<html><head><style type='text/css'>body { font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000}</style></head><body>One more question. Maybe it will be obvious once I get my hands on a charger, but how do you actually connect the battery? Will it fit in an old Nokia phone? Or do you somehow connect the battery directly to the charger?<br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Joel Newkirk" <freerunner@newkirk.us><br>To: "List for Openmoko community discussion" <community@lists.openmoko.org><br>Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 1:25:36 PM (GMT-0700) America/Denver<br>Subject: Re: dead battery<br><br>A desktop charger for a Nokia BL-5c or BL-6c battery will do the job, at<br>least the two non-Nokia ones I've tried. I've done it a few times. I've<br>never let it sit on the charger until full, so I don't know if the charger<br>can recognize full charge on the FreeRunner battery or not, but left on the<br>charger for 15-20 minutes it will boot the FreeRunner.<br><br>The most readily-accessible source is likely to be a friend with a Nokia<br>phone using one of those batteries - several models over the past six or<br>eight years. (mine is a 6600) If you know anyone with a nokia phone (now<br>or the past several years) it's worth asking them what battery it uses, if<br>they have a desktop charger, and if you can borrow it. (or keep it - if<br>they're not using the phone ask for the charger and battery ;)<br><br>j<br><br><br>On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:04:07 -0600 (MDT), "Vince M. Clark"<br><vclark@globalera.com> wrote:<br>> My battery is completely drained so I cannot boot to charge it.<br>> <br>> The following thread offered three possible solutions:<br>><br>http://n2.nabble.com/Can%27t-boot-Freerunner-without-battery---Was:-Re:-unable-to-start-up-freerunner-after-batterie-was-full-down-td526783.html<br>> <br>> Does anyone know where I can get an external charger that will work with<br>> the Freerunner battery?<br>> <br>> Vince Clark<br>> vclark@globalera.com<br>> (303) 493-6723<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Openmoko community mailing list<br>community@lists.openmoko.org<br>http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community<br></body></html>