Hello Paul
No, I haven't used any wireless or other peripherals. But since you
mentioned it, when it did go flat at 27%, I had just, and I mean just
connected to Active Sync via USB. Based on what you said, that could
explain it. I thought I had a bit of playing room but I guess not.
But the last time the battery got low, I did get the low battery message
at 10%. I didn't wait further to see how long until it went flat, but
plugged in then. So, that was the best battery reading yet and the very
first time I actually got the low battery message. Who knows, it might
just be settling down now. I think I'm on my fourth or maybe fifth
charge. Things seem to be improving on the battery issue.
Jean
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Henrichsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] still a battery concern with the mPower
Jean. You really should get at least ten before you get a battery low
message.
If your unit is dying at 27 percent, something is wrong. Of course,
you could try calibrating the battery to see if this fixes the
problem, but you shouldn't have to calibrate a new battery. They are
supposed to be calibrated before they leave the factory.
I'd be talking to humanware on this one. Twenty-seven percent doesn't
seem right.
After writing this, however, I also need to say one more thing. If you
are using anything like a wireless card, the internal modem, bluetooth
or the USB ports, it won't be that odd to have the unit go flat at 27
percent. What you want to do is to charge the unit all the way up to
100 percent. Then just read, or type, or edit. Whatever. Just don't
use any devices that draw power. See if you then get to ten percent
before you get the battery low message.
If you do, everything is fine. Using wireless does drain the unit
pretty quickly and you might get the warning at 27 percent or even
higher, depending on how much you used your wireless card and for how
long.
But if you are playing with wireless, etc, 27 percent sounds
reasonable.
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