Post-update battery weirdness - Page 7

UncleDuke · 03-19-2007, 09:49 AM

on 4 for a long time then straight away dropped to 1 and a minute later said low battery.

grimo1re · 03-19-2007, 01:45 PM

Yep, worked for me too: the other night the battery went funny again and I did the plug-in-reader-to-wallcharger-while on-trick and it worked a treat!

RSaunders · 03-19-2007, 04:47 PM

Wow, this is interesting.

I usually charge my reader with the cradle, which has the plug-in-charger to power it. The white light in the cradle goes out when it is "full". Sure enough, it usually shows 4 bars. It usually only does a couple hundred pages before it goes to 3/4. Today I've had it plugged directly into the plug-in-charger for over 2 hours, and it still shows the lightning bolt. I have to reach over and change pages every so often to keep the display on. Does the lightning bolt go out when it is really full??

Aprilbeginnings · 03-19-2007, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by RSaunders

Wow, this is interesting.

I usually charge my reader with the cradle, which has the plug-in-charger to power it. The white light in the cradle goes out when it is "full". Sure enough, it usually shows 4 bars. It usually only does a couple hundred pages before it goes to 3/4.

I charged mine last week and I noticed that today it went 3/4's..... that equalled about 510 page turns........

Leaping Gnome · 03-19-2007, 06:37 PM

No, the lightning bolt does not go out when it is fully charged, just the little red light does. For the record, two Readers in my house here, pre-update charged normally, post-update both have this problem with the meter not updating.

yvanleterrible · 03-20-2007, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Aprilbeginnings

I charged mine last week and I noticed that today it went 3/4's..... that equalled about 510 page turns........

While I read your comment it occurred to me that having bad eyesight makes me waste more power than a young'n. That's eink discriminating against us!!!

Laurens · 03-28-2007, 02:55 AM

Well, yesterday the battery was completely drained, even though I supposedly charged it fully last week and hadn't used the Reader since. (It wouldn't even turn on.) So I charged it again and now the battery stays at four bars, even after several hours of reading. Seems I had to suffer some pain in order to find "healing". *knock wood*

LaughingVulcan · 03-28-2007, 09:48 PM

I know I'm not getting several thousand page turns off a charge. The first thing I did, out of the box, was first upgrade Connect and second upgrade the Reader. So I don't have a baseline for comparison. Best guess I'm getting about 2,000 turns off a charge. (Maybe 2,500 including every time I go upmenu, select different menu options, etc... I'm assuming every time the display changes is considered a 'page turn' for battery life purposes.)

dhbailey · 03-29-2007, 04:38 AM

That would be correct, since the reader's battery can't really know if it's actually turning a page in a book file or displaying a different menu.

I had the firmware update as well as the latest Connect software already loaded on my computer, so it updated the Reader's firmware as soon as I connected it to the computer and ran Connect, so I don't have any baseline for comparison either.

But on the other hand, my Reader hasn't shown any battery-indicator weirdness either. :-)

Laurens · 03-29-2007, 07:38 AM

Quite possibly it's the update process itself (i.e. the change from the old to the new firmware) that may be the cause of the problems. Anyway, still no problems after two days of use, so it looks like everything is back to normal for me.

Laurens · 04-03-2007, 02:35 PM

Unfortunately the battery problems resurfaced after a few days of non-use. Bring on the bug fix already!

Plowman · 04-09-2007, 08:32 PM

Yeah, I'm beginning to wonder if the battery indicator will ever change now. After I upgraded firmware I charged the unit until the light went out (overnight). The next morning the battery was still half way up/down. I've read 7 books (Simon Green's Nightside, and the first Tanya Huff/Victory Nelson) and the battery indicator hasn't budged.

I'm about to leave on a week vacation and am charging it up before I go. Here is hoping all goes well.

yvanleterrible · 04-09-2007, 08:56 PM

After fully charging for a whole night by using the 'reader on' trick, I did an approximate page count. When the triangle showed up the reader had turned around 3,400 pages. It is an approximate figure because with some pages I needed to backtrack so as to properly comprehend what I was reading. Anyway it is a far cry from the advertised 7,500.

Something particular also showed up. After 10 hours on, the reader's background became much darker a shade of gray than usual, thereby reducing contrast much further. Has anybody noticed?

HarryT · 04-10-2007, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Plowman

Yeah, I'm beginning to wonder if the battery indicator will ever change now. After I upgraded firmware I charged the unit until the light went out (overnight). The next morning the battery was still half way up/down. I've read 7 books (Simon Green's Nightside, and the first Tanya Huff/Victory Nelson) and the battery indicator hasn't budged.

Once you've finished charging your Reader in the normal way, as you have done, all you have to do is this:

1. Plug the wall charger into the mains power socket but DON'T plug it into the Reader.

2. Switch the Reader on.

3. Plug the charger into the Reader for a couple of seconds.

Your battery meter will immediately jump to "4 bars" and all will be well.

