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Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate?

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate?
Date 2015-01-18 23:21 +0000
Organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2015-01-18, Niels Jørgen Kruse <nospam@ab-katrinedal.dk> wrote:
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2015-01-18, Niels Jørgen Kruse <nospam@ab-katrinedal.dk> wrote:
>> > Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> 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.
>> >
>> > You wouldn't want a battery to leak.
>> >
>> > Deep discharge is damaging to rechargeables mounted in series.
>> 
>> What on Earth are you going on about? If the device powered by the
>> batteries stops working due to insufficient charge, then that is ample
>> notification that the batteries are dead and need to be replaced or
>> recharged. Having a battery strength monitor doesn't change this. 
>
> Batteries are rarely equally discharged towards the end, so there is a
> risk of pole reversal in a serie of batteries.

I doubt that applies to standard AA(A) batteries. And I don't see how
this has much to do with Mac OS X's battery level indicator anyway.

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Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-17 12:52 -0800
  Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-17 21:50 +0000
    Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-17 17:55 -0800
      Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-18 16:14 +0000
    Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? nospam@ab-katrinedal.dk (Niels Jørgen Kruse) - 2015-01-18 09:30 +0100
      Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-18 16:16 +0000
        Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? nospam@ab-katrinedal.dk (Niels Jørgen Kruse) - 2015-01-18 22:03 +0100
          Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-18 16:04 -0500
          Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-18 23:21 +0000
            Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-18 18:32 -0500
              Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? nospam@ab-katrinedal.dk (Niels Jørgen Kruse) - 2015-01-19 13:37 +0100
                Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-19 16:37 +0000
                Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? nospam@ab-katrinedal.dk (Niels Jørgen Kruse) - 2015-01-19 21:37 +0100
                Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-19 16:06 -0500
                Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? nospam@ab-katrinedal.dk (Niels Jørgen Kruse) - 2015-01-20 13:16 +0100
                Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-20 16:52 -0500
                Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-21 06:16 +0000
                Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-01-20 09:15 +1300
                Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-19 16:06 -0500
                Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-19 21:03 +0000
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    Re: Is my Apple wireless keyboard's battery life inaccurate? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-01-19 09:03 +1300
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