business,travelling & fun vs. T3s battery life

[GremLin]

nice to meet you
since i am one of those proud t3 users my pda usage
changed a lot. i am careful when or why i use it
because i want keep it away from empty battery
during my business day. you know its just some voice memos
,some notes little bit docs2go, showing people a 2min
videoclip , input of 10 new adresses and
20 min calendar usage with brightness @50%, 2 times mail check
via bluetooth
my battery is about 60% now...i love it

could you guys please report about your everyday t3 usage ?

[keelinlee]

I always keep retractable sync charger cable, car to USB adapter and AC to USB adapator in my car, so I will never lost the power :D


http://shop.brando.com.hk/image/bwretractablesynccharger4_s.jpg

http://shop.brando.com.hk/image/car2usb1_s.jpg

http://shop.brando.com.hk/image/actousbadapter1_s.jpg

[n0m0n]

Originally posted by keelin
I always keep retractable sync charger cable, car to USB adapter and AC to USB adapator in my car, so I will never lost the power :D


http://shop.brando.com.hk/image/bwretractablesynccharger4_s.jpg

http://shop.brando.com.hk/image/car2usb1_s.jpg

http://shop.brando.com.hk/image/actousbadapter1_s.jpg

Aren't you worried about auto battery surges?
I had a friend that a PDA plugged into his cig lighter of his car.
The alternator must of surged and he no longer had a PDA until he purchased a new one...
Be careful.
Now his car wasn't a American made auto but I am not sure that's the reason.
Any car can surge DC

[mtuckman]

Originally posted by n0m0n
Aren't you worried about auto battery surges?
I had a friend that a PDA plugged into his cig lighter of his car.
The alternator must of surged and he no longer had a PDA until he purchased a new one...
Be careful.
Now his car wasn't a American made auto but I am not sure that's the reason.
Any car can surge DC

Shouldn't the fuse in the DC adapter prevent that? I would think that the surge should not be sufficient to jump the fuse before it blew.

[n0m0n]

Well not in this case.
It also would depend on what your lighter is measured for.
What if the fuse is higher then what the PDA can handle.
My lighter is on the same circuit as a lot of the car accessories for the factory.
I would have to think that the fuse is rather high...
But who can tell without looking at it first.
Guess that would be my advise check the rating of the fuse before hooking a DC charger to anything...
Just a suggestion.

[keelinlee]

That's way I choose USB cable for charging :) The USB only draw less than 9V power but it really slow for full cycle charge

[Dougf]

Hey Gremlin, do you use any underclocking with your TT3? Like PXA Clocker or Lightspeed? I'm curious how long your would last using that. I have just used mine for PIMs only on any given day and it has stayed at 100% at days end.

[n0m0n]

Is the battery a smart battery?
If you keep it in the charger for most of the time until your mobile will that help or hurt the battery life?