Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Des Moines, IA
Posts: 248

Blinking power button.

Guys -

Can't remember, but my Edge is at 100% charge, sitting in the cradle all day, but the power button is blink, blink, blinking....driving me nuts...I thought at 100% battery, it was supposed to be solid green...am I wrong?

Registered: Apr 2002
Location: New York City
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Blinking Light

Hey,

This happens to me too but only when the device is on. Is that the case with you as well?

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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Des Moines, IA
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Yep, an only periodically. For instance, it'll blink for 30 seconds, go solid for a couple minutes, and start blinking again...ok, not it just stopped again.

I did just discover that I had OnCradleOn, and AlwaysOn and just deleted AlwaysOn, but that didn't help.

Registered: Apr 2002
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Hey,

If it's on it will blink.

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Registered: Jul 2002
Location: Australia
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Check your software

If your button is blinking even though the unit is 'off', check for software that is running. This is most likely to be a hack or something.

I once installed a hack that made my Edge operate continuously and would have drained my battery after a few days. Luckily I noticed before it died on me.

Anyway, if you have an app that refuses to stop running, then it will draw power even though your edge is off.

Registered: Jun 2002
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Re: Check your software

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Originally posted by a1291762
If your button is blinking even though the unit is 'off', check for software that is running. This is most likely to be a hack or something.

I once installed a hack that made my Edge operate continuously and would have drained my battery after a few days. Luckily I noticed before it died on me.

Anyway, if you have an app that refuses to stop running, then it will draw power even though your edge is off.

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Registered: Jul 2002
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alarms

do you have any alarms set?? do you have any alarms set??

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Originally posted by dorelse
Yep, an only periodically. For instance, it'll blink for 30 seconds, go solid for a couple minutes, and start blinking again...ok, not it just stopped again.

I did just discover that I had OnCradleOn, and AlwaysOn and just deleted AlwaysOn, but that didn't help.

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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Des Moines, IA
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Boy, I guess I just don't remember my other Edge doing this, thanks for the info!

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Originally posted by dorelse
Boy, I guess I just don't remember my other Edge doing this, thanks for the info!

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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Des Moines, IA
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well, my own personal theory is that my battery isn't so great in this new edge, as my previous one did not blink all day long.

This one seems to need constant charging as indicated by the solid green light for 5 minutes, then back to charging...my other theory is that onCradleon is causing my Edge to constantly be charged as its draining almost as fast as its charging....

Either way, still love the Red. Always had silver, but the red is quite nice...darker than I expected, me likes!


**Yep, after turning off OnCradleOn (and the edge), it immediately went to solid green in the cradle. **

Last edited by dorelse on 07-17-2002 at 07:46 PM

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Originally posted by dorelse
well, my own personal theory is that my battery isn't so great in this new edge, as my previous one did not blink all day long.

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Registered: Jul 2002
Location: Australia
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Re: Re: Check your software

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Originally posted by Digisane



Dude,

Give us the name of that hack so we can all stay away from it. =)

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