Re: [NTLK] Battery life

From: Thomas Isenbarger (isen_at_molbio.mgh.harvard.edu)
Date: Tue May 18 2004 - 06:06:37 PDT


On 18 May 2004, at 03:42, Martin Joseph wrote:

>
> On May 17, 2004, at 10:32 PM, Robert Benschop wrote:
>
>> On 18-mei-04, at 00:47, Martin Joseph wrote:
>>> Woody and Robert agree it's an hour so I will only add...
>>> Sometimes it's better to charge more then an hour to be really
>>> "full".
>>
>> The answer to that is simple, I always check. With the eMate you can
>> tell from the outside through the color of the light, on the 2x00
>> series at the bottom right of your Extras.
>>
>>
> My point is that sometimes if you unplug and replug, the MP or emate
> will go from "Charged" to "Battery" and then go back to "charging" for
> an additional length of time. The battery is actually getting more
> charged then it was when reported as full.

Where do you see this? I am running Avi's BD, so maybe this
information is hidden? There's only a % battery full indicator and
nothing (that I see) that indicates whether I am charging, running off
AC, or otherwise.

Tom

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