[bookport] Re: Battery Drainage with latest beta
- From: "Liam Martin" <noatman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:36:30 +0000
Experience trumps theory all the time!
>From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [bookport] Re: Battery Drainage with latest beta
>Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:24:10 -0600
>
>That's an interesting thought but have had two different Book
>Ports run batteries down so far during sleep mode that they would
>not operate at all without replacements so the gate, while it may
>or may not be accurate, is not the problem.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Liam Martin" <noatman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 4:17 PM
>Subject: [bookport] Re: Battery Drainage with latest beta
>
>
>Also, before checking for the time (holding down the 2 key till
>beep), my
>battery level was 41 percent. After checking for the time, it
>dropped to
>30percent! Maybe it does have something to do with the time
>check. Could it
>be the battery level indicator and the time check and not the
>battery level
>itself? Maybe the batteries aren't really being depleted that
>fast - we're
>just told it is.
>
>Liam
>
> >From: "Liam Martin" <noatman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [bookport] Re: Battery Drainage with latest beta
> >Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:05:19 +0000
> >
> >Actually, after a couple of hours, when I try to get the time it
>simply
> >says
> >"Date and time not set."
> >
> >Liam
> >
> > >From: "PAMELA RADER" <PRADER@xxxxxxx>
> > >Reply-To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Subject: [bookport] Re: Battery Drainage with latest beta
> > >Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 14:38:14 -0500
> > >
> > >Liam:
> > >
> > >It might be interesting to note the time on your clock, as it
>has a
> > >default setting. Even if you don't set it to the current date
>and time,
> > >it should still default to June 2000, and 12:00 am. Once you
>do a reset,
> > >or put batteries in, it should start running from those
>settings.
> > >
> > >Pamela
> > >
> > >
> > > >>> noatman1@xxxxxxxxxxx 03/31/05 01:51PM >>>
> > >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
> > > > >> >>800 Phillips Road, Mail-Stop 38-D
> > > > >> >>Webster, New York 14580
> > > > >> >>Phone: (585)-422-0470
> > > > >> >>e-mail: ptorpey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >
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