David, I also saw this error few times, including during the beginning of the
flight until it cooled off. The good news is that the internal battery can last
over 4 hours, so even if it stops charging occasionally it shouldn't cause any
problems, hopefully...
Ramy
>________________________________
> From: David Anisman <david.anis...@gmail.com>
>To: xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net
>Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 10:02 AM
>Subject: [Xcsoar-user] Dell Streak, Temperature and charging
>
>
>Yesterday before my flight I had the Streak connected and charging in the
>cockpit. I had no canopy cover on for about 1 hour before launch and it was
>not a hot day at all. Right before launching I opened the canopy and saw an
>error: "Battery error". The error was due to android stopping the battery
>charging due to high temperature. Within a minute of opening the canopy the
>error cleared and the charging resumed. This is unrelated to xcs specifically.
>This is actually normal as the typical smartphone battery is very temperature
>sensitive.
>
>I think a few of us Streak owners are wondering how it will perform in high
>ambient temperatures. Where I fly, it will get very hot in the summer, even in
>the cockpit while flying. Yesterday was not hot at all, when I opened the
>canopy nothing was very warm to the touch.
>
>We can manage this on the ground pre-launch. What I am really hoping for is
>that we won't get this error while flying in the summer and if we do get it,
>that such error won't cause xcs to crash. Never had problems in-flight with
>the IPAQ 39xx, but on the ground I always left it off charge and shielded from
>the sun until launch time.
>
>Any thoughts/comments/experiences?
>
>David
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