[Reader-users] battery life

[Evelyn Weckerly]

Charley,

A partial charge is not a total charge. If your battery is 
half-drained when you charge it, that counts as half a charge. 
Additionally, I understand that lithium batteries can be charged 
something like 1000 times.

Evelyn

At 09:50 PM 4/14/2008, you wrote:
>One other thing I've thought of that will drain the battery faster on the
>N-82.  If you are using Wayfinder and connecting to the internal GPS
>receiver has to be an additional drain on the battery.
>
>Just thinking about it, the adapter for the phone is small enough to be
>carried around so having it in the workplace or just with you to get that
>extra charge if you are a heavy and can wear the battery down in less than a
>day.
>
>Overall though the talking on the phone has to be the biggest drain on the
>battery.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kevin Jones" <kevin at kevinrj.net>
>To: "Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list"
><reader-users at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 1:30 PM
>Subject: Re: [Reader-users] battery life
>
>
> > as long as a reader lasts 1 full day it shouldn't mater just plug it in
> > at night as part of going to bed.
> >
> > If you talk a lot on the phone, that would explain why you have less
> > battery than Sachin.
> >
> > Sachin Pavithran wrote:
> >> That's interesting, I use my phone quite a bit, for reading, emailing,
> >> texting and for phone calls and the most I've had to charge it was every
> >> other day.  I've had it go for almost 4 and a half days when I didn't use
> >> it
> >> as much.
> >>
> >> Cheers.
> >>
> >> Sachin
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org
> >> [mailto:reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of tribble
> >> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 10:14 PM
> >> To: Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list
> >> Subject: [Reader-users] battery life
> >>
> >> Hi again all --
> >> I just wanted to comment on the battery life I have experienced with the
> >> mobile reader.  Essentially, using the phone as a cell phone and reader,
> >> I
> >> have it talking quite a bit during the day and I find I need to recharge
> >> it
> >> every 24 hours.  This is kind of often in my view -- I think of a cell
> >> phone
> >> lasting 4-7 days without a charge, but the mobile reader obviously has to
> >> work harder than the average phone.
> >> I also have the volume at or near maximum as I am hard of hearing (wear
> >> hearing aids).  Anyway, I'd be very interested in what other people have
> >> experienced with the reader.
> >> Thanks and happy reading!
> >> --le
> >>
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