I get the same stuff you do, it has to drain when it is left on, and if you leave compaq flash cards in it or network cards that drains it more. Compaq flash cards don't scem to drain it much, the network card sceems to drain it more, hope this helps.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robert Carter Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 8:47 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] time used on the bn Hi Paul, The kind of battery life that you are getting is very typical. It is just the nature of the BrailleNote. You won't do any better with a new battery in my experience. Robert Carter At 05:28 PM 1/5/2004, you wrote: >Hi, Bob. I guess I'd really like to hear what people do in this regard. >I charged my bn qt up overnight and unplugged it yesterday morning. I >would guess I used it maybe two and a half to three hours at times during >the day. This might be a slight over exaggeration. >However, when I finally put it away for the night, I was at 75 percent. I >turned it on this morning and was at 72 percent. I turned it off and then >back on a few minutes later to add something to my address book. Now, I >was at 71%. I turned it on just as I was writing to you and after a few >hours, I am still at 71 percent. >I just can't imagine that I use this thing 16 to 20 hours during the week, >but by Saturday, I will be looking at probably seven percent. >I just wonder if I need to complain about a bad battery or not. One would >think that if we really get 20 hours and if I use the unit for one to two >hours a day, more likely one, that I should last for two weeks or more. >Any comments from anyone reading this message would be appreciated. >And why doesn't that l key work in the support page? >At 1/5/2004, you wrote: > >>Paul, >>i must charge my battery about 3 times a week. You are doing pretty good. >>www.helpinghands4theblind.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 > >Paul Henrichsen ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ><home.pacbell.net/paulh52> > > > >___ >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 ___ 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
