[bookport] Re: Battery Drainage with latest beta

  • From: "Grant Hardy" <granthardy@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 17:47:18 -0700

So you're saying that if the unit is idle--but unlocked--that this problem 
doesn't exist?

Grant
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Turner" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 4:13 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Battery Drainage with latest beta


> Hi Larry,
>
> I have been gone for a few days, but my brief read through the messages, I
> have not seen this explained any further.
> According to my observations, the drainage only happens while the unit is
> locked.
> I put new batteries in on Tuesday.  Wednesday morning it went from 100% to 
> 83%.
> I loaded the latest beta, which i believe ends in 21.
> Thursday morning, with no further use other than down loading the firmware
> Wednesday morning, the battery level was at 66%.
> I read some with it on Thursday, and locked it again for a few hours.  It
> was down to 55%.  I then unlocked it and left it sit for 24 hours.  The
> battery level did not change.  I then locked it again and about 8 hours
> later, I was told to change the batteries.
> So, whatever it is doing, it seems to only do it while it is locked.
>
> Richard
>
>
> 


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