Very fast battery drain on K2

wayner · 04-26-2010, 10:14 PM

I haven't used my Kindle 2 very much for a few weeks but over the weekend I noticed that the battery seemed to be draining very quickly. Yeterday I charged it fully. In less than 24 hours the battery drained to less than 50% with the radio turned on.

Has anyone else seen this? I am going to try turning the radio off and see if that makes a difference. I live in Toronto, Canada have pretty good 3G wireless coverage from Rogers in my home where the K2 was located over this time period.

pbennett · 04-27-2010, 12:10 AM

If you just downloaded a lot of new content it will drain quickly since it has to index the new content, using a lot of cpu.

freedom1587 · 04-27-2010, 01:46 AM

Turn the wireless function off may help save the battery.

Mike L · 04-27-2010, 07:55 AM

Turning off the wireless will save the battery. There's no question of that. In normal day-to-day usage, the wireless feature is the biggest consumer of power by far.

cruff · 04-27-2010, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wayner

Yeterday I charged it fully. In less than 24 hours the battery drained to less than 50% with the radio turned on.

I saw this once on my K2, I rebooted (hold power switch for 15 seconds to shut it off, then turn it on again) it and that solved the problem.

poohbear_nc · 04-27-2010, 01:21 PM

Also - be sure you're on the latest software (2.3.3) - earlier versions did have battery life problems.

wayner · 04-27-2010, 10:05 PM

Mine says Version 2.3. I will try the reboot.

Pushka · 04-28-2010, 02:15 AM

You need to upgrade the software to 2.3.3 not just 2.3

04-26-2010, 10:14 PM	#1
wayner Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kindle 2 in Canada, iPad wifi only	Very fast battery drain on K2 I haven't used my Kindle 2 very much for a few weeks but over the weekend I noticed that the battery seemed to be draining very quickly. Yeterday I charged it fully. In less than 24 hours the battery drained to less than 50% with the radio turned on. Has anyone else seen this? I am going to try turning the radio off and see if that makes a difference. I live in Toronto, Canada have pretty good 3G wireless coverage from Rogers in my home where the K2 was located over this time period.

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04-27-2010, 12:10 AM	#2
pbennett Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony 500, Amazon Kindle	If you just downloaded a lot of new content it will drain quickly since it has to index the new content, using a lot of cpu.

04-27-2010, 01:46 AM	#3
freedom1587 Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle 2	Turn the wireless function off may help save the battery.

04-27-2010, 07:55 AM	#4
Mike L Wizard Posts: 1,479 Karma: 3846231 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy	Turning off the wireless will save the battery. There's no question of that. In normal day-to-day usage, the wireless feature is the biggest consumer of power by far.

04-27-2010, 01:21 PM	#6
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,801 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Also - be sure you're on the latest software (2.3.3) - earlier versions did have battery life problems.

04-27-2010, 10:05 PM	#7
wayner Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kindle 2 in Canada, iPad wifi only	Mine says Version 2.3. I will try the reboot.

04-28-2010, 02:15 AM	#8
Pushka Wizard Posts: 1,119 Karma: 1019140 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Australia Device: kindle, Ipad, Iphone, Nexus and PPW	You need to upgrade the software to 2.3.3 not just 2.3

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