Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Columbia, MO, USA
Posts: 68

Has anyone seen any specs which indicate how long one can expect the backlight to work and under why type of usage patterns?

I find that I use my backlight frequently and often for long (30+ minutes) periods of time.

I seem to recall the documentation that came with my Sharp Wizard giving stats on its backlight that didn't promote heavy usage. (Not like there was a reason to...)

LarryD

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Baltimore MD, USA
Posts: 717

Calvin's FAQ implies that the backlight uses about 30 milliamps. Using the Palm without a backlight is 20mA, with is 50mA. Presumably the Visor has a similar power usage. http://www.palmgear.com/faq/faq.cfm...=51&catID=2

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Columbia, MO, USA
Posts: 68

Just to clarify, I'm inquiring as to how long the backlight will continue to function. Kind of like a lightbulb should last for 'x' hours.

I don't really care how long the batteries last... I've been using NiMH's and am happy with that aspect of performance with my usage patterns.

LarryD

Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
Posts: 11

AFAIK they use LED's for backlight, and they probably last longer than I will......

[This message has been edited by ridder (edited 01-18-2000).]