[bookport] Re: Battery Drainage with latest beta
- From: "Cheryl and Dash Lenartiene" <Dashman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- 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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