[icon-discuss] Re: batteries
- From: "Chase Crispin" <chasec@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 10:48:34 -0600
Mine doesn't work.
Should I try a reset?
I don't think that would help at all, though because the problem is with the
battery not the hard drive.
Chase Crispin
-----Original Message-----
From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin Jones
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 10:12 AM
To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: batteries
the computer can charge the brailleplus when the computer is on and the
brailleplus is off I'm sure of it
Shane D wrote:
> Oh. That's kind of weird, then... It should work. I think...
>
> On 12/30/07, Chase Crispin <chasec@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I knew that the computer can't charge the Braille+ when it is off.
>> What I meant was that when I have my computer on and my Braille+ off,
the
>> Braille+ still doesn't charge threw the USB port unless I have it on.
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>> Chase Crispin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shane D
>> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 6:00 PM
>> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: batteries
>>
>> The computer can't pass power when it is off...
>>
>> On 12/30/07, Chase Crispin <chasec@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> My Braille+ only charges if I have it on and the computer on. If I
>>> have the computer on, and the Braille+ off, it doesn't charge.
>>> Is there something wrong with my unit?
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>>>
>>> Chase Crispin
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin Jones
>>> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 6:34 PM
>>> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: batteries
>>>
>>> when using the computer usb port to charge the icon it's best if
>>> wireless is off on the icon, even using the icon will slow down the
>>> charge turning the icon off is the only way to charge it in 3.4 hours
from
>> the usb port.
>>>
>>> Chase Crispin wrote:
>>>> Hi. I just have a few questions about the Icon/Braille+ Lithium Ion
>>>> batteries.
>>>> I might be the only one that has noticed this, but my battery
>>>> charges very slow when charging through the USB port. I plugged my
>>>> Braille+ in to the USB port, and it got to 7 percent of battery in a
>>>> little less than an hour. The next time that my battery went
>>>> completely dead, I plugged it in to AC power. It charged very fast.
>>>> It was at about 87 percent in the same amount of time that it to
>>>> charge to 7 percent while connected in the USB port.
>>>>
>>>> My next question is about charges of the batteries. How many
>>>> charges can you get out of the battery before it starts to not last
>>>> as long on a full charge?
>>>>
>>>> If I need to get another battery, do we have to get them from
>>>> Levelstar, or can we just by them at some kind of battery store?
>>>>
>>>> My last question I think could be a bug. I mentioned it in my
>>>> message about suggestions for a future update. When I am charging
>>>> my unit, it will be charging. I will listen in the status menu and
>>>> think, "That is all that it has charged?". I will unplug the unit
>>>> and I will suddenly get 100 percent of battery life. Has any one
>>>> else found this
>>> problem?
>>>> I had to reflash my unit once because I had a lot of problems, and
>>>> it still didn't fix the problem. Is there anyway that this can be
>>>> worked on for a future update?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Chase Crispin
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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>> --
>> -Shane
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