Alex, Because the d value is 1150 or less, it is time to replace the battery. If the unit is new one, it should not drop to below 1300 or 1350. (Mine is a brand new one from September with battery modification and it reports 1439 when I press d from Support Info Mode.) As someone suggested, try recalibrating your battery. Or do the following: 1. Go to Support Info Mode. Press c value while it is discharging. You should do this while you are compiling some Java program and/or when the card is connected. 2. Wait one minute and press c again. You should notice that it went down significantly. 3. Duplicate 1 and 2, except that you try three more times: one, when you are not writing a Java app, two, when you've disconnected the card, and tree, when you are not writing Java app and when you did not connect the card. When you do it for the third time, you should detect that the battery is draing extra fast. HTh, and good luck. Joseph
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex Parks Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 5:30 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: re: [Braillenote] Short battery life? My BN is relatively new (September), and I keep a 4GB CF in the unit all the time. I have always done that, though, with no adverse effects. I do a lot of running simple JS apps with KeyWeb, and that seems to shorten the life some (all the calculations on the processor?) but never this much before. I listen to music in the background sometimes, and both Braille and speech are normally on, though speech is sometimes off. I do not use BT or WIFI, and any USB usage is only for a max of 10 minutes. >From Support Info: A: "Gauge is accurate. Error: plus or minus 2%" C: "Nominal available charge: 108". (This seems to go from a low of 93 to a high of 110, with battery level at 8% and no adapter). D: "Last measured discharge: 1097. Design capacity: 1650" Have a great day, Alex > ----- Original Message ----- >From: Joseph Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >Date sent: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:44:39 -0800 >Subject: re: [Braillenote] Short battery life? >Alex, >What does a, c and d value say from Support >Info Mode? How old is your BrailleNote? Do >you use any external dchpices that draws >power? >Tip: if the designed capacity is 1800 and if >the d value says 1250 or less, then it is >time to replace the battery. If the designed >capacity is 1650 and the d value says 1150, >then it is time to replace the battery. >HTH, >Joseph >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: Alex Parks <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: [email protected] >>Date sent: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 18:39:48 -0500 >>Subject: [Braillenote] Short battery life? >>Hi all: >>For some reason, my mPower's battery is >suddenly not lasting long >>at all. I use it during school and it goes >down to between 50 & >>70%, at which point I am home and can plug it >in to charge. >>Suddenly, a few days ago, my battery dropped >to 10% during >>school! That has never happened before, and >there is no reason I >>can think of. Suggestions? >>Have a great day, >>Alex >>___ >>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/br >aillenote >___ >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
