Also, has we have discussed here in the past, it may be a good idea to not have any files open when you get near flat, for ffear of loosing work. What I have done is to use the BN till it runs down to the Battery Is Low warning, then use the discharge option. It doesn't take as long then, & I am not left without the use of my BN in the meanwhile. When it has completely discharged, I fully charge it.
HTH.: Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Kristic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 7:52 PM Subject: re: [Braillenote] questions about calibrating the battery > Hi Lisa, > You're right; the Status option isn't availy while Exercising the Braille Display. Also, I have no idea exactly how long it takes before the battery is discharged, but as the BN has a battery life of over 20 hours, I imagine it takes quite a while. It doesn't tell you the percentage of discharge, as you pointed out, and I have found no mention in the User Guide as to how long battery drainage should take. However, as I said earlier, I imagine it takes over 20 hours. What I do to re-calibrate my gauge is, when I find out my gauge is inaccurate, I let my BN battery go so flat that the unit shuts itself off, and then I charge it until 100 percent, which brings my gauge back to accurate. HTH. > Maria > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >From: Lisa Ehlers <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 08:33:48 +1000 (GMT-10) > >Subject: [Braillenote] questions about calibrating the battery > > >Hello Listers, > >I have a couple questions about calibrating the battery. > >1. I tried calibrating the battery using the exercise display item in the support information mode. Apparently checking to see how long the battery has been draining is not possible with the exercise the Braille display option. I tried pressing space several times and got nowhere. > > >2. Then I tried calibrating the battery with the I'm talking until my battery goes flat option. How long is this process supposed to take? I left my BN in this drain mode for over 14 hours and it had only gotten down to 42 percent. I quit the process because I didn't know what to do. > > >3. I think it would be nice if when the user presses space to find out how long the battery has been in the drain mode it should tell the user what the percentage is like 42 percent or whatever so the user has a clue how long the battery has left in discharging. > > > >4. It would be nice if it said somewhere in the User's Guide the average amount of "^ it takes to calibrate the battery. > >Thank you for reading, for your help, and your time. Have a wonderful weekend everyone. > >Lisa > > > >___ > >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > >
