Which unit do you have Matthew?
-- Carol [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of matthew Dyer Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 1:53 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] still a battery concern with the mPower Well I just though I should put my two sence in. I had to send my unit in now three times before they figured out that it was the mother boarsd. So It is on its way back to california as I respond. I ha the same problem with my battery and so when I get it back It is going to have the new motherboard if I remember. I just hope it aklkl goes well over there. Matthew At 05:13 PM 9/7/2005, you wrote: >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. > > > >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/90 - Release Date: >9/5/2005 if you want to chat with me you can use msn at [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: matTdD7 ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.19/92 - Release Date: 07/09/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.19/92 - Release Date: 07/09/2005
