Hi Jim. Thank you for that. I guess I was concerned, as you don't expect to have those problems with something so new. Kerry
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Aldrich Sent: Tuesday, 11 October 2005 3:38 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: RE: [Braillenote] battery calibration Hi Kerry, Execute the battery percentage command more than once. I occasionally get that faulty reading the first time I execute the command. Try it again! You should see a percentage. As for the reset button, it is your best friend, not your worst enemy! Sometimes the BN must clear its brains before it can work properly like you would clear your throat before you can speak properly. I think once you are more confident in how to react to what your M-power is telling you, you won't need to depend on that reset button as much as you think you do. My Wife's BN stops writing for some reason and she has to reset. It is fine once she resets her unit. Perhaps we will figure out why it stops taking inputted data or we may need to do a more serious reset to get rid of the gremland! Jim At 08:14 PM 10/09/2005 , you wrote: >I have only had my new Braillenote for a weekand a half and I have to >keep resetting it. Today, it said the battery gauge was faulty. Any >suggestions please? >Kerry > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, 10 October 2005 10:32 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [Braillenote] battery calibration > >Hi everyone on the list, > > I've been at Humanware for a few months now and have been reading >this list, and thought I could clarify a couple of issues about battery >calibration, since that's one of the things I've been working on. >Here's my >understanding: > >Firstly, you don't have to do a battery calibration - it just helps the >unit keep track of exactly what your battery capacity is. All >batteries degrade with use and after 12 months you'd expect a reduction in capacity. > If you never calibrate your unit, it may think that the battery has >more juice left than it really does. If it was me, I'd probably try to >do a recalibration once every few months and leave it running overnight >so I don't have to listen to it . In addition, some battery types >(including NiMH which the mPower uses) need a few full charge cycles >before they reach full capacity - for example, this is what the >instructions for my electric drill said. > >Secondly, the mPower and BrailleNote classic systems measure remaining >charge in different units. mPower gives a reading of how many >milliAmpere hours it thinks are left in the battery. So a battery with >a design capacity of 1800 mAh will probably reach the 1700 - 1800 mAh >range. The classic doesn't read in milliampere hours but just reads >off the information directly from the fuel gauge chip - the one I'm >playing with now goes says it's last discharge was 27,000-ish. So >don't worry if your mPower doesn't go up as high as that - it's not supposed to. > >hope that's useful! I'm copying Dean on this in case he wants to add >to or clarify my clarification <grin> > >regards, > >Andy. > >---- >Andrew Riden >Software Development Engineer >HumanWare Ltd >11 Mary Muller Drive, >Christchurch , >New Zealand . > >DDI +64 3 940 2264 >Fax +64 3 384 4933 >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Internet: www.humanware.com > >*Pulse Data and VisuAide have merged to form HumanWare* ___ 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 > > > > >___ >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 ___ 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
