[bookport] Re: Battery brands
- From: "Lou Kolb" <loukolb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 15:02:32 -0400
Caroline,
One of the best features about the book port is it's excellent battery life.
Now, I read mostly text which draws a lot less than listening to audio so, from
what you mentioned about your listening habits, I doubt you'll do this well but
with a set of standard alkaline batteries, name-brand like Ever ready, I get
nearly a month with heavy daily use. The so-called lithium batteries can
almost double that. Bp claims to deliver approximately 60 hours of use per set
of batteries but I assume this is based on text listening.
Many folks on the list use rechargeables but be advised that the battery gauge
readings will be less accurate with them plus you need to change them more
often which, for some users, has been hard on the battery clips. Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: Caroline Congdon
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 2:46 PM
Subject: [bookport] Battery brands
Hi everyone. I'm curious to know what brands of batteries people have found
that work well with the Book Port. I got a 12-pack of batteries, (I believe
they're Walgreens brand but not sure at this point), and the battery life in
the BP is absolutely terrible. I'm finding that I need to change the batteries
every day or two but with the batteries I got with my BP three weeks ago I got
about 6 days listening to pretty much audible and podcasts. I thought about
getting rechargeable batteries, but I think I remember reading in the manual
that it wasn't recommended because the battery gage might not be as accurate or
something. Is there a specific brand that people find last a long time and
provide maximum use? I used to think batteries were batteries, but this has
changed my mind. SMILE! Thanks in advance for any help.
Caroline
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