Compaq iPaq battery sucks?

[subvert]

I got my ipaq about 4 days ago and the battery life sucks really bad im mean like only works for about 10-15mins with the backlight on playing doom<br>is this normal any suggestions, and were do i overclock an ipaq at?

[Dan East]

That's definitely not normal. You either have a defective unit or the charger is not working properly.<br><br>The iPaq can be overclocked / underclocked  via software. It's available free at .<br><br>Dan East

[999]

Or, you could have a super new battery.<br><br>LiPolymer has an odd property of gaining more storage capacity the longer it's used. It eventually caps off, but in general, it *will* store more power a couple months down the line than when you first bought it.<br><br>Even still, 10-15 minutes sounds really harsh. Try charging/draining your battery a couple times to condidtion it, I've heard that helps. Otherwise, consider exchanging your iPAQ for another device.<br><br>

[Subvert]

Thanks for the info, how long did it take to charge you ipaq the first time ive charged it like 11 hours and it didnt hit 100% it was at like 75% so i just started using it then, could that be the problem ive heard of cell phones freaking out when you don't charge them to 100% the first time.

[Diego Cueva]

11 hours?! wow, I charged it for about 2h to get 100% the first time I docked it.<br><br>Last modification: Diego Cueva - 05/23/01 at 10:53:56

[999]

When I first got my iPAQ, it would rapidly charge up to about 90% or so, but then take much longer to finally top off at 100%.<br><br>Now it's a constant rate pretty much. I'd say in about 15-20 minutes I can fully recharge from an almost completely dead battery. This happens to me a lot when playing PQ, I often forget about the battery power warning that just pops through for a frame or two. Next thing I know, my iPAQ just shuts off <br><br>

[Moose or Chuck]

welll crap, i always forget to charge my casio, but ii've seen no ill effects. Sometimes though it'll act fully charge then quit like 20 minutes later its weird.

[Subvert]

Ok so how long should my ipaq usually last for when fully charged at 100% if i use the back light on lets say medium and play pocket quake or doom or somthing along those lines? Ive herd 12 hours with no backlight on at all.

[999]

Chuck, you've got lithium-ion in your casio, the iPAQs have lithium-Polymer in it's battery.<br><br>They have much different propeties, amorphous being the biggest advantage.<br><br>

[Warren]

I have an EM-500 with Lithiom-Ion, and I only get about 3 hours out of it playing music. Is this bad?

[Moose or Chuck]

nope. playing music strains the processor which makes the battery burn out quicker. Nothin to be alarmed. I do the same all the time. Anything where the processor is workin hard and the amp is on movies/games/music/emu's the battery says "i'm tired" really quick

[999]

Yep, like Chuck says, sometimes the application you're using can drain your battery faster.<br><br>Unfortunately, that pretty much encompasses everything cool on PocketPCs. Otherwise, you can go for hours on end if all you did was read Email and AvantGO pages.<br><br>

[Warren]

Hey! Guess what! I don't know why I haven't been doing this before, but I have just discovered you can turn off the screen in Media Player!! I knew you could do this, but was too lazy to figure it out (and it's so simple too). Before, I would get about 3-4 hours from the battery, but now I get about 6-8 hours!!! YEAH!! If you don't know how to do it, go into tools/options and bind a key to screen toggle.

[Diego Cueva]

The problem with binding keys to WMP is that if you want to listen to music and play a game like PQ you will have problems. "look, a monster!" /*presses the action button* / *screen off*.

[Geezman]