Anyone had an issue lately with excessive battery drain? I loved how this charged quickly and held it's charge but now it drains 30% or more at night?
249616
I find that some of the services, like Kindle reader, is a drain on battery and make the action sluggish because of its work in the background.
249617
I have 2 of these and have only seen increased power drain in 2 situations - leaving it on in low power mode, then placing it somewhere (i.e. under the desktop, on a bookcase shelf) that makes it use more power to search for the wireless signal (happens to cell-phones also). And on one of mine I have seen it dropped and the case near the battery "popped" slightly open, apparently reducing battery contact. Snapped the case back together and it fixed the issue. We just got into the habit of plugging in the charger at night and seem to get 6.5 to 8.5 hours on the battery during the day.
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Yeah I have noticed this same issue. I dim it down and set the lock out screen to 5 seconds and it helps tremendously however, it still drains fast. Solution I found that works is to always keep a charger nearby and keep it plugged in and if possible, watch it in a dim setting. Battery extends but not much.
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I haven't had an issue with this so it might be something that develops from overcharging (not ever letting the battery die and using it while it charges) or it could be a problem people have just personally run into.
936882
make sure you have the battery in the charger in the right direction, I ha mine pluged in overnight. The battery stays charged for a long time
693685
Mine has been awesome. Charged it the first time and took it deer hunting and used it a lot without it going out or needing another charge. Have been using it here at the house to do chores in the evenings. I just charged it back up last weekend. I would comfortly say I have had it on for well over 6 hours on the initial charge. The last week here as been below zero and I have had to use it out working and it has not fadded at all. I'd ask for a replacement if at all possible.
1595327
Thanks very much for your response. I'm only getting about an hour or less of battery life. I'm very disappointed. Thanks again.
1616797
I have not incur a problem with the battery. Not sure what was your problem beforehand or how long you have had your phone system. Often I have left one of the phone off the charger for a day or so, or someone in my household unplugs so to use the outlet. I re-plug and it recharges fine. I appreciate knowing customer service is prompt & attentive to your battery issue.
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Hasn't been a problem for me but the more I read, the more I see owners having 'issues' with power-related matters (not fully charging, etc.). The battery on the unit itself seems to perform well under stated times and (for me) is slow to recharge. Good luck with it.
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Can not really answer you on that ine. I would probably either try another charging unit to see if that was the problem or else send it back, I did find that the batter life is not what I had hoped it would be as it seemed to last about 3 hours but not much longer. That was/is my one disappointment with the unit...Barbara
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Hi Dan Battery is very bad. Aftre the whole night charging it warked only 3-5 min. I decided to connect to the car electricity my device permanently, find a good electric, or use the car charger device.
1109931
Just started to have a problem with charging at four in the morning of course. Tried taking out and putting the battery in, nothing. Got it to work as long as it's plugged in but disconnect it and it died. Just tried the suggestion from Mommy Jane and that little red light kicked on. So grateful. I know we need to get a new battery. Just doesn't hold a charge like it use too. We have had ours for over a year and a half and we like it very much. A few gliches but no real problems.
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Tony,I have not had this issue, after the 23 hours of charging, when you check the battery indicator lights, are all 3 lit. if they are, there is no issue. the battery is at full power. Otherwise run the battery until fully depleted then recharge. usually they take a few times to come up to full power. Hope this helps!
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I have also experienced this problem. One thing that I have done is adjust how I set my phone on the charger. I have to set my phone at an angle and/or specific location on the charger. I also only use this charger over night. It may connect and disconnect overnight but it gives me a full charge by morning. I don't use this if my phone is almost dead as it will occasionally disconnect and beep at me for low battery.
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I bought Anker battery recently , as well. Until this morning ±I had no experience with lenth of use. Unfortunately I noticed that within 2 hours the battery ws empty. That should not be normal. Jaap
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I've drained it a few times so now the charge says 35hr left in battery.... its hard to drain it! You will have to do it at least 3 times during the first week or so...
1955045
I have been using the battery for a couple months and I haven't had that problem. It doesn't seem to charge consistently though.I have not been happy with battery performance.
1108513
I last charged mine almost a month ago and just checked - it still reads a full charge. I've yet to run into a situation where it's drained significantly while sitting unused (I've only had mine since March though).
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Mines does that only when it needs to be charge. Best thing I think you should do is let it completely drain and die out.