>around with a voltmeter?
>
>I've got some "intro to electronics" books lying around
>(one of the many things I haven't gotten to), so a basic
>statement of what steps would be appropriate will
>probably push me onto the right path.
>
>Thanks--
>=Nadine=
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Have no knowledge of the application your talking about, but I would 
imagine you could 'fool' it into thinking it had a battery by either 
putting a resistor  to replace the battery (same resistance of the 
battery V=IR), or getting a ac->dc wall transformer.