Tip#281: Conserve your battery

Dear Marc, thank you very much.. I will try..

Are you sure you want to get batteries from ebay? I mean usually they are used ones from broken down devices....

---Marc Bangerter---
(Teentitan2k2)
The Teen Titan 2.02

quote:Originally posted by Mehmet

My PPC is "Asus 620BT"
Where can I find a spare battery?.. Manufacturer just like stone...No answer, no voice..

Please readhttp://smartphonemag.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14850

quote:Originally posted by HXP
Also to extend the life of your battery is it best to run your battery down to 18% & then top up or is it best to top up whenver possible as per article ?

Always try to refrain from running down your Lithium-based batteries. You may also want to read this on similar subjects.

Try ebay for spare batteries both Hp & cheapo ones on there

Also to extend the life of your battery is it best to run your battery down to 18% & then top up or is it best to top up whenver possible as per article ?

You say:
"... Finally, if you spend a lot of time away from your desk, and find that you are running out of power, consider carrying a spare battery with you. They are available from your Pocket PC manufacturer..."
My PPC is "Asus 620BT"
Where can I find a spare battery?.. Manufacturer just like stone...No answer, no voice..

quote:Originally posted by ranjanpaul

quote:Originally posted by duncanhbrown

Maximum battery life is achieved on the Pocket PC through brief, intermittent use. For example, you don’t use much power if all you do is occasionally check your Calendar schedule, look up a Contact, or jot down a brief note. Of course, a major strength of the Pocket PC over simple personal information managers is that it allows you to play graphics-intensive games, watch videos, and listen to movies. Those activities can drain your batteries quickly. Here are some things you can do about it:

1. Always drop your Pocket PC (or Smartphone) into its sync/charging cradle when you sit down to work. This not only keeps your appointments and contacts current, it tops off the battery. When you’re ready to go somewhere, you’ve got a fully-charged battery.
2. Keep your device set to power off in as brief a period as you can tolerate. This time is specified in the Advanced tab of the Power set up utility (Start > Settings > System > Power). Make sure the box labeled “Turn off device if not used for” is checked, and set the time in the drop-down menu adjacent to it (options: 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 minutes). We recommend setting it to 1 minute first, and adjusting it upward if you find that it shuts off too quickly for you.
3. Press the power off button when you’re finished. Even with auto power off set to 1 minute, you still waste a minute’s worth of power if don’t.
4. Activate the Windows Media Player screen toggle feature. This allows you to turn the screen off by pressing a hardware button, while you’re listening to music. You can configure other hardware buttons to go to the next or previous song, or to adjust the volume, so you don’t need the screen on to control the program. To do this on a Pocket PC running the Windows Mobile 2003 (or previous) operating system, open Windows Media Player, activate the Tools menu, and go to Settings > Buttons. To do this on a Pocket PC running Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition (or later) OS, open Media Player, activate the “Menu” menu, select Options, and go to the Button tab.
5. Finally, if you spend a lot of time away from your desk, and find that you are running out of power, consider carrying a spare battery with you. They are available from your Pocket PC manufacturer.

I have installed a smalled utility called 'Wisbar' which helps me close all running programmes which also helps in conserving battery power.

quote:Originally posted by duncanhbrown

Maximum battery life is achieved on the Pocket PC through brief, intermittent use. For example, you don’t use much power if all you do is occasionally check your Calendar schedule, look up a Contact, or jot down a brief note. Of course, a major strength of the Pocket PC over simple personal information managers is that it allows you to play graphics-intensive games, watch videos, and listen to movies. Those activities can drain your batteries quickly. Here are some things you can do about it:

1. Always drop your Pocket PC (or Smartphone) into its sync/charging cradle when you sit down to work. This not only keeps your appointments and contacts current, it tops off the battery. When you’re ready to go somewhere, you’ve got a fully-charged battery.
2. Keep your device set to power off in as brief a period as you can tolerate. This time is specified in the Advanced tab of the Power set up utility (Start > Settings > System > Power). Make sure the box labeled “Turn off device if not used for” is checked, and set the time in the drop-down menu adjacent to it (options: 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 minutes). We recommend setting it to 1 minute first, and adjusting it upward if you find that it shuts off too quickly for you.
3. Press the power off button when you’re finished. Even with auto power off set to 1 minute, you still waste a minute’s worth of power if don’t.
4. Activate the Windows Media Player screen toggle feature. This allows you to turn the screen off by pressing a hardware button, while you’re listening to music. You can configure other hardware buttons to go to the next or previous song, or to adjust the volume, so you don’t need the screen on to control the program. To do this on a Pocket PC running the Windows Mobile 2003 (or previous) operating system, open Windows Media Player, activate the Tools menu, and go to Settings > Buttons. To do this on a Pocket PC running Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition (or later) OS, open Media Player, activate the “Menu” menu, select Options, and go to the Button tab.
5. Finally, if you spend a lot of time away from your desk, and find that you are running out of power, consider carrying a spare battery with you. They are available from your Pocket PC manufacturer.

quote:Originally posted by Spender11
If this is not the right forum please direct me (with a link, please) to the right one and I'll copy my message there. THANKS!!!

You may also want to try reposting your q to the following forums:

http://www.smartphonemag.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=27
http://www.xda-developers.com

Great advice! I use most of those techniques. I have a Pocket PC Phone Edition (T-Mobile) Win Mobile 2003. But there is one unnecessary use of battery power I'm having trouble controlling: when I am driving, every time the phone loses contact with a tower then re-establishes contact the darn Pocket PC turns itself on! Every time I have called T-Mobile about this they have had me check settings and so on, then they decide it is the phone and send me a new one. I'm on my 5th phone and it is still doing the same thing. It is a hassle copying all my programs, setting it up etc. AND it uses up the battery unnecessarily. Is there anything I can do to stop it from turning itself on like this? If this is not the right forum please direct me (with a link, please) to the right one and I'll copy my message there. THANKS!!!

Spender