I used my mPower again last night on battery, and used the wireless and streaming audio. I saw the gauge drop pretty regularly and evenly for quite sometime. Then, within under two minutes from when I saw a percentage of twenty-three, I saw the battery low message. So, I checked the gauge and saw eight percent. Then, just to make sure , I checked again and saw that eight percent. Then, within fifteen seconds or so, I got the battery critical message. But, being prepared this time, I already had the AC adapter ready to plug in, and so I did and the mPower kept right on playing the audio stream to which I was listening. Then, I checked the gauge right after plugging in the mPower and it showed nine percent. So, as long as I know just when and what to look for, it isn't a problem for me. And, I do get plenty of time between charges, well over four hours if just used continuously for wireless and streaming media with some checking of email at the same time, and of course much more if used for other things over several days. So, now maybe I'll try and see what happens when I do indeed just use the mPower for other things near the end of its charge, other than connectivity tasks, to see what happens and just how much time I have when the battery gets that low. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 12:30 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] re battery gauge, but different problem.
I think the key here is how much time are you getting between charges! That is really the bottom line here! If you are getting three minutes between charges before the battery gives you a critical message, then you do indeed have a problem with your battery! If you are getting 10 to 15, even 20 hours out of your battery between charges, your battery is probably in pretty good shape. If you are only getting 99 percent out of the gage, just plug it in till it reaches a hundred percent. I wouldn't let this worry you all that much unless you are only getting a few minutes to an hour between charges. If so, send it in. If not, enjoy using your BN. Jim Aldrich
