nigeljedi

Who here experiences a short PPC lifespan with the included standard X3 battery? I was amazed when after only a minute or two of light use, my X3 basic's battery life began to visibly drop. Not only that, but it drops fairly rapidly. My X3 goes from a "fresh off the charger" 100% down to 99%, 98%, etc. in just minutes.
Bum battery?
Anyone else?
Thanks!

Mr. Mysterious

See where it is at after an hour, that will give you a better idea.

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HighTymes

take a look at my posts in this thread for results x3i results.

http://www.aximsite.com//boards/show...threadid=34897

The battery drains slower as it gets lower. Just because the green light says it is charged doesn't mean it is fully.

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nigeljedi

...but if the battery CP shows 100% AND a green light, shouldn't that mean "fully charged"? I let my Axim get to this state when charging, and this behavior still occurs.
As for letting it drain down, I haven't let it get much below 85% or so before I've slapped it on the charger. It just seems to get there fairly rapidly.

ikehiker

No, the metering on the Axim is likely based on voltage of the Li-ion cells. However, at it's maximum voltage (4.2V), the battery is only at 40-70% of it's full capacity.

Li-ion batteries like to be kept charged. The built-in circuitry will prevent an over charge so the best procedure is to keep it connected to the wall adapter whenever you are not carrying it on your person.

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nigeljedi

Yeah, that's kinda what I thought. I hate that, but I guess batteries haven't evolved that much over the last few years...in terms of lifespan anyway. I mean, I've pretty much always kept my battery powered PDA's and such connected to the AC when I'm at the desk or at home, etc.
Thanks all!