Terry, It can be done when it reaches critical, but I usally do it when the battery goes completely flat.
Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kevin Chao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Shazza!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 12:03 PM Subject: RE: [Braillenote] battery calibration >I am with you, Kevin! I like the 3 hour method. Why go through all > that time and trouble when it can be done so easily. I do not remember > the 3 hour method ever mentioned in the manual or on list, before. > Can we start the charge when it reaches critical or does it actually > have to be down to zero. I would think, critical. > > Terry Powers > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Chao [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 2:35 PM > To: Shazza!; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] battery calibration > > Shannon, > > There isn't a difference between either recalibration, they wil perform > the > same task. The reason I prefer the manual recalibration, where you run > down > your battery is you are still able to use your unit and will only be > without > it for about three hours. Both methods will not have any type of there > being > a possibility of data lost. Be sure with the automatic recalibration > that > you remove all cards and USB devices that are plugged in, this applies > for > charging the unit for three hours under manual recalibration. > > Kevin > "Youth On The Go" sponsered at: > http://www.Transition2Employment.com/KevinChao.html latitude, 38 5' > 25.9200" > n. > longitude, 121 14' 8.0700" w. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shazza!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 10:32 AM > Subject: [Braillenote] battery calibration > > >> After reading Kevin's explanation to Pam about the two ways of >> calibration, and being that my VNBT mPower had just started yammering > that >> batter reconditioning was recommended, I started calibrating it > yesterday, >> going into options, information support mode, then choosing r for >> calibration. >> It's been going strong for 20 hours plus and it says that the battery > is >> being charged, gives me the length of time that it has been charging, > and >> says it's on its initial charge and that there has been one cycle. >> Will I get some sort of warning when the recalibration is over? >> The reason I did not choose the other form of calibration, running it >> until the battery went flat then plugging it in, was because I was > afraid >> I might lose unread email or other documents on teh flash disk. >> Is one way of calibrating better than the other? >> Thanks, >> Shannon >> ___ >> Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >> If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >> copy to the list as well. >> >> 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 >> >> > > > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > 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 > ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. 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
