I think I'd rather calibrate the battery since that process is more automatic! There is a stopwatch in your unit so give it a try, then tell us which you'd rather do!
Jim > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 19:11:21 -0400 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Reason for calibrating the battery on the BN >Hello to all, >Well if it isn't reading the batteries values I would rather have it taken >out of there and replaced with a stop watch and I'll time it myself when I >plug the battery in for a charge and set the timer after x amount of hours >of charging. >I could also use the stop watch for timing my eggs while they cook. >John >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Karl Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] >Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 6:45 PM >Subject: [Braillenote] Reason for calibrating the battery on the BN >> Hello, >> I once asked the question why the BN battery required calibrating. I felt >> that if it knew its battery level wasn't reading correctly then it must >> know >> what correct was so why didn't it simply adjust itself to the correct >> reading. I was told the following by Humanware. >> They say that the battery gages on most devices are simply timers which >> are >> set to indicate battery levels based on the normal time it takes for a >> specific battery to run down. So if the battery usually lasts 8 hours >> when >> the timer has run 4 hours the battery indicator level will show 50%. I >> was >> informed that the battery gage on the BN products looks at how much energy >> the battery is actually producing and measures it as time passes. After a >> while the original time it took for the battery to run down decreases and >> the calibration process allows the battery circuitry to measure how long >> it >> is taking at the point of calibration. So, for example, if the battery >> actually runs down in 6 hours after calibration the gage will reach 50% >> after 3 hours have passed rather than 4 hours as was originally the case >> and >> is what standard simple battery timers would do. >> I hope this is clear. I know what I'm saying and it makes sense to me. >> But >> I know it is a bit convoluted. >> Karl >> ____________________ >> Karl Smith >> Access Technology Specialist >> Axis >> 4304 South El Camino St. >> Taylorsville, Utah 84119 >> Phone: 866-824-7885 >> Fax: 866-824-7885 >> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> No one will ever go broke underestimating the intelligence of the human >> race. >> - H. L. Menkin >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Ring >> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 3:43 PM >> To: Braillenote List >> Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Possible battery solution for M Power users >> It would be interesting if Humanware would one day give us an explanation >> as >> to why batteries have to be calibrated in the first place. The Braille >> note >> is the only device that I have ever run across that requires this. I'm >> wondering if it is because Humanware still uses NiCad batteries. Clearly >> such batteries have been superseded by Lithium Ion and other more modern >> systems. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sarai >> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 5:43 PM >> To: 'Braillenote List' >> Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Possible battery solution for M Power users >> Good I'm glad its off. I ran in to one person last night who had the >> opposite problem, his classic drained more battery power then the M Power. >> Let us know what happens with your M Power. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard >> Ehrler >> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 4:59 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Possible battery solution for M Power users >> I've been reading about battery problems or differences in battery use on >> the mPower units since they were released. I just received my voiceNote >> mPower on Monday. I charged it up and had to do the calibrate function >> because the unit informed me calibration was needed. I haven't installed >> any external cards or other devices yet but see at least ten percent fall >> in >> battery power every day, even if I don't use the unit for more than a few >> minutes. On my old VoiceNote running KeySoft versions 5.x and 6.11, and >> with a 1 gig compact flash card always installed, I would only lose about >> five or six percent of power a day under the same conditions. I would >> guess >> the faster processor must account for the higher battery drain. I will be >> doing more with the unit over the next week or so and will be interested >> to >> see just how fast the unit kills the battery under real life use. By the >> way, I just checked the bluetooth option on my unit after reading a >> message >> warning about its drain potential, and my unit's bluetooth is still turned >> off. >> Richard Ehrler >> ___ >> 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 >> ___ >> 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
