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> From: Alan Smith <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: iPad Battery charge cycles > Date: 23 May 2013 10:02:02 AM AWST > To: [email protected] > > A wrap-up on iPad battery life - - - > > I went to the Garden City Apple store and asked about reading the "1000 > charge-discharge cycles" count. > > Yes, Apple can read the cycle count, BUT the figure is meaningless as it > resets to zero each time the iPad is reset! > > Regarding battery replacement, I got the clear impression that ad-hoc > decisions are made depending on age and condition of the iPad, and the > argument made by the customer. > > Cheers > Alan > > > On 19/05/2013, at 11:27 AM, Alan Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Ronni >> >> Thanks for the response, which is helpful. I calibrated the battery once >> long ago, but have since tended to use the displayed 10 percent as my >> recharge signal. >> >> However, when Apple claims that the iPad battery has a life of 1000 full >> charge-discharge cycles, I would have expected a Settings menu that would >> give a log of full and partial charge cycles. Might ask at the local Apple >> store one day when I have plenty of spare time. >> >> Cheers >> Alan >> >>> >>> On 19/05/2013, at 10:08 AM, Alan Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> The battery of my iPad 2 now needs more frequent charging for normal use. >>>> >>>> How do I measure the capacity of the battery? >>>> How do I determine the number of full charge and discharge cycles that >>>> have been made? >>>> >>>> Regards, Alan >>>> >>>> Late 2012 iMac 27" Intel Quad Core i5 3.2Ghz 8GB RAM - OSX 10.8.2 >>>> Late 2009 iMac 21.5" Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz 12G RAM - OSX 10.8.2 >>>> iPad2; ATV2; iPhone5 >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
