Hi, Sandy. I will try that. I wasn't sure the talking or braille display
exercise would stop on its own. I also dislike that I have to turn the unit
on and off again if I just disconnectthe plug. This is because I am told
the plug is disconnected even when the unit is off. I have to turn it on
then off again to get the braille display to go away.
We will see what happens when it comes back. I keep saying to myself; I
will just go get my braille note and ... only to then realize that I don't
have it back yet<grin>.
Guess I miss it more than I thought.
At 4/17/2004, you wrote:
Hi Paul and Jonathan,
Perhaps those of us with quirky batteries get a slightly different
response when discharging the battery using the "I'm talking until
... etc" mode. Paul, with mine, as with yours, when the talking has
stopped (even hours later, if I used the nighttime to do this and don't
wake with the "sleep" of the bn) I plug in my adapter and, like you, find
the message "I'm talking etc" continues, but here I have a suggestion for
you which works for me. Just wait a few moments, it may take a minute,
but the talking will stop and the message "battery test is complete"
(something like that anyhow) will appear, then press spacebar and you
will get your info re how long it took, when it started and finished.
By the way, I have followed all advice from the list and from my
dealers only to find that the discharge time, when using the drainage
mode is getting less and less, it was 8 and a half hours at first, and
now, after doing it four times, is now 8 hours and 4 mins. Plus, my
power drops significantly when the unit is turned off, no cards in and
all programs closed, up to 35 % in a night, and on average, 6 % an hour
during the day, when I am not using it. Time, then, for my friend to
take another trip across the Irish sea, presumably as the guest of PDE
with all expenses covered?
Good luck Paul,
Sandy.
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Jonathan Mosen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 15:23:32 +1200
>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Battery life
>Hi Paul. Generally this isn't the case. If you've discharged your battery
>completely, then when you plug the unit back in, it will say "battery test
>complete".
>Jonathan Mosen
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>Pulse Data International Ltd
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