PDA Battery Test

PDA Battery Test

How do I perform a PDA battery test?

If you do need to perform a battery test to determine how much life your battery has when it's new, follow these steps:

1. Turn off any hibernation settings.
2. Set the backlight to 50%
3. If the device has a movie player, use it to play a movie clip repeatedly. If the device does not have a movie player, turn on the function that uses the most battery, such as the photo gallery or a word processing program.
4. Note the time you started the device, and then let it run until it goes dead. This could take several hours, so check on it occasionally.
5. Note the time the battery goes dead.

If you perform this test when you acquire the device, or replace the battery with a new one, you can then repeat the test when you think the battery's life is nearing an end or not charging as it should be.

You can also test your battery's ability to charge by letting the battery fully discharge and then timing the recharging cycle. Note the time, then check later to see if your battery is taking longer to charge than it used to. A longer charge time is often a sign that the battery is nearing the end of its usable life.