Re: [ARMini-support] Battery charge level

  • From: Chris Hughes <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: armini-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:16:20 GMT

In message <9246f26b52.Andrew-Pin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Andrew Pinder <Andrew.Pinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I see from the Welcome guide for the ARMini that charging the battery
> fully can take several days.  On my machine it seems to increase then
> drop and it hasn't reached 3.1V yet.

Mine just having turned on shows 2.79, by end of day it will have 
reached 3.08.

> Does it matter if it never gets above 2.7 V?  Does the battery only
> charge when the machine is turned on or is being connected to the
> mains enough?  What is it that draws current from the battery?

Only charges when turned on. Clock for one its goes back to 1970 ish 
if voltage too low.

The ARMini draws very little power anyway so you could leave it on for 
an extended period to help it charge up.


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