as for me i am running the latest beta and have not seen this battery drain issue at all. ----- Original Message ----- From: James Nuttall To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 9:53 AM Subject: [bookport] Re: Battery drain with Beta 2.1.00.05 Hello: Liie David, my BookPort recently told me that I had to change my battereis when they were at 47%. I too was suprized by this. Jim Nuttall David Allen <wd8ldy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hello! This may have happened with 2.1.00.04 but I can't be sure since I didn't have that beta long enough to tell. After updating to 2.1.00.05, I was travelling and reading. I was reading primarily Audible material but did read a bit of etext here and there. Started getting the low battery message so I checked the level with D+F. They were at 46 percent. My unit would not continue to play then so let it rest a while. Started reading my Audible book again and the battery low message came within about half an hour. Again the unit refused to play further, so gave it a few minutes rest, after which I checked the level with D+F. It was at 40 percent. While this is far too high to actually need new batteries, I ditched them and put in a fresh set. Verified with D+F that they were at 100 percent then went back to reading m y Audible book. After about 30 minutes, I stopped and checked the level. It was down to 79 percent. Volume on the bookport is set at 28, which is all I need because the Audible level is so hot. Have only used Alkaline batteries so this isn't a case of using rechargeable batteries. The battery drain I'm seeing seems excessive, so I thought it worth reporting. Additionally, assuming the gage was correct, why must I change batteries at 40 percent? Cheers, Dave David Allen Independent Adaptive Technology Consulting at reasonable rates 115-A Musselburgh Rise Dunedin 9001 New Zealand Telephone: +64-(03)455-7694 Mobile: +64-(021)079-6006 Email: wd8ldy@xxxxxxxxxx