Palm Treo 680 battery instructions - Page 3 - Treo Forum

JBTreo · 01-31-2007, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wanderer

I do apologize for creating a separate thread, as I know there already are many discussing the battery issue, but I found these instructions from Palm Technical Support so interesting I though they might deserve more visibility. Basically, they are recommending the battery reset mentioned by many.

So all in all I advise you to repeat this procedure as many times as you can.

Do you think this will help with the 700p also?

puneetsharma · 02-07-2007, 10:44 PM

I have the same exact problem. I've even done a hard reset twice now and within 15 minutes the freaking battery goes from 100% to 95%. I'm so p*** with this thing and palm also. They didn't even bother to reply to my first e-mail. On the second one all they did was send me to their help page. I would advise folks to stay away from the Treo 680 untill the next hardware edition.

foneil · 02-09-2007, 02:26 PM

I have had the same problems with the gibberish appearing at the left hand corner of the screen. After receiving the 3rd Treo 680, Cingular replaced my SIM card. That didn't do anything so they kept me on the line while Tech Support pointed me toward another tower. Guess what, the gibberish has not reappeared. I haven't had to reboot the phone for about 3 weeks now.

As far as the limited battery life, I finally bought the extended battery from Seidio online and the new battery is working like a charm. I charged it for 11 1/2 hours last night, unplugged it @ 6:00 a.m. and it is now 3:27 p.m. and the battery level is as 96%. I guess the real solution to the low battery life is to buy the extended battery. I really like the phone and am glad I don't have to exchange it for a blackberry.

domogeek · 02-22-2007, 12:38 PM

Well I tried this on Tuesday and when I unplugged my TREO next morning the batt. was 88% and works fine, then the next night I made the same process and my bat get to 93%, then yesterday made the same and my batt in 98% and well today, I will make the same routine maybe tomorrow it gets to 100% when I unplugged for the charger.

THXS A LOT FOR THE INFO

Yokie Kuma · 03-26-2007, 08:22 PM

Now for a new strange thing.

I drained the 680 last night till dead. Then plugged in the charger, removed the battery, waited, removed the sim, waited, replaced the sim, waited, replaced the battery, and let it sit for 8 hours. I had turned the phone off before it died last night.

Got up this morning, unplugged it, and it was fully charged. The battery.prc program though showed an estimated capacity of 1190 mAh but the charge was registering 1240mAh. I was above 100%! The meter only showed 99.99% but stayed that way for 30 minutes or so until the actual charge fell below the estimated charge.

I bet this causes some of the wrong meter readings.

So I did a soft reset and after the battery.prc program showed an estimated charge of 1245mAh. That seems more normal to me.

Yokie

mike115 · 04-05-2007, 10:11 AM

Does anyone know whether you are able to use a Treo 650 battery with the 680, i have the new large back cover to house it with one of the new extended batteries. will the 650 battery harm my 680?

Also, am i able to use the 650 charger to charge the 680 batteries?

cberkeley · 04-09-2007, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by d_enniscr

Thank you for your tip !!! It was amazing...from last night to this morning.....the charge was from 88% to 87%....just 1%.

Las week.....my Treo was discharging by itself...with no reasons !!!!

Everybody has to know about this workaround !!!

Anyone know the theory as to how or why this workaround works?

forgot · 04-09-2007, 04:08 PM

Your doing two things. Properly conditioning the battery, and resetting the way the Treo sees the charge level. If you haven't tried any of these tips, you'll notice that you can run your 680 for quite some time with the charge at 0%.

LotusLord · 04-09-2007, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike115

Does anyone know whether you are able to use a Treo 650 battery with the 680, i have the new large back cover to house it with one of the new extended batteries. will the 650 battery harm my 680?

Also, am i able to use the 650 charger to charge the 680 batteries?

The 650 Charger is compatible with the 680, but as far as I know, not the battery.

forgot · 04-09-2007, 05:07 PM

The battery will work too. Its just to big for the cover. If you have an extended cover, give it a try and let us know.

03-26-2007, 08:22 PM	#25 (permalink)
Yokie Kuma A Few Questions.... Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Shenzhen, China My Treo: Treo 680 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Over 100% !!! Now for a new strange thing. I drained the 680 last night till dead. Then plugged in the charger, removed the battery, waited, removed the sim, waited, replaced the sim, waited, replaced the battery, and let it sit for 8 hours. I had turned the phone off before it died last night. Got up this morning, unplugged it, and it was fully charged. The battery.prc program though showed an estimated capacity of 1190 mAh but the charge was registering 1240mAh. I was above 100%! The meter only showed 99.99% but stayed that way for 30 minutes or so until the actual charge fell below the estimated charge. I bet this causes some of the wrong meter readings. So I did a soft reset and after the battery.prc program showed an estimated charge of 1245mAh. That seems more normal to me. Yokie

04-09-2007, 04:08 PM	#28 (permalink)
forgot is back Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Woodlands, TX (north of Houston) My Treo: Other Smartphone My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: Vista Posts: 3,579 Thanks: 258 Thanked 245 Times in 207 Posts	Your doing two things. Properly conditioning the battery, and resetting the way the Treo sees the charge level. If you haven't tried any of these tips, you'll notice that you can run your 680 for quite some time with the charge at 0%. __________________ Don't drink the water, fish have sex in it.

04-09-2007, 05:07 PM	#30 (permalink)
forgot is back Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Woodlands, TX (north of Houston) My Treo: Other Smartphone My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: Vista Posts: 3,579 Thanks: 258 Thanked 245 Times in 207 Posts	The battery will work too. Its just to big for the cover. If you have an extended cover, give it a try and let us know. __________________ Don't drink the water, fish have sex in it.

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02-07-2007, 10:44 PM	#22 (permalink)
puneetsharma I made my first post! Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have the same exact problem. I've even done a hard reset twice now and within 15 minutes the freaking battery goes from 100% to 95%. I'm so p*** with this thing and palm also. They didn't even bother to reply to my first e-mail. On the second one all they did was send me to their help page. I would advise folks to stay away from the Treo 680 untill the next hardware edition.

02-09-2007, 02:26 PM	#23 (permalink)
foneil I made my first post! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have had the same problems with the gibberish appearing at the left hand corner of the screen. After receiving the 3rd Treo 680, Cingular replaced my SIM card. That didn't do anything so they kept me on the line while Tech Support pointed me toward another tower. Guess what, the gibberish has not reappeared. I haven't had to reboot the phone for about 3 weeks now. As far as the limited battery life, I finally bought the extended battery from Seidio online and the new battery is working like a charm. I charged it for 11 1/2 hours last night, unplugged it @ 6:00 a.m. and it is now 3:27 p.m. and the battery level is as 96%. I guess the real solution to the low battery life is to buy the extended battery. I really like the phone and am glad I don't have to exchange it for a blackberry.

02-22-2007, 12:38 PM	#24 (permalink)
domogeek A Few Questions.... Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mexico My Treo: Treo 680 Posts: 8 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well I tried this on Tuesday and when I unplugged my TREO next morning the batt. was 88% and works fine, then the next night I made the same process and my bat get to 93%, then yesterday made the same and my batt in 98% and well today, I will make the same routine maybe tomorrow it gets to 100% when I unplugged for the charger. THXS A LOT FOR THE INFO

04-05-2007, 10:11 AM	#26 (permalink)
mike115 I made my first post! Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Does anyone know whether you are able to use a Treo 650 battery with the 680, i have the new large back cover to house it with one of the new extended batteries. will the 650 battery harm my 680? Also, am i able to use the 650 charger to charge the 680 batteries?