PDA-Based ETDs

[David Ilvedson]

SAT III...it may be ancient technology, but it works fine...2 week battery life.  I have a task in !ntellect for every 2 week charging...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: Don <pianotuna at accesscomm.ca>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 4/28/2008 5:00:00 PM
Subject: Re: PDA-Based ETDs


>Hi Terry,

>Look into the power management software--have the screen set to the lowest
>useable brightness setting. Purchase a cigarette lighter adapter to charge
>the unit between tunings. The RCT folks talk in terms of 4 to 6 tunings per
>charge, however I suspect that Verituner may use more processor power
>because of recalculating the tuning after each note is sampled. Be that it
>may--the screen is probably the "power hog".

>I'm not a fan of PDA's and do not own one.

>So far as I am aware the ETD with the best battery life is still hands down
>the SAT III.

>At 09:39 AM 4/29/2008 -0400, you wrote:
>>     90 minutes just sitting there  with the display lit up. That's going
>>to put a severe cramp on my tuning  business.    1.2 Ah capacity. Do I need
>>to head out in  the morning with a separate battery for each pitch raise
>>and tuning? Is there a  way to minimize the power drain? If I am tuning, I
>>can't have the thing going to  sleep every three minutes - I mean, I'm
>>using it!    if you  can only get one or two tunings out of the darn thing
>>before it goes  dead.   Terry Farrell
>>Farrell Piano   www.farrellpiano.com
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>Regards,
>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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