The mere act of checking could change the battery level if it's dropping, since pressing the D+F keys activates some code and circuitry inside the BP and that, itself, probably constitutes a drain. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lois Goodine" <al419@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 3:34 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: inaccurate battery readings? What's funny is that whatever filetype I'm reading, the battery level reading changes if I check it more than once. And it is always lower before it is higher. Lois Goodine -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.2/137 - Release Date: 10/16/2005