I am not getting a warning that my battery is low though. It goes from 30
percent to shutting off in less then a half an hour. No warning not even
one. ANd when it shut off i had to reset my clock and such. anoying
Amber & Ruby
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Terri Pannett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] power problems
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
: >
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