[bookport] Re: Battery Drainage with latest beta
- From: "Liam Martin" <noatman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 18:37:10 +0000
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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