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Unfortunately, the AC Adapter will ship with the Axim.
If you want to get a jumpstart on charging, get one of these, because you
really DO need to fully charge the battery before using it:
The Axim likes 2400MaH output, go lower than that and it will take longer to charge.
Using a standard wall wart (like from WalMart), could conceivably discharge your battery much as a USB Sync/charge cable can do if your battery is too low.
Just did a quick search on Radio Shack, they now have some higher output models available, and this one will do the job, probably still a bit slower than the Dell, but it would get the job done.
4.5V/1600mA AC-to-DC Power Adapter
Just take your Axim with you and they will have an "AdaptaPlug" to fit the DC Input socket.
Make sure you get the polarity right!!
(Something to remember when shopping for chargers:
Never go to a Higher
Voltage, higher Amps, MiliAmps and MaH is OK, as the device will only draw as much as it needs.........But a Higher Voltage can fry your device in a nanosecond........a
LITTLE BIT Lower Voltage will just take a bit longer..........TOO much lower and it just won't do anything much at all).
If a LIon battery is not Initially Conditioned properly (the FULL FOUR HOURS - NOT until the green light goes on), it may take the point at which it was removed from the initial charge as it's "Full" limit.
What's 4 hours gonna hurt? If you really want to use it ASAP, take the battery pack off, put it in the spare slot on the cradle and the Axim in the front slot and play-away.
If you don't have a cradle, take the battery off, plug the Axim into the AC Charger and play-away. When you're done playing, turn the Axim OFF, unplug it, put the battery back on and plug it back into the charger and let it go for four hours.
Again, four hours really isn't that long..why risk it? Even if 4,782 other people report no problems........if you follow the instructions, and if you have warranty problems later, you can truthfully tell Dell that you did exactly as the instruction book said.
Here's some LiIon Battery Information:
All Consumer LiIon batteries (other than coin-type) have circuitry
in the battery itself, to prevent overcharging under any circumstances.
LiIon batteries are actually quite dangerous commodities and the only way they were allowed into the Consumer market was to include this circuitry.
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The charge cannot be terminated on a voltage (Which is what the Axim's green light is indicating). The capacity reached at 4.2 Volts per cell is only 40 to 70% of full capacity. For this reason you need to continue to charge until the current drops, and to terminate on the low current. (Which is what the Battery's Sensing Circuitry is sensing, and then doing).
It is important to note that trickle charging is not acceptable for lithium batteries. The Li-ion chemistry cannot accept an overcharge without causing damage to the cell, possibly plating out lithium metal and becoming hazardous.
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Lithium Ion Charging Basics
Lithium Ion Battery Storage.
How to prolong lithium-based batteries
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