If I am reading a book using speech nonstop, the battery lasts 4 hours before I get the battery low message and another hour until I get the battery critical message. By then, I had 0 per cent. And I had two cards plugged in, too. But my battery usually lasts longer than that but I don't think it lasts 20 hours, like the manual says.
Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] power problems : Rachael and list, : : I personally wouldn't be worried about the numbers. Just pay attention to : how long your battery functions between charges. If you are getting ten to : fifteen hours, you are doing very well I'd say. Various types of cards and : drives as well as going wireless will quickly drain the battery. I drained : mine once in five hours but I was on wireless all that time but when I just : take care of written stuff in my unit, I go at least ten to fifteen hours. : If your battery is properly calibrated, it only takes two hours or so to : charge up to a hundred percent so I wouldn't be too worried if I were you. : : Jim Aldrich : : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "rachael warke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> : Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 1:43 AM : Subject: RE: [Braillenote] power problems : : : > Hi Joseph and list, : > Wel, of course, I had to check this out, and it says my past discharge was : > 1191, design capacity 1800. Is this a problem? Should I be concerned? : > Also, when I press I in the support mode, my count is 120. Is this bad? It : > says my gauge is accurate with an error of plus or minus 2%. Everything : > seems to be working okay, although I really do need to recharge every day. : > The speech and wireless seem to be battery hogs. Can someone who knows : > from these things tell me if there's cause for concern? Thanks. : > : > Rachael : > : > : >> ----- Original Message ----- : >>From: "Joseph Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] : >>To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] : >>Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 19:44:38 -0700 : >>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] power problems : > : >>This is Joseph. If you have this kind of problem, do the : > following: : >>1. go to Options Menu, and go to Support Information Mode with : > space and I. : >>2. Type the following commands (explanations are given along with : > the : >>examples) : >>A: Gauge accuracy. This allows you to see whether the battery has : > been : >>calibrated and it is accurate. It should say, "gauge is accurate, : > error: : >>plus minus 2 percent." If it says that the gauge is inaccurate, : > you need to : >>calibrate it. : >>B: Battery charge status. This allows you to see the battery : > charging status : >>(example: last charge, 120 minuts. Completed: Saturday April 8 at : > 3:00 PM. : >>Started: Saturday April 8 at 1:00 PM) : >>C: Capacity check. This will allows you to see the current : > capacity. As the : >>capacity decreases, the greater the discharge (one of the items : > that you : >>have to closely monitor yourself. Example: capacity: 1600). The : > greater the : >>number the longer the battery life. : >>D: Amount of discharge. This allows you to view the last learned : > battery : >>capacity. The mPower's battery has been designed to run at 1800 : > MA. : >>(example: last discharge: 1800). This is the one more item that : > you have to : >>monitor closely. : >>I: Inaccurate count. This will allow you to view the inaccurate : > count. If : >>the number is higher, then the battery is aging. It resets itself : > to 1 when : >>you recalibrate your battery. (example: capacity inaccurate : > count: 26) : >>R: Recalibrate battery (see the footnote) : >>S: Charging status. This will allow you to view whether the : > battery is : >>charging or not (example: if AC adapter is off: discharging. If : > AC adapter : >>is on: fast charging) : >>T: Temperature. This will aloow you to view the battery : > temperature. : >>(example: between 30 and 40 degrees C) : >>V: Voltage. This will allow you to view the battery voltage : > (example: : >>battery voltage: 5 volts) : > : >>Footnote: : >>1. To recalibrate the battery gauge, Go to Options menu and go to : > Support : >>Information mode as described above. Press R to recalibrate it. : > If the : >>adapter is plugged in, it will start automatically. If it's not, : > it will ask : >>you to plug the charger. After a while, BN will discharge itsel, : > and after a : >>while, it will recharge and give you that battery test is : > completed. : >>For further information about the battery issues, consult the : > User Guide or : >>navigate through the list archive at : >>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote. I hope : > this : >>information may help you. : > : >>-----Original Message----- : >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of : > Amber & Ruby : >>Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 11:12 AM : >>To: Braillenote List : >>Subject: [Braillenote] power problems : > : >>OK everyone, I am anoyed. I just got my bn a weke ago and have : > seen power : >>problems sence I got it! It will not charge all the way in one : > sitting and : >>will dye quickly. the battery has been calabrated. And it is not : > givign me : >>any warning about the battery just shutts off! Any one have any : > ideas? : >>Amber & Ruby : >>MSN IM only : >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] : >>Age is no better, hardly so well qualified for an instructor as : > youth, for : >>it has not profited so much as it has lost : >>Henry David Thoreau : > : >>___ : >>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 : : : __________ NOD32 1.1463 (20060330) Information __________ : : This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. : http://www.eset.com : : ___ 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
