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Catsnkites · 02-26-2011, 01:14 PM

OK, same problem here .... didn't want to start a new thread, so hopefully, I'll get some feed back.

Everything I've read says the battery life on the Nook Classic 3G is about 10 days. To me this would mean charging, say, every Sunday night.

I started keeping track of my charging habits. I read a few hours each day and my husband reads for about 30 minutes each day. I've turned on the Airplane mode ... I turn it off about once a week and check for new content and then go back to airplane.
I've shortened the LCD screen time out to the shortest and the sleep mode to 5 minutes.

I'm charging about every 4 days.

Questions: It seems that my personal screen saver cycles through pictures every once in a while ... I put it in sleep mode manually, see a picture of ... my cat ... and then when I pick it up again, it's a picture of my daughter. So, could that affect battery life? I switched to a Nook screen saver and it doesn't seem to cycle through pictures while sleeping.

Becasue I read everyday, I never fully turn it off .... and from these posts, it looks like I shouldn't have to.

Does anyone know how the reported 10 day battery life was figured? How many hours a day of reading? Its it fully turn off, say, at night?

I've had the Nook since Christmas and I love it ... I recently ordered a skin from DecalGirl and want to get the battery issue solved before I put a skin on it, just in case it's cause for replacement of some sort.

Thoughts? Is a trip to B&N in order?

Thanks!

Susie

02-26-2011, 01:14 PM	#16
Catsnkites Connoisseur Posts: 91 Karma: 8198 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kansas Device: Kobo Libre	OK, same problem here .... didn't want to start a new thread, so hopefully, I'll get some feed back. Everything I've read says the battery life on the Nook Classic 3G is about 10 days. To me this would mean charging, say, every Sunday night. I started keeping track of my charging habits. I read a few hours each day and my husband reads for about 30 minutes each day. I've turned on the Airplane mode ... I turn it off about once a week and check for new content and then go back to airplane. I've shortened the LCD screen time out to the shortest and the sleep mode to 5 minutes. I'm charging about every 4 days. Questions: It seems that my personal screen saver cycles through pictures every once in a while ... I put it in sleep mode manually, see a picture of ... my cat ... and then when I pick it up again, it's a picture of my daughter. So, could that affect battery life? I switched to a Nook screen saver and it doesn't seem to cycle through pictures while sleeping. Becasue I read everyday, I never fully turn it off .... and from these posts, it looks like I shouldn't have to. Does anyone know how the reported 10 day battery life was figured? How many hours a day of reading? Its it fully turn off, say, at night? I've had the Nook since Christmas and I love it ... I recently ordered a skin from DecalGirl and want to get the battery issue solved before I put a skin on it, just in case it's cause for replacement of some sort. Thoughts? Is a trip to B&N in order? Thanks! Susie