RE: XDA Question

["Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)" <haweste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Many thanks Martin, I'll pass this info on. AFAIK he charges as normal
and doesn't swap main batteries.

Cheers,

Tim.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Howell
>
> I've got the Orange equivalent, which has the same battery
> arrangement.
> The main battery powers the unit, and the backup retains 'permanent'
> information in case the main battery dies or is taken out -
> the user profile, synchronisation information, date/time, and
> possibly contacts and calendar information - similar to the
> battery in a PC.  When the unit is recharged, both batteries
> are charged, so if the main one says 100% and the backup says
> 0% there's almost certainly something amiss unless he's
> switched to a fresh main battery instead of recharging? If a
> full recharge doesn't retrieve it, then its back to the shop
> for a replacement, I don't believe the backup batteries are
> user accessible
>
> Martin
>
> Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG) wrote:
>
> >Hi all,
> >
> >A friend is currently out of the country with his XDA IIs (IIRC)
and
> >has had to reboot it twice so far due to "low backup
battery". He
> >thinks it's still in "flight-safe" mode as he doesn't
want
> to use the
> >phone while he's away, but the main battery says 100% /
> backup battery 0%.
> >
> >Has anyone else experienced this? One of his thoughts was that the
> >camera was getting switched on in his pocket, although that should
> >shutdown if inactive. Does anyone know what form the backup
battery
> >takes? Is it like a DECT phone battery? A button cell?
> Something else
> >soldered to the main board of the phone? Is a loose connection
> >possible/likely?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Tim.