Hi Paul and Jonathan, Perhaps those of us with quirky batteries get a slightly different response when discharging the battery using the "I'm talking until ... etc" mode. Paul, with mine, as with yours, when the talking has stopped (even hours later, if I used the nighttime to do this and don't wake with the "sleep" of the bn) I plug in my adapter and, like you, find the message "I'm talking etc" continues, but here I have a suggestion for you which works for me. Just wait a few moments, it may take a minute, but the talking will stop and the message "battery test is complete" (something like that anyhow) will appear, then press spacebar and you will get your info re how long it took, when it started and finished.
By the way, I have followed all advice from the list and from my dealers only to find that the discharge time, when using the drainage mode is getting less and less, it was 8 and a half hours at first, and now, after doing it four times, is now 8 hours and 4 mins. Plus, my power drops significantly when the unit is turned off, no cards in and all programs closed, up to 35 % in a night, and on average, 6 % an hour during the day, when I am not using it. Time, then, for my friend to take another trip across the Irish sea, presumably as the guest of PDE with all expenses covered? Good luck Paul, Sandy. > ----- Original Message ----- >From: Jonathan Mosen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 15:23:32 +1200 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Battery life >Hi Paul. Generally this isn't the case. If you've discharged your battery >completely, then when you plug the unit back in, it will say "battery test >complete". >Jonathan Mosen >BrailleNote Product Marketing Manager >Pulse Data International Ltd >DDI: +64-3-373-6192 >Fax: +64-3-384 4933 >Mobile: +64-21 466 736 >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Internet: www.pulsedata.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.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
