Thread: DR1000 A small tip..?
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Old 11-05-2010, 02:55 AM   #14
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Device: DR1000s, Hanlin V5
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Originally Posted by bokjeid View Post
Wow, it sounds fun. Plus, I saw that there was an option in the settings that turn on or off the touchscreen function to save power in the old version firmware but it was erased in the new version firmware, you know. I don't know how much power the touchsreen consumes but anybody knows the reason the option was erased(not important issue for me, just it'd be rare that the original option is erased, not added in update)?
I tested to see if it made any difference, but it hardly did. Neither does locking all sensors. They seem to account for 5-10% power saving each in idle mode.

Though my method of testing is very inaccurate. I fully charged the device, then put the wall charger on a simple energy meter (which becomes unreliable around 1W). I measured 3W maximum power usage and 1W when idle. I think the 1W idle usage explains why the battery drains so quickly. Don't know which component is responsible for the high idle usage though.
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