Battery charging/draining issues

[Brad Pitcher]

this is my favorite way.  got this from someone (can't remember who) on irc:
cat `find /sys/ | grep battvolt`
the output is in millivolts.  ~4224 millivolts is completely charged

Pranav Desai wrote:
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> On 8/3/07, *Thomas Gstädtner* <thomas at gstaedtner.net 
> <mailto:thomas at gstaedtner.net>> wrote:
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>     This are definately no problems with the battery - I'm sure that
>     the problem here is the software, means the power management.
>     I think you expect too much from the software in this early state.
>      
>     Also you shouldn't trust the battery indicator in the top menu. At
>     least in the last buildhost-images it is out of function!
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>
> Is there a cmd line query tool that more reliable ?
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>     2007/8/3, Krzysztof Kajkowski < cayco at poczta.cayco.pl
>     <mailto:cayco at poczta.cayco.pl>>:
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>         2007/8/3, Pranav Desai < pranavadesai at gmail.com
>         <mailto:pranavadesai at gmail.com>>:
>         > Hello,
>         >
>         > I am having a few issues with the battery:
>         >
>         > 1) I can't seem to be able to charge the phone when connected
>         to a host
>         > running windows. Windows does complain about RNDIS device
>         found and then
>         > 'not working' since it cannot install the driver. I tried to
>         search for the
>         > driver with no luck.
>         > But as soon I switch to linux, within 5 mins I can power it
>         up (still
>         > connected to the host). dmesg shows the usb entry.
>         >
>         > What am I missing here ?
>         >
>         > 2) Last night I shutdown the phone with the battery indicator
>         showing more
>         > than half left. This morning it wouldn't fire up. Does the
>         battery keep
>         > draining even when its shut down ?
>
>         Hi! I think I'm having the same thing - I left my Neo ON for
>         night and
>         in the morning it was down and  I could not wake it. This page
>         explains some battery and charging issues:
>         http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo1973_Battery_Charger
>
>         > Has anyone measured the battery life ?
>
>         Some talked about 2 days but mine is completly discharged
>         after one
>         night. I am going to buy some bigger Nokia BL-5C battery...
>
>         cayco
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