PDA-Based ETDs

[Dean May]

I confess I don't understand why people are having battery problems. I can
get 6-8 tunings out of a charge. If you turn it down to the dimmest setting
the battery lasts forever. You can even turn the display off and still see
it enough to tune if you shine a desk lamp on it. Then it will last forever.


If you find the charge getting low at the end of the day you can also reduce
the time you need the Ipaq on (if it's not a pitch raise). Just don't tune
unisons as you go. Or just tune the temperament with the Ipaq (or whatever
octaves you have trouble with by ear) and the rest by ear. 

Dean

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-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Jon Page
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 7:27 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: PDA-Based ETDs

Why have a massive battery pack? If something is going to be tethered
to the PDA why not simply use the AC adapter? Bring an extension cord.
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Regards,

Jon Page