Re: [NTLK] HELP! Nighttime Battery Drainage!

From: hellsop_at_ninehells.com
Date: Mon Aug 22 2005 - 09:03:18 PDT


On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 01:24:47AM -0700, Martin Joseph wrote:
>
> On Aug 21, 2005, at 10:36 PM, Ian Iverson wrote:
>
> > Thank you, I deleted all items in dates. I've
> > never really used this feature yet, but I think a
> > friend of mine may have. Hopefully I won't hear the
> > din of the backlight tonight!
> >
>
> The backlight should not come on, unless you have installed some
> software that makes it so. The Newton however will come on at 3AM for
> housekeeping, no matter which dates you deleted.
>
> This really shouldn't amount to a significant power drain though?

Unless the Newt is set not to sleep after an idle period. In which case,
it's on (economically, and not doing much) from 3am until whenever
someone looks at it next.

-- 
'Cluids' - def: "Fluids having the effect of restoring or imparting
Clue. Eg; beer, coffee, sulphuric acid, etc."
		-- Lionel, in the Monastery
-- 
This is the NewtonTalk list - http://www.newtontalk.net/ for all inquiries
Official Newton FAQ: http://www.chuma.org/newton/faq/
WikiWikiNewt for all kinds of articles: http://tools.unna.org/wikiwikinewt/


This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Mon Aug 22 2005 - 10:00:02 PDT