Battery Replacement - when?

[lbabus]

Have people had to replace their rechargeable batteries yet? I have had my Axim for a little over a year and wondered what people's experience had been.

Thanks.

[wmrawls]

I replaced my Back up battery when it was a year old. My main battery is still going strong and lasts as long as it did when I first got the AX. I consider myself to be heavy user becasue I use it all day long for the general business stuff and usually read from it a couple of hours a night. Unless something screwy happens I expect it to last as long as my AX

[cawinters]

I was wondering the same thing as my main battery is on its second year and I've wondered if I should buy a 2nd for backup?

[MrKlaatu]

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I gots no worries!

Through various purchases of "dead Axims for parts", I now have 2 working Axims, 1 w/Mugen3800, 1 w/standard 1400 (Dedicated pdaWIN Remote), 2 other Axims in various states of decomposition, 2 1400 Batteries on constant charge (1 in each spare cradle slot) and 1 in 30% Dormant Cool Storage!

[Nancy Stanphill]

For some reason, some people have had to replace backup batteries frequently. However, most seem to be going nearly a year on one battery, or even beyond.

[lbabus]

I am looking for input on the rechargeable main battery - not the backup battery. I wonder how long before the main one needs replacing. Mine seems to be getting used up faster than before. Is there any way to test remaining vibrancy of the battery?

[ikehiker]

Under optimum conditions, a Li-ion battery will last about 3 years from the time it receives it’s first charge. The lifespan is shortened every time it is discharged/recharged and the deeper the discharge, the shorter the usable life – typically going down to 2 or 3 hundred deep discharges (while you can get a few thousand shallow discharge cycles).

I just run Media Player on my Axim with the light at a particular level to test the battery (which I rarely do since the test involves running it down which effects the lifespan).