From 3a5b919e85ee272bc4495b9bf11458197cd16a39 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Hak Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:04:12 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added a questions about pause using battery life git-svn-id: svn://svn.rockbox.org/rockbox/trunk@1843 a1c6a512-1295-4272-9138-f99709370657 --- www/docs/BATTERY | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/www/docs/BATTERY b/www/docs/BATTERY index ad415279d7..1c2804b181 100644 --- a/www/docs/BATTERY +++ b/www/docs/BATTERY @@ -107,3 +107,20 @@ A11: The FAQ on the Archos web site and the top of the charger both read: Chargers with similar (or user-adjustable) properties are available at shops selling consumer electronics. + +Q12: I often need to stop my player for about 15 minutes or so, and when I do + it runs off it's batteries. I was wondering, which is best: shutting the + player down completely and rebooting it when I want to listen again, or + leaving the unit on? Which way does it draw more power? +A12: In our testing we found the following results: + HDD off, LED off, idle 94 mA + HDD off, LED off, play 97 mA + HDD off, LED on, idle 129 mA + HDD off, LED on, play 131 mA + HDD on, LED on, play 230 mA + HD on, reading, LED off ~ 600 mA + HD spin up before read max 800 mA + + So leaving the unit on and paused consumes ~100mA, and thus much less then + needing to reboot the unit. Your mileage may vary. +