Hi Blake and list, Perhaps it's timed to explain this process in even simpler language... In order for battery recalibration to take lace, certain parameters must be met: * The battery compartment must be informed that the battery has been "charged" for over certain period - usually two hours. This is because it needs to "emulate" charging the battery from flat state. * The voltage reading must be close to certain value. I think it is 8.5 plus-or-minus 0.25 volts. After these conditions are met, then BrailleNote can start recalibrate the battery. This is done by "electronically" disconnecting the battery compartment from AC power source. When the process is over - evidenced by the fact that the battery voltage is 6.5 volts - the battery compartment will be reconnected "electronically" to the AC source. After that, the battery is recharged for several hours until the capacity becomes full again. As to how this "disconnection" and "reconnection" is accomplished, don't ask me - I'm not majoring in electrical engineering, where things such as this and other circuit related things are studied. This is the overview of the actual battery recalibration status. If you want to, you can view "what's going on" via command F (for storing recalibration log on none folder of Flash Disk) instead of R command. Cheers, Joseph
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of blake Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 4:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Braillenote] Recalibrating the battery gage Dear List members. When I go into the support information mode, press R for recalibrate the battery gage, it says, I'm charging up my battery. Initial charge. Once it gets to 100 percent, I expect it to run the battery down again. However, it doesn't, it just sits there looking at you. Why is this and how can it be fixed? Cheers, Blake. ___ 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.6.6/1627 - Release Date: 8/22/2008 6:48 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.6.6/1627 - Release Date: 8/22/2008 6:48 AM ___ 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
