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Wed Jan 3, 2001 - 7:42 PM EST - By Mark Pierson
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FullCharge Installation » Battery Life Conclusion
Battery Life eXtend recommends
charging the FullCharge often and keeping it topped off to extend
overall battery life. The screenshot from Runtime shows that the voltage
dropped during use, but recharging brought it right back up.
Also, notice that the voltage reads 2.81. The FullCharge is rated
at 2.4 volts (NiMH's are typically rated at 1.2 volts per cell)
but the charger was supplying more power while the Visor was in
use.
According to eXtend , "A full battery
charge provides approximately two-thirds the typical usage time
of high-quality alkaline batteries. FullCharge typically provides
better performance than high-quality alkaline batteries when
using higher load accessories. With normal usage a complete
charge will last 2-3 weeks. " Being a NiMH battery,
"the FullCharge should provide approximately 500 full
charging cycles, depending on usage. "
It is important to note that the default OS
battery setting for the Visor is alkaline. In order for the
battery gauge to properly display a correct reading, the OS
battery type needs to be changed to NiCad (NiMH is not an option
on OS 3.1 but the voltage profiles of NiCad and NiMH are
very similar). This can be changed by using many freeware battery
apps or the undocumented .7 shortcut .
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