Hi, List! Tina, you're supposed to charge the unit all the way before doing the drain process by using the crazy message. That drain process takes about 17, or more, hours to complete. Once that is completed, then you can fully charge again and go on you way. HTH
Diane Garrett/Leader Ruby Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (918) 664-5731 > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Tina Birnenbaum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 18:35:00 -0700 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Battery Topic: >Hi Mary and I probably should've done it your way, but its been jabering all >afternoon and it was fully charged! Next time I think I will try it your way >because now it'll probably not be ready in time for work tomorrow. Oh well, >If not theen I'll just do what i can like use it until it starts giving the >critical message then let it jaber away. And if it has to go through this at >all, maybe they should do a fast discharge if it would be possible to do >that and get the same affect"? >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 8:39 PM >Subject: [Braillenote] Battery Topic: >> Well on the rare occasion I have the Bn unplugged I just run the battery >> down by using it and when it gets to probably 10 percent I do that stupid >> trick of the I'm talking until my battery runs flat." And it runs down and >> then I plug it in so it really depends upon what I am doing. I honestly >> can't remember when I had to actually recalibrate the battery. >> I will harp and harp on the fact that these folks have to rethink the >> battery charger in this thing so this battery will not have to be >> recalibrated >> . >> You will hear me say this until it gets into the core of you that this >> battery recalibration is, besides the file manager the stupidest thing >> ever. >> Mary Ellen Earls >> Remember! Today is the Tomorrow you thought about yesterday. >> ___ >> 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
