Re: [NTLK] Battery Draining When At Rest

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Eneloop
 
On Sunday, November 16, 2008, at 05:27PM, "Dave Bellamy" <dave_bellamy@mac.com> wrote:
>Hi All
>
>I have a couple of Newtons that I have used irregularly for the past 5
>years. I have recently noticed that my MP2000 drains a fresh set of
>batteries (AA - both disposable and rechargeable, and a rebuilt Newton
>battery pack) in less than a week. This sounds about right but this is
>when I have not used the unit at all.
>In fact I recently tested this phenomenon and found that I can put in
>a fresh set of batteries on the Monday, not touch the unit at all and
>by Friday the batteries are completely dead. It seems to sit on its
>stand and drain the batteries. It is not coming on my itself and I
>don't turn it on except on the Friday to see what the battery level is.
>Is this a problem others have encountered and if so what solutions
>have people found?
>
>Cheers
>
>Dave
>New Zealand
>
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