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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: battery problems?Re: battery problems?
From: roland <for_spam_at_gmx.de>
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 20:16:22 +0100 > are the batteries that archos supplies with the JBR20 susceptible to the > "memory effect"? NIMH are much less suspectible to the memory effect than NiCad. you shouldnt worry about. regards roland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Lui" <dennis_at_thesilvercat.com> To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 7:40 PM Subject: RE: battery problems? > Speaking of battery problems, does anyone ever experience a "HD Error" > when charging a JBS10 overnight (8+ hours)??? > > > > -Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:owner-rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se] On > Behalf Of Jon Drukman > Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 9:11 AM > To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se > Subject: battery problems? > > are the batteries that archos supplies with the JBR20 susceptible to the > > "memory effect"? i think mine are not working properly any more. i've > got > rockbox CVS-031118 installed, and i left the unit plugged in all day > yesterday and overnight. this morning i checked the info screen > (charger > still attached) and it said Charging: Trickle. i then turned it off and > > back on to see the new Charging Info screen which said Not Charging, > 100% > 10h and some minutes. with the charger still connected, i copied a few > folders from my computer to the JBR. my batteries are now down to 87% > and > that was less than 3 minutes of actual disk activity! i've also noticed > > that using the JBR normally to listen to mp3's drains the batteries far > faster than i would expect based on the battery life estimates shown on > the > unit. (ie: i can go from 100% to about 30% in just an hour or two of > playing). what's going on here? > > if i want to open the JBR to replace the batteries, what size tool do i > need? it looks like maybe a torx fastener. > > -jsd- > Received on 2003-11-29 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |