[icon-discuss] Re: Battery Life

  • From: "PAMELA RADER" <PRADER@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:17:58 -0400

You can get them from Levelstar.  Currently, APH does not carry extra 
batteries.  I think we will at some point--I just don't know when.



Pamela Rader, TECHNICAL SUPPORT
American Printing House For The Blind
1839 Frankfort Ave.
Louisville, KY  40206

PHONE:  1-800-223-1839, Ext. 307


>>> llumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 09/06/07 12:53PM >>>
great response Jenny. Is Michael bringing one to acb of texas this weekend? 
and, while I'm at at, I am confused as to whether you can or cannot buy 
extra batteries for the icon or braille plus.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jenny Axler" <jaxler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 11:39 AM
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Battery Life


> Hi Susan,
>
> now that is the 64,000 dollar question isn't it?  I'd love to tell you I 
> know, but I really don't.  they're kind of like this mythical wonder, 
> about which you hear great things, but they remain yet to be seen.  If it 
> helps, and it probably doesn't, please know that we all want them as much 
> as you guys do.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Susan" <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 9:14 AM
> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Battery Life
>
>
>> When will the docking stations be released, Jenny?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>> [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jenny Axler
>> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 9:00 AM
>> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Battery Life
>>
>> richard, you can already purchase extra batteries from levelStar, but you
>> cannot charge them outside the unit.  Still, if you knew you were going 
>> to
>> be away for a long time, you can charge a battery in 2 hours, so you 
>> could
>> easily charge 2 of them in 4 hours by switching them out.  Also, when the
>> docking stations are released, they will provide additional battery life,
>> probably  about 20 hours, and will charge the handheld unit as well.
>>
>> Jenny
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Richard Turner" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 5:40 AM
>> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Battery Life
>>
>>
>>> Well, if he is planning to use wireless a lot during a day, that does 
>>> cut
>>> the usable  hours down quite a bit.
>>> Granted, without wireless on you get at the very least 6 hours of use 
>>> and
>>> that would carry most people through an entire day, but I know people 
>>> who
>>> have long commutes on top of their work day and could easily have it on
>>> longer than the current battery life would support.  I'm not looking to
>>> start an unending thread, but longer battery life isn't an unreasonable
>>> request.
>>> I gather there are plans to offer extra batteries, and that could be the
>>> solution if you could charge them outside of the unit.  Then, with an
>>> extra
>>> charged battery, you'd be good to go for the entire day plus.
>>> I personally don't want a longer life battery, but having an extra 
>>> battery
>>> would be great.
>>>
>>> Richard
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>> [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of MICHAEL MCCARTY
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 5:29 AM
>>> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>> Subject: [icon-discuss] Battery Life
>>>
>>> How much battery life do you need in a day?  This thing will run for 
>>> hours
>>> and all you need to charge it is a computer with a USB drive.  What 
>>> would
>>> you be using it constantly for?  Just curious.
>>>
>>>
>>> Michael McCarty
>>> Fred's Head Database Coordinator
>>> American Printing House for the Blind
>>> Phone: 502 899-2396
>>> Fax: 502 899-2363
>>> Skype: mbmccarty
>>> www.aph.org 
>>> www.FredsHeadCompanion.blogspot.com 
>>>
>>>>>> wd8ldy@xxxxxxxxxx 09/06/07 03:12AM >>>
>>> Hi list!
>>>
>>> Please consider increasing the battery life. It is my hope one day to 
>>> buy
>>> the Icon Braills plus to replace the book port and an accessible cell
>>> phone
>>> when the features and international provisions are in place for that to
>>> happen. It will be necessary to be certain I can get through an entire 
>>> day
>>> using all services between charges if this can happen. I trust this 
>>> isn't
>>> an
>>>
>>> unrealistic expectation. In the current circumstances, this wouldn't be
>>> possible.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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