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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Do I have a battery probem?Re: Do I have a battery probem?
From: Tom Cole <tcole_at_xtra.co.nz>
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:59:57 +1300 On 02 Apr 2008 18:17:43 +0200, Johan Vromans <jvromans_at_squirrel.nl> wrote: >Tom Cole <tcole_at_xtra.co.nz> writes: > >> On 01 Apr 2008 23:56:40 +0200, Johan Vromans <jvromans_at_squirrel.nl> >> When the voltage falls too low, the Rockbox button handling code thinks >> that you have pressed the Off key. (The lower general voltage reduces >> the voltage on the "off" i/o port to below the critical level.) > >Yes, that is exactly the behaviour I see. > >> The lower general voltage can be because of higher internal >> resistance in the batteries as they age, or maybe there is higher >> resistance occurring elsewhere in the hardware. You could check this >> by trying fresh, new, fully charged batteries. > >Well, I bought some new batteries and put them into operation without >charging. Although they were only 40% full, they worked fine and did >not display the power-off behaviour I described. So I think I can >safely assume the old batteries are worn out, or otherwise no longer >usable for the JBR. > >Thanks for the advice. > >> The Archos Jukebox Recorder V1 was a great machine - I'm still using >> mine. > >Yes, I love it! My car assembly: >http://www.squirrel.nl/pub/xfer/priusarchos.jpg > >-- Johan There's life in the old girl yet! Is your Archos attached in some way to stop it rattling around? Is there a line-in connection to your audio system? I see from your link that you drive a Prius. Are you enjoying it? Both my wife and I have one each. They are truly amazing cars. I just love mine - so quiet and easy to drive (and, of course so economical). Tom Received on 2008-04-02 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |