iPod and battery when left for a few days with NO USE

[Koing]

Hi guys,

I have an 3rd gen 20Gb iPod.

It is all fine BUT when I don't use it for say 2-3days like over the weekend. The battery life DROPS even though it is full or 80% or 50% when I leave it. When I go to use it after the 2-3 day break the battery is almost empty . I have been caught a few times and have been left with no music

So does this happen to your iPod's? I can't remember this happening to my 2nd Gen 20Gb iPod though. I sold it after 3-4 weeks.

My Sony MD battery keep much better. Not played the thing for about a 6-8 weeks and the battery still worked.

Thanks.

Koing

 

[etalns]

Hmm, I think I have this problem too. Some fridays after I workout I'll toss my ipod into my bag and it's at about 60 or 70% battery life, when I get back on monday I have no music to play

 

[mchammer187]

hmm have not charged mine since thursday night

and still good here

mine is a 4th gen

 

[JetBlack69]

Gurck in 3.....2......1.......

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: Qosis
Hmm, I think I have this problem too. Some fridays after I workout I'll toss my ipod into my bag and it's at about 60 or 70% battery life, when I get back on monday I have no music to play

IT REALLY P!SS'S ME OFF!

I do charge it via a the firewire cable and not to the mains plug though.

I should try that and see how it lasts.

Koing

 

[randomlinh]

if you don't put it to sleep yourself, I think it stays in some psuedo standby mode, draining batteries. as far as the MD goes.. yes, they have excellent battery time.. too bad sony couldn't make sonicstage bearable, and not that atrac3 crap.

 

[dethman]

i think it's still good...lemme check mine's gbeen off for a week.

 

[dethman]

uh oh dammit where's my ipod

 

[dethman]

fvck.

 

[dethman]

after 2.5 hours of searching, the ipod was under my bed.

 

[toekramp]

heh, this has been the problem with ipods for years...i just plug mine in every night...

it isn't how it should be, but gotta do what you gotta do

 

[Gulzakar]

yeah, I intend to use my ipod as a permanant music source with my next car HU.

Other than that? I'm going iriver...screw apple.

 

[Gurck]

Originally posted by: JetBlack69
Gurck in 3.....2............. *Apple-brand battery in timer dies, countdown aborted*

Fixed

 

[JetBlack69]

Originally posted by: Gurck

Originally posted by: JetBlack69
Gurck in 3.....2............. *Apple-brand battery in timer dies, countdown aborted*

Fixed

 

[Transition]

Originally posted by: Gurck

Originally posted by: JetBlack69
Gurck in 3.....2............. *Apple-brand battery in timer dies, countdown aborted*

Fixed

LOL

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: lnguyen
if you don't put it to sleep yourself, I think it stays in some psuedo standby mode, draining batteries. as far as the MD goes.. yes, they have excellent battery time.. too bad sony couldn't make sonicstage bearable, and not that atrac3 crap.

I actually 'turn it off' by holding down the 'play/pause' button and then putting the hold switch to on.

MD battery life kicks ass. Definatley agree with you on the Sony not doing it properly. Just wish my MD's had 'native' support. But my mate has a NetMD and it works great for him. No chrashing no nothing.

Originally posted by: toekramp
heh, this has been the problem with ipods for years...i just plug mine in every night...

it isn't how it should be, but gotta do what you gotta do

Oh I see. So my iPod isn't 'defective' then and just the battery sucks.

If it 'lasted' 8hrs with a 3 day break or so that wouldn't be bad at all. But the battery not lasting with a break sucks BALLS....

Oh well still waiting for 'the perfect' mp3 player then

Koing

 

[Paulson]

Yeah, my 3rd gen iPod is doing that same damn thing... (I also have a 20 gig)

It didn't used to do it...

 

[brtspears2]

Mine does the same, but at least on a full charge it can run for 12 hours straight. (4g ipod). I say it's the price to pay for having instant on music when you unlock the hold switch.

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: brtspears2
Mine does the same, but at least on a full charge it can run for 12 hours straight. (4g ipod). I say it's the price to pay for having instant on music when you unlock the hold switch.

Okay well hopes of a 4th Gen curing the problem has been shafted.

I wonder why I have not heard about this before? You'd think a forum full of pedantic hardcore people like us would have noticed or b!tched about this more right?!

I'd rather it take a few secs to load up and the battery to last 'properly' imo.l

Koing

 

[SuPrEIVIE]

hmm maybe if you are done with the ipod and lock it with hold the battery will not die?my sis has a 40 3g ipod and has it on hold when its off and the battery seems ok, me on the other hand leave the hold switch off and i get the same problem as OP, i will try to experiment when i don't use if for long time

 

[Platypus]

Haha yeah just plug it in, welcome to apple.

 

[sygyzy]

If I don't use mine for a while it gets out of standby mode and shuts off. I can tell because when I turn it on a few days later, it does the long boot up process with the Apple logo.