Alan the list members received your original message at 1:02:002 AM AWST Sent from Ronni's iPad4
On 23/05/2013, at 4:01 PM, Alan Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > re-sending in Plain Text - - - > > Begin forwarded message: > >> 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> -- 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>
