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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate?
Date: 18 Jan 2015 16:14:19 GMT
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On 2015-01-18, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
> On 1/17/2015 1:50 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
>
>>> On my Mac mini (mid-2011) at work, I use a small Apple wireless
>>> (Bluetooth) keyboard (no keypad). For several weeks, its upgraded Mac OS
>>> X 10.9.5 (all and since 10.7.5) has been showing my battery life going
>>> down until 1% (14% was the warning one that alerted me, but I didn't
>>> change the battery yet). It has been stuck at 1% for several weeks so
>>> far and the keyboard still works fine. It seems like the battery power
>>> is inaccurate? Is there a way to get an accurate reading? I'll change
>>> its battery once the keyboard starts acting weird/odd. ;)
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance. :)
>>
>> I've never found it to be all that accurate, especially when using
>> rechargeable batteries. And I don't think it matters much anyway. When
>> the batteries die, you'll know it and you can replace them. Advanced
>> warning isn't important.
>
> Rechargeable batteries. Hmm, I have no ideas if these recharges, but 
> then I never tried recharging them. They were new when I installed them.

I would think one would know whether or not the batteries they purchased
are rechargeable at the time of purchase. It's pretty obvious.

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