How sweet of you to take so much time to explain how a baqttery dies.
Actually, I am lazy and I ALWAYS! let my batteries die before I charge them.
"Computer & Sound System Tech" wrote:
Quote:
> i hope mark is reading this, my guess is the battery given to him might be
> defectuous if it's brand new or he had it for a long time, and didn't let
> his battery die before charging it. this is the worst thing to do to a
> rechargable battery charge it before it goes dead, what happens is that the
> battery remembers at what point it was charged and take the energy left and
> says to it self when i get to this point i need to get charged, so what
> happen is next time you use your battery when it gets to that point it'll
> send a dead battery signal when you really had 15 min left of use for
> example. and over time the battery doesn't work properly anymore and stops
> working. now this doesn't happen after the first time you charged your
> battery earlier but with time. the trick is once a month let the battery die
> completly until the device stops running then charge the battery fully, even
> when the signal says battery full, it is only 80% full, let on charger at
> least 2 hours for the remaining 20%.
>
> ps this is research information, not something i made up. and applies to all
> rechargable batteries
>
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> "samoila_mircea" <samoilamircea@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:F2C1A1CE-4B9D-431F-A30D-E7225C476C83@xxxxxx Quote:
> > The rechargeable battery is dead ... buy a new one... or ask for a
> > replacement... there is no software problem... Intellipoint only warns you
> > to
> > recharge it has nothing to do with the recharging itself.
> >
> > "Computer & Sound System Tech" wrote:
> > Quote:
> >> this seems(having a dead battery) more plausible than having a driver
> >> tell
> >> the mouse it is at the charging station and only charging for a min or
> >> two.
> >> that's what i was trying to understand what you were saying.
> >>
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> >> Licensed Boating Capt. Jonathan Perreault
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> >> Best Comments From Users:
> >> Vista is satan's way to bring hell to earth. -Me
> >>
> >> A common mistake that people make when trying to design something
> >> completely
> >> foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Web
> >>
> >> No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's
> >> Faults -Everyone
> >> "Peter" <nobody@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:%2396zxgMEIHA.1164@xxxxxx
> >> >I have the latest software - Intellipoint 6.2 and the same mouse and
> >> >mine
> >> >charges OK. You have a dead battery on your hands....replace it.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Peter
> >> > Toronto, Canada
> >> > "mark" <mark@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> > news:0CFED76C-E642-4CD9-BEA1-32803EB3827B@xxxxxx
> >> >> Subject: Problem Laser 8000 Bluetooth Mouse
> >> >>
> >> >> Message: When the mouse is put on the charge pad its green light
> >> >> pulses 8
> >> >> times slowly. Then a red light flashes continuously and rapidly. The
> >> >> mouse's NIMH battery does not charge except for a few minutes of use.
> >> >> Even
> >> >> when the mouse is left on the pad overnight. This problem started
> >> >> early
> >> >> in
> >> >> August when a Vista update included a prompt to update the mouse
> >> >> driver
> >> >> software with a download from Microsoft. The Microsoft download was
> >> >> run
> >> >> and stopped itself with a note that the driver was not compatible.
> >> >> Thatt
> >> >> is when the mouse stopped charging properly.
> >> >>
> >> >> Then late August another Vista prompt to download the updated driver
> >> >> for
> >> >> the mouse, and this time the driver installed. However, the mouse
> >> >> continues to fail to charge except for less than a minute when it is
> >> >> first
> >> >> placed on the charge pad.
> >> >>
> >> >> The mouse battery charge anly lasts a very short while. If I take a
> >> >> half
> >> >> hour to reseat the mouse on the pad every time the rapid red blinking
> >> >> occurs, I can slowly build up the charge. The slow green pulsing lasts
> >> >> about 30 seconds, so in half an hour the mouse is reseated on the
> >> >> charger
> >> >> pad 60 times.
> >> >>
> >> >> Microsoft can direct me to a safe driver update, please. That would be
> >> >> greatly appreciated. It would be really appropriate if Microsoft would
> >> >> correct the error in its driver update for the Laser 8000 mouse (date
> >> >> of
> >> >> manufature, 2007).
> >> >>
> >> >> Mark Stewart, August, September, October 2007
> >> >
> >> >