I got my bn on July 22, 2002 and just got it back on February 27th from its yearly cleaning and while it was out there they called to find out if it was ok if they wentahead and put in a new battery and I told them to go ahead as probably it would have had to go back in another 6 months for one anyway so I just went ahead and had it done. I plug the unit in every night thus when I use it in the day I have a full charge. And I just checked and the gauge is accurate. They need to completely revamp that charging system. It is too confusing for even a sighted person and when the battery needs to be charged, keep it simple, folks and just have a message battery low. Then an options p and it should say 1% battery life and leave it at that. Put the rest of the information when last charged and all that other garbage under a code for the techies who work on these things. Ok bye for now, I'll step down from my soap box.
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Rose Combs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "'Braillenote List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 00:23:02 -0700 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] questions about calibrating the battery >When I calibrate the battery, and my BN returns an inaccuracy count of 1 >instead of 8 or 10, whatever it is, the steps I take are to use it >normally until I start getting battery is low message,. Since that >comes up so often and drives me crazy, when I have had enough, or, if I >can handle it by checking the status periodically I am at about 4% I >move into the support mode menu and send it to the I am talking message, >which I then leave running until it quits and I leave the room and drive >my husband crazy--makes him actually go out and do yard work--grin. >When it stops talking or the display goes blank, I plug it in, wait for >it to display and say test completed and voiloa, it starts charging. >Some may say you have to start running it down with the test from 100%. >I never have and never will, and lest you think I had bad luck with the >battery--my older unit arrived on 1/24/01 and had its original battery >when I sent it in for upgrade 11/11/03 and its power appeared to remain >about the same, I was still getting about the same usage on it as I did >at the beginning. >Rose Combs >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Maria >Kristic >Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 5:52 PM >To: Braillenote List >Subject: re: [Braillenote] questions about calibrating the battery >Hi Lisa, >You're right; the Status option isn't availy while Exercising the >Braille Display. Also, I have no idea exactly how long it takes before >the battery is discharged, but as the BN has a battery life of over 20 >hours, I imagine it takes quite a while. It doesn't tell you the >percentage of discharge, as you pointed out, and I have found no mention >in the User Guide as to how long battery drainage should take. However, >as I said earlier, I imagine it takes over 20 hours. What I do to >re-calibrate my gauge is, when I find out my gauge is inaccurate, I let >my BN battery go so flat that the unit shuts itself off, and then I >charge it until 100 percent, which brings my gauge back to accurate. >HTH. Maria >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: Lisa Ehlers <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 08:33:48 +1000 (GMT-10) >>Subject: [Braillenote] questions about calibrating the battery >>Hello Listers, >>I have a couple questions about calibrating the battery. >>1. I tried calibrating the battery using the exercise display item in >>the support information mode. Apparently checking to see how long the >>battery has been draining is not possible with the exercise the Braille >>display option. I tried pressing space several times and got nowhere. >>2. Then I tried calibrating the battery with the I'm talking until my >>battery goes flat option. How long is this process supposed to take? >>I left my BN in this drain mode for over 14 hours and it had only >>gotten down to 42 percent. I quit the process because I didn't know >>what to do. >>3. I think it would be nice if when the user presses space to find out >>how long the battery has been in the drain mode it should tell the user >>what the percentage is like 42 percent or whatever so the user has a >>clue how long the battery has left in discharging. >>4. It would be nice if it said somewhere in the User's Guide the >>average amount of "^ it takes to calibrate the battery. Thank you for >>reading, for your help, and your time. Have a wonderful weekend >>everyone. Lisa >>___ >>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 >___ >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
