Frodo
06-24-2007, 12:02 PM
I do a lot of backpacking and I like to take my iPAQ hx4700 with me. It’s much lighter than carrying a book, address book, notebooks etc.
On a recent trip the battery died before I could get to somewhere I could charge it and I lost all the internal memory with all the applications.
So for future trips I decided to carry a couple of spare fully charged batteries. On receiving the new batteries I put the first one in, switched on the iPAQ and found it was completely dead - I suppose because the new battery had not been charged. I then put the iPAQ in the charging cradle and it booted up. But once again it had lost all its internal memory, and I had to reload everything from scratch from my computer.
Obviously changing batteries when I’m out in the woods is a waste of time if this is going to happen every time! But I can’t believe it’s supposed to be like this. Am I doing something wrong, or is there something wrong with my iPAQ?
The internal NiMH backup battery was showing fully charged both before and after I changed the main battery, and new battery was showing a 35% charge as soon as I could get a reading on it (after I'd put it in the charging cradle). And I only took a minute or two to make the change.
If it's just a question of making sure the battery is fully charged before you put it in the iPAQ, is there anywhere I can buy a charging unit for the battery alone?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
On a recent trip the battery died before I could get to somewhere I could charge it and I lost all the internal memory with all the applications.
So for future trips I decided to carry a couple of spare fully charged batteries. On receiving the new batteries I put the first one in, switched on the iPAQ and found it was completely dead - I suppose because the new battery had not been charged. I then put the iPAQ in the charging cradle and it booted up. But once again it had lost all its internal memory, and I had to reload everything from scratch from my computer.
Obviously changing batteries when I’m out in the woods is a waste of time if this is going to happen every time! But I can’t believe it’s supposed to be like this. Am I doing something wrong, or is there something wrong with my iPAQ?
The internal NiMH backup battery was showing fully charged both before and after I changed the main battery, and new battery was showing a 35% charge as soon as I could get a reading on it (after I'd put it in the charging cradle). And I only took a minute or two to make the change.
If it's just a question of making sure the battery is fully charged before you put it in the iPAQ, is there anywhere I can buy a charging unit for the battery alone?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.