RE: Now that we're allowed to mention the dreaded word...

["Ian B" <Ian@xxxxxxx>]

>From memory he had been using it all day so the screen was on max
brightness
and then it was dead some time later as Phil said.

Ian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 23 August 2001 21:51
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Now that we're allowed to mention the dreaded
> word...
>
>
>
> I remember that but it was only one ePod and I think the story
> was that the
> owner came back to it after it had been on all day while they'd
> been out and
> it was just dead ... I think the assumption was that a component (the
> voltage regulator for the screen had been mentioned) had overheated
and
> expired but I don't think anyone ever really investigated.
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 23 August 2001 21:44
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Now that we're allowed to mention the
dreaded
> > word...
> >
> >
> > Didnt someone kill and Epod by doing this?
> >
> > IIRC it just died through overheating.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 23 August 2001 21:20
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Now that we're allowed to mention the
> dreaded word...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Does anyone leave their ePod on permanently at the moment?
> > >
> > > What I was hoping to do is have mine permanently powered
using
> > > the external
> > > PSU and remove the battery pack (as that will only fry
itself
> silly over
> > > time). I was hoping that I could get the ePod to stay on but
> > turn off the
> > > screen after a period of inactivity even whilst on external
power.
> > >
> > > Phil
> > >
> > >
> > >
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