[bookport] Re: Battery Drainage with latest beta
- From: "Liam Martin" <noatman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 18:51:00 +0000
I'll definitely do a reset right now and not set the clock.
Liam
>From: "Cheryl and Dash Lenartiene" <Dashman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [bookport] Re: Battery Drainage with latest beta
>Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 13:46:19 -0500
>
>Are you guys setting your clocks? I'm not, and I'm not experiencing the
>drain that's being reported here. I've only been using the BP for about a
>week, so I can't judge for sure, but I can say with absolute certainly that
>I'm not seeing the drain some of you are reporting.
>Cheryl
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Liam Martin" <noatman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 1:37 PM
>Subject: [bookport] Re: Battery Drainage with latest beta
>
>
> >I put in fairly new batteries to do the Beta 22 update (yesterday
> >afternoon)
> > - Bookport said the batteries were over 80 percent. By the time I went
>to
> > bed - after using Bookport for no more than an hour since the download -
> > the
> > level was down to 52 percent. By 7 am this morning - with no use - it
>had
> > dropped to 43 percent.
> >
> > Liam
> >
> >>From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx>
> >>Reply-To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>Subject: [bookport] Re: Battery Drainage with latest beta
> >>Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 07:43:05 -0500
> >>
> >>Can you provide us with any more details about this? Does it seem to
> >>happen while the unit is idle?
> >>
> >> >>> grant_r_hardy@xxxxxxxx Wednesday, March 30, 2005 9:20:29 PM >>>
> >>There's definitely still battery drainage here too. Look forward to
> >>seeing
> >>this solved.
> >>Grant
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Liam Martin" <noatman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 2:29 PM
> >>Subject: [bookport] Re: Battery Drainage with latest beta
> >>
> >>
> >> > There still seems to be battery drainage on the newest Beta 22.
> >> >
> >> > Liam
> >> >
> >> >>From: "ptorpey" <ptorpey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >>Reply-To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >>Subject: [bookport] Battery Drainage with latest beta
> >> >>Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:55:32 -0500
> >> >>
> >> >>I think I just started noticing this problem when the latest beta
> >>(21)
> >> >>came out.
> >> >>1. I always put the sleep timer on 5 minutes, and do so with every
> >> >>new beta install and/or each time I replace my rechargeable
> >>batteries.
> >> >>2. I installed the beta, read some, and put the unit to sleep and
> >> >>locked overnight.
> >> >>
> >> >>3. Next evening, I found that the batteries were drained. So, I
> >> >>installed a freshly charged set of batteries.
> >> >>
> >> >>4. Again, I read for a few hours, turned the unit off, locked it,
> >> >>and went to sleep.
> >> >>
> >> >>5. As before, the next evening I picked up the Bookport to read
> >> >>and, again, the batteries were dead. So, I put in a freshly charged
> >>set
> >> >>of batteries again and all was well.
> >> >>
> >> >>6. I haven't checked this evening yet, but at least the Bookport
> >> >>beeped when in locked mode when I hit any key (as it should) this
> >> >>morning before I left for work.
> >> >>
> >> >>7. I've seen some folks on this list indicating that they don't
> >> >>think that the sleep timer works properly. I would believe this,
> >>but
> >> >>have not tested it quantitatively. As I indicated, I always have
> >>the
> >> >>sleep timer set to 5 minutes. Most times when I'm reading it seems
> >>like
> >> >>this works fine. I would almost swear that I've been reading for
> >>much
> >> >>more than 5 minutes on some occasions until the Bookport puts itself
> >>to
> >> >>sleep again. As I said, this is just an impression, but it seems to
> >> >>happen quite often. I haven't been very bothered by it, so I
> >>haven't
> >> >>actually timed the sleep timer. Maybe that's something I should do!
> >> >>
> >> >>Anyway, I hope this is helpful and that the battery drainage problem
> >>can
> >> >>be fixed very soon. Fortunately, I always use rechargeable NiCad
> >> >>batteries. They usually work quite fine and last a long time. Of
> >> >>course the battery indicator works a bit strangely, but once you
> >>have
> >> >>that calibrated its no problem. For example, I know that the fully
> >> >>charged batteries start at only 75-80% and drain down to 60% or so
> >>quite
> >> >>quickly. Then, however, it takes quite a while to go f from 60% down
> >>to
> >> >>a about 40%, and once I'm in the 30's, I know the batteries won't
> >>last
> >> >>much longer.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>-- Pete
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>Dr. Peter A. Torpey
> >> >>Research Fellow
> >> >>XEROX CORPORATION
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> >> >>Webster, New York 14580
> >> >>Phone: (585)-422-0470
> >> >>e-mail: ptorpey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
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