Battery charge drop immediately? - Treo Forum

Gadget Momma · 12-26-2006, 11:17 PM

Has anyone else noticed (and figured out how to fix) a drop immediately after taking it off the charger?

Mine regularly drops to between 93-99% a second or two after I unplug the charger, even though the light is green, and it says 100% while plugged in.

Is this something I need to be concerned about? I've had it for about 3 weeks now. I'd say it usually drops to between 93-97%, but a time or two it's only dropped to 99%. It may be dropping more to the 95-97% in the last week or so, haven't mentally made the note to know for sure, but still doesn't seem right.

It's almost dead now (22% last time I checked), so will probably be dead (or nearly so) by bed time tonight. Will do the "battery reset thing" and see what happens in the morning.

Do I need to contact Palm? HELP!!!!

Luigi · 12-27-2006, 02:53 AM

Apparently everyone's battery is sh!t. At the moment I'm fairly happy with mine, I can get 2 days at least out of it, 3 with moderate use. You have to nurture it a bit though, and I put off bluetooth and beamer when I don't use it.

I charged it to full and let it drain naturally until it shut itself down for about three times. Then after the third time I plugged it back in, pulled the battery out for a minute and put it back in to let it charge to full (the infamous battery reset). That's done the job for me. When I charged it to full yesterday, it was still at 92% six hours later.

gticlay · 12-27-2006, 05:45 PM

Maybe you are experiencing the 'battery use even when turned off' phenomenon I refer to in my poll... please check my thread and poll on that. Are you charging all night then checking it or ??? I ask as I've had a similar thing happen to me (see an older post I put on here too).

12-26-2006, 11:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gadget Momma A Few Questions.... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Henderson, NV My Treo: Treo 680 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Battery charge drop immediately? Has anyone else noticed (and figured out how to fix) a drop immediately after taking it off the charger? Mine regularly drops to between 93-99% a second or two after I unplug the charger, even though the light is green, and it says 100% while plugged in. Is this something I need to be concerned about? I've had it for about 3 weeks now. I'd say it usually drops to between 93-97%, but a time or two it's only dropped to 99%. It may be dropping more to the 95-97% in the last week or so, haven't mentally made the note to know for sure, but still doesn't seem right. It's almost dead now (22% last time I checked), so will probably be dead (or nearly so) by bed time tonight. Will do the "battery reset thing" and see what happens in the morning. Do I need to contact Palm? HELP!!!! __________________ Christy Palm user since 2000: Handspring Visor Deluxe (Blue) -> Tungsten C -> Treo 680 SAHM with not enough time to crochet/knit, cross stitch, "geek" (w/ my computer and/or Treo)

12-27-2006, 02:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
Luigi Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Antwerp, Belgium My Treo: Treo 680 My Carrier: Other My OS: OSX Posts: 25 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Apparently everyone's battery is sh!t. At the moment I'm fairly happy with mine, I can get 2 days at least out of it, 3 with moderate use. You have to nurture it a bit though, and I put off bluetooth and beamer when I don't use it. I charged it to full and let it drain naturally until it shut itself down for about three times. Then after the third time I plugged it back in, pulled the battery out for a minute and put it back in to let it charge to full (the infamous battery reset). That's done the job for me. When I charged it to full yesterday, it was still at 92% six hours later. Last edited by brandon; 12-27-2006 at 07:44 AM. Reason: language

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12-27-2006, 05:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
gticlay Member Join Date: Dec 2006 My Treo: Treo 680 Posts: 42 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Maybe you are experiencing the 'battery use even when turned off' phenomenon I refer to in my poll... please check my thread and poll on that. Are you charging all night then checking it or ??? I ask as I've had a similar thing happen to me (see an older post I put on here too).

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