Pocket Pro battery issue? - Page 3

UchihaNaru · 09-17-2009, 01:57 PM

seems like there are quite a few problems that people are facing with pocket pro. hope mine has no problem... international shipping is pretty expensive =X

aside, I would just like to confirm what battery can replace the generic one?

kennyc · 09-17-2009, 02:02 PM

I dug around a bit about the battery, but never saw a definitive answer.

Certainly sounds like there might be some battery quality issues.

93terp · 09-17-2009, 03:23 PM

I seem to be having the exact opposite experience with my PocketPro battery. My battery bar hasn't budged from full since I charged it up Monday night. I've done the firmware update, played around with the reader and loaded a few books to it & it's still on full.

Chiron · 09-17-2009, 03:37 PM

Maybe your battery is the new one (that holds the charge for around the 8000 page turns

)

Dave_S · 09-17-2009, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by 93terp

I seem to be having the exact opposite experience with my PocketPro battery. My battery bar hasn't budged from full since I charged it up Monday night. I've done the firmware update, played around with the reader and loaded a few books to it & it's still on full.

That would mean that it is working as it should then.

If they are still using the 4 segment bar like the V3, it can take quite a bit of use to drop to 75%. I am using OpenInkpot on my V3, which has a percent meter instead of the bars. It sometimes takes me nearly a week to drop down to 90% using a Nokia BL-5C battery.

SDRebel · 09-17-2009, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave_S

It sure does! Have you opened it up and checked the battery connections yet?

yup, it seems fine, though the battery is covered with some kind of tape so I didn't check the connections on the actual battery, only on the connector

SDRebel · 09-17-2009, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

I concur. Ship the sucker.

BTW. I am returning mine as well.....just too many niggling issues that I'm not feeling comfortable with..

I was thinking if I should have the fix it or just issue a refund

6charlong · 09-17-2009, 05:02 PM

My battery is working fine too. I charged it overnight and have been reading the EZPro for five hours now and it is still on 4 bars. Seems like you got a bad battery. Will Astak send you a replacement rather than returning the whole reader?

griffonwing · 09-17-2009, 05:38 PM

It seems the batteries are a crapshoot. you may very well get another lemon. I'd say your best bet is to go ahead and spend 10 bucks and order a name-brand battery. I plan on purchasing 2 batteries. This way, I'll have 2 extras, fully charged, for long trips. This will also be insurance against future battery failure.

In any case, I would not see this as being Astak's fault, not that anyone is claiming such. After all, Jinke decided to put cheap batteries in the devices. It's only fair to assume a crappy one would come through occasionally. Although it sucks when you're on the end of the crapstick.

Musicman · 09-17-2009, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by griffonwing

It seems the batteries are a crapshoot. you may very well get another lemon. I'd say your best bet is to go ahead and spend 10 bucks and order a name-brand battery. I plan on purchasing 2 batteries. This way, I'll have 2 extras, fully charged, for long trips. This will also be insurance against future battery failure.

Did Robertb ever post the specs on a replacement battery (Manufacturer and battery number/ID)?

kennyc · 09-17-2009, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Musicman

Did Robertb ever post the specs on a replacement battery (Manufacturer and battery number/ID)?

Not that I saw.

Chiron · 09-17-2009, 06:04 PM

Thats what a few of us are waiting for, so we can go and buy some good ones

DaleDe · 09-17-2009, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SDRebel

the 4 beeps happen even without battery (connected to power)...I don't think mrsquash was a simple depleted-battery issue

Without a battery is likely the equivalent of a dead battery. How would it know which it was?

Dale

AJ Starr · 09-17-2009, 06:54 PM

When I charged mine for the "12 hrs" I left the PEZ off. It showed a battery shadow on the screen while charging. When it was fully chargd the battery shadow changed to a diffeent shadow. That's how I knew it was charged.

I've had NO problems with my battery.

AJ

SDRebel · 09-17-2009, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by griffonwing

It seems the batteries are a crapshoot. you may very well get another lemon. I'd say your best bet is to go ahead and spend 10 bucks and order a name-brand battery. I plan on purchasing 2 batteries. This way, I'll have 2 extras, fully charged, for long trips. This will also be insurance against future battery failure.

In any case, I would not see this as being Astak's fault, not that anyone is claiming such. After all, Jinke decided to put cheap batteries in the devices. It's only fair to assume a crappy one would come through occasionally. Although it sucks when you're on the end of the crapstick.

in my case, though it seems to be the battery, I saw issues even without the battery, so the safest bet was to send it back. In any way, I sent it back within the 140day return period and it should be accepted for a refund need it be.

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09-17-2009, 01:57 PM	#31
UchihaNaru Connoisseur Posts: 70 Karma: 64 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Astak Pocket Pro	seems like there are quite a few problems that people are facing with pocket pro. hope mine has no problem... international shipping is pretty expensive =X aside, I would just like to confirm what battery can replace the generic one?

09-17-2009, 02:02 PM	#32
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,930 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	I dug around a bit about the battery, but never saw a definitive answer. Certainly sounds like there might be some battery quality issues.

09-17-2009, 03:23 PM	#33
93terp Fear The Turtle! Posts: 868 Karma: 4067244 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Margaritaville Device: KV, Kobo Forma, Kobo A1LE, KO3, K3	I seem to be having the exact opposite experience with my PocketPro battery. My battery bar hasn't budged from full since I charged it up Monday night. I've done the firmware update, played around with the reader and loaded a few books to it & it's still on full.

09-17-2009, 03:37 PM	#34
Chiron Fantasy & SciFi Reader Posts: 183 Karma: 262 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico Device: Astak EZ Reader Pocket Pro	Maybe your battery is the new one (that holds the charge for around the 8000 page turns )

09-17-2009, 05:02 PM	#38
6charlong friendly lurker Posts: 896 Karma: 2436026 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: US Device: Kindle, nook, Apple and Kobo	My battery is working fine too. I charged it overnight and have been reading the EZPro for five hours now and it is still on 4 bars. Seems like you got a bad battery. Will Astak send you a replacement rather than returning the whole reader?

09-17-2009, 05:38 PM	#39
griffonwing Suave Swabby, Savvy? Posts: 1,602 Karma: 520350 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrison, ARrrr, USA - southern Ozark mountains Device: Slate Blue PEZ (Astak Pocket Pro), CVSCX-9300 Quad-band watch phone	It seems the batteries are a crapshoot. you may very well get another lemon. I'd say your best bet is to go ahead and spend 10 bucks and order a name-brand battery. I plan on purchasing 2 batteries. This way, I'll have 2 extras, fully charged, for long trips. This will also be insurance against future battery failure. In any case, I would not see this as being Astak's fault, not that anyone is claiming such. After all, Jinke decided to put cheap batteries in the devices. It's only fair to assume a crappy one would come through occasionally. Although it sucks when you're on the end of the crapstick.

09-17-2009, 06:04 PM	#42
Chiron Fantasy & SciFi Reader Posts: 183 Karma: 262 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico Device: Astak EZ Reader Pocket Pro	Thats what a few of us are waiting for, so we can go and buy some good ones

09-17-2009, 06:54 PM	#44
AJ Starr Guru Posts: 815 Karma: 1029784 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nebraska, USA Device: PEZ, Color Libre, 2@Sony T1, Onyx i62HD	When I charged mine for the "12 hrs" I left the PEZ off. It showed a battery shadow on the screen while charging. When it was fully chargd the battery shadow changed to a diffeent shadow. That's how I knew it was charged. I've had NO problems with my battery. AJ