I am well aware of this. The point I am trying to make is WHY does the FR discharge in just a few hours when not being used, when at other times will run for much longer.
BillK On Thu, 2008-09-11 at 21:39 +0530, Edgar D' Souza wrote: > On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 6:42 PM, William Kenworthy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1 out of every 3 or so nights, I wake up (~6-8hrs) and find the FR > > dead. :( Only GSM is running and its on dim&lock > > > > The battery is always fully charged when checked just before I retire. > > > > In some cases I have left it on charge, confirmed its charging and still > > wake to a dead phone. > > Perhaps the thread at > http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-td840534|a840534 would > prove informative to you? If your battery is fully charged/almost full > before you head for bed, then it is possible that it reaches a > fully-charged state and begins to discharge soon after... which means > that it has ?8? hours (dunno how long you sleep :) ) to discharge; > while I have read estimates of battery life being around 8 hours, it > may be less if you have WiFi, GPS, BT *and* GSM switched on... even if > you have a superb GSM signal in your bedroom, possibly WiFi and GPS > could have bad reception, causing even more power usage. > > I'm no software guru at all, but the import of bug reports and mails > on this list seem to indicate (correct me if I'm wrong, please, > people!) that the logic of whether to switch the charging circuit on > is determined: > a) on boot > b) on detecting plug-in of a power source to the USB connector > > A third case should probably be added - if battery voltage (or charge > percentage) drops below a specified number, check if the USB power > source is still connected; if so, flip it on again, and let the > battery charge. > > This, of course, is assuming I have the problem description correct :-) > > Cheers, > Ed. -- William Kenworthy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Home in Perth! _______________________________________________ support mailing list support@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/support
