01-28-2010, 06:39 PM | #1 |
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Battery Depletion
I had a fully charged battery a few days ago. I put the cover on and didn't use it and when I took the cover off the battery depletion sign was on. Based on my experiences with my BeBook ereader, I had assumed that very little or no power is used when an eInk reader is left on but idle rather than turning it off. Is it different with the PocketBook?
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01-28-2010, 07:26 PM | #2 |
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Well... no. The battery should last quite a while.
However there could have been a false "full charge", exposure to cold, a faulty SD card... A few more tests are needed for a reasonably certain answer. |
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01-28-2010, 07:32 PM | #3 |
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I'll recharge it fully, turn it on, and let it sit again for a few days and see if the same thing happens.
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01-28-2010, 08:19 PM | #4 |
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You can still use it. No need to leave it alone.
Mine, without a card, used daily for about 4 h, no sleep or auto lock keeps going for about 3 weeks. The occasional file transfers charge the battery a bit. |
01-28-2010, 08:45 PM | #5 |
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Even though I have a Micro SD card inserted in its slot, I don't use it. Will I find the power usage to be less if I remove the card? Also, I have the G-sensor turned off.
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01-28-2010, 08:47 PM | #6 |
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01-28-2010, 09:37 PM | #7 |
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01-29-2010, 08:30 AM | #8 |
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My (limited--two month) experience is that relying solely on the keyboard-lock time-out results in lower battery life than enabling auto shutdown and rebooting as needed. Given that the PB360 has a real-time clock that draws some current and it repaginates on the fly, I'm assuming there are some background processes running at all time. Even in the most power-hungry configuration: active accelerometer, long time-out settings, etc, I still got over a week of use, versus over two weeks with conservative settings. That's with an 8GB SDHC card in place full-time.
Given that boot time runs around 10 seconds I'm happy with auto shutdown enabled. Your mileage may vary, of course. |
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