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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
He clearly stated that the time the device was going to sleep are NOT included in his times. More than likely he just simply read through the 13 hours in one sitting or split it up to 6 1/2 hours over a period of 2 days.
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True, that is the normal measurement standard used by most folks. However, it is unlikely that anyone can stay in reading mode wihout interruptions for even 2 hours, much less 6 or 13 hours.
To really have a valid way of measuring a PW, one MUST record each reading session in a spreadsheet using date, start time, end time, reading time. Then have the spreadsheet total the reading times. The vast majority of users would never devote the time or precision to make that measurement.
I've only done that for ONE cycle and will probably never do it again. It is simply too much of a bother.
A better way would be to disable the normal sleep mode trigger and then just leave the unit on permanently until the battery ran down to the recharge screen. One would also have to observe it the entire time to be sure one got the ending time correct.
Even then the measurement would be for just one unit at one time in it's life. Battery cycle life may vary by unit and over it's own total life.
A better way to observe the battery is just to record how many days it goes until recharge is necessary on a spreadsheet with one's own reading habits. My PW has lasted 7 or 8 days until a recharge is necessary using the battery meter to judge when to recharge. However, my latest PW cycle has already lasted 14 days. However, this time I am not using the battery meter but instead I'm awaiting the appearance of the Recharge screen (battery icon + wire icon + power icon).