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Re: Battery life
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
Date: 
Wed, 16 Apr 1997 18:35:50 GMT
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rabbit <g-webb@+NoSpam+ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
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Ive got a pretty crappy answer for you but its the best I can offer;
check out how much current the RAM draws from a data sheet and calculate
the power it uses (P = IV, where I=RAM current, and V=5v).  Divide the
mWHr your battery delivers by the power you found and that will give you
the number of hours that a fully charged battery should power your
handyboard RAM (assuming you could run the battery all the way to
empty).  mWhr is in units of (Power/second)*Hours, so you will actually
be getting time in terms of Hours/second, so you will have to divide the
time you get by 3600 since there are that many seconds in an hour.
I myself have left the handyboard off for periods of 4weeks or
more and still have had my memory.  I just rattled the above off the top
of my head so, anyone, please correct any glaring errors.

On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, Oriol de los Santos Vidal wrote:

I think I already posted this question some time ago but never got an answer.

Is it normal to have the HB run out of battery even when is not being used ?? I know the battery is always working to keep the RAM from erasing, but I'm wondering how long before the battery must be recharged  if the HB is turned off.

Thanks
Oriol




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rabbit> 3600 since there are that many seconds in an hour. I myself rabbit> have left the handyboard off for periods of 4weeks or more rabbit> and still have had my memory. I just rattled the above off rabbit> the top of my head so, anyone, please (...) (27 years ago, 16-Apr-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)

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I think I already posted this question some time ago but never got an answer. Is it normal to have the HB run out of battery even when is not being used ?? I know the battery is always working to keep the RAM from erasing, but I'm wondering how long (...) (27 years ago, 16-Apr-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)

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