And still it keeps on going

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And still it keeps on going

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Maybe I should think about replacing the battery in my beta unit some time soon :)

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I assumed there would be a voltage limit with the calculator refusing to work below. Where is it?
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Interesting font ;)
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Walter wrote:
Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:53 pm
I assumed there would be a voltage limit with the calculator refusing to work below. Where is it?
Maybe it's in lemming mode?

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H2X wrote:
Tue Apr 10, 2018 3:31 pm
Walter wrote:
Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:53 pm
I assumed there would be a voltage limit with the calculator refusing to work below. Where is it?
Maybe it's in lemming mode?
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Walter wrote:
Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:53 pm
I assumed there would be a voltage limit with the calculator refusing to work below. Where is it?
Processor data sheet says lower supply limit is 1.71v , although the Vbat monitoring is done internally via a divide by 3 network , so I wouldn’t like to rely on it being too accurate ....

Anyone actually physically measured battery voltage and then checked what the system reports ?
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As the battery voltage goes down in stand-by mode, the battery internal resistance increases. That means that, under load, such as running a program, the battery voltage will sag more. Since the calculator battery meter has a filtered response time, it will not report the total depth of the sag during current surges.

Bottom line - by the time the battery reaches something like 2V at standby, you have consumed more than 90% of the battery's energy. I wouldn't take it to any kind of - for instance - college entrance exam, before replacing the cell.

Looking at the datasheet, the battery resistance increases 6x by the time the open cell voltage drops to 2V (bottom right graph on the datasheet):

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You're preaching to the choir :)

I was deliberately running the battery down to see how the machine behaved with such a low power supply.
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grsbanks wrote:
Sun May 06, 2018 9:17 am
[...]I was deliberately running the battery down to see how the machine behaved with such a low power supply.
Is 1.90 volts the lowest you have seen? Have you replaced the battery yet? You know what they say about the curiosity and the cat...
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Russel wrote:
Sun May 06, 2018 8:49 pm
Is 1.90 volts the lowest you have seen? Have you replaced the battery yet? You know what they say about the curiosity and the cat...
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