Aprilbeginnings · 04-10-2007, 08:28 AM

Even charging it via the wall, you have to remove the plug and then plug it in again to set that meter. I don't think this problem will ever be corrected either. IMO

04-09-2007, 08:32 PM	#102
Plowman Member Posts: 17 Karma: 24 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: PRS-500	Yeah, I'm beginning to wonder if the battery indicator will ever change now. After I upgraded firmware I charged the unit until the light went out (overnight). The next morning the battery was still half way up/down. I've read 7 books (Simon Green's Nightside, and the first Tanya Huff/Victory Nelson) and the battery indicator hasn't budged. I'm about to leave on a week vacation and am charging it up before I go. Here is hoping all goes well. Last edited by Plowman; 04-09-2007 at 08:33 PM. Reason: Spelling

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03-19-2007, 09:49 AM	#91
UncleDuke books & doughnuts Posts: 882 Karma: 37857 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: usa Device: sony reader, kindle2	on 4 for a long time then straight away dropped to 1 and a minute later said low battery.

03-19-2007, 01:45 PM	#92
grimo1re Geekette Posts: 435 Karma: 3335 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NSW, Australia Device: Sony Reader PRS500, PocketBook 360	Yep, worked for me too: the other night the battery went funny again and I did the plug-in-reader-to-wallcharger-while on-trick and it worked a treat!

03-19-2007, 04:47 PM	#93
RSaunders Groupie Posts: 162 Karma: 2054 Join Date: Jan 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500	Wow, this is interesting. I usually charge my reader with the cradle, which has the plug-in-charger to power it. The white light in the cradle goes out when it is "full". Sure enough, it usually shows 4 bars. It usually only does a couple hundred pages before it goes to 3/4. Today I've had it plugged directly into the plug-in-charger for over 2 hours, and it still shows the lightning bolt. I have to reach over and change pages every so often to keep the display on. Does the lightning bolt go out when it is really full??

03-19-2007, 06:37 PM	#95
Leaping Gnome Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 1641 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisville Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	No, the lightning bolt does not go out when it is fully charged, just the little red light does. For the record, two Readers in my house here, pre-update charged normally, post-update both have this problem with the meter not updating.

03-28-2007, 02:55 AM	#97
Laurens Jah Blessed Posts: 1,295 Karma: 1373 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Device: iPod Touch	Well, yesterday the battery was completely drained, even though I supposedly charged it fully last week and hadn't used the Reader since. (It wouldn't even turn on.) So I charged it again and now the battery stays at four bars, even after several hours of reading. Seems I had to suffer some pain in order to find "healing". knock wood

03-28-2007, 09:48 PM	#98
LaughingVulcan Technophile Posts: 204 Karma: 617 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Land of Lincoln Device: PRS-650 Sony, Nook Simpletouch, more legacy gear than I can remember	I know I'm not getting several thousand page turns off a charge. The first thing I did, out of the box, was first upgrade Connect and second upgrade the Reader. So I don't have a baseline for comparison. Best guess I'm getting about 2,000 turns off a charge. (Maybe 2,500 including every time I go upmenu, select different menu options, etc... I'm assuming every time the display changes is considered a 'page turn' for battery life purposes.)

03-29-2007, 04:38 AM	#99
dhbailey Guru Posts: 604 Karma: 733 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: HP iPAQ211 / PRS 500, 700 and 505	That would be correct, since the reader's battery can't really know if it's actually turning a page in a book file or displaying a different menu. I had the firmware update as well as the latest Connect software already loaded on my computer, so it updated the Reader's firmware as soon as I connected it to the computer and ran Connect, so I don't have any baseline for comparison either. But on the other hand, my Reader hasn't shown any battery-indicator weirdness either. :-)

03-29-2007, 07:38 AM	#100
Laurens Jah Blessed Posts: 1,295 Karma: 1373 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Device: iPod Touch	Quite possibly it's the update process itself (i.e. the change from the old to the new firmware) that may be the cause of the problems. Anyway, still no problems after two days of use, so it looks like everything is back to normal for me.

04-03-2007, 02:35 PM	#101
Laurens Jah Blessed Posts: 1,295 Karma: 1373 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Device: iPod Touch	Unfortunately the battery problems resurfaced after a few days of non-use. Bring on the bug fix already!

04-09-2007, 08:56 PM	#103
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	After fully charging for a whole night by using the 'reader on' trick, I did an approximate page count. When the triangle showed up the reader had turned around 3,400 pages. It is an approximate figure because with some pages I needed to backtrack so as to properly comprehend what I was reading. Anyway it is a far cry from the advertised 7,500. Something particular also showed up. After 10 hours on, the reader's background became much darker a shade of gray than usual, thereby reducing contrast much further. Has anybody noticed?

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04-10-2007, 08:28 AM	#105
Aprilbeginnings Guru Posts: 632 Karma: 404 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern CA Device: Sony PRS-500 /prs 650 soon	Even charging it via the wall, you have to remove the plug and then plug it in again to set that meter. I don't think this problem will ever be corrected either. IMO