Friday, August 15, 2003
XDA Owners: Want 63% More Battery Life?
Posted by Jason Dunn in "HARDWARE" @ 02:00 PM
Great news from the guys at PPC Techs!
"We are pleased to release a Hi-Capacity Do-It-Yourself Li-Ion Battery kit for the HTC Pocket PC Phone Series. Our kits include detailed, fully illustrated instructions and all the tools & components needed to update the component being replaced. The standard battery installed in the HTC PPCPE is 1500 mAH. Our Hi-Capacity battery is 1800 mAH which is a 20% increase in capacity. However, our testing is showing a higher capacity run rate due to some adjustments made to the battery interface circuitry.
Based on repeated full charge/discharge cycles on a 64MB unit, the standard battery tested out at 5.5 to 6.5 hours running KeepAlive with the backlight on. Our Hi-Capacity battery has tested out at 9 - 10.5 hours. That is a 63% percent increase! Based on manufacturing tolerances and usage profiles, we are expecting a 25-40% average increase in runtime. The user needs to be aware that installing this kit technically voids the warranty on the unit."
1800 mAH!? 8O The normal extended battery is 1500 mAH, and it allowed me to run the XDA for a VERY long time indeed. This battery will be awesome for extended runtime! If you'd like to save 10% off the normal cost of $119 for this battery kit, use the code "THOUGHTS". [Affiliate]
"We are pleased to release a Hi-Capacity Do-It-Yourself Li-Ion Battery kit for the HTC Pocket PC Phone Series. Our kits include detailed, fully illustrated instructions and all the tools & components needed to update the component being replaced. The standard battery installed in the HTC PPCPE is 1500 mAH. Our Hi-Capacity battery is 1800 mAH which is a 20% increase in capacity. However, our testing is showing a higher capacity run rate due to some adjustments made to the battery interface circuitry.
Based on repeated full charge/discharge cycles on a 64MB unit, the standard battery tested out at 5.5 to 6.5 hours running KeepAlive with the backlight on. Our Hi-Capacity battery has tested out at 9 - 10.5 hours. That is a 63% percent increase! Based on manufacturing tolerances and usage profiles, we are expecting a 25-40% average increase in runtime. The user needs to be aware that installing this kit technically voids the warranty on the unit."
1800 mAH!? 8O The normal extended battery is 1500 mAH, and it allowed me to run the XDA for a VERY long time indeed. This battery will be awesome for extended runtime! If you'd like to save 10% off the normal cost of $119 for this battery kit, use the code "THOUGHTS". [Affiliate]
