Re: R6 Power status

["Talbot Iredale" <tiredale@gesn.com>]

Steve,

    The current R6 unit does not yet have the battery charge status yes
implements.  Therefore the current system will display the following:

Charging - If it has AC power and the battery is not at full voltage.
High: If does has AC power and the battery is at full voltage.
Low: If does not have AC power.


Tab

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Knecht" <skglobal@earthlink.net>
To: <support@gesn.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 9:27 PM
Subject: Re: R6 Power status


> Dear Big Bucks,
>
> During the day in Chico on Tuesday, I setup the R6 and charged battery
until
> it said "high".  And I kept charging it for another 1/2 hours or so.   I
> then unplugged it for about 3 minutes and it went to "low".  I don't have
a
> problem with the definitiions at all.  High is High.  Low is Low.  After
> all, English is the language of Science all over the world. However, if
High
> is so transitory, like any good high, then perhaps we could call it "Quick
> High" or "Flash High" or "Don't-Blink-An-Eye High".
>
> It does beg the question regarding how long these ontological battery
states
> of  existence should last.  Do I have a "prototype" battery too?
>
> Still Wondering and Wandering in Chico
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ken Clark <ken@gesn.com>
> To: <support@gesn.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 9:43 AM
> Subject: RE: R6 Power status
>
>
> > > From: owner-support@gesn.com [mailto:owner-support@gesn.com]On Behalf
Of
> > > Tyler Lincks
> > >
> > > The "Power" field on the R6 election mode screen can (according to the
> R6
> > > User's Guide) be defined as high,
> >
> > The charge in the battery is high.
> >
> > > low,
> >
> > The charge in the battery is low.
> >
> > > critical,
> >
> > The charge in the battery is critically low.
> >
> > > charging,
> >
> > The battery is charging.
> >
> > > no battery,
> >
> > There is no battery.
> >
> > > and
> > > unknown.
> >
> > The state of the battery isn't known.
> >
> > > What does each of these mean?
> >
> > That's why they pay us the big bucks, to explain these things.
> >
> > Ken
> >